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This is an exciting opportunity which would ideally suit students looking for a placement year. WMPF are keen to offer the opportunity of a one-year placement for students in systems.
The Fund is one of the UK’s largest pension funds providing, from it’s ‘state of the art’ new building at i9 in Wolverhampton, local authority pension benefits for employees across the West Midlands. The Fund manages and administers the pension interests of over 330,000 scheme members, 800+ employers and currently has over £20 billion in assets under management.
About the role
As a fund trainee you will work in a specialist area within the Fund and be responsible for the following duties:
- To work within the systems team, within the Operations Service area providing first line ICT support and assistance to all users within the Pension Fund.
- To provide administration support to the Systems team by responding to telephone calls, emails and requests for technical support raised in person or via electronic means.
- To undertake project work associated with the Fund’s systems and information technology infrastructure.
The ideal candidates will be highly organised with a good understanding of IT systems used for statistical management reports i.e. Microsoft packages.
The Fund is growing and evolving and offers a great working environment, excellent development opportunities, plus a range of benefits that include a generous defined benefit pension scheme. Please get in touch to find out more, this is an exciting time for the Fund and we are looking for the best people to join our team.
Our working arrangements
All council roles are allocated to either a fixed, field or flexible work style. Some roles are agile which enable and empowers employees to maximise their performance and productivity, whilst maintaining a healthy work life balance. Roles with a fixed workstyle work in a fixed permanent council location. Roles with a field workstyle are usually allocation where employees are required to be out working in the community with a minimum requirement for 'touch down' space at any council location. Roles with a flexible workstyle have a flexible base location to meet the needs of the business and employees can work from a mixture of home or any council office, partner/client, or external location, as required to meet service requirements.
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