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 assist the Employer Liaison Officer to ensure that scheme employers e.g. Cornwall Council, Academies, Town/Parish Councils, private companies, are fully supported and provided with all necessary information and guidance as Scheme employers of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).

This role assists in the provision of support to new and existing Scheme Employers in relation to their responsibilities as set out in the LGPS Regulations and to ensure compliance in order to support the efficient management of the Cornwall Pension Fund.

To assist the Employer Liaison Officer in the TUPE process and supporting employers gaining admitted body status will be a key element of the role; This includes advising employers, collating membership and contract data, liaising with Legal Services in the construction of Admission documents, calculating employer contribution rates and liaising with our Investment Team and actuarial colleagues on regular basis. Alongside this, monitoring ongoing Admission Agreements, bonds, indemnities and employer cessations to ensure the Fund is continually protected and adhering to our regulatory responsibilities and fund policies.

Support the Employer Training and Communications Officer, under the guidance of the Employer Liaison Officer, in the development, review and appropriate distribution of scheme communication material and training. This could include email communications, presentations, training, guidance documents, website content and Teams/In person meetings on occasion. There will also be occasions when the role will support in communication to our scheme members.

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

This is a public/customer-facing role, where the statutory English language requirement for public sector workers applies.                     

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@cornwall.gov.uk

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.