Overview
Job Description
Salary: £29,064 – £41,817 (Inclusive of a 15% market supplement)
Hours per week: 37 hours
Rolling advert: We’re continuously reviewing and interviewing applicants weekly for this job posting. We will stop accepting applications when sufficient applications have been received.
Wiltshire Pension Fund – Award Winning Team – Empowering Retirement Security
Looking for a thought-provoking and fulfilling role that not only offers opportunities for skill development and career advancement but also values your well-being and work-life balance?
This role is a fantastic opportunity to join the award-winning Wiltshire Pension Fund Team to delve into the dynamic field of pension administration.
The Wiltshire Pension Fund ensures all pension benefits are paid correctly, on a timely basis and in line with the scheme regulations. It manages the relationships with the Fund’s 180+ scheme employers, overseeing the admission and cessation of these organisations.
As a Pension Officer, you will administer pension benefits; this includes but limited to determining leavers benefit entitlements, calculating and initiating payment of deferred benefits due for payment and adjusting pensions already in payment.
You will also check and authorise payments of cases in respect of all types of retirements, deferred benefits due for payment and LGPS transfers undertaken by colleagues.
We offer:
- Flexible working: including remote options, flexi-time, and compressed hours
- Generous leave: 26 days annual leave (rising to 31 after 5 years), plus bank holidays
- Excellent pension scheme: Wiltshire Pension Scheme
- Family-friendly policies: maternity, shared parental leave, and more
- Discounts: savings on supermarkets, retailers, holidays, and entertainment
We are proud to offer flexible and remote working arrangements and are happy to discuss what this might look like with prospective candidates.
Though initially you will be required to be in the office every day for training, it will reduce to 2/3 days a week (pro rata for part-time).
This is a career-graded role, meaning depending on your experience, you can join on anyone of the below roles and progress without needing a vacancy to move up.
- Officer £29,064 – £31,022 Find out more and apply here
- Senior Officer £31,537 – £33,699 Find out more and apply here
- Principal Officer £39,599 – £41,817 (Inclusive of 15% market supplement) Find out more and apply here
For more details, contact James Franklin, Pensions Administration Lead, at James.Franklin@wiltshire.gov.uk .
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