Job Description

LCP is an award-winning consultancy providing advice on pensions, investments, insurance, energy, health analytics and employee benefits. We advise nearly one quarter of the FTSE250 and half of the FTSE100 firms. We are a team of over 1000 across our offices in London and Winchester. The LCP communications team provides bespoke pension communication strategies and services for LCP clients (DC and DB pension scheme trustees, pensions managers and HR teams) across a range of print and digital media. Members of DC and DB schemes rely upon their corporate pensions to provide wealth in retirement, but levels of member understanding are very low. Members need more support than ever to make important financial decisions, and the complexity of those decisions has grown as pension regulations have evolved. What\'s the role? We have an exciting opportunity for a keen communicator to join our growing LCP communications team. You will require some experience but this is an entry-level position so training and development is provided. As a motivated individual you will have the opportunity to develop your communication and consulting skills, whilst working alongside experienced colleagues who are happy to share their knowledge. What will you be doing?

• Drafting communications material and ensuring all materials meet LCP quality standards. These materials might include newsletters, member guides and booklets, educational material including short videos, tutorials and seminars, email nudges and postcards as well as annual member benefit statements
• Managing workload and campaigns, including the development of project plans and liaison with client and internal stakeholders and external suppliers
• Briefing the LCP Brand & Design team to develop high-quality designs for work when appropriate, starting with concepts to completion of finished artwork
• Checking your own work and the work of others for errors, inconsistencies and improvements
• Following LCP procedures and best practice, particularly when producing external materials or handling client data
• Contributing to the development of client communication strategies and campaigns
• Managing the production of communications, for example by liaising with web-developers or instructing printers
• Supporting client relationship management, preparing materials, and attending or presenting at client meetings
• Development of templates and best practice material
• Analysis of data from member surveys, client feedback, website monitoring and focus groups to understand the changing nature of audiences and best use of traditional and new technologies
• Supporting the development of new products and services for both digital and print media
• Supporting new business tenders and pitches

What skills, experience and qualities are we looking for? Key Requirements:

• Graduate level education
• Passionate about communications, self-motivated and willing to \xe2\x80\x98go the extra mile\xe2\x80\x99 to create engaging communications
• Strong drafting skills and an experience of writing for different audiences
• Confident at presenting, willing to learn presentation skills
• Creative, capable of producing professional communications with impact
• Attention to detail, accuracy and the ability to work to strict deadlines, even under pressure
• Resilient team collaborator who recognises when to seek assistance, yet possesses self-motivation and the capability to work autonomously
• Ability to work directly with LCP staff, communicating ideas effectively while taking their feedback
• Ability to work on numerous projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment with frequently changing priorities. Prepared to work extra hours to finish a project when required
• Excellent organisational skills
• Good people skills with the confidence and assertiveness to interact and negotiate with others at all levels within the firm, to identify and resolve issues on own account and to chase on progress by others where necessary

Desirable/helpful:

• Awareness of the UK pensions market
• Good technical understanding of DB and DC pensions
• Experience of consultancy and client management
• Experience of new business development and pitching
• Commercial awareness

Technical ability/software skills

• Essential: Proficient in Microsoft Teams, Word, PowerPoint and Excel
• Preferred: Awareness of creative applications used for professional design or digital production
• Preferred: Knowledge of digital marketing and social media

What\xe2\x80\x99s in it for you? Take a look at our Glassdoor page to see why our people love being here! As well as joining a multi-award winning, fun, collaborative, people first organisation where your personal and professional skills will be developed to make you the best you can be, we offer an attractive benefits package designed to promote your overall wellbeing so that you are able to perform to your full potential both in and out of work. Currently our core benefits package includes: For you:

• Hybrid working (varies by role and department)
• professional study support (where applicable)
• Access to our internal Wellbeing, LGBTQ+, Multicultural and Women\xe2\x80\x99s networks

For your family:

• Life assurance (6 x salary)
• Income protection
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption and shared parental leave

For your health:

• 26 days annual leave (pro-rata for part-time working) plus bank holidays (most of which can be taken flexibly!) with options to buy & sell holiday
• Private medical insurance
• Discounted gym memberships, critical illness and dental insurance through our flexible benefits
• Eye care vouchers
• Cycle to work scheme
• Digital GP services

For your wealth:

• Competitive pension scheme
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• High street discounts
• Season ticket loans

For others:

• Volunteering opportunities

For the environment:

• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme (qualifying period applies)

And much more! We continuously strive to build an inclusive workplace where all forms of diversity are valued, including age, background, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race, religion or sexual orientation. LCP is committed to making our opportunities accessible to all and would welcome you getting in touch to let us know if an adjustment can be made to help with your application. This may be extra time for assessments, pre-interview site visits, interview structure or questions, or asking us about building accessibility. Whatever it may be, please get in touch with Karina Lee, Angie Lewis and Julie Newall via our dedicated email address - accessibilityaware@lcp.uk.com to discuss how we can support you with your application.