Pensions Officer x 5 Posts
Job Summary
Contract Type:
Fixed Term
Working Pattern:
Full time
Advert Start Date:
27/11/2024
Advert End Date:
12/12/2024 12:00
Salary:
£24,404 - £32,654 pa (Career Grade)
Job Category:
Finance / Benefits / Revenues / Procurement
Employment Location:
Town Hall, South Shields
Further Information
Pensions Officer x 5 Posts
(Town Hall, South Shields)
£24,404 - £32,654 pa (Career Grade)
Fixed Term Contracts until 1 December 2025
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work as a Pension Officer across various teams in the newly restructured Pensions Service, administering the Tyne and Wear Pension Fund. The successful candidates will be appointed to the role most appropriate for their skills set.
The Tyne and Wear Pension Fund is a regional pension fund administering the Local Government Pension Scheme. We are a high achieving Fund. It is the fourth largest Local Government Pension Fund in England and Wales and is currently valued at £12.5 billion. The Fund has over 165,000 members and around 200 active employers, including the five Councils within the Tyne and Wear County area and Northumberland County Council.
With a team of around 60 staff, we are committed to delivering a high level of service to our members and other stakeholders and are constantly striving to improve and innovate. We are committed to enhance our performance by maximising the use of automation and digitisation. We are looking for enthusiastic, visionary, innovative and motivated individuals who share our vision. If this is you, we would love to hear from you.
Further details on the role on each of the teams are as follows:
Employer Services Team, you will:
- Be part of a team which has overall responsibility for strategic development and delivery of scheme employer education, communication and liaison;
- Be the main day to day contact for scheme employers, offering support and advice;
- Ensure efficient receipt and accuracy of member data;
- Assist with monitoring and compliance against statutory requirements, performance indicators and service standards.
Operations Team, you will:
- Assist in ensuring the maintenance of accurate and appropriate records for members of the Pensions Scheme and administer transfer values to and from other pension providers;
- Calculate member and dependant pension benefits, lump sums, process for payment, check where required and record all sums.
Systems Team, you will:
- Assist in the provision of strategic and technical support to the Pensions Office;
- Ensure the Pensions Office IT systems make the largest possible contribution to the Pensions Service and offer effective and efficient business solutions;
- Ensure the Pensions Office systems comply with legal requirements;
- Ensure data is held correctly and can be reported on for performance and management information.
Development Team, you will:
- Assist to deliver new developments and initiatives across the Service;
- Play a role in service transformation through innovation, automation and digitisation;
- Assist with development of effective reporting and management information;
- Identify trends and opportunities to improve performance, drive forward service delivery and customer care.
Member Services Team, you will:
- Assist with the delivery of scheme member education communications and pensioner payroll services;
- Assist with the front line service delivery and payroll processing;
- Deliver excellent customer service.
We are a strong performing authority, with great leadership and talented teams providing the platform to have a fulfilling, varied, challenging and successful career in a beautiful and accessible area of the North East of England.
If this has interested you and you would like to know more about the roles or would like an informal discussion then please contact Lisa Dunn, Employer Services Manager on (0191) 424 4046.
We offer an excellent benefits package and further information is available here - www.southtyneside.gov.uk/workinghere
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Closing date: Noon, Thursday 12 December 2024.