Senior Pensions Officer

Job Description

Discover yourself in Lewisham where what you do makes a difference to our vibrant and culturally diverse communities!

We have a rich history of welcoming people from all over the world and are proud to be recognised as the UK’s first Borough of Sanctuary, for our work in championing the rights of refugees and migrants.

Introduction

Lewisham Council Pension Fund, part of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), has over 27,000 members and 40 scheme employers. We are expanding our Pensions Team following a restructure and now have exciting opportunities for enthusiastic and motivated individuals to join our team.

What’s the role?

We have an opportunity for a Senior Pension Officers, to work within our in house Pension Team. Your key responsibilities will include;

• To provide high level day to day administration of the Local Government Pension Scheme in accordance with LGPS Regulations. Quality checking work and dealing with complex cases.
• Interpreting complex legislation, providing technical support to the Pensions Team, employers and scheme members.
• Provide mentoring and training to other members of staff.

What’s in it for you?

Excellent training and development opportunities, plus a range of benefits including:

• Generous holiday allowance
• Local Government Pension scheme
• Flexible working and family friendly policies
• Season ticket and bicycle loans
• A range of staff discounts including local subsidised gym memberships
• Supportive staff networks

What we’re looking for

To be suitable for this role you need to have excellent knowledge of the LGPS and associated regulations. The successful candidate will have comprehensive experience of administering a final salary pension scheme and a CARE scheme. You will be self-motivated, possess effective communication skills, have strong numeracy skills and good attention to detail and enjoy the challenge of working on the full range of LGPS administration as well as checking all benefit calculations to ensure accuracy. You will be a strong team player and be able to mentor and motivate other team members. Above all you will be highly focused, taking responsibility for providing a high quality and efficient service. Good working knowledge of the pension administration system, Altair, would be an advantage.

For this role you will have a strong understanding of the challenges and opportunities of using technology, as well as a commitment to Equality of Access and Opportunity in a diverse community.

In return, we will offer excellent development opportunities, plus a range of benefits that includes a career average pension scheme, flexible working and the opportunity to make a real difference to our local community.

Location

We offer a hybrid working environment for our staff where you will work 3 days a week from our modern offices at Laurence House in Catford and 2 days a week from home.

Special conditions

The recruitment process is anonymous and we don’t accept CV’s.

Applicant handbook- please read the guidance in this handbook when applying. It is essential that you complete the application fully and that your supporting statement covers how you meet each of the person specification criteria listed.

For an informal discussion about this job, please contact Shida Ashrafi on 0208 314 6351.

Please click here to view the Job Description and Person Specification

Salary

£45,852 to £47,925 per annum (PO2)

N.B: All appointments will be offered at the minimum spinal column point (SCP) for the grade of the role. The only exception to this will be when matching current salary (up to the maximum of the scale), which is subject to evidential proof.

Diversity

Lewisham Council is a Disability Confident employer. We welcome and encourage job applications of all abilities. If you require any reasonable adjustments in the application or interview, please contact the lead contact on this advert. We will make reasonable adjustments to make sure our disabled applicants and those with health conditions are supported throughout our recruitment process. We support the access to work scheme, further details are available at www.gov.uk/access-to-work/apply

The Council has a dedicated employment support service, Lewisham Works, which offers Lewisham residents guidance in relation to applying for jobs. If you want to join Lewisham Works, please email JobsAndSkills@lewisham.gov.uk and an advisor will be in touch with you.

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