Payroll & Pensions Officer

Do you care about protecting people’s futures and making complex pension processes clear and compliant? Then this could be the role for you. Join an team where your pensions expertise makes a real difference, ensuring employees feel confident, supported, and secure about their long-term benefits.

As Payroll & Pensions Officer, you will support the effective administration of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), ensuring compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements. You will provide expert guidance on pensions matters, work closely with colleagues, employers, and external bodies, and help deliver a high-quality service to scheme members. This role offers the opportunity to develop specialist LGPS knowledge, contribute to public service, and play a vital role in safeguarding employees’ long-term financial security

We are looking for candidates who:

• Can use spreadsheets, office-based systems, and payroll administration software (Oracle/SAP or equivalent)
• Can perform and explain complex calculations and pension scheme rules in an easily understandable manner
• An awareness of Pension Scheme regulations and an understanding of the reporting regime and consequence of non-compliance
• Experience of working within a payroll team or transactional service environment
• Ability to work calm under pressure and adaptable to change

These are key criteria that will be assessed at shortlisting.

Please download the Job Description and Person Specification for more information.

To apply for this role, please follow the ‘Apply Now’ button above and upload your CV and a Supporting Statement. We will be using your Supporting Statement to shortlist so please be sure to address how you meet all the criteria in the person specification, drawing on any relevant work/life experience, education, or personal interests and highlight relevant experience in pensions administration, preferably within the Local Government Pension Scheme.

For guidance on how to write an application see our how to apply page.

Interviews will be conducted virtually via Microsoft Teams. They are scheduled for the 24 & 25 February 2026. If you are unavailable on these dates, please let us know, and we may be able to arrange an alternative interview time.

Candidates who meet certain criteria are given priority when we shortlist. See our priority status page for details.

Use your skills to make a real difference for your colleagues - join the Pensions Hub to support the Local Government Pension Scheme and help safeguard your fellow employees’ futures

For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Daniel Gibson, Payroll & Pensions Lead, via Daniel.Gibson@eastsussex.gov.uk to arrange a Microsoft Teams meeting.

We look forward to hearing from you and welcoming a new colleague to our Payroll and Pensions team.

We offer a diverse range of benefits to help and support you during your employment. More information can be found on our benefits page.

We Choose East Sussex – making a difference for our communities, our council and you.

Additional Information

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is part-time or term-time only.

If you require sponsorship to work in the UK please let the hiring manager know this in your application so we can check eligibility for sponsorship for the role. For further information please go to Work in the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

If you require any reasonable adjustments, due to disability, to enable you to participate fully in the process please contact the hiring manager on the contact details above.