Pensions Team Leader (Interim)

Contract: Initial 6‑month contract
Location: Birmingham Working Pattern: Hybrid

Hays are working in partnership with a local authority to recruit an Interim Pensions Team Leader. This is a senior role within the pensions function and requires a candidate with significant Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) experience. The successful candidate will play a key role in stabilising and improving pensions operations, including leading recovery and compliance activity.

Key Responsibilities

You will take a lead role with responsibility for the following key deliverables:

Lead and manage Phase 2 of the pension's recovery programme, ensuring outstanding issues are resolved and sustainable business-as-usual (BAU) processes are established.
Ensure monthly pension submissions (MDC) to the LGPS are maintained, including implementing robust processes for submissions from offboarded schools
Ensure payments and remittance notices align with pension submissions, including retrospective corrective action for the 2025/26 financial year and establishing a BAU process
Manage Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS) end‑of‑year audits, including addressing historic years not yet submitted and liaising with procurement to commission external auditors where required
Ensure full compliance with auto‑enrolment legislation
Lead the pensions input to the Equal Pay Settlement Programme, managing a team of six Equal Pay-funded administration staff
Review existing BAU processes and lead the development of comprehensive Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
Assess and determine the resourcing required to operate the pensions function effectively in a stable BAU state.
Management Responsibilities

Day‑to‑day management of pension transactions across the service
Direct line management of 2-3 Pensions Advisors
Provide leadership, oversight, and assurance within a highly regulated pensions environment
Essential Experience

Extensive experience working within LGPS pensions, ideally within a local authority setting
Proven experience of leading or managing a pension's recovery programme
Strong knowledge of pensions governance, compliance, and statutory requirements
Demonstrated people management experience, including leading and developing teams
Ability to operate effectively in a complex and pressured environment
This role offers an excellent opportunity for an experienced pension professional to make a tangible impact within a local authority setting. If you're excited by the opportunity to join a dynamic team, please send you an updated CV!

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