Overview
Location: Ipswich Start: September 2025 Here at Gallagher, following a period of sustained growth and success which includes the acquisition of Buck in 2024, as well as a whole host of award wins, we are looking to continue this growth with making a number of graduate hires into our Pension actuarial consulting team to support our future growth plans. These roles are to be based in Ipswich and are to start in September 2025. We’re looking for self-motivated, personable, and driven individuals studying a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Maths) degree subject and having obtained or on course for a 1st or 2:1 classification. In return, we’ll deliver to you an unrivalled training and exam support programme, as well as the opportunity to forge a career within a well-regarded, long-established organisation operating in the UK Pensions and Benefit consulting world, even if we do say so ourselves! How you'll make an impact To give you a flavour of a typical week within this role, here are some of the responsibilities: Working within a diverse team of qualified and part qualified actuaries to support our pension scheme clients Handling the preparation of valuations Undertaking accounting disclosures Coordinating data collection; including editing and testing data received from clients Preparing letters, reports, and other client materials Assisting in developing administrative procedures and forms used by clients Checking day to day member calculations Participating in internal projects, handling special projects or assignments as needed Assisting scheme consultants with the consultancy aspects of pension schemes Establishing strong working relationships with clients and colleagues, with early access to clients thought preparing for and attending client meetings Day-to-day correspondence with clients and third parties • Building up consulting knowledge on actuarial and non-actuarial aspects of pension plans About You The longer-term objective of this role is for you to progress towards qualifying as an Actuary and obtaining a Scheme Actuary certificate and holding responsibility for managing a portfolio of clients as well as supporting individuals within the team and acting as a client manager for a number of these. We will fully support and sponsor the attainment of these actuarial qualifications – both financially and with surrounding you with colleagues that can help you develop and expand your learning. Why join Gallagher: Your Career is our motivation – working as part of a small but highly collaborative, you get the level of responsibility and client exposure rarely experienced working for some of our larger competitors. We pride ourselves on providing excellent support at all levels to drive your ambitions and career developments goals. Our commitment to you – we offer a competitive and comprehensive benefit package and are committed to providing a highly collaborative, stimulating working environment and are committed to flexible working and diversity & inclusion. Diversity of clients – we work with leading UK and international corporations, across a variety of sectors and industries, where no two clients are the same! We are client focussed – unlike some of our competitors, we offer bespoke and tailored solutions to our clients, not a one size fits all solution. Excellent client exposure from the start of your career – we believe that it is important for individuals to have direct client exposure at the start of their career. This provides you with the opportunity to develop client relationships and provides you with a greater understanding of your clients’ long term objectives. Unfortunately, these roles cannot be offered as fully-remote positions and we cannot provide any Visa sponsorship at this time; therefore we cannot consider applicants on Student or Graduate Visas. #LI-TM2 Compensation and benefits On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits. Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve: Minimum of 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, and the option to ‘buy’ extra days Defined contribution pension scheme, which Gallagher will also contribute to Life insurance, which will pay 4x your basic annual salary, which you can top-up to 10x Income protection, we’ll cover up to 50% of your annual income, with options to top up Health cash plan or Private medical insurance Other benefits include: Three fully paid volunteering days per year Employee Stock Purchase plan, offering company shares at a discount Share incentive plan, HMRC approved, tax effective, stock purchase plan Critical illness cover Discounted gym membership, with over 3,000 gyms nationally Season ticket loan Access to a discounted voucher portal to save money on your weekly shop or next big purchase Emergency back-up family care And many more…