Administrator - Risk & Compliance
Preston, Lancashire

LPPA is keen to promote a diverse workforce to maximise our ability to provide quality services to all our customers and we welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds.
Other organisations may call this role Governance and Compliance Administration Officer, Office Administrator, Pensions Administrator, Governance Administrator, Governance Office Administrator, or Personal Administrator.

About Us (-%About Us)

Local Pensions Partnership Administration (LPPA) is an award-winning pension services business based in Preston, Lancashire. We support over 640,000 pension scheme members and their employers to understand their pension obligations, benefits and retirement options.

The Risk & Compliance team play an important role within LPPA. Our work is varied and includes advising and supporting our colleagues across the business on risk and compliance matters, such as data protection, complaints investigations, interpreting rules from our regulators and promoting effective governance across our Board and sub-committees. This is an exciting time to join the team and we are currently looking for a Risk & Compliance Support Administrator.

Purpose (-%Purpose)

To provide administrative support to the Risk & Compliance Function to ensure that LPPA maintains an appropriate audit and risk management framework and culture, including robust internal controls to mitigate regulatory and operational risks in line with statutory requirements and guidance.

Key Accountabilities (-%Key Accountabilities)

• Facilitate, produce comprehensive meeting packs and records of LPPA Committee/Board meetings
• Maintain the various LPPA registers and logs:
CAMMs Risk; Audit and Incidents & Complaints register
'Horizon-scanning' Log
Consultations Log
• Ensure the LPPA policies are maintained and are reviewed on a regular basis
• Preparing clear and timely management information reporting as appropriate
• Ensure e-learning is appropriate for the business and is reviewed on a regular basis
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with other LPP Group teams that have touchpoints with the administration business
• Ensure that there is a comprehensive support function in place within the Risk & Compliance Team to promote the presence of effective Governance and Compliance
• Ensure that regulatory policies are in place for LPPA
• Ensure that reporting in relation to LPPA risk & compliance is made in a timely and consistent manner as required
• To demonstrate team ethics and work as part of LPPA and LPP Group teams supporting the business objectives
• Continually develop personal knowledge and skill

Person Specification (-%Person Specification)

To be considered as a Risk & Compliance Support Administrator, you will be:
• A proactive, self-motivated team player who can work independently with minimal supervision, manage a high personal workload with multiple deadlines and continually strive for improvements in quality, efficiency and presentation
• Knowledge of the Local Government Pension Scheme and current developments within (desirable)
• Effective written and verbal communication and expertise at providing Board reports and governance polices/manuals. Including excellent organisational and minuting skills
• Excellent communication skills including the ability to influence and build good working relationships at all levels both internally and externally
• Excellent level of numerical, analytical, ICT, and report writing skills to assist in the communication of key messages and to facilitate discussions and decision making

In return (-%In return)

• The salary for this role is circa £20,000/annum dependent on experience
• We offer 25 days’ holiday (plus Bank Holidays and additional concessionary days). We operate on a 37-hour working week, with flexibility in a working pattern dependent on the role
• When you join LPPA as a new member of our team, you will automatically be given access to our bespoke Reward Discount Scheme "Your Perk Site", which provides our employees with various rewards and benefits to save money
• As you would expect from a pension organisation, LPPA offers employees access to an excellent pension scheme with generous employer contributions