Pensions Business Partner Defined Benefit

Business Unit: Group Human Resources
Salary range: 37600 - 52000 per annum
Location: UK Hybrid Glasgow or Edinburgh
Contract type: Permanent

Our Team

Were looking for a Pensions Business Partner within our Group Pensions Team to support our Defined Benefit Pension Scheme and Trustee Board. As part of the Pensions and Benefits Team youll work in partnership with the Company and Pension Trustees to support with the delivery of our Pension agenda.

Reporting to the Head of Pensions & Benefits youll have a wealth of defined benefit pensions knowledge and be able to draw on your experience to build positive effective relationships with both internal and external stakeholders to deliver against our objectives and ensure we are getting the best from our partners.

What youll be doing

• Providing pension support to the Defined Benefit Trustee Board and Sponsor.
• Supporting the Trustee Board and Sub-committee meetings with a particular focus on pension administration including preparation of meeting papers as required.
• Acting as a key liaison for the Administration Sub-Committee ensuring timely updates coordination of actions and delivery of administration-related objectives and ongoing projects.
• Providing support to Scheme members overseeing member complaints and dispute resolutions with guidance from legal advisor.
• Ensuring delivery of Scheme calendar of events actions from meetings and business plans.
• Supporting the Schemes communication strategy.
• Managing third party suppliers to the Scheme including attendance at relationship meetings.
• Providing oversight to third party supplier budgets.
• Providing support to the Schemes suppliers and the wider HR Team.
• Reviewing and processing supplier invoices.
• Monitoring scheme cashflows and processing financial transactions in relation to the Schemes investments.
• Overseeing the reconciliation of monthly scheme expenditure.
• Managing election processes for Member Nominated Trustee Directors.

We need you to have

• An in-depth working knowledge and experience of Defined benefit pension administration and governance.
• Thorough working knowledge of pensions including both technical aspects and administration.
• Knowledge of principles of Internal Dispute Resolution and experience of handling member complaints.
• Proven ability to work with and manage third-party suppliers including overseeing outsourced pension administration providers.
• Background in working within an in-house pension environment or external consultancy.
• Track record of collaborating with multiple stakeholders including pension scheme trustees.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills. Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.

Its a bonus if you have but not essential

• Broad knowledge of Defined Contribution pension arrangements would be an advantage.

Red Hot Rewards

• 25 days holiday per year increasing over time to 30. Plus an option to buy more giving you even more choice.
• Private medical insurance
• A highly competitive pension to help you build a strong foundation for retirement
• Access to an annual performance-related bonus
• Training and development to help you progress your career
• A great selection of additional benefits through our flexible benefits scheme
• Life assurance to provide peace of mind for you and your loved ones
• Up to 2 days of paid volunteering a year

If were lucky to receive a lot of interest we may close the advert early. Please ensure to submit your applications as soon as possible.

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Virgin Money is so much more than just a bank. As part of theNationwide grouptogether were the UKs first full-service mutual bank serving millions of retail and business customers and all driven by our purpose; Banking but fairer more rewarding and for the good of society. With us youll be part of an organisation uniquely positioned to make a difference to the lives of customers communities and broader society and embark on a collaborative customer obsessed and fun-filled career journey. Embrace the weekdays enjoy fantastic perks and make a meaningful positive difference. Time to discover what it means to be part of the first mutual full-service banking provider.

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At Virgin Money we celebrate everyone. We have fun think big and relentlessly include each other all in pursuit of our purpose: Banking but fairer more rewarding and for the good of society.Were committed to creating an inclusive culture where colleagues feel safe and inspired to contribute speak up and be heard.

As a Disability Confident Leader were committed to removing any obstacles to inclusion. If you need any reasonable adjustments or support making your application contact our Talent Acquisition team

Please note: If we receive a high volume of eligible applications we may need to prioritise candidates whose skills and experience most closely align with the role while still ensuring fair and equitable consideration for all applicants.

Now the legal bit
Although some of our roles allow you to be based anywhere in the UK well need you to confirm you have the right to work in the UK.

If youre successful in securing a role with us there are some checks you need to complete before starting. These include credit and criminal record checks and three years worth of satisfactory references. If the role is part of the Senior Manager Regime and Certification Regime it requires enhanced pre-employment checks well ask for six years of regulatory references and once in the role youll be subject to periodic employment checks.