Job Overview
As Assistant Director and Head of Long‑Term Savings Policy, you’ll jointly lead the ABI’s pensions policy portfolio with another Assistant Director, shaping strategy across pensions policy, including auto‑enrolment, retirement solutions, investment, and pension risk transfer. You will co‑head a team to develop and champion evidence‑based policy positions, represent the industry to government, Parliament and regulators, and build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders across the market.
Responsibilities
- Provide strategic oversight of policy development initiatives impacting the Long‑Term Savings market, particularly on policy covering defined contribution and defined benefit pensions, pension investment, the Pension Schemes Bill, and associated secondary legislation and regulation, the Pensions Commission, retail investment and advice and guidance.
- Lead the ABI’s relationship with relevant government departments (e.g. DWP, HMT) and other key stakeholders, including trade associations to influence policy work and ensure alignment of messaging.
- Lead policy debates at ABI Committees and Working Groups to develop and advance credible, evidence‑based policy positions.
- Lead the work of senior ABI Committees in your portfolio, and feed into the Long‑Term Savings Board and Pension Insurance and Investment Board.
- Oversee thought leadership reports, proactive research, and the ABI’s response to all Government and regulatory initiatives impacting the long‑term savings market.
- Represent the interests of the UK’s long‑term savings market to key stakeholders (government, regulators, the third sector), in the media, and by undertaking high‑profile speaking engagements at conferences and events.
- Develop and motivate a team of high performing individuals, ensuring that team members grow and develop and work in a way consistent with the ABI Values, leading by example.
Qualifications
- Policy expertise – the ability to digest large quantities of detailed material and present it to members and Government to make it easily understood, having worked in a complex area of policy or regulation and a deep understanding of the markets, policy and regulation regarding pensions and/or wider financial services system in the UK.
- Leadership – experience managing, developing and retaining a highly motivated and performing team to plan, prioritise and deliver work across a wide range of issues and projects.
- Strategic thinking – the ability to identify and act on opportunities and risks that may not fully crystallised for the industry and the tenacity to see objectives through over an extended time period.
- Lobbying – skills to persuade others by winning the confidence of senior people in member firms, Government, regulators and elsewhere, and to argue persuasively for the industry’s interests.
- Relationship management – building and maintaining enduring relationships with key stakeholders, as well as with colleagues and team members to build support for ideas, plan and implement future change, and get things done.
Equal Employment Opportunity
We welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds and run our application process in a way that removes bias as much as possible and allows everyone equal opportunity to demonstrate their suitability. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and are committed to making adjustments to help you perform at your best, including offering an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum requirements for a role. Please contact careers@abi.org.uk to discuss adjustments.
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