The Service & Team:

The Cornwall Pension Fund is administered within Cornwall Council. We are a team of 30+ people based in Pydar House, Truro who support members and employers in the Local Government Pension Scheme within Cornwall. 

The Role:

To ensure that the Employer Data Team of the Cornwall Pension Fund is run effectively and efficiently, with Data Quality being maintained at the highest level possible.
To process information and data provided by Cornwall Pension Fund employers and to supervise the Employer Data Team Officers within the team and monitor team workloads, to support the team in their roles

Providing advice, guidance and support to scheme employers relating to their responsibilities as participating employers in the Cornwall Pension Fund- Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) .

To assist the Employer Services Manager in ensuring that the Data Quality targets set for the Fund are met.

To provide management reports and statistics in relation to i-Connect and employer data for inclusion in reports to be submitted to the Pensions Committee and Local Pension Boards.

This role provides a range of administrative and data services for the pensions team that is important in developing and maintaining an accurate and efficient administration function in accordance with Cornwall Council’s statutory duty as the Administering Authority to the Cornwall Pension Fund.
The nature of the work of the team is constantly evolving, as changes to regulations are made and the needs of our participating employers alter. Along with other team members, the holder of this role is required to adapt and respond to the changing environment.

Please note this is a hybrid role and requires a minimum of 2 days a week working from Pydar House in Truro.

Please read the role profile for the full details of this role attached below in this advert

What you’ll get in return:

Cornwall Council’s ambition is to be an employer of choice, a high performing Council and a learning organisation. We commit to providing a reward and benefits package to attract, motivate and reward our employees. We offer a range of flexible working options to our staff. This helps provide our employees with a greater work/life balance. Whilst still ensuring that service needs are met.

Our core employee rewards and benefits include:

·         a competitive salary.

·         a defined benefit pension scheme, based on your career average earnings. This includes the option for extra voluntary contributions

·         a generous annual leave entitlement with the potential to purchase additional leave.

·         A national award-winning employee health and wellbeing programme

·         Employee benefits scheme giving employees access to a wide range of discounts to local and national goods and services.

Additional Information:

The full role profile is attached here 

For more information or an informal chat about the role please contact Hayley Brown.

Application Process

Please attach a supporting statement to your application, you can add your Education & Qualifications details manually using the application form timeline or you can upload your CV. Remember to demonstrate why you are suitable against each of the points marked as ‘Application’ on the Role Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had. Guidance on how to complete your application can be found here – The application process.

Please note that applications cannot be edited after they have been submitted, please contact careers@cornwall.gov.uk if you have any queries or require assistance with your application.

About Us

Cornwall Council deliver services to more than half a million local people and over five million visitors a year. Find out more about working and volunteering for us. 

We are happy to talk about flexible working options such as part-time or compressed hours. More examples of our flexible working opportunities can be found here - flexible working options. 

Fairness and inclusion are at the heart of our vision for Cornwall. In order to best serve our communities, we are striving to achieve a diverse workforce that is inclusive of all backgrounds, cultures and identities; e.g., race, disability, sex, gender, age, religion and sexual orientation. We are an equal opportunities and Disability Confident employer, and we will assess applicants on their merits. 

Cornwall Council is committed to safeguarding and following safer recruitment principles to help make sure our staff and volunteers are suitable to work with children, young people and adults at risk. It’s a vital part of creating a safe and positive environment and making a commitment to keeping all service users safe from harm.