We’re seeking an experienced Pension Specialist Consultant to join our People function on a 6-month fixed-term contract. This role will lead and support a series of targeted pension consolidation, compliance, and governance improvement activities across our predominantly DC based pension schemes.
You will work in a live operational setting, collaborating closely with Payroll, HR Systems, and external pension partners to identify issues, drive remediation, and deliver practical, risk-based improvements. This role is ideal for someone who combines deep technical pension knowledge with strong project management capability and a hands-on, solution-focused mindset.
What You’ll Do
- Provide expert advice on pension administration, scheme rules, regulatory requirements, and best practice.
- Lead and drive project-based pension consolidation and complex improvement activities, ensuring alignment across multiple DC schemes and supporting the development of a future pension offering.
- Build upon existing work to assess current processes, governance structures, and compliance gaps, producing clear, risk-based evaluations and practical recommendations.
- Act as a key contributor to the refinement of internal policies, procedures, and governance frameworks to strengthen compliance and operational integrity, excellence and efficiency
- Engage with external pension providers and internal stakeholders to ensure coordinated, accurate and timely execution of pension activities.
- Prepare documentation, dashboards, and progress reports for People Leadership and internal governance forums.
- Ensure all activities are delivered within required timelines and to a high standard of accuracy and control.
- Identify key opportunities to engage and communicate with employees regarding their pension savings.
What We’re Looking For
- Proven experience in DC pension projects.
- Strong knowledge of UK pension regulations.
- Excellent project management and stakeholder skills.
- Analytical, detail-focused, and proactive.
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