Principal Pensions Administrator LGPS / Police & Fire (hybrid/remote working options)

<p><strong>Principal Pensions Administrator LGPS/Police & Fire</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Hybrid working with 2 days in Preston, Lancashire or remote if you qualify</p><p>Fully home working contracts for candidates living 50+ miles from our offices in Preston</p><p>Salary circa £33,000 – £43,000 per annum, DOE</p><p>37 hours per week</p><p><br></p><p><strong>A glance at the role:</strong></p><p><br></p><p>We are currently seeking a Principal Pensions Administrator to join our Member Services department on a full-time, permanent basis.</p><p><br></p><p>As a Principal Pensions Administrator, you will provide technical pensions support across LGPS/Police & Fire to the Operations Manager, while applying your experience to administration processes.</p><p><br></p><p>You will support in ensuring client SLAs are delivered through focusing on operational excellence, high levels of accuracy and delivering an excellent member experience.</p><p><br></p><p>Playing a key part in the development of administration staff within the teams, you will also lead on supporting any project work or audit activity.</p><p><br></p><p>Ensuring that complex cases are completed accurately and with minimal issues arising by confirming that all pension calculations are correct.</p><p><br></p><p>Supporting the improvement of our service, you will share your technical and process knowledge with the team and maximise the use of new technologies to improve the accuracy of pensions calculations.</p><p><br></p><p>Additionally, you will proactively identify opportunities to minimise data breaches, errors and overall complaints.</p><p><br></p><p>You will join a friendly, welcoming and sociable work culture where there are many opportunities for continuous personal and professional development, where you will be supported to reach your full potential.</p><p><br></p><p>So, if you’ve been looking for the opportunity to enhance your experience by joining a leading pensions organisation, we can’t wait to hear from you!</p><p><br></p><p><strong>A bit about us:</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Local Pensions Partnership Administration (LPPA) is one of the UK’s leading pension administration companies. We strive to deliver the best experience for over 2,100 employers and more than 700,000 members of Local Government, Police and Firefighter pension schemes, keeping them fully informed about their pensions whilst working closely with employers to continuously educate and support them.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>What we can offer you:</strong></p><p><br></p><p>- £33,000 – £43,000 per annum, dependent on experience</p><p>- 25 days’ holiday, plus bank holidays and 2 additional concessionary days and a half day for your birthday, with the ability to 'buy and sell' leave</p><p>- Access to an excellent pension scheme (Local Government Pension Scheme) with generous employer contributions</p><p>- Access to health or dental plan</p><p>- Access to our Enhanced Employee Assistance Programme for when you might need some support</p><p>- The opportunity to earn through our Employee Referral Scheme</p><p>- Access to our bespoke Reward Discount Scheme – ‘Your Perk Site’</p><p>- Opportunities to attend Wellbeing webinars and social events</p><p>- Daily free fruit and snacks are available to you in our office</p><p>- Free car parking in Preston City Centre</p><p><br></p><p><strong>What you will be doing:</strong></p><p><br></p><p>- Support the Pensions Operation Manager to improve service quality and business efficiency</p><p>- Deliver an ongoing improvement in quality through technical pensions support to the team, and ensure technical and process knowledge is shared across the team members</p><p>- Process or check complex cases where required, ensuring the accuracy of pension calculations produced and the general quality of work is to a high standard, with minimal issues arising through quality and checking processes</p><p>- Proactively identify and embed ways to reduce the number of complaints, data breaches and errors</p><p>- Provide ad-hoc support for business projects and audits</p><p>- Continually review and challenge processes to maximise use of new technology (including UPM) and automation of processes to improve efficiency and accuracy of calculations</p><p>- Support with staff development where required</p><p>- Deputise for the Team Leader / Operations Managers in their absence</p><p>- Act as a role model for other staff</p><p>- Comply with LPPA’s Data Protection and Information Security policies and any relevant GDPR legislation</p><p><br></p><p><strong>What we need from you:</strong></p><p><br></p><p>To be considered as a Principal Pensions Administrator, you will need:</p><p><br></p><p>- Extensive experience in administering Local Government Pensions Schemes or Fire & Police schemes, ideally with at least 5 years’ experience</p><p>- In-depth technical LGPS or Police & Fire pensions knowledge</p><p>- Problem-solving skills</p><p>- Highly accurate working standards</p><p>- Highly efficient working methodologies</p><p>- To be a consistent high performer</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Desirable:</strong></p><p><br></p><p>- Good knowledge of the UPM system</p><p>- Pensions Qualifications (PMI or equivalent)</p><p>- Training experience</p>

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