Pensions Systems Developer

We are seeking a Pensions Systems Developer to join the Pensions Board department on a fixed-term basis.

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.

Responsibilities

• 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., Please note we’re not responsible for the content of job ads, as they’re posted by the recruiter. We’ll aim to resolve the reported issue and we’ll use your feedback to improve the quality of our ads.

• 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