Developments Lead - Control Pension
Developments Lead - Control Pension
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Job Description
Organisation: Leicestershire County Council
Work Location:County Hall
Worker Category:Hybrid Worker
Salary:Grade 10(Pay PointsFTE(pro rata for parttime)
Working Hours:37 HoursFull Time / Part Time Considered
Contract Type:Fixed term to 31st March 2026
Closing Date:15th April 2025
Interview Date(s):w/c 28th April 2025
An exciting opportunity has arisen on a fixed term basisfor a Pensions & Control Development Lead to join the Employee Service Centre (ESC).The ESC is a busy transactional service that forms part of East Midlands Shared Services. We provide transactional Payroll and HR Administration services to Nottingham City Council (NCC) and Leicestershire County Council (LCC).
As the Pensions & Control Development Leadthe successful candidate will work closely with the Payroll Control Teamlooking for opportunities to improve the services delivered. The successful candidate will be the lead on all pension related changes/updates for all occupational pension schemes that LCC and NCC operate as part of their payroll service.
If you are a forwardthinking person that is not afraid to face into a challenge and enjoy developing improved ways of working to maximise efficiencies this may be the opportunity for you.
About the Role
This is a development role focussing on the Payroll Control functions and all pension related changes and updates. Working closely with the Control Team Leader in developing improvements across the control processes to achieve efficiencies testing and reviewing changes implemented and working with colleagues to ensure delivery to timescales. The role will involve investigating any future legislative changes to the pension schemes on behalf of the Councils that may involve future planning leading and testing those changes to ensure full compliance to scheme regulations. Training team members on new practices and processes. Leading on improvements in reporting facilities to provide key performance related data and all pension and audit requirements.
About You
To apply for this post you must have:
- Knowledge/experience of using Oracle ERP system or similar HR/Payroll system
- A working knowledge of the Local Government and Teachers pension schemes
- Be competent in the use of ICT systems including Word Excel outlook and ticket management systems.
- Be able to utilise continuous improvement methods and techniques
- Knowledge of developing reviewing and managing Key Performance Indicators
- An understanding of using reporting tools to provide accurate key data or provide accurate documentation of requirements
- Expertise in implementing new work requirements and develop methods of improvement
- Collaborative skills to evaluate working practices across teams and identify improvements
You must also have an understanding of and commitment to equality diversity and inclusion.
In addition we expect you to shareour commitment to our valuesand will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the interview process.
Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.
Interested in Flexible Working
We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Thereforewherever possible we will consider working arrangements that suit an individuals personal circumstanceswhilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role please contact the person named below. This mayinclude requests for termtime working parttime hours compressed hours flexible start and finish times home/remote working etc.
Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in theOur Working Stylespage on our career site.
For more information or an informal discussion please contact:
Wendy Potter Service Delivery Manager
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How to Apply
Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality diversity and inclusion at every level.We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities.We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the About You section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.
To apply for this job please click on the apply button. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the About You section above.For more information see theHow to Applysection on our career site.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore if you are interested please submit your application as early as possible.
If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning0(select option 2 or raising a ticket via our online portal:https://emss/support.
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Employment Type
Full Time
