Rising Star Awards 2020 - Nomination Form
About the awards
Professional Pensions launched the inaugural Rising Star Awards to celebrate the emerging talent in pensions – recognising and identifying the sector’s future leaders as well as shining the spotlight on the organisations and individuals that are helping develop and foster new talent in the industry.
Do you work with someone who is a rising star within pensions? Or perhaps there is someone in your midst who has been a role model or mentor to those who are beginning their career working in the pensions sector.
If so, we are ready to celebrate their achievements at the second annual Professional Pensions Rising Star Awards.
The Professional Pensions Rising Star Awards are about celebrating and recognising the achievements of those at the beginning of their career in the sector – shining a spotlight on their success and championing the organisations that do the most to develop young talent in the pensions industry.
How you can play your part
By nominating someone for the awards – or entering yourself – you will not only help to acknowledge the current achievements of young people in pensions, you will be helping to encourage and inspire the next generation of pension leaders.
Nomination is quick and easy
You simply complete some basic details about the person, company or scheme you are nominating. You can also nominate yourself. Nominations can be supported with an optional 250-word statement.
Once nominations have been received, the nominee will be contacted and forwarded a list of questions that they will be required to complete in order to progress to the first round of judging. A shortlist will then be created from which an expert panel of judges will decide the winners in each category.
How to nominate
The awards are open to those working for firms operating in the UK’s pensions industry as well as those either working for or governing individual occupational pension schemes. Nominees can be involved in roles including, but not limited to, pensions management, trusteeship, actuarial, pensions and investment consulting; legal advice; investment management; fiduciary management; scheme administration; member communications. Nominations can also be made for those involved other roles, such as sales and marketing, at organisations whose primary business or role is related to occupational pensions.
There is no limit on the number of nominations or categories.
Simply complete some basic details about the person or company you are nominating via our online portal. You can also nominate yourself. Nominations can be supported with an optional 250-word statement.
Once nominations have been received, the nominee will be contacted and forwarded a list of questions that they will be required to complete in order to progress to the first round of judging.
A shortlist will then be created from which an expert panel of judges will decide the winners in each category. Judges will take into account:
- achievements in the workplace/role
- challenges faced
- evidence of contributions to support and inspire those beginning their career in pensions
- overall quality of submission
The deadline for nominations is: 20 November 2019
Only entries via the nomination system will be considered. It is up to the nominators to ensure contact details of those being nominated are correct. The panel reserves the right to close a category should the quality or quantity of entrants be deemed too low to judge; remove an entry if in the opinion of the judges the criteria has not been followed; or suggest another more appropriate category for entrants. The panel will take into account nominee responses as well as third-party research such as websites and social media. The panel reserves the right to use public voting where appropriate. The decision of the chairperson is final.