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About the Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join the Lewisham Council Pension Fund team as a Pensions Support Officer. This role supports the day-to-day administration of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) and assists with project work.

Responsibilities

• Support the day to day administration of the LGPS.
• Provide support on all project work as required, such as annual benefit statements, pensions increase, end of year processes, and valuation.
• Scan, index, and task daily post.
• Interpret current and previous LGPS Scheme regulations at a basic level to make decisions relating to new starters, opt outs, and refunds.
• Process basic calculations.

Requirements

• Competent candidate with some pensions knowledge.
• Good office experience.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Self-motivated.
• Good communication skills.
• Good numeracy skills.
• Good attention to detail.
• Team player.
• Commitment to Equality of Access and Opportunity in a diverse community.
• Must complete the application fully.
• Supporting statement must cover how the applicant meets each person specification criterion.

Skills

• Pensions knowledge
• Office experience
• Customer service
• Communication
• Numeracy
• Attention to detail

Location

• Lewisham
• Catford

Work Type

• Full-time
• Office based

Experience Level

• Some pensions knowledge required

Salary/Compensations

• £34,863 to £35,892 per annum (Scale 5)

Benefits

• Excellent development opportunities
• Career average pension scheme
• Flexible working

About the Company

• Lewisham Council Pension Fund is part of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) and has over 27,000 members and 40 scheme employers.
• Lewisham is recognised as the UK’s first Borough of Sanctuary for its work in championing the rights of refugees and migrants.
• Lewisham Council is a Disability Confident employer.

Equal Opportunity

• Commitment to Equality of Access and Opportunity in a diverse community.
• Lewisham Council is a Disability Confident employer.
• We welcome and encourage job applications of all abilities.
• If you require any reasonable adjustments in the application or interview, please contact the lead contact on this advert.
• We will make reasonable adjustments to make sure our disabled applicants and those with health conditions are supported throughout our recruitment process.
• We support the access to work scheme.