Technical Advice & Training Development Consultant

Role Responsibility

Further to the expansion of our Pensions Administration Section within Kent County Council’s finance division, we are delighted to announce a vacancy for the post KR10 Technical Advice & Training Development Consultant. The role is full-time, permanent, advertised for 37 hours a week, with applications from part-time applicants considered too. The primary location for this role is Maidstone, Kent, whereby the successful candidate will undertake both working at home and in the office. Applications from both internal and external applicants are welcomed.

The post holder will be expected to provide expert advice and information to members of the Pension Section and to scheme members. The pensions advice provided by the post holder will relate to all technical issues, legislative change, and statutory changes, with regard to the various pension schemes administered by Kent County Council.  Furthermore, the post holder will supervise our pension training officers, to manage the learning and professional development of the section’s workforce.

This specialist role requires experience of interpreting complicated pension legislation in both oral and written medias. Furthermore, knowledge of Pensions administration software system Altair (or similar) and knowledge of the Local Government and Police Pension Schemes is required.  For full details, please see attached job description/person specification.

This post is subject to a Basic Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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. 

The closing date for all applications is Thursday 5^th January 2023. We politely request that all applicants clearly state their skills and experience relating to the job description/person specification in the ‘reason for applying section’ of their online application.  Interviews will be held during January 2023. Shortlisted candidates may be required to undertake a presentation to the interview panel, the exact subject to be confirmed, but will be related to pensions administration.

Contact Details

Contact Details

For more information about the role, please contact Tracey Checkley (Technical Advice & Training Development Consultant) by email at Tracey.Checkley@kent.gov.uk

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.