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OCIO Strategic Relations Specialist - London

Mercer is seeking a highly motivated and proactive OCIO Strategic Relationship Specialist to lead and nurture key relationships with key decision makers in the OCIO market. This role is critical to the continued success of our Investment Solutions business and involves close collaboration with the Strategic Partnerships Leader to support and deliver our engagement strategy. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in business development by managing relationships with Third Party Evaluators (TPEs) and Professional Trustees (PTs), coordinating due diligence processes, and developing new content to showcase our latest thinking.

We will count on you to:

• Work closely with the Strategic Partnerships Leader to support the delivery of our engagement strategy
• Coordinate and lead regular updates and due diligence research meetings with TPEs and PTs
• Take ownership of key investment deliverables including DDQs, RFPs, quarterly requests, and presentations, ensuring professional and timely delivery
• Work closely with Mercer's wider funding, endgame and covenant teams
• Lead and manage relationships with Third Party Evaluators, including organising and leading research meetings
• Build and maintain strong personal relationships with individuals at TPEs and PTs to enhance collaboration and business opportunities
• Mentor and support junior team members in their development and engagement with TPEs
• Support the Strategic Partnership team in managing professional trustee relationships, ensuring alignment with business objectives
• Work closely with the wider investment and sales teams to regularly develop new content and support business development efforts
• Assist with management information (MI) reporting and pipeline management processes

What you need to have:

• Excellent technical expertise in investment, including portfolio construction, risk management, and fiduciary management
• Motivation to succeed in a business development role with a proactive, outcome-oriented approach
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects, stakeholders, and deliverables simultaneously with strong attention to detail
• Strong technical knowledge of the UK OCIO and professional trustee market, including investment focus areas
• Established and growing industry network within the OCIO and professional trustee markets

What Makes You Stand Out:

• Hardworking team player with strong listening skills
• Ability to translate new ideas into clear, digestible content
• Desire to progress and enthusiasm to be part of a successful business

Why Join Our Team:

• We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders.
• We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues, clients and communities.
• Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being.

Mercer, a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), is a global leader in helping clients realize their investment objectives, shape the future of work and enhance health and retirement outcomes for their people. Marsh McLennan is a global leader in risk, strategy and people, advising clients in 130 countries across four businesses: Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer and Oliver Wyman. With annual revenue of $24 billion and more than 90,000 colleagues, Marsh McLennan helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit mercer.com, or follow on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh McLennan is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age background, civil partnership status, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We are an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments in accordance with applicable law to any candidate with a disability to allow them to fully participate in the recruitment process. If you have a disability that may require reasonable adjustments, please contact us at reasonableaccommodations@mmc.com.

Marsh McLennan is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh McLennan colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one "anchor day" per week on which their full team will be together in person.