Casual Pensions Officer

Job Introduction

West Yorkshire Pension Fund (WYPF) administers the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) and the Fire Fighters Pension Scheme for over 900 employers based throughout the UK. The Funds administered by WYPF have 500,000 members of which 163,000 are active members, 145,000 are deferred members and 185,000 are pensioners. WYPF is valued at over £20bn. More information can be found at www.wypf.org.uk

The role of Casual Pensions Officers is to support the Local Government scheme administration team during busy periods or to cover for absences.

You will also be part of a busy team where strict deadlines have to be adhered to, so you will be required to work in a high pressured environment.

You should therefore have strong numeracy skills with attention to detail, exercise good judgment and be able to manage your own workloads with minimum supervision. You should possess effective communication skills both verbally and in writing and adopt a positive but sympathetic customer care approach to your work.

As a minimum you will have:

• 5 GCSE’s Grade C or above including Maths and English - or equivalent qualifications.
• Evidence of your numeracy and literacy skills and recent experience of dealing with the public.
• Be able to work under pressure in a busy environment and as part of a team.
• Have Excellent Customer Service skills
• Previous payroll or pensions experience is not essential as full training will be provided.

A Basic DBS check with Disclosure and Barring service will be undertaken for this post.

How to Apply

If you are interested in joining our team and would like some further information, please contact Elaine Skinner, Recruiting Manager by email: elaine.skinner@wypf.org.uk

Employee Offer

Why work for Bradford Council? Find out why by taking a look at Our Employee Offer.pdf .

Equal Opportunities

We do not discriminate against any applicant or employee directly or indirectly on the grounds of gender, marital status, gender re-assignment, pregnancy, sexual orientation, disability, race, colour, ethnic background, religion or belief nationality or age. And, as an equal opportunities employer, the Council strives to employ the best qualified people from a diverse range of applicants.

The RESPECT Allyship Programme is available to all staff, which offers the opportunity to learn more about the diverse communities & groups and provides added benefits and resources to its members.