Job Description

Job Category: Non-Teaching
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Organisation: Leicestershire County Council
Work Location: County Hall, Glenfield, Leics. LE3 8RA.
Worker Category: Hybrid Worker
Salary: 24,804 - 24,999 per annum (Pro rata for part time)
Working Hours: 37 hours
Contract Type: Fixed term for 22 months
Closing Date: 30 November 2025
Interview Date(s): TBC
Are you looking for a finance-based career?
Would you like to work for a major organisation?
This is an exciting opportunity for a committed and enthusiastic person to be part of the Pensions Team at Leicestershire County Council, to develop new skills and learn about the Local Government Pension Scheme.
No experience necessary as full training will be given.
About the Role
You will be given a wide range of tasks to do, that will contribute to the work of your team.
Training will be given 'on the job' to enable you to understand how we work.
Your duties will include:

• Assist with keeping up to date records for all scheme members
• Setting up work tasks for your team
• Help with 'year-end' work, updating records with the latest information
• Assist with the administration of team checking spreadsheets
• Collate uploaded documents in preparation for indexing to records

The apprenticeship will also include studying for a Level 3 Pensions Administrator standard. Each week time will be allocated for training and learning, to allow you to complete all aspects of your apprenticeship.
About You
To apply for this post, you must have:

• 4 GCSE's or equivalent including Maths and English (grades A* to C or 9- 4)
• Skills to use Word or Excel (or equivalent)
• The ability to compose clear and concise correspondence
• Knowledge of the importance of confidentiality and sensitive information

You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion.
In addition, we also expect you to share and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.
Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.
Interested in Flexible Working?
We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc.
Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the page on our career site.
For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:
Stuart Wells
Telephone: 0116 305 6944
Email: stuart.wells@leics.gov.uk
How to Apply
Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ+ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.
To apply for this job, please click on the apply button. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above. For more information, see the section on our career site.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format, please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning 0300 3030222 (select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: .
By applying for this post, you agree to our .
About Us:
About Leicestershire County Council
Leicestershire County Council is a and organisation. In August 2021, we also signed up to the . We are strongly committed to promoting equality and opportunity, championing employee wellbeing and investing in staff training and development.
Our aim is to work with communities and partners to deliver public services that make Leicestershire the best possible place to live and work for everyone. Our employees play a key role in supporting this goal and helping us deliver the vital services we provide to the people of Leicestershire.
For further information on what it's like to work for us and the benefits we offer, please refer to the following:

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