Pensions Officer

# Pensions Officer## Job Introduction West Yorkshire Pension Fund (WYPF) administers twenty-four Fire Authorities for the administration of the Firefighters Pension Schemes, along with the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) for over 850 employers based throughout the UK and is valued at over £19bn.

We also operate a shared service partnership with Lincolnshire Pension Fund, the London Boroughs of Hounslow and Barnet. Together, the Funds have a combined membership totalling 500,000. More information on this can be found on our website at .We have vacancies across the following teams:
1. The Fire Team who deals with record maintenance and complex manual benefit calculations
2. The Fire Matthews project team who deals with retained firefighters record maintenance and complex manual benefit calculations
3. The Death and Dependants Fire team who deal with bereavements and complex manual calculations

As a pensions officer you will support senior colleagues and calculate a range of pension benefits. You will work as part of a busy team with strict deadlines and will therefore need to perform effectively in a high-pressure environment.  The role involves working in complex areas, including manual calculations, with support from colleagues. You will gain knowledge of the different aspects of the various pension schemes we administer and the evolving legislation that governs them.

You should therefore have strong numeracy skills and mathematical skills with attention to detail, exercise good judgment and be able to manage your own workloads with minimum supervision. You should possess effective communication skills both verbally and in writing and adopt a positive but sympathetic customer care approach to your work.

Essential requirements
* 5 GCSE’s (Grade C/4 or above) including Maths and English - or equivalent qualifications.
* Evidence of numeracy and literacy skills
* Recent experience of dealing with the public.
* Ability to work under pressure in a busy team environment
* Excellent customer service skills Desirable
* Previous payroll or pensions experience

The post is part of a career grade structure consisting of four grades, with progression between each  return we can offer:
* Flexible working
* Local Government Pension Scheme
* Ongoing training and development
* Generous annual leave entitlement
* Opportunity to progress to Senior Pension Officer
* Hybrid working after a period of initial training

For further information regarding this post please contact Kirsty Ellershaw on or email Kirsty.ellershaw.ukA disclosure check with the Disclosure and Barring Service will be undertaken for this post.
** Employee Offer
**** Equal Opportunities
** We do not discriminate against any applicant or employee directly or indirectly on the grounds of gender, marital status, gender re-assignment, pregnancy, sexual orientation, disability, race, colour, ethnic background, religion or belief nationality or age. And, as an equal opportunities employer, the Council strives to employ the best qualified people from a diverse range of applicants.

The RESPECT Allyship Programme is available to all staff, which offers the opportunity to learn more about the diverse communities & groups and provides added benefits and resources to its members.

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* ** Salary**   £25,583.00 - £33,699.00 per annum
* ** Frequency
* * Annual
* ** Job Reference
** bradfordmbc/TP/1656/1714
* ** Contract Type
** Permanent
* ** Working Hours
** 37
* ** Closing Date
** 22 March, 2026
* ** Job Category
** Administration
* ** Service
* * Chief Executive
* ** Location
* * Aldermanbury House, 4 Godwin Street, Bradford, United Kingdom
* ** Additonal Payments
** For Office Use Only
* ** Posted on
** 4 March, 2026
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