Role Responsibility We are recruiting for a Data Manager (KR10) to join Kent County Council’s Pension Section, Finance Division, working for Kent Pension Fund. The role is permanent, full-time (37 hours a week). The primary location for this role is Invicta House, Maidstone, Kent; the successful candidate will undertake hybrid working (both home and office working, according to business needs). We welcome applications from both internal and external applicants. Applications from part-time applicants willing to work a minimum of 30 hours a week are also welcomed. The post holder will manage a team responsible for pension data management. You will be required to co-ordinate, monitor and manage the workload of your team and will work closely alongside the other team managers in our Pension’s Communication and Support team. You will be responsible for managing the collection of data from scheme employers and our stakeholders in our pension fund. You will contribute to the management of data we supply to our scheme members. Knowledge of the Local Government Pension Scheme is required as you will be implementing regulatory changes and scheme requirements. You will also be expected to have experience in pension administration systems such as Altair and iConnect, as complex enquires will be escalated to you and you will be required to provide guidance, direction and support to your team. Please see attached job description/person specification for further details. Application We politely request that all applicants clearly state their interest, skills and pension experience for this role (relevant to the job description/person specification) in the ‘Reason for Applying’ section of their online application form, in particular, outlining their experience of pension data systems. This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification. The closing date for all applications is Wednesday 8 th May 2024. Interviews to be undertaken in May 2024 most likely via MS Teams video call. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to deliver a presentation on the day of their interview, the title of the presentation will be given to candidates in advance (i.e. at the time of interview notification). We politely request that candidates apply directly via the KCC jobs portal, no assistance is required from recruitment agencies in filling this role.