Projects Officer (Pensions)
Job description
About the role:
As the LGPS Projects Officer, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering strategic projects for the c.£850 million Powys Pension Fund. You will be responsible for developing robust business cases that explore a range of options, supported by detailed research, costings, and impact assessments. Your work will directly influence the Fund’s operational efficiency, regulatory compliance, and stakeholder experience.
This is a high-impact role requiring the ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously, ensuring delivery within agreed timescales and budgets. You will oversee the full lifecycle of all annual projects across the Fund, ensuring alignment with statutory requirements, regulatory deadlines, and the Fund’s long-term objectives. You will provide expert advice and support to colleagues, senior management, and external stakeholders, ensuring that all projects are implemented effectively and deliver measurable improvements. Many of these initiatives will involve the adoption of new
technologies and process enhancements across pension administration and wider Fund activities.
Bringing significant experience in project delivery, you will be responsible for monitoring progress, evaluating outcomes, and reporting to senior management, the Pension Committee, and the Local Pension Board. You will be expected to work with a high degree of autonomy, exercising sound judgement and initiative in a dynamic and regulated environment.
To succeed in this role, you will need to demonstrate:
• A strong understanding of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
Regulations and associated legislation.
• The ability to translate complex regulatory requirements into practical project plans.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to produce
clear, persuasive documentation and engage confidently with a wide range of
stakeholders.
• A proactive, organised, and adaptable approach to managing competing
priorities in a fast-paced setting.
This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the strategic development of the Powys Pension Fund and to play a key role in delivering innovation, compliance, and service excellence.
About you:
You are a highly experienced and strategically minded professional with a strong track record of delivering complex projects in a regulated environment. With a degree-level qualification or equivalent professional experience, you bring a depth of knowledge and insight that enables you to lead and manage multiple high-impact initiatives simultaneously.
You are confident working autonomously, with the ability to interpret technical guidance and translate it into clear, actionable project plans that align with both regulatory requirements and the strategic objectives of the Pension Fund. Your excellent written and verbal communication skills allow you to engage effectively with a wide range of stakeholders, from operational teams to senior decision-makers.
Organised, adaptable, and solutions-focused, you thrive in dynamic environments and are comfortable managing competing priorities. You bring a proactive approach to problem-solving and continuous improvement, always seeking opportunities to enhance service delivery and stakeholder outcomes.
Above all, you possess extensive technical knowledge of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) Regulations and associated legislation, and you are committed to using this expertise to drive innovation, compliance, and excellence across the Fund’s project portfolio.
What you will do:
As the LGPS Projects Officer, you will lead the development and delivery of strategic projects that enhance the effectiveness, compliance, and efficiency of the Powys Pension Fund. You will be responsible for identifying opportunities for improvement, designing innovative solutions, and implementing projects that align with regulatory requirements, budget constraints, and the Fund’s long-term objectives.
You will:
• Develop and deliver high-impact projects using a range of tools and
methodologies, ensuring alignment with LGPS regulations and best practice.
• Produce clear, evidence-based business cases that articulate project scope,
costs, benefits, and expected outcomes.
• Design and present detailed project implementation plans, managing all phases from initiation through to evaluation.
• Oversee multiple concurrent projects, ensuring delivery to agreed timescales, budgets, and quality standards.
• Act as the key point of contact for all project-related activity within the Fund,
providing regular updates to the Pensions Committee, Local Pension Board,
Fund Management, and internal teams.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, including other Welsh LGPS Funds, to support the design and delivery of joint initiatives.
• Apply your in-depth knowledge of LGPS legislation to ensure all projects are
compliant and strategically aligned.
• Use digital tools and data-driven insights to drive continuous improvement and deliver measurable efficiencies across pension administration and stakeholder engagement.
• Work independently with minimal supervision, demonstrating initiative, sound judgement, and a proactive approach to problem-solving.
• Embrace and promote the Fund’s agile working arrangements, including flexible and remote working practices.
This role offers the opportunity to make a significant contribution to the strategic development of the Pension Fund, delivering projects that improve outcomes for members, employers, and the wider organisation.