The role
The Role:
The Southwark Pension Fund is part of the Local Government Pension Scheme (the scheme), and it is the largest pension fund in London in terms of scheme membership with net assets of £1.53 billion.
As part of an ongoing commitment in digital technology and business transformation, Pension Services is at the start of an exciting new journey around future pension provision, service excellence and engagement with scheme members and other stakeholders.
The Pension Services team manages the administration of the Southwark Pensions Fund .
The data/systems section within Pension Services will be responsible for managing data flow within Southwark Council and external employers/schools within the council, ensuring that pension data is accurate and complete.
Key responsibilities of the Data System Manager include:
-To proactively identify and implement the council’s best practice, Government legislation and the Pensions Administration and Data Management strategies. Bringing any concerns to the attention of the Senior Management Team and ensure that managers and staff are advised on pension and data issues. Providing comprehensive systems support to the Pensions Management Team.
-To lead on all system improvements and regular maintenance of UPM and its Employer and Member portals. To maintain, redesign and update system processes to improve efficiency and ultimately improve the service to the fund’s end users.
- To lead on pensions data reporting and statistical analysis, developing and testing SQL reports from Civica UPM. Develop and maintain regular (weekly, monthly) housekeeping reports testing data integrity, identifying data gaps and having procedures in place to then populate missing data fields in line with Data Management strategy.
- To promote the council’s ‘Digital First’ policy and facilitate member access and continuous improvement to Member Self Service, and maintain additional site content.
- To deal with the most complex data queries and determine how pension calculations are being determined through the pension system.
About Southwark:
We are the largest local authority social landlord in London, managing 55,000 homes lived in by 40% of Southwark’s residents. We are home to over 18,300 businesses including iconic London venues and social enterprises and we have a young, diverse and growing population.
At Southwark we are committed to making our borough just and fair and are taking positive action to tackle inequalities. Our residents and communities are our greatest asset and the passion we have for Southwark is shared by millions of Londoners who enjoy our outstanding cultural offer, use our hospitals and attend our universities. Our refreshed borough plan and focus on Southwark Stands Together, (which is our work with Southwark’s communities and the council’s staff to tackle racism, injustice and inequality) underpins all that we do.
About You:
As a key part of the Pension Services team, you will be able to liaise with staff and colleagues at all levels of the council, and also provide excellent customer service to end users and other stakeholders.
We’re looking for someone with drive and determination and the skills and abilities to make the Pension Services team perform at the highest level.
For an informal discussion about this role, please arrange a chat with Barry Berkengoff or Peter Hughes via Teams.
Additional salary details
Please be advised that we will only consider applications from internal candidates that are current employees or agency workers on an active assignment.
Benefits and more information:
https://jobs.southwark.gov.uk/why-us/
https://jobs.theguardian.com/minisites/southwark-council/life-at-southwark-benefits-and- more/
Recruitment timetable
Application closing date: 11:59 PM on 23rd July 2023
Interview date: 26th July 2023
We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together initiative. We particularly welcome applications from members of the black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.
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