Pensions Project Manager - Continuous Improvement

Role Responsibility

We are delighted to confirm this new KR10 post within Kent County Council’s Pensions & Treasury service, for Kent Pension Fund. The role is permanent, full-time (37 hours a week). The primary location for this role is Maidstone, Kent and the successful candidate will undertake hybrid working (both home and office working, according to business needs). We welcome applications from both internal and external applicants.

The post holder will work within our Projects team, which works across our large and successful Pensions & Treasury Service. The new role is vital to our digital-by-default vision and the modernisation of Kent Pension Fund.

The key purpose of this role is the implementation of service improvements for Kent Pension Fund so that they become business as usual. A critically important part of the role is the engagement and education of colleagues on the new ways of working, so that colleagues know what the new working practices are, what to do and how.

The role is about imbedding continuous improvement systems and services that benefit Kent Pension Fund and its stakeholders.  These projects will make best use of technological advances and will seek delivery efficiencies within pension administration systems. Consequently, experience in managing projects that facilitate pensions administration or pension fund management is essential.

Application

We politely request that all applicants clearly state their interest, skills and experience for this role (relevant to the job description/person specification) in the ‘Reason for Applying’ section of their online application form, clearly detailing their experience in pensions project management and implementing continuous improvement. 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 holder has 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 all applications is Thursday 14^th December 2023. Interviews to be undertaken December/January.  Shortlisted candidates will be asked to deliver a presentation on the day of their interview, further details to be confirmed in advance of interview date.

Contact Details

For further information about this role, please contact Emma Green (emma.green2@kent.gov.uk, Senior Pensions Programme Manager), to whom this role reports. No support needed from recruitment agencies in filling this role. Please could interested applicants apply directly via the KCC jobs website portal. Further information about Kent Pension Fund is on our Linkedin page.

About the Company

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 and faiths, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

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