Senior Pensions Consultant

My client is looking for Senior Pensions Consultant to join the team for a great organisation

• Must have Fire Pensions Experience, LGPS (Local Government Pensions Scheme)
• Must have overseen 2-3 people (will be Teamleader in overseeing team of 4)
• Responsible for 1-2-1's and taking pressure from pensions manager
• Desirable experience the candidate having Local Gov, Teachers Pensions, Police, sec experience or large private fund exp.
• Oracle and Altair Pensions System role is 90% pensions and 10% Payroll
• 2000 on payroll / 2,500 on pensions - inhouse
• To interpret the Firefighters' Pension Schemes and Compensation Scheme, where necessary in the context of overriding legislation, in order to advise on complex technical queries and ensure they are able to discharge their duties in relation to the FPS in a correct and timely manner
• To support Payroll and Pensions manager and team as a Senior member of the team through the development and communication of comprehensive and understandable guidance and delivery of
• To help develop and provide advice in relation to pensions, retirement, ill-health, and duty systems (pensionable pay).
• To contribute to the effective operation of the Firefighters' Technical Community by the effective facilitation of meetings, in particular:
• The timely planning and notification of meetings including arranging suitable locations
• The timely agreement and notification of agendas
• Taking minutes of meetings, drafting and finalising actions and agreements
• Ensuring actions from meetings are followed up in a timely manner
• To ensure the smooth operation of the Board and its committees by the effective planning and running of meetings and in particular:
• The timely planning and notification of meetings including arranging suitable locations
• The timely agreement and notification of agendas
• The drafting and/or co-ordination of papers for meetings together with their timely dispatch to members
• The co-ordination and recording of attendance of members and arrangement of substitutes as required
• Taking notes of meetings, drafting and finalising actions and agreements
• Ensuring actions from meetings are followed up in a timely manner
• Ensure that all drafting of reports and supporting information and/or arranging for the drafting of the same by third parties are technically
• Ensure that a comprehensive service is provided to the Board and committee members to allow them to deliver and discharge their responsibilities to include at least:
• Training and other programmes that support Local Pension Boards and Scheme
• The provision of timely and efficient information and
• Advice and guidance on the legislative and other requirement of members whilst serving on the Board
• General administrative systems that allow access to information and items needed in support of the member
• To support Local Pension Boards, through the development and communication of comprehensive and understandable guidance and delivery of
• To liaise with external suppliers of pension related services to the FPS (e.g. administration software suppliers, Government Actuary's Department, pensions legal firms) as required
• To assist in the planning and facilitation of national events and training
• To attend external meetings and speak at relevant events where appropriate

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