Pensions Coordinator

UK Shared Business Services Ltd; Swindon; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

UK Shared Service is seeking two Pensions Coordinators on a 12‑month FTC basis in Swindon (or Newport) to support CSP pension administration. The role focuses on accurate, compliant pension processing across platforms to deliver quality service for clients.

You will coordinate workflows, handle queries, maintain records and ensure data protection compliance while contributing to continuous improvement and cross‑functional collaboration within HR Operations.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in pension administration and compliance.
• Working knowledge of Defined Benefit pension schemes.
• Experience working in payroll and/or pensions environments.
• Must demonstrate a high standard of numeracy skills.
• Ability to interpret and explain complex pension information clearly.
• Experience using pensions systems and tools.
• CIPP qualification or equivalent experience would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage operational workflows, ensuring activities are completed accurately, on time and in line with service standards
• Deliver a high‑quality customer experience by managing queries and requests, resolving non‑routine issues and ensuring timely outcomes
• Plan and prioritise work effectively, balancing competing demands to maintain service performance
• Apply judgement to handle exceptions and non‑standard cases within agreed processes, escalating more complex or high‑risk issues where required
• Monitor progress against service levels, identifying issues and taking appropriate action to maintain delivery
• Maintain accurate systems and records, ensuring data is complete, up to date and compliant with data protection and security requirements
• Work collaboratively with colleagues, specialists and stakeholders to ensure smooth end‑to‑end service delivery
• Provide guidance and informal support to less experienced colleagues, sharing knowledge and promoting consistent ways of working
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, efficiency and service outcomes, contributing to continuous improvement activity
• Follow policies, controls and standards, ensuring adherence to governance, compliance and operational requirements

Skills

Pension administration

Defined Benefit knowledge

Numeracy skills

Data protection awareness

Education

CIPP qualification or equivalent experience

Tools

Pensions systems and tools

Job description

Pensions Coordinator x 2 - 12 month FTC
Swindon or Newport
Salary: Band C £27,756

It’s an exciting time to join UKSBS as we transform our business to be the leading UK public sector business service provider. We aim to become a very different organisation over the next few years as we move to a modern multi-platform, digitally enabled organisation.

We are looking for a Pension Coordinator to join our HR Operations team. In this role, you will play a key part in delivering accurate, compliant and customer-focused pension services for a range of clients. You will help ensure our pension processes run smoothly across multiple platforms, contributing to high-quality outcomes and a great service experience for our users.

This role operates within the Pensions service and supports the delivery of end‑to‑end pension administration processes, predominantly for the Civil Service Pension (CSP) scheme. The role requires the application of specialist knowledge and systems to ensure accurate, compliant and timely pension administration.

The duties of this role will include, but are not limited to the following:

• Coordinate and manage operational workflows, ensuring activities are completed accurately, on time and in line with service standards
• Deliver a high‑quality customer experience by managing queries and requests, resolving non‑routine issues and ensuring timely outcomes
• Plan and prioritise work effectively, balancing competing demands to maintain service performance
• Apply judgement to handle exceptions and non‑standard cases within agreed processes, escalating more complex or high‑risk issues where required
• Monitor progress against service levels, identifying issues and taking appropriate action to maintain delivery
• Maintain accurate systems and records, ensuring data is complete, up to date and compliant with data protection and security requirements
• Work collaboratively with colleagues, specialists and stakeholders to ensure smooth end‑to‑end service delivery
• Provide guidance and informal support to less experienced colleagues, sharing knowledge and promoting consistent ways of working
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, efficiency and service outcomes, contributing to continuous improvement activity
• Follow policies, controls and standards, ensuring adherence to governance, compliance and operational requirements

To do this role well, you would need the following:

• Proven experience in pension administration processes and compliance requirements
• Working knowledge of Defined Benefit pension schemes
• Experience working in payroll and/or pensions environments
• Must be able to demonstrate a high standard of numeracy skills
• Ability to interpret and explain complex pension information clearly
• Experience using pensions systems and tools
• Experience of Civil Service Pension scheme would be advantageous
• CIPP qualification or equivalent experience would be advantageous

As an inclusive and Disability Confident employer, we welcome applications from a diverse range of communities.

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long‑term condition, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.

Find out more about out equality, diversity and inclusion commitment and vision.

For additional information, to discuss reasonable adjustments, or if you’d like a confidential discussion please contact our recruitment specialists.

Successful candidates will be required to undergo Security Clearance (National Security Vetting) as part of their employment. To meet these standards, applicants must normally have lived in the UK for at least the last five years and be able to satisfy background, identity and criminal record checks.

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