Senior Pension Funding & Risk Lead

Essential Employment; Trowbridge; On-site; GBP 51,898 - 63,431; Full time

Job summary

Essential Employment is seeking an Employer Funding and Risk Lead for Trowbridge. This permanent role offers a salary of £57,665.00 per year, with reference 5300565.

The role involves leading on complex pension funding and risk matters, overseeing admissions, mergers, reorganisations, cessations, and TUPE-related activity to protect member benefits. You will collaborate with actuaries and senior stakeholders to deliver practical solutions, monitor compliance, and shape funding policies in a

Qualifications

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to influence decision-makers.
• Experience in actuarial issues, covenant assessments and long-term sustainability of pension funds.

Responsibilities

• Lead on complex employer funding and risk matters, providing expert guidance on actuarial issues, covenant assessments and long-term sustainability.
• Oversee employer admissions, mergers, reorganisations, cessations and TUPE-related pension activity, ensuring employers can navigate a regulatory and financial environment.
• Monitor employer compliance and performance; support valuation processes; shape funding and risk policies.
• Collaborate with actuaries and senior stakeholders to deliver practical, evidence-based solutions and protect member benefits.

Skills

Analytical skills

Actuarial issues

Covenant assessments

Long-term sustainability

Job description

Essential Employment is seeking an Employer Funding and Risk Lead for Trowbridge. This permanent role offers a salary of £57,665.00 per year, with reference 5300565.

The role involves leading on complex pension funding and risk matters, overseeing admissions, mergers, reorganisations, cessations, and TUPE-related activity to protect member benefits. You will collaborate with actuaries and senior stakeholders to deliver practical solutions, monitor compliance, and shape funding policies in a