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Are you looking for a role in Administration? Are you keen to learn and develop your knowledge and skills? Then this maybe the job for you! An exciting position has become available for Pension Administrators to join our friendly team in Pension Services. If you have excellent customer service, a good eye for detail, great organisation skills and are good with numbers, then we want to hear from you.
About us
Oxfordshire Pension Fund provides the administration of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) for Oxfordshire County Council and over 350 other employers. The LGPS is a national scheme, and we are one of around 89 funds across England and Wales. We are a team of around 33 employees, divided into 4 sub teams each dealing with our own specific areas of work.
We have two roles, one sits within the Benefit Administration team who deal with the calculations and administration of members LGPS pension benefits; the other sits within the Systems team who administer the Pensioner payroll, Firefighters Pension schemes, data quality, and system support.
About the role
The main duties are:
- To calculate and administer the benefits of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) and (or) Fire Service Pension Schemes in line with Scheme Regulations and other legislation.
- To ensure that data held on the pension system (Altair) is updated accurately in line with the relevant regulations, data protection legislation and good practice.
- To provide an excellent service to all members, employers, and other customers
- Develop knowledge, skills and expertise in Pension' administration which will be the focus of your work.
About you
- You will have an aptitude for learning, problem solving and continuous improvement.
- You will be able to organise and prioritise your workload, work on your own initiative and adopt a proactive approach to any work assigned.
- You will have, GCSE's grade 9-4 / A-C, in English and Maths or equivalent and experience of working in an office environment (although this is not essential)
Rewards and benefits
- Culture of flexible working
- Technology to support agile working where role permits
- Up to 31 day’s holiday p.a. plus bank holidays
- Option to ‘buy’ additional holiday
- Employee Assistance Programme including access to health and wellbeing support
- Membership of the Local Government contributory pension scheme, with an employer’s contribution of up to 19.9%
- Enhanced family friendly policies
- Local and national discounts for shopping and travel
- Great learning and development opportunities to support your ongoing development
Application Pprocedure
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Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
At Oxfordshire County Council we are proud of our diverse workforce. Everyone is accepted for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital status, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, or on maternity or family leave. We have a number of staff network groups which provide peer support, education and safe spaces for all.
As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee an interview for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job. We also guarantee interviews to care leavers who have completed further education and who meet the essential criteria for the job. For those leaving care without any further education, we guarantee an interview for our apprenticeships. We are also committed to helping and supporting those transitioning from HM Armed Forces to civilian life and guarantee an interview for those demonstrating the essential criteria for the role, within three years of leaving the service.
