Job Description

Why Isio?

Starting your career is about more than finding a job. It's about finding a place where you can learn, grow and make an impact.

At Isio, you'll work on meaningful projects, gain professional qualifications, receive structured development support and learn from experienced colleagues who are invested in your success. We're proud to have been recognised as one of the UK's leading employers for graduates and apprentices, reflecting our commitment to providing an outstanding Early Careers experience.

Find out more about our Early Careers programmes, awards and colleague experiences on our Early Careers website.

Employee Benefits

Our Employee Benefits team plays a central role in Isio’s ambition to broaden our offering beyond pensions. we expect to achieve rapid growth as we take our expertise to market, and we are looking for new talent to join the team.

We provide a range of services to our corporate and institutional clients which are all about supporting them with providing the best possible offering to their employees around Employee Benefits. This includes supporting with key elements including:

• Strategic Benefit Consulting,
• Maximising the use of effective Benefits Technology
• Workplace Health and Wellbeing (including benefit broking)
• Management of Defined Contribution Pensions schemes
• Benefit Engagement and Communication Support
• Client and Sales Management

Graduates in our Employee Benefits Team will experience structured placements in their first year across different specialist teams to gain a wide insight into how we support clients in this area. This will also support you in identifying which area best fits your strengths and preferences to continue to build your career in.

This role is an exciting opportunity to build your knowledge of this growing business and develop your client facing consulting skills as the foundation for an exciting career in this key growth area for Isio.

What does this role entail?

Working as a Graduate Analyst in our Employee Benefits Consultancy You will build your experience and knowledge in:

• Involvement in designing and implementing innovative benefit strategies for the modern world whilst understanding the design considerations employers have including cost, risk and best practice.
• Attending client meetings to understand client needs and help their organisation provide a benefit strategy that meets the needs of their employees.
• Analysing employee data and survey results to consider views and circumstances of employees which may result in benefit change recommendations.
• Supporting on projects to review, change or implement specific employee benefits or technology, or to support organisations in communicating with employees.
• Researching benefits and providers and supporting experienced consultants to prepare reports in relation to provider market reviews.
• Drafting employee communications and dealing with employee queries in relation to their benefits – resolving issues and communicating back to employees in a timely manner.
• Supporting the development and updates to our financial wellbeing tools.
• Helping clients with the governance of their benefits (e.g. pensions).
• Developing content for seminars and/or workshops to employees.
• Managing projects to deliver financial coaching sessions to employees.
• Working with experienced consultants in growing the revenue from our current clients through providing high-quality consultancy around their approach to Reward and Benefits.
• Contributing to new business activities including involvement with tender submissions and pitches.
• How to build effective client relationships and maintain high levels of customer satisfaction.
• Professional networking
• Working with regulated advisers on strategic pension scheme design covering trust based and contract based environments.
• Supporting pension trustees with ongoing regulatory requirements for defined contribution pension schemes and evolving requirements in the DC regulatory landscape.
• Supporting reviews of pension scheme investment strategy, including undertaking stochastic modelling, portfolio construction, and working with global fund managers to implement new investment mandate.

You’ll study for a professional qualification, identified after your wide experience of the second year, whilst being trained on the job. Your role will see you build up a wide range of Employee Benefits knowledge and effective consulting skills in this space.

Additional support will come from:

• Meeting your peers and senior leaders at an induction event.
• Support with developing key personal and professional behaviour.
• Regular technical training and opportunities to develop wider market knowledge throughout your career within Isio.
• A buddy from your first day to help you settle in.
• A Performance Manager to support you with your individual progress and performance.

What we’re looking for

Our success stems from the quality of our team. That’s why you’ll find we’ve an entrepreneurial atmosphere that offers the opportunity for every member to influence the shape and future development of the team. So, as well as commercial acumen, we look for graduates who are articulate with strong communication skills.

It is important to be able to maintain a good level of self-discipline and time management to balance your work while studying for professional exams. We are looking for individuals who are excited about developing strong client facing and consulting skills and are motivated about achieving commercial targets.

• Clear and consistent written and spoken communication skills
• Strong customer service mindset
• The ability to organise information, priorities and deadlines
• The ability to work with numerical and financial information
• Commercial Awareness
• Passion and excitement for solving problems
• The ability to build effective working relationships
• The ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and clients, valuing different perspectives
• Consistent care taken over quality, accuracy and follow-through
• Those that can respond constructively when priorities change
• Those that stay curious and look for better ways to solve problems
• Consistently show respect, fairness and integrity
• High levels of self-discipline to manage time around working and studying for professional qualifications

We will assess these behaviours in a structured and consistent way during the recruitment process.

Previous pensions or consulting experience is not required.

Training and development

You will develop technical, business and professional skills through on-the-job learning, formal training and hands-on client work.

• A induction programme
• Technical and professional skills training
• Ongoing opportunities to build your pensions and wider market knowledge
• A buddy to help you settle in
• Support from a Performance Manager with your development and progress

 You will be supported in working to achieve a relevant externally accredited qualification that will be identified within 12months after you start linked to where you demonstrate your strengths and preferences. This would be a qualification/professional membership from one of the following:

• Chartered Insurance Institute (CII)
• Prince 2/Agile Project Management
• Pensions Management Institute

Length of programme

 Around 3 years to achieve your relevant professional qualification, however you are employed on a permanent basis from the start of your graduate role.

Location and working pattern

This role is based in our London office.

Expected office attendance, including the first few months is four days per week minimum in office and then two/three days a week in the office moving forwards.

The working pattern will reflect client, team and learning needs. Reasonable adjustments will be considered where appropriate.

Entry requirements

• You must have completed an undergraduate degree or higher-level qualification by 20 September 2027 and achieved a 2.1 or higher. If you are in your final year, you should be on track to achieve this.
• We welcome applications from people studying any subject.

Start date: 22 September 2027

We are not able to provide visa sponsorship for this position and therefore you will need to be able to work in the UK without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Recruitment process

The recruitment process will include;

• completing an online application form where we will establish your eligibility for this role
• an invitation to complete a ‘Skills that Build’ assessment and numerical reasoning online assessment - more information on this is available here
• online motivation and competency questions requiring video and/or written responses
• a further review of your application assessing your potential to be successful in this role
• an interview, in-person, with Managers in this role in the office you have applied to be based in

We will explain what to expect before each stage. The process will assess your motivation, numerical and problem-solving skills, communication, teamwork and approach to learning. It will not assume previous pensions knowledge.

What’s next?

Click ‘Apply’ and follow the simple online application process.

Disability Confident Committed

Isio is proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer. We are committed to attracting, recruiting and retaining talented disabled people and creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.

If you require any reasonable adjustments or support at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact hrearlycareers@isio.com and we will be happy to discuss your requirements.