About The Service
The Cardiff and Vale Pension Fund is looking for a Pensions Administration Manager. The successful candidate will be the lead officer and key adviser, technical and subject matter expert of the Local Government Pension Scheme including managing the implementation of relevant changes to the Scheme. The role also manages efficient and effective services to over 45,000 pensioners and other beneficiaries, active and deferred scheme members, and employers. You will proactively identify and respond to industry legislation, regulations, and guidance changes.
Cardiff Council is the Administering Authority for the Cardiff and Vale Pension Fund. The pension administration service is administered in-house. There are currently 42 employers in the Cardiff and Vale Pension Fund, including the council, which is the largest employer.
About the job
You will be the lead technical expert for the LGPS and responsible for running daily operations and implementing legislative changes, advising the Pensions Committee and Board, and implementing service improvements.
What We Are Looking For From You
- Relevant professional qualification such as the Chartered Institute of Payroll & Pensions Management (CIPP) or substantial relevant experience.
- Relevant experience of working at a senior level in pension administration.
- Sound knowledge of legislation and best practice regarding pension administration.
- Detailed knowledge of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), relevant compensation schemes, HMRC (maximum benefits and social security entitlements) and pensioner payroll.
- Significant knowledge and understanding of strategic LGPS pension administration issues, including experience of all aspects of staff management allocation.
- Good knowledge of the LGPS Internal Disputes Resolution Process and the ability to investigate and provide satisfactory solution in response to the most complicated and contentious client complaints.
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- Evidence of providing advice and guidance to non-specialists to support understanding and decision making.
- Excellent communication skills, written and oral, including well developed report writing.
- Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills, in order to engage with senior officers and stakeholders, senior management teams and the service users.
- Experience of implementing and managing change, leading, managing and motivating a successful team where performance management sits at the core of service delivery and innovative and dynamic thinking shaped service improvements.
Additional information
If you would like an informal conversation about this role prior to application, please contact Gary Watkins 029 20871530.
This post is subject to a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service check.
We welcome applications in both English and Welsh. Applications received in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than English applications.
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