Pensions Specialist

Pensions Specialist - 24 Month Fixed Term Contract

Contract: 24 month Fixed Term

Location: Monthly travel to Peterborough, Manchester, or Chesterfield

Our client is seeking an experienced Pensions Specialist to join their team on a 24 month fixed term contract. This role will play a key part in ensuring robust pensions governance, regulatory compliance, and clear documentation of the pension landscape.

You will work closely with internal stakeholders and third party providers to support auto enrolment compliance, annual certifications, and the discovery and documentation of pension arrangements across the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver annual pension certifications, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance
• Ensure ongoing compliance with auto enrolment duties, including assessments, re enrolment, and governance requirements
• Conduct a full discovery and documentation of the pensions landscape, creating and maintaining a clear single source of truth
• Review and document pension schemes, contribution structures, providers, governance arrangements, and membership data
• Work closely with third party providers, brokers, administrators, and payroll
• Support pensions governance activities, ensuring documentation and processes meet regulatory standards
• Identify risks, gaps, and improvement opportunities within current pension arrangements
• Maintain accurate, auditable records in line with data protection and confidentiality requirements
• Provide clear updates and insights to internal stakeholders and senior leaders

Skills, Experience & Knowledge

• Proven experience in a Pensions Specialist / Pensions Administrator / Pensions Manager role
• Strong knowledge of UK pensions, including auto enrolment and certification requirements
• Experience working with third party pension providers and brokers
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage complex information accurately
• Experience documenting pension schemes, processes, and governance arrangements
• Confident communicator, able to work effectively with internal and external stakeholders
• Strong organisational and time management skills
• Understanding of regulatory, compliance, and data protection requirements

Desirable

• Experience working across multiple pension schemes or complex pension environments
• Exposure to pension change, consolidation, or optimisation projects

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to work on a defined, high impact pensions programme
• Clear scope and purpose over a 24 month period
• Collaborative and professional working environment