Our client is a large local government organisation and looking for an experienced Pensions Governance Manager to join their team. This is initially a 3 month contract which may be extended for the right candidate
You will
To be the main point of contact within the Pension Team on all matters relating to pension scheme governance, the Pensions Regulators Code of Practice 14 and all relevant statutory and non-statutory guidance impacting public sector schemes. Any material breach of this Code must be reported to the Penson Regulator, via the Local Pension Board, who may impose fines or civil prosecutions against individuals.
To be responsible for all Fund governance arrangements, leading the development and implementation of the Funds wide-ranging governance related objectives set out in its business plan, reviewing these regularly and ensuring appropriate procedures are in place to measure success of achievement.
Leading on to the extensive requirements set out in the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR), working with the other members of the Management Team to ensure compliance is achieved and where any breaches are identified are recorded and reported within the statutory timescales.
Developing and maintaining for the Head of Wiltshire Pension Fund all terms of reference, structure, roles/responsibilities, constitution etc. of the Fund’s Pension Committee and Local Pension Board.
Support the Head of Wiltshire Pension Fund in the management of the Fund’s Pension Committee and Local Pension Board, including:
Producing committee agendas and supporting papers
Preparation and presentation of Committee and Pension Board papers
Liaison with Committee and Pension Board members and Committee Clerks
Ensuring the Committee and Pension Board members have the required knowledge and understanding to perform their respective roles.
Overseeing the training for Committee and Pension Board members, whether provided internally or via external sources.
Monitoring attendance at training and maintaining individual training plans.
Regularly reviewing the effectiveness of the Committee and Pension Board.
To ensure that from an audit perspective the Fund is operating correctly and provides the assurances to Committee of the management of all identified risks, working with the auditors to agree action plans, through their development, execution and reporting to Committee and Local Pension Board.
Ensuring the Fund has all key strategy and policy documents in place (e.g., FSS, ISS, Communications policy, Administration Strategy, Discretions polies, etc.) for the Head of Pensions, Pension Committee and Local Pension Board in and that these are regularly reviewed and updated where required and performance in line with these policies is reported to Committee / Local Pension Board.
PLEASE NOTE THIS ROLE IS INSIDE SCOPE OF IR35
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