Pension Specialist

Pensions Specialist – 12 Month Contract

Location: London (Hybrid – 2 days onsite, Tuesdays mandatory)

Rate: £33.93 per hour (Umbrella)

Overview

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Pensions Specialist to support the delivery and transition of LGPS administration within a large public sector Shared Services environment.

This role will focus on delivering high-quality pension administration and embedding sustainable processes for long-term service delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver end-to-end LGPS administration (starters, leavers, retirements, estimates)
• Perform complex pension calculations, including CARE schemes
• Manage and resolve technical LGPS queries
• Review submissions to third-party administrators
• Work closely with Payroll and HR teams
• Produce and maintain process documentation and guidance
• Support stakeholder engagement and service transition into BAU

Essential Requirements

• Recent, hands-on LGPS administration experience (essential)
• Strong knowledge of full pension lifecycle processing
• Experience using LGPS systems/portals
• Confident handling complex calculations and queries independently

Desirable

• Experience in HR Shared Services
• Public sector or local authority background
• Strong attention to detail and process improvement experience

We can only consider applications from those eligible to work in the UK for this position. This position will require some additional checks, to ensure you can access the site worked as needed.

For more information on this position, please contact Marika Powell at ARM on 02392 228232 or email your CV and covering letter to marika.powell@arm.co.uk.