Pension Trustee Governance Support

Aboutus:

We are GlobalBusiness Services (GBS) – DHL Group’s service provider. Our Service Lines covera wide range of activities such as Procurement, Consulting, Real Estate, IT,Finance and HR Services, and Mobility as well as Legal Consulting and Insuranceand Risk Management. We also act as advisors and support for Group Functions onall matters related to Finance, IT and HR. Our goal is to provide the bestpossible support to the Group’s entire workforce and to help the Group reducecosts and improve service quality.

Our Pensionsin-house team is based in Bedford, and we are a trusted service provider forthe DHL Group. The team experienced a significant increase in work over thelast years and now we are looking for a talented Audit, Risk Management andProjects Manager to join this successful finance operation.

You will join a team of pensions professionals who always have apositive and can-do attitude no matter how challenging the task might be.Teamwork is the key; we enjoy supporting each other and collaborating.

Aboutthe role:

The Audit,Risk Management and Projects Manager will be responsible for making ahigh-qualify contribution to the governance, compliance, and management ofGroup’s UK Pensions Plan (DB and DC – combined assets under management of c.£5.6bn and c. 178,000 members). You will be leading key governance projects andensure the compliance with the Pensions Regulator’s new code.

Your keyresponsibilities will be:

• Provideexecutive support to the Trustee Board’s Audit & Risk Management Committee for draftingagendas, preparation and distribution of meeting papers, attendance at meetings& taking notes, liaising with the Trustee’s general risk management andcyber risk advisers, as well as management of agreed actions between meetings.
• Leadingthe reporting of key activity of the Audit & Risk Management Committee tothe Trustee Board with a view to obtaining approval of recommendations made bythe Committee.
• Identifyand recommend improvements to governance and risk management, in line with bestpractice and the Department’s ethos of continuous improvement.
• Act as arole model to the wider Secretariat team, sharing knowledge and best practiceas appropriate.
• Providesupport to the Head of Trustee Governance and the Trustee Board in implementingthe five-year strategic business plan. Proactively monitor progress andrecommend changes as appropriate.
• Support theimplementation and progressing of key governance projects to ensure successfulimplementation of Trustee’s strategic business plan.

Your skills &experience:

• Technicalknowledge of UK occupational legislative requirements gained in-house or inconsultancy.
• Strongunderstanding of risk management, controls, and processes.
• Experienceof acting as a project manager, fulfilling a technical & compliance and/orrisk management role within trustee executive governance team.
• Stronginterpersonal and stakeholder management skills.
• Analyticalskills and ability to think strategically.
• Relevantprofessional qualification, APMI / Institute and Faculty of Actuariespreferable or relevant industry experience.

Ouroffer:

• Competitivesalary (dependent on experience)
• Carallowance or company car
• Bonusscheme
• Corporatebenefits
• Hybridworking
• ContributoryPensions scheme
• StudyAssistance
• 25 daysannual leave plus Bank Holidays
• PrivateHealthcare
• Cycle towork scheme
• EmployeeAssistance Program