Pensions Administration Performance and Operations Lead Manager

Role Responsibility

We have a leadership vacancy within our Pensions Service, KR12 Pensions Administration Performance and Operations Lead Manager working for Kent Pension Fund at Kent County Council. The role is permanent, full-time (37 hours a week). This vacancy has arisen due to a reshaping of the services within our team.

The primary office location for this role is Maidstone, Kent and the successful candidate will undertake hybrid working (both home and office working, according to business needs). You will join our large and successful Pensions & Treasury Service.  You will be an important part of our Pensions Administration Senior Management Team, reporting directly to the Pensions Administration Manager for Kent Pension Fund and performing deputy duties for them from time-to-time. 

You will be required to be aware of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), but more importantly, will be a manger with broad and in depth experience of line management, able to direct and guide senior colleagues efficiently and effectively. The post holder will be leading a team of around sixty team members responsible for pensions administration, currently spread over five multi-disciplinary delivery teams (i.e. the post holder is currently expected to have five direct senior reports, although this may change in the future). This role involves working at pace, collaboration, coordination, planning and applying strategic vision for our Pension Fund. Full details about the role are attached. 

We politely request that all applicants clearly state their experience for this leadership role (relevant to the job description/person specification) in the ‘how you meet the requirements of the role’ section of their online application form. 

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that the post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

The closing date for application is 31st March 2025. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to deliver a presentation on the day of their interview, further details will be confirmed in advance of the interview date to shortlisted candidates.

Contact Details

For further information about this role, please contact Clare Chambers (Clare.Chambers@kent.gov.uk) Pensions Administration Manager for Kent Pension Fund, whom this role reports. Please may interested applicants apply directly via the KCC jobs website portal. Further information about Kent Pension Fund is on our LinkedIn page.

About the Company

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KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds, faiths and those with caring responsibilities, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

KCC is transitioning to a new pay structure from 1st April 2025.  More details can be found here - Pay - Jobs & Careers - Kent County Council 

Please note - if you are interested, please apply soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.