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Senior Pensions Administrator
full-timeIpswich

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Location

Ipswich

Type

full-time

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Introduction

At Gallagher Benefit Services, you’re a trusted partner to organizations navigating some of their most important people decisions. We help clients build better workplaces, where people feel supported, empowered, and inspired to thrive. Whether it’s shaping benefit strategies, designing wellbeing programs, or advising on workforce challenges, the work you do here creates meaningful change for businesses and the people who power them. We’re a community of bold explorers, trusted experts, and compassionate partners; working side by side to solve problems, and shape the future of work. Here, curiosity is encouraged, collaboration is second nature, and your ideas have room to grow. If you’re looking for a place where your contribution matters and where you can help build a better world of work; think of Gallagher.
 

Overview

Elevate Your Career as a Principal Pensions Administrator at Gallagher!

Are you ready to take your expertise in pension administration to the next level? Join Gallagher, a global leader in insurance brokerage and risk management, as a Principal Pensions Administrator. With opportunities in Bristol, Manchester, Edinburgh, and Ipswich, this role offers you the chance to make a significant impact while working in a supportive and dynamic environment.

Why Gallagher?

At Gallagher, we are committed to fostering a culture of excellence, innovation, and collaboration. As a Principal Pensions Administrator, you'll be at the forefront of delivering exceptional service to our clients, while also mentoring and guiding a talented team of pensions administrators. We offer a vibrant workplace where your contributions are recognized, and your career growth is supported.


How you'll make an impact

  • Lead the administration of a diverse portfolio of occupational pension schemes, including DB, DC, and Hybrid pensions, ensuring accuracy and timeliness in all tasks.
  • Allocate cases, perform and check both automated and manual calculations, and manage pensioner payrolls.
  • Draft and review correspondence and reports, manage cashflows, investments, disinvestments, and invoices.
  • Provide supervision and training to pensions administrators and senior pensions administrators, deputizing for the Team Leader when needed.
  • Engage with scheme members through various channels, addressing queries and providing solutions.
  • Collaborate with team members and build strong relationships with supporting teams.
  • Support the Client Executive team and attend client meetings or new business pitches as required.

About You

  • At least 5 years of experience in defined benefit/defined contribution pension scheme administration.
  • Achieved or studying towards the Pension Management Institute’s CPC qualification.
  • Experience in management and/or mentoring of team members.
  • Ability to break down and explain complex calculations in simple terms.
  • Strong analytical skills with a logical approach to problem-solving.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office and excellent communication skills.
  • Ability to work effectively as part of a team and prioritize tasks to meet deadlines.

Gallagher Behaviors:

  • Leading Self: Demonstrate integrity, trust, and personal responsibility.
  • Leading Others & Relationships: Build diverse networks, collaborate effectively, and communicate with influence.
  • Leading Results: Deliver client excellence, plan strategically, and drive for results.
  • Leading the Business: Exhibit business acumen, strategic thinking, and innovation.

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Compensation and benefits

On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits.

Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:

  • Minimum of 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, and the option to ‘buy’ extra days
  • Defined contribution pension scheme, which Gallagher will also contribute to
  • Life insurance, which will pay 4x your basic annual salary, which you can top-up to 10x
  • Income protection, we’ll cover up to 50% of your annual income, with options to top up
  • Health cash plan or Private medical insurance

Other benefits include:

  • Three fully paid volunteering days per year
  • Employee Stock Purchase plan, offering company shares at a discount
  • Share incentive plan, HMRC approved, tax effective, stock purchase plan
  • Critical illness cover
  • Discounted gym membership, with over 3,000 gyms nationally
  • Season ticket loan
  • Access to a discounted voucher portal to save money on your weekly shop or next big purchase
  • Emergency back-up family care
  • And many more…

We value inclusion and diversity

Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organisation. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work.

Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.

Gallagher is Disability Confident Committed. We have pledged to make sure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible, in addition to supporting our existing employees with any long-term health conditions or disabilities.

We understand that applicants may have disabilities, if you do, you may find some parts of the recruitment process more challenging than others. Don’t worry, we’re here to help, however, we can only do this if you let us know.

Should you require reasonable adjustments to your application, please get in touch with [email protected] . If you’d prefer to speak on the phone, please request a call back, leaving details, so we get in touch.

Our employing entity, Arthur J. Gallagher Services (UK) Limited, is proud to be accredited as a Living Wage employer with the Living Wage Foundation. We are committed to diversity and opportunity for all and are opposed to any form of less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender or gender identity, marital status, civil partnership status, parental status, race, ethnicity, colour, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, religion/ belief, age and those with caring responsibilities.

Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non-conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as “protected characteristics”) by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.

Other facts

Tech stack
Pension Administration,Defined Benefit,Defined Contribution,Team Management,Analytical Skills,Problem-Solving,Communication Skills,Microsoft Office Proficiency

About Gallagher

About Gallagher Bassett:

We are the leading provider of claims and risk management services, helping people and companies prevent, manage and overcome the impact of risk. Our team of experienced professionals understands the nuances of your business and always delivers the outcomes that matter most to your organization.

Our story is one of strategic decision making, innovation, commitment to quality, and delivering excellent service. With these, Gallagher Bassett provides a unique suite of claims management and related consulting and technical services.

Gallagher Bassett introduced the Third-Party Claims Administrator (TPA) model to the local insurance industry. As pioneers in this fast-growing sector, we continue to set the benchmark for quality, customer service, and TPA systems across all insurance sectors.

We have operations in the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom.

Being part of a global organization gives us an advantage in technology, processes, personnel, and consulting services. This combination of global reach and local market expertise enables us to quickly and accurately assess any situation and provide an optimal solution. Our clients can rest assured that we fully understand their needs and are equipped to act whenever, wherever, and however required.

Team size: 5,001-10,000 employees
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Industry: Insurance
Founding Year: 1962

What you'll do

  • Lead the administration of various occupational pension schemes, ensuring accuracy and timeliness in all tasks. Supervise and train pensions administrators while engaging with scheme members to address queries.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does a Senior Pensions Administrator do at Gallagher?

As a Senior Pensions Administrator at Gallagher, you will: lead the administration of various occupational pension schemes, ensuring accuracy and timeliness in all tasks. Supervise and train pensions administrators while engaging with scheme members to address queries..

Why join Gallagher as a Senior Pensions Administrator?

Gallagher is a leading Insurance company.

Is the Senior Pensions Administrator position at Gallagher remote?

The Senior Pensions Administrator position at Gallagher is based in Ipswich, England, United Kingdom. Contact the company through Clera for specific work arrangement details.

How do I apply for the Senior Pensions Administrator position at Gallagher?

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