About Us
Dalriada.Together is a pensions consolidation model that delivers trusteeship, governance, administration, and all daily operations associated with the scheme while maintaining control of your investments and scheme journey.
Unlike some other consolidation models, no specific additional contributions need to be made by the Sponsor for the scheme to be a part of Dalriada.Together. We manage the advisers and other third parties through our carefully selected panels, to deliver their duties to time and to budget. All this to an agreed overall fee. Running a defined benefit pension scheme is more complicated, time-consuming, and riskier than ever. The company bears the responsibility, and the expenses they incur from advisers and other third parties can be extremely high. Dalriada.Together works with employers and pension scheme sponsors to remove that heavy burden. Through close collaboration and consolidation of services, we deliver your pension scheme’s strategic objectives.
The traditional model of a trustee board appointing a range of suppliers and advisers is an inefficient approach for most schemes. Dalriada is in a unique position with access to considerable internal resources, from which we have developed an alternative approach to our appointments.
About You
As a Senior Pensions Administrator, you will manage and maintain the administration aspects of defined benefit schemes on behalf of the trustee. Acting as the point of contact for scheme members, you will work closely within and contribute to the trustee team and other third-party suppliers appointed to a Scheme.
An important part of the role is ensuring proactive project management of tasks being undertaken on a scheme and that they are completed within agreed service levels. As part of this, you will need to provide project management oversight and mentor and peer review work being undertaken by other more junior members working on a scheme. Our team carries out all types of exercises from winding up schemes and calculating members’ pension benefits to carrying out forensic research for schemes, all the while providing an excellent service to the members of our Schemes. This variation makes Together an exciting opportunity for anyone interested in a career in pensions.
Responsibilities & Criteria
Key Criteria
* Broad pension's technical knowledge, with at least five years' experience working in a Defined Benefit pension administration environment and with a detailed understanding of defined benefit pensions schemes and UK pensions legislation, regulation, and codes of practice.
* Knowledge of systems e.g. Microsoft Office/ Windows applications.
* Experience in managing ad-hoc and annual pension projects.
* Excellent communication skills both written and oral with the ability to articulate and communicate current and relevant issues to scheme members, pension trustees, and other relevant third parties.
* Experience of working proactively and using own initiative to complete tasks.
* The ability to perform in a fast-moving environment providing excellent service to clients and third parties with a desire to succeed at accomplishing challenging objectives.
* A flexible working approach, with the desire to support and contribute to other areas of Trustee services offered by the Together team.
Desirable Criteria
* Knowledge of and experience with GMP Reconciliation / Equalisation calculations.
* Experience in attending Trustee meetings.
* The ability to support and develop less experienced members of the team.
* Project Management oversight.
Benefits include:
* Excellent Remuneration Package
* Flexible Annual Leave
* Flexible Working (Onsite, Hybrid)
* Matched Pension Contribution
* Income Protection and Life Assurance
* Comprehensive Private Medical, Dental Cover including Employee Assistance Programme
* Annual Health Screening
* Car Leasing Scheme
* Reserved Parking (Belfast & Manchester)
* Cycle to Work Scheme
* Annual Season Ticket
* Centrally located modern offices equipped with shower facilities
* Great Coffee, Daily snacks, fresh fruit, and weekly company lunches
* Social Events, Games, and away days
* Charity Payroll Giving
Circumstances
Working hours: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week with additional hours as and when required.
Location: UK-wide with opportunities available in Belfast, Manchester, or Glasgow.
All roles are subject to a six-month probationary period, and all prospective employees are required to complete an Access NI check.
As part of the pre-hire process, the successful candidate will be subject to reference checking security vetting.
3173 is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Applying with a disability or long-term health condition?
As part of our belief that we benefit from the differences among us, we are committed to increasing the representation of disabled colleagues and want to remove any barriers or challenges that get in the way of candidates with a disability or long-term health condition from applying to work with us. As part of this commitment, we guarantee to automatically interview anyone with a disability who meets the minimum criteria.
If there is support or an adjustment that we can provide to enable you to be at your best during the recruitment and selection process, we encourage you to advise us in good time so that we may make suitable arrangements. We understand that being open with us may feel uncomfortable, so please only share with us the information that you are comfortable sharing, and rest assured that we will use this only to provide you with the right support. Any information you give us will be treated completely confidentially. To discuss this further, please call 028 9041 2000 and ask to speak to a member of the People & Culture team.
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