Pension Manager

Tesco are currently looking for a Pension Manager to manage the Irish pension and life assurance arrangements (Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution), supporting the operation and administration of the schemes and leading on the governance and compliance activity for the Trustees. This role will work closely with the employee benefits team in Ireland to help develop pensions strategy and drive colleague engagement and education on pensions.

You will be responsible for:

Overseeing all day to day operational aspects relating to pensions including working with payroll, external providers and the Defined Benefit admin team in Tesco Business Services, Bengaluru
Acting as secretary to the Defined Benefit pension schemes including taking responsibility for driving the Trustee agenda, preparing meeting packs, recording minutes of meetings and monitoring management information.
Supporting the day to day administration of DB schemes, providing technical and practical support:

- Supporting the various administration requirements and cyclical activities of the pension schemes

- Assisting with complex member queries or technical questions

Managing the relationship with the DC pension provider and supporting the internal governance committee that oversees the plan
Planning and leading pensions projects, process improvements or change to meet new legislative or practice requirements
Working with the communications team to help implement pension related communications and to support member engagement/education
Managing supplier relationships
Forecasting and managing my budgets effectively, always being cost conscious
Following our Business Code of Conduct and always acting with integrity and due diligence

You will need:

External pensions industry qualification (IIPM)
Up to date knowledge of current and emerging Republic of Ireland pensions legislation
Experience of managing pension schemes
Project Management skills
Numeracy, analytical skills, and the ability to understand complex information
Commercial acumen
Strong communication and presentation skills
Excellent time management and prioritizing skills

What's in it for you:

We offer excellent benefits that help make Tesco a great place to work. These include but aren’t limited to:

Competitive Salary
Life Assurance
Pension Scheme*
Bonus Scheme*
Our Virtual GP service provides free and confidential access to an online GP through video GP consultations, and online prescription service for colleagues. The service is also available to families of colleagues who live at the same address for a reduced cost.
24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and family members for in the moment emotional support along with free access to a range of wellbeing services supporting you under our new Wellbeing First approach of Body, Mind and Life.
Colleague Clubcard with 10% discount increasing to 15% starting on the last Friday of each month for 3 days (including a 2nd card for a family member)
Annual leave starting at 23 days
Save As You Earn Scheme*

*Entry requirements and rules of the scheme apply

About us:

Our vision at Tesco is to become every customer's favourite way to shop, whether they are at home or out on the move. Our core purpose is 'Serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day'. Serving means more than a transactional relationship with our customers. It means acting as a responsible and sustainable business for all stakeholders, for the communities we are part of and for the planet.

We are proud to have an inclusive culture at Tesco where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. At Tesco, we not only celebrate diversity, but recognise the value and opportunity it brings. We're committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued, and make sure that all colleagues are given the same opportunities. We're a big business with diverse working patterns and many business areas which means that we can find something that works for you. Everyone is welcome at Tesco.

We have recently announced that we will be moving towards a more blended working week – combining office and remote working. Our offices will continue to be where we connect, collaborate and innovate. Please talk to us to about how this can work for you.

NOTE: Should you be successful in your application, your offer will be subject to and conditional upon you providing your bank account details on your agreed start date.

We're proud to have been accredited Disability Confident Leader and we're committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. For further information on the accessibility support we can offer, please visit https://www.tesco-careers.com/accessibility