Pensions Deputy Team Manager

What will you be doing?

Kent Pensions Administration Team is expanding to strengthen our capacity and resilience. We are delighted to announce a permanent vacancy for a Pensions Deputy Team Manager (to work in our Pensions Operations Team for Kent Pension Fund).

This a permanent role, full-time (37 hours); part-time applicants (minimum 30 hours a week) also welcome. The post will involve hybrid working (home and office working in Maidstone, Kent, dependent upon business needs).

As a Deputy Team Manager, you will play a key role in administering the Kent Pension Fund. Working closely with Team Managers, you will support and coordinate colleagues to deliver high-quality pension administration services and contribute to key projects.

Essential experience and skills:

• Strong, working knowledge of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Extensive experience in pension assessments and calculations
• Familiarity with Altair systems
• Commitment to delivering excellent customer care

Previous management experience is not essential; we will provide support to help you develop in the role. You will join a collaborative and professional team dedicated to accuracy, service excellence and continuous improvement. Full details are available in the job description and person specification.

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

About you

For further details about the role please contact Craig Pemble, Team Manager. (Craig.Pemble@kent.gov.uk)

About us

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KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds, faiths and those with caring responsibilities, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Please note - if you are interested, please apply soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.