Pensions Team Manager

Role Responsibility

We are pleased to advertise a vacancy for the post of Pensions Team Manager to work for the Kent Pension Fund at Kent County Council. This vacancy is advertised full-time (37 hours a week, Monday-Friday), permanent. We also welcome applications from part-time applicants, willing to work a minimum of 30 hrs a week (to be discussed at interview). 

This vacancy has arisen due to the internal promotion of the previous post holder. For internal applicants, we are offering the opportunity to undertake this Pensions Team Manager role as an initial 3-month secondment. Applications from both internal and external candidates are welcomed. For external applicants, we are advertising this vacancy as a permanent opportunity to join our team.

As a Pensions Team Manager, your main responsibilities will include line managing a team of colleagues and co-ordinating the workload of colleagues to complete tasks. You will have specialist, in depth knowledge of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) and its regulatory framework, or specialist knowledge of other public sector pension schemes with a willingness to learn about the LGPS. Using our systems platform Altair, you will be expected to deliver a high-quality customer care service to support the many employers and scheme members of Kent Pension Fund. Please see full details in the attached job description/person specification. You will report to our Pensions Administration Performance & Operations Lead Manager.

If you are interested in applying for the role, please state your interest, skills and pensions experience for this role (relevant to the job description) in the ‘Reason for Applying’ section of the online application form. Please note that the primary location of the role is Maidstone, Kent; hybrid working is currently available for home and office based working, dependent upon business needs.

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 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. Shortlisted candidates will be required to prepare information for a presentation, in advance of interview. Full details will be provided to shortlisted candidates.

Contact Details

For further details about this role, please contact:

Jennifer Steggles - (Jennifer.Steggles@kent.gov.uk

Package Description

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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.

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.