Total 2 Quality Assurance / Control job vacancies in CB10 1RG

The Opportunity

Salary: £37,336 to £40,221 per annum

Working Pattern: Full time, 37 hours per week

Location: County Hall, Chichester and working from home

Interview date: w/c 01 and 08 July

This is an exciting role where, as the Pensions Governance & Compliance Officer, you will provide professional support to maintain the accountability of the County Council in its role as Administering Authority to the West Sussex Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), and as Scheme Manager for the West Sussex Fire & Rescue Pension Scheme.

You will help deliver efficient and effective, customer focused services to provide transparency, auditability and assurance of the governance arrangements.

This will include contributing to the smooth management of the statutory Pensions Committee which is responsible for dealing with key scheme governance issues, the management of the £5.7bn investment portfolio, maintaining the strong employer and funding strategy and ensuring a high quality administration service continues to be provided on behalf of over 90,000 members across over 200 employers.

You will also provide support to the Pension Advisory Board, which supports West Sussex County Council adhere to best practice, comply with legislative requirements and meet all requirements of the Pensions Regulator.

A promotional video about the benefits of working in the LGPS can be found here or use the QR code below:

What are we looking for?

• You will have significant political management skills and be able to provide effective guidance to Committee and Board members and officers to deliver the Pension Team's objectives.
• You will be well organised, have a strong attention to detail, be able to successfully plan work and prioritise effectively, deliver service improvements, and review the effectiveness of service delivery.
• You will need to research matters independently and have strong literacy and numeracy skills in order to analyse and interpret information and produce written material.
• Flexibility is important too, as you'll need to respond to the needs of the service and embrace change.

For more information on the Key Skills as well as the Qualifications and/or experience required, please refer to the Job Description attached.

Working for us

our employees are central in being able to achieve this. To recognise this we want to help support your development and provide an great place to work ensuring you can fulfil your full potential, have access to a range of benefits including:

• an excellent local government pension scheme
• generous holiday entitlement of 27 days (plus opportunity to buy additional leave)
• a range of flexible working options, depending on your job role
• maternity, paternity, dependency and adoption leave
• volunteering opportunities
• training and development opportunities, including coaching and mentoring
• a range of discounts giving our staff access to hundreds of offers; groceries, travel, cinema tickets, days out, leisure activities, high street retailers and the opportunity to save over £1,000 a year through our West Sussex Choices benefits platform (see our Staff discounts page if you are a business looking to offer a discount)
• health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health First Aiders and Voluntary Health Cash Plans

For a full list this can be found at our Rewards and Benefits page.

Further information

The reference number for this role is CRS00834.

For an informal conversation or for further information regarding the role, please contact Vickie Hampshire (Finance Manager - Pension Fund Governance) at . For issues or queries regarding your application please contact .

To apply, please follow the links below to upload your CV and Cover Letter. In your cover letter please outline your motivations for applying and explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role (please refer to the key skills) ensuring that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV. Please ensure you have saved the job description attached to the main advert on our website as, once the job has closed, you may not have the opportunity to download again.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to 3 years referencing and a health check.

Equity, inclusion and accessibility is very important to West Sussex County Council. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, as this helps us build a diverse and talented workforce, that reflects the communities we serve. We ensure our approach to recruitment is flexible and supportive to enable all applicants to be at their best and to ensure they have the best possible chance of success.

We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants that have a disability, are a veteran or are a care leaver. More information can be found on our application help page.

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Do you have the ability to be flexible, to think on your feet and be creative with solutions, whilst providing effective administrative support to a dynamic team? This could be the role for you…..

Salary: £25,119 - £26,421 per annum (£12,559 - £13,210 per annum, pro rata)

Working Pattern: Part time, 18.5 hours per week, flexible working available, Working arrangements and delivery of core hours subject to agreement.

Contract: Fixed-term until 31/12/2024.

Location: County Hall, Chichester with hybrid working options.

Reporting to the WSFRS Senior Advisor Organisational Assurance and providing additional support to the wider OAG team, you will assist in the collection, coordination and analysis of management information required to support all WSFRS project, programme & project governance and documentation, and associated WSFRS governance processes.

You will assist in the planning, development, and provision of administrative support for a variety of events. You will be comfortable with working in pressured environments and will be able to sustain high levels of mental attention for the preparation of reports, agendas, writing minutes and attendance at meetings.

About us

As part of the County Council, West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service (WSFRS) is focused on the delivery of a response, prevention and protection service operating to the highest performance standards to ensure the safety of our residents, visitors and customers.

The Organisational Assurance & Governance (OAG) team provides critical support to the Service Executive Board on delivering efficient and effective programme management outcomes. The team brings a professional programme management approach to Fire and Rescue Service projects to ensure delivery through accountability. For more information about West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service, please visit our Fire and Rescue Service page.

What we need from you:

• Sound communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to organise and prioritise work and coordinate a variety of tasks to meet agreed deadlines.
• Ability to interpret complex information to produce a high-quality document with minimal guidance.
• Sound and accurate IT skills.
• Demonstrable experience of working as a competent member of a team, ideally in a project support role or equivalent.

Reward and benefits

As an employer we recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive and dynamic working environment where employees can achieve their full potential, achieve a healthy work-life balance and are rewarded for the work they do.

• A competitive salary.
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays (pro rata for part time staff).
• A generous pension scheme, 20.70% employer contribution, this is updated every 1st
• A strong supportive management team who champions continual professional development.
• Access to an online learning portal with a variety of different modules.
• A range of discounts including The Blue Light Card, Argos, Samsung, Asos, B&Q and more.
• Free access to employee assistant programmes.
• Gym membership discount.
• A range of commuting and business travel discount and initiatives.

For a full list of the benefits offered to you as a West Sussex County Council employee you can find them on our Rewards and Benefits page.

Further information

The reference number for this role is CPP00850.

For an informal conversation or for further information regarding the role, please contact Joanna Rae (Senior AdvisorOrganisational Assurance) at . For issues or queries regarding your application please contact .

Does this role sound like your next role? Apply now! Please follow the links below upload your CV and attach a cover letter explaining how you meet the key skills in the attached job description.