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Job Category: Technical Specialist / Manager
Location: Bournemouth, GB, BH2 5QY
Date: 13 Jan 2026
At Rathbones, we help people invest their money well, so they can live well. That means more than financial returns – it’s about helping people feel confident in their decisions and supported in their future. We don’t just manage money, we guide people through life’s big moments, helping them stay on track and focus on what matters most.
We’re proud to be one of the UK’s leading wealth managers, with over £109bn* in assets under management and 20+ offices across the UK and Channel Islands. We’re a FTSE 250 company with national reach and a local feel – and we’re growing. *As of June 2025
Location: Bournemouth
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Hybrid
About the Role
In this role you will work with the Financial Planning and Investment Management team to develop new business and to contribute to the office growth strategy, ensuring that the quality of advice and service is of the highest standard. This will involve working with and developing new external professional relationships and to lead these relationships where appropriate. You will also maintain existing client relationships, providing internal/external clients with advice and service.
This is a great opportunity for someone who knows the local market well and is skilled at relationship building, to join an ambitious team and progress swiftly within one of the UK’s leading Wealth Management firms.
What you’ll be responsible for
Contribute to the growth of the business through the provision of high-quality, compliant advice and participate in marketing initiatives; collaborating with Rathbones Investment Management colleagues and other professional partners in the legal and tax community to encourage the introduction of clients.
Deliver excellent client service by ensuring they are advised on the most appropriate service for their circumstances; working collaboratively with other colleagues in the business to provide a consistent service; ensuring that clients are charged fairly in accordance with the Schedule of Charges; ensuring the number of clients being handled does not exceed capacity.
Manage risk by maintaining good working knowledge, providing advice in line with legislative and other requirements, practice is maintained in respect of life, pensions, trust and investment matters; ensuring complete and timely records are made of all interactions with clients and technical documentation is in place to satisfy any requirements of any pension, investment, legislative or compliance changes; regular reviews of client’s personal arrangements in line with the Ongoing advice service.
Ensure that clients’ annual review services are delivered consistently and reliably and that the records adequately attest to this.
About you
If you meet some of these criteria and are excited about the role, we encourage you to apply.
Experience of successfully delivering a Financial Planning service, with strong up-to-date industry and investment knowledge.
Qualified at Level 6 as a Chartered Financial Planner.
Proven track record of building relationships with introducers either internal or external.
Remain conscious of commercial imperatives whilst ensuring that regulatory and Training & Competence requirements are observed.
You will be skilled at influencing, motivating yourself and others and highly analytical.
You will be highly organised, have strong time management skills and great at teamwork and building a team.
Our offer to you
We want everyone at Rathbones to fulfil their potential, in an environment where you are proud to work and feel like you belong.
We offer a comprehensive remuneration package, which we review regularly, and benefits include:
A company pension - 9% non-contributory or 10% if you contribute 5%
Private medical insurance – Individual on joining, family after 1 year’s service
Life assurance - 8 x salary
Company share scheme
Discretionary bonus
Flexible holidays – purchase up to 5 additional days
Green Car Scheme
Family friendly policies – enhanced family leave for parents & carers
Study support – study days and funding for courses and qualifications
Season travel ticket loans
Other voluntary benefits you can choose to suit you
Social groups and communities
Our employees can choose to take part in various social groups and communities to support their wellbeing, growth, development and sense of community.
Sports & Social Committees such as cricket, football, netball, running, yoga, quiz nights, charity bake sales and much more.
Inclusion Networks such as Gender Balance, Multicultural, Abilities Count, Pride, Social Mobility, Generations, Take a moment to pause (Menopause), and Armed Forces.
The NextGen IM Network, which brings together a community of trainees from across the UK and offers development opportunities, exposure across the business as well as peer support and connection.
Life at Rathbones
We aim to become an employer of choice for the wealth management sector, to achieve this we are working hard to build a diverse, equal, and inclusive workplace that motivates, develops and embraces the strengths of all our colleagues. Being part of Rathbones means you will join a team of passionate professionals in a successful culture that cares for its people. At Rathbones, we provide meaningful work, opportunities, and a voice to all.
We are committed to building a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities and encourage applications from all backgrounds. We welcome individuals who share our values.
We’re a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer under the UK Government scheme. This means we’ve signed up to a set of commitments around how we recruit, retain and develop people with disabilities. Find out more about the Government Scheme online.
If you feel there are any reasonable adjustments that would make the process easier for you and help you to perform at your best whether that is due to disability, neurodiversity or other protected characteristic, just let us know by emailing us at recruit@rathbones.com.
Mission
We believe in playing the long game. That means building consistent results, earning trust and doing the right thing — for our clients, our colleagues and the communities we’re part of.
Our values shape how we work:
We aim high
We get it done
We show we care
We do the right thing
These aren’t just words on a wall. They guide how we treat each other, how we make decisions and how we build relationships that last.
We will close this advert once we have received enough applications for the next stage. Please submit your application as soon as possible to ensure you don’t miss out.
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