An interim opportunity has arisen for a Local Government pensions specialist to join this council for a period of circa 6 months. Reporting into the Head of the Pensions Fund, the role will be responsible for:

• Providing technical advice to the Head of Pension Fund in supporting employers, including the council, on its future delivery models and expenditure decisions; for example how to structure covenant guarantees, capitlisation options for redundancies, or admission agreements structures including how to best manage their pension liability risk from a commercial perspective and the costs to the employers to help inform decisions about whether an admitted body is right for their business case.
• Providing advice to employers on options to manage within their budgets, that could include advice on models of delivery of redundancy plans to support business case decision making. This will also require dealing with admissions and cessations of these organisations which will have a significant financial planning.
• Lead on the internal provision of technical pensions analysis and advice, including working with consultants, regulators and other bodies where appropriate (such as the pensions ombudsman or external advisers) to ensure the provision of appropriate technical expertise in complex situations.
• Advise on the high risk and reputational impact across the Fund, Council, and its partners in the Scheme, using their expert knowledge of complex pension scheme regulations to provide advice, it is critical this role is able to influence partners to make sound business decisions that ensure the viability of the Fund.

To be considered for the role you will need to be a CCAB qualified accountant with detailed pensions and regulatory knowledge, ideally gained in local Government or the wider public sector. You will have strong budget management experience and be able to provide technical advice on wide ranging projects.

This is an interim role and will require 1 day a week in the office. Rate is circa £500-600 a day.