Senior LGPS Pensions Admin Lead – Hybrid

Triumph Consultants Ltd; England; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Job summary

Triumph Consultants Ltd invites applications for an interim Pensions Administration Lead to supervise day-to-day LGPS fund administration, governing employer/employee relations, actuarial revaluations and complex technical casework.

You will advise employers on funding, admissions and pension liability risks, including exit debts, while ensuring regulatory compliance and efficient service delivery across multiple employers and 55,000 members.

Qualifications

• Degree plus a relevant professional qualification (e.g., CIPP Foundation Degree in Pension Administration or CCAB accountant) with substantial senior-level experience.
• Detailed technical knowledge of LGPS pension administration, regulations, HMRC rule changes and employer funding impacts.
• Strong experience managing a pensions administration function, including systems, employer relations and operational delivery.
• Proven ability to advise senior stakeholders in political environments, including Committees and Boards.
• Experience handling complex, high-risk situations involving employer contribution rates, disputes, covenant risk and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Lead the administration of an LGPS fund, overseeing employer/employee relations, actuarial revaluation processes and complex technical casework.
• Provide expert advice to employers on funding, redundancy modelling, admissions, cessations and pension liability risk, including scenarios with exit debts.
• Act as technical lead for interpreting and implementing regulatory changes, establishing standards and procedures across all employers and scheme members.
• Coordinate professional advisers (actuaries, legal, consultants) and support statutory triannual valuations, advising employers and committees on financial viability and contribution strategies.
• Lead employer risk and relationship management, setting strategic direction for covenant, solvency and admission/cessation processes.
• Manage service performance, digital workflows, member communications and benefit payments, ensuring compliance with KPIs and regulatory standards.
• Provide high-level advice to governance representatives (Councillors, Boards, Trustees) on complex financial and regulatory matters with significant reputational impact.

Job description

Triumph Consultants Ltd invites applications for an interim Pensions Administration Lead to supervise day-to-day LGPS fund administration, governing employer/employee relations, actuarial revaluations and complex technical casework.

You will advise employers on funding, admissions and pension liability risks, including exit debts, while ensuring regulatory compliance and efficient service delivery across multiple employers and 55,000 members.