Lead Pensions Officer

This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.
 

• Job Title:                            Lead Pensions Officer
• Job Location:                     Shire Hall, Block 2, 1st Floor 
• Salary:                               £30,825 - £33,945 per annum 
• Hours per Week:               37.00 
• Contract Type:                   Permanent 
• Closing Date:                     30/04/2024 
• Job Requisition Number:   8471 
• This post is not open to job share

About the team

Gloucestershire Pension Fund is part of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) and is administered by Gloucestershire County Council. The Fund has c.200 participating employers and over c.60,000 active, deferred and pensioner members. Our aim is to provide an accurate and customer focused service to our members from joining the scheme to retirement and beyond.

About the role

We are looking to recruit a Lead Pension Officer who will be responsible for delivering a comprehensive and effective service by ensuring all LGPS benefits are paid accurately and in accordance with the statutory and legislative requirements of the Local Government Pension Scheme. In particular, the role will focus on the calculation and payment of retirement benefits, the production of member estimates and quotes and the calculation and payment of all types of death benefits.

About you

We love people with great attitudes; it isn’t only about having experience.

We want people who are driven and who are keen to learn new things, who are hard-working, take pride in their work and are team players. People who are enthusiastic, punctual, considerate and who place a high level of importance on attributes such as being trustworthy, approachable, flexible and friendly.

To be successful you will need to have some experience of working in the LGPS. You must also be customer focused, resourceful and be able to manage changing priorities to ensure member’s needs are met whilst maintaining key performance indicators and legislative timescales.     

About Us

For all your hard work, you will receive the following;

• Flexible and agile working opportunities - it is possible to perform this role remotely, although we expect a certain level of office attendance too (especially towards the start). If you are interested in working remotely, we can provide more details.
• 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service
• Family friendly employer offering benefits to help support you and your family
• Career development and qualification opportunities
• Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
• Enrolment in the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.
• An in-house Occupational Health service
• Employee discount scheme
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network. Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&C's apply)

How to apply 

Please submit your application and personal statement today by clicking the “Apply Now” Button.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Chris Payne or Zoë Bowen-Viner via email at chris.payne@gloucestershire.gov.uk / zoe.bowen-viner@gloucestershire.gov.uk. Alternatively, please call 01452 328903 to informally discuss the role.

Short-listed candidates will be contacted by email and invited to interview with interviews likely to take place on the week commencing 13 May 2024.

Additional Information

To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:-

Lead Pension Officer - Job Profile

Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities.  Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.

It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.

Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.