Pensions Regulation Manager - Brighton, United Kingdom - Spencer Clarke Group

Spencer Clarke Group
Spencer Clarke Group
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Brighton, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Spencer Clarke Group are working in partnership with a client who is seeking to recruit a Pensions Regulation Manager to join their relationship supervisor team on a permanent basis.


Relationship supervision involves working closely with pension schemes to identify areas of concern before they get worse, helping them improve and embed best practice.

Our client works with many of the UK's largest and most complex schemes, including mastertrusts, and have recently started working with third-party administrators.

Neary 70% of workplace pension savers are in schemes supervised by our relationship supervision team.


As a Pensions Regulation Manager (lead specialist grade), you'll take a leading role at the forefront of our relationship supervision team, which covers a wide range of scheme types, including defined benefit, defined contribution, public service, CDC, superfunds,and master trusts.

This role may include some limited line management.

Your role will include working with our clients highest profile schemes or with their new pensions administration work. Whichever role fits your experience best, you'll be doing some of the most challenging and rewarding work.

No two days will be the same,but some things you can expect to be involved in include:


  • Working closely with your portfolio, getting real insight, and using this to identify risks and best practice.
  • Reviewing and responding to timesensitive events that will have a high media profile, carrying out an initial assessment and summarising them with a view to how the organisation should respond
  • Helping develop our specialists and lead associates and implementing processes and guidance on new and arising issues.
  • Working with advisers to engage with the senior leadership teams, including attending evaluation meetings, reviewing scheme documentation, and observing board meetings.
  • Making recommendations and following up on assessments or action plans to improve regulatory outcomes within agreed timescales.

Essential

  • Proven track record of managing a portfolio of complex casework (or equivalent) and doing this through working independently and in a team
  • Sufficient experience in finance, banking, regulation, the law or pensions, giving you the broad knowledge or appropriate skills to manage this work
  • Critical thinking skills that demonstrate your ability to evaluate information and identify risks, making complex decisions and recommendations
  • Demonstrable communication, negotiation and influencing skills, with experience at all levels to show how you can manage stakeholders and build relationships
  • Experience of project management and/or the continuous development of processes

Desirable

  • Experience of leading/managing crossfunctional teams
  • A broad knowledge of the pensions market and underlying financial arrangements
  • Experience of coaching/mentoring

An excellent benefit package is on offer including:

  • Civil Service defined benefit pension scheme
  • Discretionary bonus arrangements
  • Access to performancerelated pay progression
  • 25 days annual leave
  • Flextime, with ability to take up to two days' flexi leave a month
  • Flexible working arrangements, including hybrid working
  • Career development opportunities
  • Enhanced parental leave arrangements
  • Free employee assistance program
  • Location in Brighton and Hove area

How to Apply
If you think you've got what it takes to succeed, or would love to find out more information, either

  • Contact Matt Byrne Fraser on

About Spencer Clarke Group


Here at Spencer Clarke Group, we pride ourselves on connecting you with the best career opportunities; our experienced Consultants have extensive market knowledge in Accountancy and Finance and will also provide expert career advice along the way.


When you join us, you will receive:

  • Post Placement Aftercare
  • Loyalty reward scheme and
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