Pensions Officer

Job Introduction

We have some exciting opportunities for highly motivated individuals with a real can-do attitude to join our Administration Team, where you will work on all areas of pensions administration for members of the Local Government Pension Scheme. Keen to build on and develop your career? This role offers fantastic opportunities for long term career progression if that is what you are looking for. We will need you to maintain records accurately, calculate benefits and respond to written and verbal enquiries about the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS). Please note that these are permanent, full time (37 hrs per week) roles but will consider part-time/flexible working. To find out more about what we do please click on the link below: www.staffspf.org.uk/Home.aspx

Main Responsibility

The Administration team focuses on:

• accurately calculate and check a full range of pension benefits (including more complex and challenging cases) as required under the Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations and any related regulations to ensure Scheme Members receive the correct information about their pension benefit.
• timely payment of benefits to its members
• recording of accurate information
• updating scheme members pension records
• communicate with scheme members, employers, and other stakeholders

The Ideal Candidate

We are looking for you to have:

• previous experience in an administration or financial role
• a thorough and logical approach to your work
• ability to work on your own initiative, prioritise workloads and meet deadlines
• a customer focussed outlook is important to us as is a strong attention to accuracy and detail.

The selection process will be by interview week commencing 15 September 2025 at our offices in Staffordshire Place, Stafford, and will include a short practical test. If you would like to have an informal discussion about the role or have any questions, please email Matthew Clewlow, Admin Team Leader at: [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] or Lisa Kelly, Pensions Administration Manager at [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]

About [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]

We are no ordinary county council. Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy. We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future. We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too. Our benefits: we recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance. In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire. Our recruitment process: As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities. As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

Attached Documents

JDPS Pensions Officer.pdf

Additional Information

Job Reference: staffscc/TP/445/3558

Business Unit: Pensions

Location: Stafford, United Kingdom