Systems Analyst – Essex Pension Fund

Systems Analyst – Essex Pension Fund

Permanent, Full Time

£32,499 to £38,235 per annum

Location: Chelmsford

Working Style: Anywhere worker - expectation to attend the office is typically twice
per week based on business needs

Closing Date: 9th December 2024

Who are we?

The Essex Pension Fund is one of 86 pension funds which make up the Local
Government Pension Scheme (LGPS). The LGPS is the largest defined benefit
pension scheme in England and Wales with a fund value of over £340billion.

On its own, our Fund looks after 182,000 Scheme Members, over 800 Employers
and is valued at over £11billion, placing us within the top 10 largest LGPS
funds in the country.

Here are some of the things you would you be doing?

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  Responsible for developing, delivering, and maintaining best
  practice guidance across all areas of pensions.
  


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  Using your initiative and be responsible for improving
  service delivery to employers and members.
  


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  Act as programming language SQL subject matter expert to internal
  partners and external stakeholders.
  


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  Accountable for monitoring and identifying key developments within
  the pension systems landscape on a national scale, both within the
  public and private sector.
  


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  Coach and Mentor less experienced members of your team.
  

What are we looking for?

We love people with great attitudes; it isn’t only about having experience.

We want people who are driven and who love to learn new things, who are
hard-working, take pride in their work and enjoy working as part of a team.
People who are enthusiastic, punctual, considerate and who place a high
level of importance on things such as being trustworthy, approachable,
flexible, and friendly.

We’ve a host of training material available to help develop you,
ranging from day to day on the job support from your colleagues to
Essex County Council’s My Learning site where you’ll find a huge
variety of material to further enhance your skills and knowledge.

If you’ve significant experience as a systems professional in a complex
public or private sector pension environment, with good knowledge of the
system requirements for the Police and Fire pension schemes and the LGPS,
in addition to an understanding of translating SQL computer reporting into
practical application then you have a lot of what we’re looking for and we
want to hear from you.

To find out more about Essex Pension Fund please view the following
link


https://www.workingforessex.com/careers-in-essex-pensions-fund

Why Essex? Essex County Council has a location to be proud
of. Our 1,300 square miles stretch from Constable Country to the Thames
Estuary, from the dynamic M11 corridor to the traditional seaside resorts
of Clacton and Walton. England’s oldest town, Colchester, and two of its
newest – Basildon and Harlow – are right here. Along with the City of
Chelmsford, the county town, they form our major population centres. It
means real choice and makes Essex the ideal place for your career. Read
more about us

here.

Essex County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We’re
committed to interview all disabled applicants who choose to apply under
our Job Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum requirements of the job.
Please speak to our Recruiters if you require any reasonable adjustments
during the process.

We’re also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers, who meet
the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying.

What you should do next

If you are interested in finding out more about this role, we would love to
hear from you. Please apply via the Working for Essex website.

As part of employment with Essex County Council (ECC) should your role
require a DBS check you will be required to register with the DBS update
service. The DBS update service ensures all registered DBS certificates are
kept up to date and allows authorised parties to view the status of your
certificate. This is an annual subscription, and you will be responsible for
ensuring this is maintained. For further information on the DBS update
service please go to

https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service

Essex County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the
welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and expects all employees
and volunteers to share this commitment.

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If you have queries on this role or require anything further, please email
resourcing.team@essex.gov.uk

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