Will & Estate Advisor

What is the opportunity?

As a Will and Estate Advisor, you are the rock in a client family's relationship during one of the most difficult, stressful, and emotional times in their lives. From guiding heirs and beneficiaries through a departed loved one's estate plan to navigating family dynamics, the work you do is intimate and critical.

Your purpose-driven work will include the acquisition of new Wills and Powers of Attorney documents appointing Royal Trust in a fiduciary capacity. As part of the Royal Trust team, you'll develop strong relationships to provide clients with a comprehensive overview of RBC products and solutions to help them now and in the future.

What will you do?

• Developing and presenting an overall estate planning and review guide for agents, groups and individuals; educating them on relevant subtleties.
• Providing a process to take inventory, record estate assets, clarify individual planning goals, needs and desired outcomes.
• Creating, reviewing, and periodically updating individual estate plans; providing ongoing recommendations to improve estate planning processes and practices.
• Educating and helping to select appropriate estate planning instruments (e.g., wills, trusts, gifts, power of attorney, property ownership, tenancy, second-to-die policies, and other estate planning instruments), interpreting their pros/cons and applicability to individual situations.

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have​

• Law degree and be a member of the Law Society of British Columbia
• Possess or working towards TEP designation
• At least 5 years of related experience

Nice-to-have

• Previous experience or general knowledge of estate and trust related administration
• Completion of the Canadian Securities Course (CSC)

What's in it for you?

Your job is to support our clients. Our job is to take care of you. From modern and flexible benefits to unique employee discounts, we offer a variety of tools to make work and life better.

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation, commissions, and stock where applicable
• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
• Opportunities to do challenging work
• Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities

The expected salary range for this particular position is $62,000 - $105,000 -- depending on your experience, skills, and registration status, market conditions and business needs.

You have the potential to earn more through RBC's robust discretionary bonus program which gives you an opportunity to increase your total compensation, provided the business meets its performance targets and you meet your individual goals.

RBC's compensation philosophy and principles recognize the importance of a highly qualified global workforce and plays a critical role in attracting, engaging and retaining talent that:

• Drives RBC's high-performance culture
• Enables collective achievement of our strategic goals
• Generates sustainable shareholder returns and above market shareholder value

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