Be part of building Scotland’s future

Scottish Enterprise is Scotland’s national economic development agency. We support businesses by helping them to innovate, scale and transform our country’s economy. Everyone here is critical to our mission.

For you as an experienced Pension Manager who’s looking to play a pivotal role with a forward-thinking organisation, this is an opportunity to contribute to real change.

You’ll work closely with the scheme Chair, the trustees, advisers and Scottish Enterprise (SE) to develop and deliver our pension scheme – a valuable part of our benefits package. You’ll help us shape our pension strategy by overseeing and managing our open Defined Benefit scheme, ensuring we operate efficiently, with good governance, and in full compliance with all regulations.

Your expertise will add significant value, as you work with our advisers to keep the scheme delivering our trustees’ and SE’s shared long-term ambition: to have a sustainable, relevant, secure scheme.

Your responsibilities will include:

Scheme strategy and service delivery

Everything from developing proposals to improving the quality and effectiveness of services, as well as taking a lead on delivering change approved initiatives. You’ll also contribute to evolving and implementing strategy and policy with our trustees and advisers, ensure the scheme operates effectively and meets performance and quality standards, and manage stakeholder relationships.

Governance

As well as co-ordinating and managing regulatory and legislative compliance and scheme governance, you’ll oversee advisers’ delivery – making sure it’s completed on time and to the right standard. You’ll also act as the scheme’s secretary.

Communications & Engagement

Developing and supporting our engagement and communication strategy, you’ll promote our pension scheme as a key benefit, so it helps to attract and retain talent. You’ll take account of scheme members’ needs, while also balancing regulatory requirements, budgetary constraints and scheme objectives.

Who we’re looking for:

You’ll need a degree or SCQF equivalent (level 9 or 10), together with proven experience in a related role in pension management, administration, consultancy or in-house. Alternatively, you may join us with experience in other areas: accountancy, finance, investment or actuarial work.

Whatever your background, you’ll be familiar with trustee and corporate pensions meetings with senior colleagues and professional advisers. Also essential are:

• A high degree of specialist knowledge – including up-to-date operational and technical knowledge of defined benefit pension arrangements, scheme governance and pension regulations and legislation.
• Personal integrity – a critical requirement, given the highly regulatory nature of pensions and your responsibilities as scheme secretary. You’ll also need to feel comfortable being accountable to the trustees.
• Confidence, motivation and self-reliance – as well as effective relationship management skills, as you’ll be working with senior SE colleagues, the scheme Chair, trustees and advisers.
• Strategic thinking and strong analytical skills – both are crucial in a role where you’ll be identifying requirements and potential future developments or improvements.

Ideally, you’ll also have a professional qualification (or part-qualification) in pensions, for example: Associate of Pensions Management Institute (AMPI), Advanced Financial Planning Certificate (AFPC) or Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA).

Role Profile

Further information on the role can be found in the attached role profile

Life at Scottish Enterprise

As one of Scotland’s Top 10 Flexible Employers, we pride ourselves on empowering our colleagues to work when and where they can best deliver their role in support of our corporate plan. Learn more about working with us 

How to apply

If you're interested in this role, complete your application form by 15 December 2024

Interview dates

• w/c 13/01/2025

Our values

Being part of Scottish Enterprise means being open to new ideas and trying different ways of working. We support each other to reach our full potential. We celebrate shared success and learn together when things don’t go so well. And we always treat each other fairly, with respect and understanding. Together, we are the difference.

At Scottish Enterprise, we’re proud to celebrate difference. Diversity of experience and thought is vital to the success of our vision for the future of every community across Scotland. As an equal opportunity employer, we actively encourage applicants from a wide range of individuals, irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, gender identity and expression, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.

We commit to providing any reasonable adjustments required, not only during the application and assessment process but throughout employment with us.

We have the following networks which are open to all colleagues to help drive inclusion, Disability Positive, Working Parents and Gender Balance, Multi-cultural, Multi-Generational and Pride (LGBTQ+).

Apply now to build your future with us.