Pensions Technician, Inverness (Fixed Term - 2 years)

Job Description

Post Title: Pensions Technician (2 vacancies)
Location: Headquarters, Inverness
Hours: 35 Hours Per Week
Duration: Fixed Term (2 years)
Salary: £27,554 - £30,175 p.a.

Salary placing will normally be at the first point of the scale.

Contact Person: Natalya Oram Tel: 01463 702488

Job Purpose: The Highland Council Pension Fund is part of the national Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS). The LGPS was set up by the UK Government to provide retirement and death benefits for local government employees across the whole of the UK and currently has more than 6.8 million members.

The Highland Council Pension fund is responsible for 32,978 members and has investment assets of over £2.6 billion. Our members include people who work for the Highland Council, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles Council) and a wide range of other employers such as local colleges and scheduled and admitted bodies across the Highlands and Islands.

Please APPLY ONLINE. If you are unable to apply online and you wish to request an offline application pack, please contact HR Transactions Team, T: 01955 608279 (24 hour voicemail) quoting the post reference number above.

The Highland Council understands that diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, and being fair and inclusive. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds, representative of the communities we serve and particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be under-represented in our workforce.

As a disability confident employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria requirements for the post.

Shortlisted applicants will normally be contacted by email, unless otherwise stated. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.

Requirements

Experience in Pension Administration preferred but not essential as full training will be provided.