Pensions Specialist

2 weeks ago

Reading Berkshire, United Kingdom Primark Stores Limited Full time

Pensions Specialist

Our Pensions are right at the heart of what we do. Surrounded by some of the best Pensions specialists in the industry, you’ll bring your own ideas to the business - helping to shape the experience of our customers as part of a forward-thinking team.

As Pensions Specialist on our Global Benefits Team, you will support the Pensions Manager and contribute to, and support Primark’s Global Benefits strategy. You will be responsible for supporting a sustainable high-performance culture through the design and implementation of comprehensive pension and group risk benefit programmes.

What You’ll Get

The world is changing and it’s important we support our colleagues. People are at the heart of what we do at Primark so it’s essential we provide the right environment for you to perform at your best. That’s why we offer benefits that put you first.

Some of our benefits are:
  • 27 days of leave, plus bank holidays and if you want, you can buy 5 more.
  • Flexible Working, opportunity for an early Friday finish, and a subsidised cafeteria.
  • Primark Perks – Discounts with some local partner business to our offices
What You’ll Do:
In your role, you’ll collaborate with different people across a range of skillsets. Here’s a flavour of your day-to-day:
  • You will support the Pensions Manager on all pension and risk benefits (life assurance and income continuance) across all markets.
  • You will support with enhancements or changes to our offerings as needed in line with market requirements (legislation and competitive).
  • You will support the Pensions Manager on Trustee Secretarial responsibilities e.g., quarterly meeting preparation.
  • You will oversee the day-to-day management of pension related issues including retirements and complex queries.
  • You will support on operational activities and annual and ad-hoc projects for all schemes e.g., annual renewals, rate reviews.
  • You will support the development and implementation of pension and risk benefit policies and processes.
  • You will support raising awareness and promoting the benefits of our pension schemes and risk benefits to our colleagues.
  • You will provide day to day management of budgets, including managing invoices.
  • You will manage related tasks on our HRIS system, Workday.
  • You will support the wider Benefits Team, as required, in providing advice and guidance to the business on a variety of strategic business initiatives & projects, from a benefits perspective.
What You’ll Bring
Here at Primark, we want everyone to feel valued – so please bring your authentic self to work, of course with some other key experience and abilities for this role in particular:
  • You will bring 5+ years relevant experience in a similar pensions role and are ideally educated to degree level or equivalent standard (including pension qualifications).
  • You have knowledge of Defined Contribution and Defined Benefit schemes.
  • You will bring experience supporting the delivery of pension and risk benefit related projects.
  • You are an excellent communicator (oral and written) and a good relationship builder.
  • You enjoy working as one team as well as taking ownership of solo projects and working on own initiative.
  • You have excellent attention to detail, project management and organisational skills.
  • You bring previous experience effectively managing competing priorities.
  • You have strong problem-solving skills, and a customer-focused mind-set are essential.
  • You are proficient in excel.
  • You have a passion for working in a fast-paced environment.
  • You can be a brand Ambassador for the Benefits Team.
  • You embrace Primark’s unique attributes; Inclusive, Ambitious, Current and Honest.
  • You have an understanding of business strategies, competitive challenges, and the financial impact of HR decisions.
Ready? Good - because we can’t wait to see what you can offer. You’ll be joining a team of diverse, passionate, and talented individuals where you’ll truly belong, collaborating on projects that will shape the future of our industry. If you’re excited about this role but don’t meet all the criteria, we encourage you to apply. You may be the right candidate for this role or another one, and our recruitment team Can determine where your skills may fit in at Primark.

Apply to be part of our future and we’ll help you develop yours.

If you need any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request, during your recruitment journey, such as extended time or breaks between online assessments, a sign language interpreter, mobility access, or assistive technology please contact your talent acquisition specialist.

All offers of employment are subject to background checks, including right to work, reference education and for some roles criminal, and financial checks. If you have any concerns, please reach out to our talent acquisition team to discuss.

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