Engagement Officer

Permanent – Full Time (35 hours)

We have an exciting opportunity to join our friendly and forward-looking Employer Services Team in this well-respected, award-winning organisation managing a £10 billion pension fund.

Who we are:

We are both a local authority and a pension fund and we’re unique within the Local Government Pension Scheme as the only democratically accountable single purpose pension organisation in the UK. As a local government body, we have a public sector ethos and place a great deal of importance on our organisational Values and Behaviours – which are all about being honest and accountable, professional, progressive, and empowering.

We have a culture that encourages work-life balance, and we offer flexible working hours and hybrid office / home working. Our newly refurbished Barnsley office provides a state-of-the-art working environment; and with on-site parking and located within 10 minutes’ walk of both the train and bus stations, it makes us easily accessible. At SYPA we are big on your professional development, you’ll have a learning and development plan, and we’ll support you to keep your CPD updated.

Take a look at our LinkedIn page to find out more about us and see what we’ve been up to recently!

What you’ll be doing:

As our Engagement Officer, you’ll be responsible for providing a support service to more than 500 employers in the fund ensuring they understand their complete range of responsibilities. You’ll deliver training, information, and support to employers through a range of methods, from formal presentations and workshops to informal engagement and training in addition to more innovative online support, such as webinars and training videos.

In this varied role, you’ll work collaboratively to ensure that all employers joining the fund are “onboarded” and will assist in the completion of legal responsibilities.

You’ll be joining our Employer Services Team which have two primary functions, one is to ensure all employers are compliant and adhere to the Administrative Strategy and the other is to improve our engagement with our customers, primarily employers.

This is an agile role and you may need to visit employers in the South Yorkshire Area.

What you’ll be able to offer:

You’ll bring your considerable experience and expertise of delivering training to this role to make it a success. Educated to A-level standard or able to demonstrate your ability at an equivalent level, you’ll have a natural flair for presenting coupled with the ability to explain complex concepts to a range of individuals in a meaningful way.

Organised and adaptable, with excellent written and oral communication skills, you’ll be comfortable receiving technical guidance and being able to deliver training sessions in an understandable manner.

Above all, to be successful in this role we require our Engagement Officer to have extensive technical knowledge of the Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations.

What's in it for you:

• We have a generous annual leave policy that offers between 28 days and 36 days annual leave depending on length of service, plus all statutory bank holidays and you can accrue and take up to 13 extra days leave per year by utilising Flexitime.
• We have several work-life balance policies including a Flexible Working Hours policy (Flexitime) which allows you to work your contracted hours to suit both you and the team that you are working in, as well as offering hybrid working enabling you to work from home for up to 3 days per week, subject to successful progress during probationary period.
• You’ll automatically be enrolled into the LGPS (Local Government Pension Scheme) which provides a salary-related pension, to which the employer contributes.
• We offer a range of wellbeing initiatives including regular webinars on health & wellbeing, fresh fruit, tea, coffee, and employer provided flu vaccination vouchers each year. We also organise regular social and charity events.
• We also offer a 24/7 confidential helpline, access to workplace counselling and Occupational Health.
• Access to a range of benefits and discounts through the Wider Wallet scheme.
• Centrally located modern office for public transport links and staff on-site parking available.

We reserve the right to bring the closing date forward should enough quality applications be received prior to the current closing date.

We will be shortlisting throughout the duration of the campaign therefore early applications are encouraged.