Pension Administration Lead

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Job Title: Pensions Administration Lead

Location: Wiltshire

Sector: Public Sector

Ref: 8267

Rate: £237.52 PAYE (flexible holiday pay options)

Contract: Temporary, 3 months

Working Pattern: 37 hrs Monday-Friday

Hybrid Working: TBC

The Role

We’re supporting a large Local Government Pension Scheme in securing an interim Pensions Administration Lead. This senior professional role oversees the day?to?day administration of a multi?billion?pound pension fund, managing operational risk across more than 175 employers and 55,000 members.

You’ll act as the technical lead for pension administration, employer relations, actuarial processes and regulatory compliance, advising public bodies on complex pension matters with significant financial and reputational impact.

This position plays a critical role in shaping employer engagement, risk management, service performance and regulatory adherence.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the administration of an LGPS fund, overseeing employer/employee relations, actuarial revaluation processes and complex technical casework.

Provide expert advice to employers on funding, redundancy modelling, admissions, cessations and pension liability risk, including scenarios with exit debts.

Act as technical lead for interpreting and implementing regulatory changes, establishing standards and procedures across all employers and scheme members.

Coordinate professional advisers (actuaries, legal, consultants) and support statutory triannual valuations, advising employers and committees on financial viability and contribution strategies.

Lead employer risk and relationship management, setting strategic direction for covenant, solvency and admission/cessation processes.

Manage service performance, digital workflows, member communications and benefit payments, ensuring compliance with KPIs and regulatory standards.

Provide high?level advice to governance representatives (Councillors, Boards, Trustees) on complex financial and regulatory matters with significant reputational impact.

You Will Need (Essential Requirements)

Degree plus a relevant professional qualification (e.g., CIPP Foundation Degree in Pension Administration or CCAB accountant) with substantial senior?level experience.

Detailed technical knowledge of LGPS pension administration, regulations, HMRC rule changes and employer funding impacts.

Strong experience managing a pensions administration function, including systems, employer relations and operational delivery.

Proven ability to advise senior stakeholders in political environments, including Committees and Boards.

Experience handling complex, high?risk situations involving employer contribution rates, disputes, covenant risk and regulatory compliance.

Desirable Experience

Understanding of local government, schools, academies, housing associations and regional employer contexts.

Experience leading cultural or organisational change programmes involving TUPE, redundancy schemes or employer restructuring.

Background in delivering efficiencies in pension administration costs (<0.5% of assets).

Experience advising on commercial delivery models and pension implications for business cases.

Familiarity with IDRPs, actuarial valuations and working with regulators or ombudsman services.

Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for.

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Job Ref: 5308304

Anticipated Length of Assignment: Unless otherwise stated (we do carry the occasional permanent vacancy) all of our roles are technically temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

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