Pensions Consultant

Overview

Pensions Consultant | 9861 | Permanent Contract | 37 hours per week | £43,822 to £48,227 per annum (Scale K) | County Hall, Norwich / Hybrid

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Pensions Consultant to join our busy Payroll & Pensioner Services Team.

As part of the Norfolk Pension Fund, the team provides services to more than 420 employers and over 100,000 active, deferred, and retired members of the Local Government Pension Scheme.

In this pivotal role, you will lead and support the team in day‑to‑day activities, including processing monthly payrolls for our 30,000 retired members, calculating and paying complex death benefits, processing weekly payrolls to pay leaver benefits and setting up new retirees on the pensions payroll.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Paul Stimpson – Pension Services Manager  or Shenda Hedtke .

• Competitive salary
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
• Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working – dependent on your job role and business need.
• Financial benefits such as:
  • ‘ Norfolk Rewards’ our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.
  • A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
  • Relocation expenses (where applicable)
  • An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
  • Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants’ pensions
  • Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes
  • Access to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand new, ultra-low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility)
  • A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job

We want our people to be inspired and motivated to work well together, make the most of our work spaces, enjoy a healthy work-life balance, and deliver excellent services to Norfolk and its people. Flexibility is built into the way we work, with hybrid working a key feature for many roles. Our technology platform and equipment are first class, enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely.

We ask that you have in place good Broadband connectivity.

Before you apply, we recommend reading the full Job description and person specification to help you demonstrate how you meet the criteria. You can also find information on our Terms and Conditions here.

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Redeployment closing date: 9 February 2026 23:59
All other applicants closing date: 16 February 2026 23:59