Pensions Systems Developer

About the Department

The Church of England Pensions Board (“the Pensions Board”) is a statutory body which is corporate trustee and administrator of defined benefit (final salary, hybrid and CARE) and defined contribution pension arrangements.

We are the trustee and administrator of 3 major pension schemes (CEFPS, CWPF and CAPF). We are the administrator of the Clergy Pension Measures and CCSS on behalf of the Church Commissioners. We also administer two charitable schemes to assist retired clergy and their dependants who are in financial need. There are 44,000+ members, pensioners and other beneficiaries.

About the role

This role involves playing an important role in the delivery of workflows for our new Collective Defined Contribution (CDC) scheme by supporting the maintenance and development of the pension administration system, Universal Pensions Management (UPM2).

This role is primarily home-based, but requires attendance at in-person meetings when applicable.

This is a fixed-term role for 12 months, with the possibility of extension

• Build workflows based on the requirements of the business.
• Participate in information gathering and Impact Assessments to support requirements, scope and specification of workflow developments.
• Produce user guides where relevant for administration use as well as delivering training where applicable.
• Progress developments in-line with reasonable timelines outlined by the business.
• Adequately test developments prior to user acceptance testing handover. • Ensure changes are managed across all UPM2 environments.
• Deliver a continuous program of process upgrades and development under the direction of the Systems Development Manager.
• Design and produce both standard and bespoke system reports for management.
• Implement any system changes required to support amendments to documentation management.
• Manage the testing and implementation of system upgrades and software releases, delegating the work to the systems administrator as appropriate.

The main duties and responsibilities of your post are outlined in your job description. This list is not exhaustive and is intended to reflect your main tasks and areas of work. Changes may occur over time, and you will be expected to agree any reasonable changes to your job description that are commensurate with your banding and in line with the general nature of your post. You will be consulted about any changes to your job description before these are implemented.

Essential

Knowledge/Experience:

• Significant experience of database and workflow management applications
• Skilled with Microsoft SQL • Experience with either JavaScript or HTML
• Experience of UK pensions administration industry

Skills & Abilities:

• Logical and highly numerate
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Proficient in delivering training to system users

Desirable

• Experience of modern pension administration systems, preferably UPM2
• Project management experience
• Computer Science degree or similar qualification