Senior Pensions Administrator

The opportunity

Are you a highly organised and efficient administrator ready to take the next step in your career at one of the world’s leading creative institutions? University of the Arts London is seeking a Senior Pensions Administrator to join its Pensions team and play a key role in supporting the Pensions Manager in delivering a high-quality, professional and timely service to staff from across the University.

 

In this role, you will provide a comprehensive pensions service, supporting the day-to-day delivery of key operational duties. You will interpret and implement changes across the University’s three pension schemes and advise managers on the financial and operational implications of these developments. Acting as a first point of contact for the Pensions team, you will liaise closely with external pension scheme administrators, including Capita for the Teachers’ Pensions scheme, the London Pensions Fund Authority for the Local Government Pension Scheme and Universities Superannuation Scheme Ltd.

 

You will take responsibility for supervising the Pensions Assistants , ensuring the accurate recording and submission of scheme data to administrators and actuaries. The role also involves leading the preparation and submission of all monthly and annual returns within statutory deadlines, calculating pension estimates for retirements and redundancies, developing internal procedures and managing the processing and authorisation of third-party invoices.

Your profile

You will bring a strong understanding of the Local Government Pension Scheme and Teachers’ Pension Scheme, particularly in relation to information requirements for monthly returns, alongside experience of DC schemes. Knowledge of the Universities Superannuation Scheme, as well as automatic enrolment and re-enrolment processes, is also essential.

 

In addition to this, you will be an effective communicator with strong interpersonal skills, capable of leading and motivating a team, setting clear objectives and building positive relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.

We are UAL

University of the Arts London (UAL) generates and inspires the creativity the world needs for a better future. Since 1842, our colleges have been defining creative education. With curiosity, imagination and intent we make work which creates lasting change for people and our planet. London is core to who we are, a place where we meet and share ideas with people from different backgrounds and cultures.

Our creative network influences learning, culture, industry and society on a global scale. Our academics and practitioners deliver creative education and inspire new ways of thinking through research and innovation. We work with students at every level from pre-degree and short courses to postgraduate and online learning, enabling them to build the careers they want. Together, we are a community of makers, thinkers, pioneers and storytellers redesigning the future.

As a University, we are ranked second in the world for Art and Design. We are formed of 6 Colleges with unique histories and identities: Camberwell College of Arts, Central Saint Martins, Chelsea College of Arts, London College of Communication, London College of Fashion and Wimbledon College of Arts. UAL also has 4 Institutes, 5 Research Centres, 1 Pre-Degree School and 2 subsidiary companies delivering specialist activities.

We are a global University, welcoming over 22,000 students and 6,000 staff from 130 countries. We aim to be a university where people can be themselves and feel supported to reach their full potential. That’s why we are proud to hold a Bronze Award from the Race Equality Charter (REC), are members of the Business Disability Forum and Employers for Carers, and maintain our status as a Disability Confident Scheme and Living Wage employer.

Application process

We operate a fair and open anonymous selection process. Thus, you will need to create an account and submit an application through our job board. As part of this, you will need to provide a supporting statement/answer some competency questions to demonstrate your suitability. Our recruitment process involves: Application, Shortlisting, Interview and Assessment, Offer, Onboarding.

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