Pensions Assistant Team Manager

Leicestershire County Council; Glenfield; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in England seeks an individual to assist the Pensions Team Manager with core responsibilities within the team. The role involves managing day-to-day operations, ensuring compliance with statutory deadlines, and providing timely arrangements for pension benefits. Ideal candidates will have knowledge of Local Government Pension Scheme, experience in a public sector pension environment, and strong communication skills. Flexible working arrangements may be available.

Qualifications

• Experience in a public sector pension environment.
• Proven ability to assist a team in a pensions environment.
• Understanding and commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Pensions Team Manager in team responsibilities.
• Ensure effective calculation, checking, and payment of benefits.
• Plan work and manage the team daily.

Skills

Proven knowledge of the Local Government Pension Scheme

Ability to calculate and check complex pension calculations

Clear written communication

Job description

Assist the Pensions Team Manager in ensuring core responsibilities of the team are dealt with in an efficient and effective manner including the provision of effective and timely arrangements for the calculation, checking and payment of benefits. You will plan your own work and directly manage the team on a day to day basis, ensuring statutory deadlines are adhered to. You will possess a complete knowledge of pension administrative issues and resolve these when they occur.

We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc.

Requirements

• Proven knowledge of the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Worked in a public sector pension environment
• Experience of assisting a team in a pensions environment
• The ability to calculate and check complex pension calculations
• The ability to provide clear and concise training in an office environment
• You must be able to produce clear and concise written communications appropriate to the target audience
• You will be expected to provide new ideas within your area of responsibility
• You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion. In addition, we also expect you to share and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.