Pension Officer in Chelmsford

Fixed Term, Full Time £25,959 up to £29,505 per annum

Location: Chelmsford

Working Style: Anywhere worker

Please note this vacancy is available as a fixed term contract opportunity for up to 12 months. There is an expectation for you to attend the office based in Chelmsford, 2 days per week. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role. Applicants must have a current, unrestricted right to work in the UK.

Who are we? The Essex Pension Fund is one of 86 pension funds which make up the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS). The LGPS is the largest defined benefit pension scheme in England and Wales with a fund value of over £340 billion. Our Fund looks after 182,000 Scheme Members, over 740 Employers and is valued at over £11 billion, placing us within the top 10 LGPS funds in the country.

Here are some of the things you would be doing:

• Using a suite of Microsoft products, including Outlook, Teams, Word, and Excel
• Accountable for understanding, developing and maintaining knowledge of the Local Government Pensions Scheme
• Accountable for delivering an allocated workload to agreed deadlines ensuring quality outputs
• Work collaboratively across the Fund to deliver activities in line with the statutory requirements

What are we looking for?

We love people with great attitudes; it isn’t only about having experience. If you haven’t any pension experience it isn’t a problem. We want people who are driven and who love to learn new things, who are hard-working, take pride in their work and are team players. People who are enthusiastic, punctual, considerate and who place a high level of importance on things such as being trustworthy, approachable, flexible, and friendly.

We’ve a host of training material available to help develop you, ranging from day to day on the job support from your colleagues to Essex County Council’s My Learning site where you’ll find a huge variety of material to further enhance your skills and knowledge.

Essential criteria:

• Strong Numerical Skills
• Excellent Customer Service Skills
• Good Written and Verbal Communication

Essex County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We’re committed to interview all disabled applicants who choose to apply under our Job Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum requirements of the job. Please speak to our Recruiters if you require any reasonable adjustments during the process. We’re also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers, who meet the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying.

Once you’ve secured your role within Essex County Council you will receive many great employee benefits, including support for unpaid carers and flexible working arrangements to accommodate their needs. At Essex County Council, we value integrity and ethical behaviour. We kindly ask that you embrace our code of conduct and the Nolan principles, including throughout the recruitment process. Your commitment to these standards helps us maintain a positive and respectful workplace for everyone.

As part of employment with Essex County Council (ECC) should your role require a DBS check you will be required to register with the DBS update service. The DBS update service ensures all registered DBS certificates are kept up to date and allows authorised parties to view the status of your certificate. This is an annual subscription, and you will be responsible for ensuring this is maintained.

Essex County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.