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Thinking About a Career Change? Why Not Choose HR? \n If you've reached a crossroads in your professional life and are looking for a fresh start in a people-focused, rewarding industry then Human Resources might be exactly what you’re looking for. \n Many of our candidates come from diverse professional backgrounds retail, customer service, administration, healthcare, education, hospitality, and more. What they all have in common is the desire to do meaningful work, support others, and build a stable, long-term career. \n Our HR Career Change Programme \n We specialise in helping individuals transition into HR—starting with recognised qualifications and ending with real job opportunities. \n Whether you're working full-time, part-time, or in between roles, our online learning and personalised recruitment support can help you make a successful move into the HR profession often in just a few months.Please note that this is a training course and fees apply. \n Why Human Resources? \n The HR profession is growing steadily across all sectors. As businesses put more focus on employee wellbeing, development, and company culture, skilled HR professionals are more important than ever. \n Even entry-level roles in HR offer strong salaries, clear progression routes, and opportunities to specialise over time (in areas like learning & development, recruitment, employee relations, and more). \n Here are typical UK salaries at various stages of the HR journey: \n\n • HR Administrator - £27,000+\n, • HR Assistant - £30,000+\n, • HR Officer - £35,000+\n, • HR Advisor - £38,500+\n, • HR Manager - £55,000+\n\n And with hybrid and remote roles increasingly common in HR, the flexibility is there too. \n How It Works - Your 3 Step Journey Into HR \n Step 1 - CIPD Level 3 Certificate in People Practice \n The CIPD Level 3 Certificate in People Practice is the industry-standard entry point into Human Resources. It's assignment-based (no exams), and is delivered fully online with expert tutor support. \n\n • Accredited by the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (CIPD)\n, • Covers recruitment, employee relations, HR systems, and more\n, • Complete in approx. 10-12 weeks at your own pace\n\n This course not only boosts your employability—it also gives you the confidence and credibility to take the leap into a new industry. \n Step 2 - Tailored Recruitment Support \n Once you're qualified, our Recruitment Support Team will help you translate your background and new qualification into real job opportunities. \n We’ve been helping career changers break into new roles since 2007—and our 4.8 Trustpilot rating shows how serious we are about your success. \n You’ll get: \n\n • A professionally written, HR-focused CV\n, • Job-matching advice tailored to your experience and location\n, • Application support, interview prep, and mock interviews\n, • Ongoing 1-to-1 guidance to help you land your first HR role\n\n Step 3 - Start Your New HR Career \n Most of our candidates secure their first HR job within 3-6 months of qualifying—and often sooner if they’re based near a major town or city. \n And to give you confidence, we offer a Money Back Guarantee:If we can’t help you secure a role within 12 months of passing your qualification, we’ll refund your training fees. \n Flexible, Affordable, Achievable \n To make things easier, we offer flexible payment options to spread the cost of your training over 12 months—so you can get qualified without financial pressure. \n Ready to Make the Change? \n Enquire now and one of our experienced Career Consultants will contact you within 4 working hours to answer your questions and help you take the first step towards a new, rewarding career in Human Resources.

Are you looking to benefit from a new career in Data Analysis? \n If you are detail orientated, perceptive, organised, competent, analytical and can communicate well with those around you; you could have a truly rewarding future as a Data Analyst \n Demand for Data Analysts has grown 20% year on year with experienced analysts easily commanding salaries of £50k+. All business decisions rely on data to ensure correct business decisions are made and therefore the role of the data analyst in the new digital world has become essential for business owners. \n Below are current average salaries in the sector for lower-level positions and fully trained Data Analysts: \n\n • Junior Data Analyst - £30,000\n, • Data Analyst - £50,000\n, • Business Data Analyst - £67,500\n, • Data Analytics Analyst - £80,000\n, • Business Analysts - £60,000\n\n Whether you are working full-time, part-time or are unemployed, this job and recruitment package has the flexibility to be completed at a pace that suits you and can be completed in a few weeks. Your job and career goals are completed in 4 easy steps listed below. \n Step 1 - CompTIA Data+ Qualification \n The first step is completing the CompTIA Data+ Qualification accredited by CompTIA. \n This professional international industry-recognised qualification teaches you the essential skills of a Data Analyst. You will cover skills such as data mining, manipulating data, visualising data, and reporting on data. \n Study time for the qualification is approximately 30 hours and qualification is achieved by completing a 1-hour multiple choice exam. \n The course is provided online and comes complete with exam simulators and revision tools. \n You will be provided with access to a tutor and a 1-hour online revision workshop prior to sitting your exam. \n This qualification will set you on a route to becoming a data analyst. \n Step 2 - Data Administration Training \n Data is extracted using various method which are normally IT driven. \n Therefore, we will provide you with access to the following additional courses to ensure you are suitably employable as a data analyst. \n\n • Microsoft excel - to expert level.\n, • Learn SQL - the programming language used for extracting data from more complex databases.\n, • Learn Python 3 - Python 3 is a simple to use programming language used by many analysts.\n, • Learn Tableau - Tableu is a tool which analysts use to build visually appealing dashboards for complex data making it easier for stakeholders to comprehend.\n\n Study time for these courses is approximately 30-60 hours and qualification is achieved through completion of the course with no exam. \n Step 3 - Business Analysis Foundation \n Business Analysts and Data Analysts often work very closely together and indeed many Data Analysts become Business Analysts and vice versa. \n Adding a Business Analyst Foundation certificate will make you much more employable and enable you to cross over into business analyst roles and hybrid roles. 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Director of Estates \n Salary: £65-80,000 base salary \n Benefits: Flexible working hours, 35 days holiday entitlement + bank holidays + 2 weeks Christmas leave, Local Government Pension plus more \n Location: Birmingham/Black Country (Based on site) \n Are you an estates leader who can shape strategy, drive capital projects, and deliver a safe, sustainable, high-performing estate? \n This team requires a leader to bring stability, direction and lead on a handful on key projects. \n A leading higher education organisation has retained me to hire their new Director of Estates following on from a contractor I had had in place. \n This opportunity is to take ownership of its estate strategy, capital projects, operational delivery, compliance, and long-term development. \n This is a pivotal, high-impact role at the heart of the organisation’s future. \n The Role \n You will lead the entire estates function — overseeing maintenance, cleaning, caretaking, security, catering, capital development, health & safety, and sustainability. \n You will have 5 direct reports. \n Working closely with the board, you’ll set the strategic direction for the estate, manage multi-million-pound budgets, oversee tenders and contracts, and embed a culture of safety, digital innovation, and value for money across all operations. \n \n Key projects: \n\n • Look at structure of the team and evaluate strengths\n, • Review current systems and processes and make recommendations for improvement\n, • Getting SLA’s in place\n, • Improve MI reporting\n, • Disposal of £1m property\n, • Manage capital projects with value of approx. £4.5m\n, • Lead on Net Zero commitment by 2041\n\n Key Responsibilities \n\n • Lead the estates department and support the CFO with strategic planning\n, • Develop and deliver the college’s estates strategy and ensure policy compliance\n, • Manage and motivate the estates team, shaping structure, performance and development\n, • Oversee all health & safety, ensuring full statutory compliance\n, • Manage revenue and capital budgets, producing accurate financial and operational reporting\n, • Lead tendering, procurement and contract management for estates and capital projects\n, • Commission property audits, condition surveys, and space utilisation reviews\n, • Provide timely insights and advice to senior leaders and governors\n, • Support risk management, resource planning and sustainability initiatives\n, • Represent the college with external agencies and sit on the Wider Management Team\n, • Act as Duty Manager and deputise for senior leaders when required\n\n What You Bring \n\n • Experience of leading an estates team and strategy\n, • Strong senior leadership in estates, facilities, or capital projects\n, • Deep understanding of H&S, statutory compliance, and property management\n, • Excellent strategic planning, contract management, and budget control\n, • Ability to drive cultural, operational and sustainability improvements\n, • Confident communicator who can influence at all levels\n\n Why Apply? \n This is a rare opportunity to take full ownership of a large, diverse estate and lead meaningful transformation — with immediate impact. \n If you can start quickly and thrive in strategic, hands-on environments… \n Apply now — interviews happening immediately.

Join LGPS Central at a pivotal moment, where investment meets long-term impact. \n \n The Head of Commercial and Strategic Partnerships will lead the company’s commercial strategy across supplier relationships, strategic partnerships and wider third party engagement. The role will ensure we secure high quality services and partnerships that meet operational, regulatory and value for money expectations, while supporting our longer-term strategic ambitions. \n \n The postholder will build strong relationships across the organisation to understand business needs early, shape commercial options and support delivery. They will lead on assessing and managing strategic partnerships that strengthen capability, improve outcomes for Partner Funds and support the organisation’s future operating model. They will work closely with the Procurement Manager to ensure that procurement, contract management and third-party risk activity are joined up, well controlled and aligned to LGPS Central’s objectives. \n \n This role will set the standard for how we manage our commercial relationships across the Company. It will shape a culture of commercial awareness, transparency and accountability, ensuring our approach remains robust, forward looking, focused on value for money and aligned to the expectations of Partner Funds, regulators, government and other key stakeholders. \n \n What you’ll be doing: \n Commercial strategy and partnership leadership \n\n • Lead the commercial and strategic partnership strategy, aligned to business priorities.\n, • Identify and develop partnership models that strengthen capability and improve outcomes.\n, • Set governance for commercial decisions, including options appraisal, due diligence and decision records. \n\n Strategic partnerships and external engagement \n\n • Own key strategic relationships and ensure clear objectives, deliverables and success measures.\n, • Negotiate partnership terms, including governance, performance expectations and exit provisions.\n, • Monitor partnership health, risks and dependencies and drive continuous improvement. \n\n Contracting and commercial management \n\n • Oversee contract lifecycle activity including drafting, negotiation, renewals and change control.\n, • Maintain visibility of key dates, obligations and commercial risks.\n, • Support early resolution of commercial issues and disputes.\n\n Supplier and partnership performance management \n\n • Set standards for service management including KPIs, SLAs, reviews and improvement plans.\n, • Ensure contract owners manage performance consistently and address issues early.\n, • Maintain accurate performance and commercial governance records.\n\n Vendor oversight, operational resilience and risk \n\n • Ensure vendor oversight meets regulatory expectations and supports operational resilience.\n, • Oversee due diligence, ongoing monitoring and risk actions for key suppliers and partners.\n, • Work with Legal, Compliance, Risk, Finance and Technology on third party controls and reporting.\n\n Leadership and team development \n\n • Build strong relationships across the organisation and act as a trusted adviser on commercial decisions\n, • Encourage continuous improvement and drive consistent ways of working across commercial activity\n, • Promote a culture of transparency, accountability and proactive risk management\n\n \n About Us \n LGPS Central (LGPSC) Ltd is the FCA regulated asset manager for fourteen local authority pension funds across the Midlands. LGPSC is jointly owned on an equal shares basis by those Partner Fund, and it is responsible for managing £100bn+ of their assets. It is one of six Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) asset pools in the UK. \n LGPS Central’s Partner Funds are: \n\n • Cheshire Pension Fund\n, • Derbyshire Pension Fund\n, • Leicestershire Pension Fund\n, • Nottinghamshire Pension Fund\n, • Shropshire Pension Fund\n, • Staffordshire Pension Fund\n, • West Midlands Pension Fund\n, • Worcestershire Pension Fund\n, • Gloucestershire Pension Fund\n, • Hampshire Pension Fund\n, • Suffolk County Council\n, • Wiltshire Pension Fund\n, • Norfolk Pension Fund\n, • Oxfordshire Pension Fund\n\n The Company is committed to responsible investment and has made responsible investment a core part of the investment process in every asset class. \n LGPS Central offers a friendly and diverse, hybrid working environment with a range of employee benefits. The Company moved to new premises at i9, Wolverhampton Interchange in January 2022, close to local transport links. \n Our objective is to be a leading investment management company working with and for our Partner Funds. With a focus on value for money and performance we want to aspire to be one of the best because this is how we will deliver the superior investment returns and low costs for our Partner Funds \n \n Requirements \n\n • Commercial and partnership leadership: Experience leading commercial strategy, contract negotiations and relationship management in a complex organisation.\n, • Vendor oversight and governance: Strong background in supplier due diligence, ongoing monitoring, operational resilience checks and managing third party risk in a regulated environment.\n, • Contracting and negotiation skills: Experience drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial terms, managing contract lifecycles, renewals and commercial change.\n, • Stakeholder engagement: Strong interpersonal skills to engage senior leaders, project teams and external suppliers and partners. Able to influence and guide colleagues through commercial decision making.\n, • Analytical and reporting skills: Comfortable collating, analysing and presenting information on commercial activity, supplier and partner performance, risk findings and cost analysis for committees and senior stakeholders.\n, • Organisation and attention to detail: Ability to maintain accurate records, track obligations, monitor performance and manage multiple priorities in parallel.\n, • Communication: Clear communicator able to explain commercial, procurement and vendor requirements to both technical and non-technical colleagues, including senior stakeholders and committees.\n\n \n Qualifications: \n\n • A professional qualification is desirable in Procurement, Finance or another relevant field.\n, • Degree-level education (desirable but not essential with relevant experience).\n, • Must be able to meet the requirements of an FCA Certified role.\n\n \n What do we offer? \n We are proud to provide our people with a premium and exclusive benefits package and we are continually improving the rewards we offer. Here are a few of the valuable rewards that you will enjoy: \n\n • Competitive salary\n, • An enhanced and generous Pension Scheme\n, • 30 days' paid holiday plus bank holidays\n, • 2 days paid volunteering days\n, • An extra paid Company Day in addition to paid holidays\n, • Excellent Learning & Development Opportunities\n, • Welfare and Family-friendly policies\n, • Enhanced pay for new parents\n, • Access to our Employee Assistance Programme - 24-7 Health & Wellbeing Support\n, • Vitality Private Medical Insurance\n, • Hybrid Working\n, • Company Service Awards\n, • Cycle to Work Scheme\n, • Company Electric Vehicle Scheme\n, • Nominees of the Family Friendly Employer of the Year 2022 - Personnel Today Awards 2022\n, • Winner of the Cultural Awareness Initiative of the Year - FT Advisors Diversity in Finance Awards 2023\n, • Winner of Diversity and Inclusion Award LAPF In Investments Award 2023\n, • Winner of LAPF Investment Innovation\n, • Winner of Pool of the Year 2025\n

Join LGPS Central at a pivotal moment — where operational excellence powers long-term investment impact. \n \n The PMO Analyst will support the Programme Management Team in coordinating and delivering LGPS Central’s key change programmes and projects. \n \n This role provides vital structure and consistency across all programme activities, helping to ensure that governance, planning, and reporting are delivered to a high standard. The postholder will maintain key documentation such as project plans, RAID logs, and action trackers, and work collaboratively with project managers and stakeholders across the business to support the successful delivery of strategic change. \n \n This is a great opportunity for someone with project coordination or PMO experience to develop their skills within a professional, purpose-led, and growing organisation. \n \n What you'll be doing: \n\n • Support the Programme Management Team in coordinating and delivering multiple workstreams and projects.\n, • Maintain accurate and up-to-date project plans, schedules, and milestone trackers.\n, • Manage and update RAID logs (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, and Dependencies) and ensure appropriate escalation and follow-up.\n, • Prepare and maintain key documentation, dashboards, and reports for programme and governance meetings.\n, • Coordinate programme meetings – scheduling, taking minutes, tracking actions, and ensuring timely follow-through.\n, • Help monitor and track project progress against timelines, budgets, and dependencies.\n, • Support consistency in PMO processes, tools, templates, and documentation standards.\n, • Work collaboratively with colleagues across LGPSC to enable effective change delivery and governance.\n, • Support the continuous improvement of the PMO function and assist in embedding best practice project management across the organisation.\n\n \n About Us \n \n LGPS Central (LGPSC) Ltd is the FCA regulated asset manager for fourteen local authority pension funds across the Midlands. LGPSC is jointly owned on an equal shares basis by those Partner Fund, and it is responsible for managing £100bn+ of their assets. It is one of six Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) asset pools in the UK. \n \n LGPS Central’s Partner Funds are: \n\n • Cheshire Pension Fund\n, • Derbyshire Pension Fund\n, • Leicestershire Pension Fund\n, • Nottinghamshire Pension Fund\n, • Shropshire Pension Fund\n, • Staffordshire Pension Fund\n, • West Midlands Pension Fund\n, • Worcestershire Pension Fund\n, • Gloucestershire Pension Fund\n, • Hampshire Pension Fund\n, • Suffolk County Council\n, • Wiltshire Pension Fund\n, • Norfolk Pension Fund\n, • Oxfordshire Pension Fund\n\n \n The Company is committed to responsible investment and has made responsible investment a core part of the investment process in every asset class. \n LGPS Central offers a friendly and diverse, hybrid working environment with a range of employee benefits. The Company moved to new premises at i9, Wolverhampton Interchange in January 2022, close to local transport links. \n \n Our objective is to be a leading investment management company working with and for our Partner Funds. With a focus on value for money and performance we want to aspire to be one of the best because this is how we will deliver the superior investment returns and low costs for our Partner Funds \n \n Requirements \n\n • Experience working in a PMO, project coordination, or project support role, ideally within a professional, financial services, or regulated environment.\n, • Strong organisational and administrative skills, with meticulous attention to detail and accuracy.\n, • Good understanding of project management principles, including governance, RAID management, and reporting cycles.\n, • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with confidence engaging stakeholders at all levels.\n, • Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) and experienced in project tracking tools (e.g. Planner, Smartsheet, or MS Project).\n, • Strong time management skills, able to prioritise multiple tasks and meet deadlines in a dynamic environment.\n, • A proactive, team-oriented mindset with the ability to work both independently and collaboratively.\n, • Experience supporting transformation or change programmes in financial services, pensions, or asset management.\n, • Familiarity with project methodologies such as PRINCE2, APM, or Agile.\n, • Experience preparing management information, dashboards, or programme-level reports.\n, • Understanding of benefits tracking and post-project review processes\n\n \n Qualifications: \n\n • Degree level or equivalent experience.\n, • PRINCE2 Foundation or equivalent project management qualification desirable.\n\n \n What do we offer? \n We are proud to provide our people with a premium and exclusive benefits package and we are continually improving the rewards we offer. Here are a few of the valuable rewards that you will enjoy: \n\n • Competitive salary\n, • An enhanced and generous Pension Scheme\n, • 30 days' paid holiday plus bank holidays\n, • 2 days paid volunteering days\n, • An extra paid Company Day in addition to paid holidays\n, • Excellent Learning & Development Opportunities\n, • Welfare and Family-friendly policies\n, • Enhanced pay for new parents\n, • Access to our Employee Assistance Programme - 24-7 Health & Wellbeing Support\n, • Vitality Private Medical Insurance\n, • Hybrid Working\n, • Company Service Awards\n, • Cycle to Work Scheme\n, • Company Electric Vehicle Scheme\n, • Nominees of the Family Friendly Employer of the Year 2022 - Personnel Today Awards 2022\n, • Winner of the Cultural Awareness Initiative of the Year - FT Advisors Diversity in Finance Awards 2023\n, • Winner of Diversity and Inclusion Award LAPF In Investments Award 2023\n, • Winner of LAPF Investment Innovation\n, • Winner of Pool of the Year 2025\n

Join LGPS Central at a pivotal moment, where investment meets long term impact. \n \n Based in Wolverhampton, the successful candidate will work closely with the Governance Manager, Company Secretary and Chief Legal, Compliance and Risk Officer (CLCRO) to ensure the effective management of the firm’s governance framework. \n \n What you'll be doing: \n As a Governance Officer you will: \n\n • Administrative oversight and co-ordination of all of the firm’s Tier One, Tier Two and Tier Three governance bodies, including:\n, • Drafting and coordinating agendas;\n, • Drafting minutes;\n, • Co-ordinating and quality control around packs of papers;\n, • Circulating papers and engaging with recipients;\n, • Supporting stakeholder engagement.\n, • Prompting and enforcing deadlines / ensuring effective scheduling.\n, • Support the Governance Manager in the administrative oversight and co-ordination for ‘Tier One’ governance bodies (currently including the LGPSC Board and its sub-committees and the firm’s subsidiary company boards), the Executive Committee and the company’s annual shareholder meetings.\n, • Ensure consistency and high standards of governance retained throughout the organisation.\n, • Timeously assisting with corporate filings with Companies House for the firm and its subsidiaries, including annual confirmation statements.\n, • Supporting the oversight and reporting around the integrity and efficiency of governance processes.\n, • Assisting with the management of key suppliers in support of the governance framework.\n, • Managing the ‘effectiveness’ reviews of the Tier One, Tier Two and Tier Three bodies.\n, • Oversight of the Company Structure Charts, ensuring these are maintained and updated appropriately (including the Governance Structure Chart).\n, • Assisting with the annual review of the Company’s Committee Terms of Reference (Tier 1, 2 and 3).\n\n \n About Us \n LGPS Central (LGPSC) Ltd is the FCA regulated asset manager for fourteen local authority pension funds across the Midlands. LGPSC is jointly owned on an equal shares basis by those Partner Fund, and it is responsible for managing £100bn+ of their assets. It is one of six Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) asset pools in the UK. \n \n LGPS Central’s Partner Funds are: \n\n • Cheshire Pension Fund\n, • Derbyshire Pension Fund\n, • Leicestershire Pension Fund\n, • Nottinghamshire Pension Fund\n, • Shropshire Pension Fund\n, • Staffordshire Pension Fund\n, • West Midlands Pension Fund\n, • Worcestershire Pension Fund\n, • Gloucestershire Pension Fund\n, • Hampshire Pension Fund\n, • Sulfolk County Council\n, • Wiltshire Pension Fund\n, • Norfolk Pension Fund\n, • Oxfordshire Pension Fund\n\n \n The Company is committed to responsible investment and has made responsible investment a core part of the investment process in every asset class. \n LGPS Central offers a friendly and diverse, hybrid working environment with a range of employee benefits. The Company moved to new premises at i9, Wolverhampton Interchange in January 2022, close to local transport links. \n Our objective is to be a leading investment management company working with and for our Partner Funds. With a focus on value for money and performance we want to aspire to be one of the best because this is how we will deliver the superior investment returns and low costs for our Partner Funds \n \n Requirements \n\n • A track-record of governance experience in the financial services or corporate sectors.\n, • An awareness of best practice governance principles and practice and experience in reinforcing those.\n, • The ability to operate to high standards of professional integrity.\n, • Excellent inter-personal and relationship management skills.\n, • Highly organised and able to meet deadlines in a professional and timely manner.\n, • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.\n, • Must be fully conversant in Microsoft Office applications including PowerPoint and use of databases such as Excel, Word, Sharepoint, and have the ability to learn new software quickly (including board management tools).\n, • Desire to provide services within a culture of customer focus, continuous improvement and service excellence.\n\n \n Qualifications: \n\n • NVQ Level 4 or other qualification in Business Administration, Governance, Company Secretarial and/or equivalent in- job experience operating in a governance type administrative role.\n\n \n What do we offer? \n We are proud to provide our people with a premium and exclusive benefits package and we are continually improving the rewards we offer. Here are a few of the valuable rewards that you will enjoy: \n\n • Competitive salary\n, • An enhanced and generous Pension Scheme\n, • 30 days' paid holiday plus bank holidays\n, • 2 days paid volunteering days\n, • An extra paid Company Day in addition to paid holidays\n, • Excellent Learning & Development Opportunities\n, • Welfare and Family friendly policies\n, • Enhanced pay for new parents\n, • Access to our Employee Assistance Programme 247 Health & Wellbeing Support\n, • Vitality Private Medical Insurance\n, • Hybrid Working\n, • Company Service Awards\n, • Cycle to work scheme\n, • Company Electric Vehicle Scheme\n, • Winner of the Cultural Awareness Initiative of the Year FT Advisors Diversity in Finance Awards 2023\n, • Winner of Diversity and Inclusion Award LAPF In Investments Award 2023\n, • Winner of LAPF Investment Innovation\n, • Winner of Pool of the Year 2025\n

Join LGPS Central at an important moment, where strong organisation, trusted support and clear coordination help the business move forward with confidence. \n \n This role is based in Wolverhampton and will provide high-level, confidential and proactive support to the relevant Chief Officer or Chief Officers. The role will help ensure priorities are well coordinated, decisions are supported, actions are followed through and colleagues, stakeholders and visitors experience a professional, organised and welcoming environment. \n \n The postholder will work closely with Chief Officers, Heads of Function, the Chief of Staff, Governance and colleagues across the business. This is a varied role that goes beyond diary management. It is about helping senior leaders stay focused, helping functional priorities move smoothly, improving information flow and making sure the practical day-to-day experience works well for everyone. \n \n This is a brilliant opportunity for someone who enjoys being close to the centre of the business, likes making things work better, and takes pride in creating calm, structure and momentum in a busy environment. \n \n What you’ll be doing: \n \n Chief Officer Support \n\n • Provide proactive, confidential and high-quality support to the relevant Chief Officer or Chief Officers.\n, • Act as a professional first point of contact, managing communications with discretion and judgement.\n, • Manage complex diaries, briefing materials, travel and accommodation, ensuring senior leaders are well prepared and supported.\n, • Use sound judgement and initiative to take ownership of tasks, resolve issues and escalate where needed.\n\n \n Business Manager Communications and Organisational Support \n\n • Work closely with the Chief of Staff to stay aligned with executive priorities, key messages and leadership direction.\n, • Help cascade strategic priorities into functional areas in a clear and practical way.\n, • Support communication flow between Chief Officers, Heads of Function and wider teams.\n, • Support organisational and cross-functional programmes where appropriate.\n\n \n Functional Coordination and Priorities \n\n • Support the wider function by helping coordinate priorities, track key actions and follow up commitments.\n, • Work with Heads of Function to improve visibility of deadlines, dependencies and key priorities.\n, • Help ensure information, decisions and actions are shared clearly and at the right time.\n, • Work in an agile way, adapting quickly to changing priorities and supporting fast-paced decision-making.\n\n \n Meetings, Governance and Information Management \n\n • Support meeting management by coordinating agendas, papers, logistics, actions and follow-up where required.\n, • Work closely with the Governance function to ensure there is a clear split of responsibilities for formal governance meetings.\n, • Support Chief Officers with meeting preparation, coordination of inputs and follow-up on actions assigned to them.\n, • Use AI and digital tools appropriately to support meeting preparation, information summarisation and action tracking.\n, • Maintain secure and intuitive digital filing and information management systems.\n\n \n Workplace Coordination \n\n • Support day-to-day workplace coordination, including shared spaces, office essentials and visitor areas.\n, • Liaise with suppliers, facilities contacts and internal teams to resolve practical workplace issues.\n, • Provide cover and support across the Business Manager group where required.\n, • Carry out other duties within the scope and spirit of the role, aligned to evolving business needs.\n\n \n About us \n LGPS Central (LGPSC) Ltd is the FCA regulated asset manager for fourteen local authority pension funds across the Midlands. LGPSC is jointly owned on an equal shares basis by those Partner Fund, and it is responsible for managing £100bn+ of their assets. It is one of six Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) asset pools in the UK. \n LGPS Central’s Partner Funds are: \n\n • Cheshire Pension Fund\n, • Derbyshire Pension Fund\n, • Leicestershire Pension Fund\n, • Nottinghamshire Pension Fund\n, • Shropshire Pension Fund\n, • Staffordshire Pension Fund\n, • West Midlands Pension Fund\n, • Worcestershire Pension Fund\n, • Gloucestershire Pension Fund\n, • Hampshire Pension Fund\n, • Suffolk County Council\n, • Wiltshire Pension Fund\n, • Norfolk Pension Fund\n, • Oxfordshire Pension Fund\n\n \n The Company is committed to responsible investment and has made responsible investment a core part of the investment process in every asset class. \n \n LGPS Central offers a friendly and diverse, hybrid working environment with a range of employee benefits. The Company moved to new premises at i9, Wolverhampton Interchange in January 2022, close to local transport links. \n \n Our objective is to be a leading investment management company working with and for our Partner Funds. With a focus on value for money and performance we want to aspire to be one of the best because this is how we will deliver the superior investment returns and low costs for our Partner Funds \n \n Requirements \n\n • Experience providing high-level executive or senior leadership support in a complex and fast-paced environment.\n, • Confidence working with senior leaders, boards and external stakeholders.\n, • Strong judgement, discretion and ability to handle confidential information appropriately.\n, • Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills, with the ability to manage competing demands.\n, • Ability to support senior leaders beyond diary management, including priority coordination, action tracking and information flow.\n, • Strong written and verbal communication skills.\n, • Ability to summarise information clearly and produce accurate meeting outputs.\n, • Strong digital capability, including Microsoft 365, Teams, Outlook, SharePoint and collaboration tools.\n, • Experience using AI and digital tools to improve productivity, including meeting capture, action tracking and information summarisation.\n, • Good understanding of when formal governance outputs should sit with the Governance function.\n, • High attention to detail, with the ability to focus on what matters most.\n, • Proactive, practical and able to take ownership without close supervision.\n, • Comfortable working under pressure and to tight deadlines.\n, • Flexible and adaptable, able to move between executive support, functional coordination and workplace coordination.\n, • Awareness of information governance, confidentiality and data protection best practice.\n\n \n Qualifications: \n\n • Educated to GCSE level or equivalent.\n, • Business Administration qualification or equivalent experience in an executive support role.\n\n \n What do we offer? \n We are proud to provide our people with a premium and exclusive benefits package and we are continually improving the rewards we offer. Here are a few of the valuable rewards that you will enjoy: \n\n • Competitive salary\n, • An enhanced and generous Pension Scheme\n, • 30 days' paid holiday plus bank holidays\n, • 2 days paid volunteering days\n, • An extra paid Company Day in addition to paid holidays\n, • Excellent Learning & Development Opportunities\n, • Welfare and Family-friendly policies\n, • Enhanced pay for new parents\n, • Access to our Employee Assistance Programme - 24-7 Health & Wellbeing Support\n, • Vitality Private Medical Insurance\n, • Hybrid Working\n, • Company Service Awards\n, • Cycle to Work Scheme\n, • Company Electric Vehicle Scheme\n, • Nominees of the Family Friendly Employer of the Year 2022 - Personnel Today Awards 2022\n, • Winner of the Cultural Awareness Initiative of the Year - FT Advisors Diversity in Finance Awards 2023\n, • Winner of Diversity and Inclusion Award LAPF In Investments Award 2023\n, • Winner of LAPF Investment Innovation\n, • Winner of Pool of the Year 2025\n

Join us at a pivotal moment, where strategic procurement, vendor oversight, and long-term value delivery come together. \n \n This role offers an exciting opportunity to play a key part in ensuring LGPS Central Ltd procures goods and services and manages its critical suppliers and service providers effectively. Working alongside and supporting the Procurement and Vendor Oversight Manager, the postholder will gain hands-on experience in procuring a varied portfolio of goods and services, contract management and third-party vendor oversight within one of the UK’s leading LGPS pooling organisations. \n \n The role will suit someone who is organised, proactive, and keen to develop their expertise in procurement activities, contract management and vendor oversight. With exposure across the organisation including Investments, Finance, Legal and other services, this role provides the chance to build a strong understanding of public sector pensions pooling and the frameworks that underpin good governance and supplier relationships. \n \n What you'll be doing: \n Procurement \n\n • Procurement strategy development and execution of procurement activities, including drafting of tender documentation, tender evaluation, and onboarding processes, in line with Procurement Act 2023 and internal procurement policy.\n, • Assist with drafting and maintaining procurement documentation, including Invitation to Tender (ITTs), evaluation templates, and contract registers.\n, • Liaise with internal teams to gather requirements and ensure procurement activities are delivered on time and compliant with legislation and policy.\n, • Embed procurement best practice, through advice, providing guidance and training.\n, • Deputise for the Procurement and Vendor Oversight Manager as required.\n\n Vendor Oversight & Contract Management \n\n • Support the monitoring and oversight of suppliers and service providers.\n, • Assist in maintaining governance, risk and compliance system in relation to third party vendor oversight.\n, • Assist functions in the management of supplier risk and supplier management.\n, • Lead user of tender and contract management system, providing training and support to other users.\n, • Provide support to functions to ensure service level agreements (SLAs) and key performance indicators (KPIs) are monitored and managed appropriately.\n, • Support periodic vendor reviews and reporting to internal governance forums.\n, • Support contract leads in undertaking supplier reviews and completing oversight activities.\n\n Compliance & Governance \n\n • Ensure procurement and vendor oversight activities are aligned with FCA, LGPS pooling requirements, and internal policies.\n, • Contribute to audits, compliance checks, and regulatory reporting as required.\n, • Promote strong governance, risk management, and transparency in procurement and vendor oversight processes.\n\n Relationship Management \n\n • Build collaborative relationships with internal stakeholders across Operations, Finance, Investments, and Legal.\n, • Support effective communication with suppliers, ensuring professional engagement and resolution of issues.\n, • Promote best practice in supplier management and procurement processes.\n\n \n About Us \n LGPS Central (LGPSC) Ltd is the FCA regulated asset manager for fourteen local authority pension funds across the Midlands. LGPSC is jointly owned on an equal shares basis by those Partner Fund, and it is responsible for managing £100bn+ of their assets. It is one of six Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) asset pools in the UK. \n \n LGPS Central’s Partner Funds are: \n\n • Cheshire Pension Fund\n, • Derbyshire Pension Fund\n, • Leicestershire Pension Fund\n, • Nottinghamshire Pension Fund\n, • Shropshire Pension Fund\n, • Staffordshire Pension Fund\n, • West Midlands Pension Fund\n, • Worcestershire Pension Fund\n, • Gloucestershire Pension Fund\n, • Hampshire Pension Fund\n, • Suffolk County Council\n, • Wiltshire Pension Fund\n, • Norfolk Pension Fund\n, • Oxfordshire Pension Fund\n\n \n The Company is committed to responsible investment and has made responsible investment a core part of the investment process in every asset class. \n LGPS Central offers a friendly and diverse, hybrid working environment with a range of employee benefits. The Company moved to new premises at i9, Wolverhampton Interchange in January 2022, close to local transport links. \n Our objective is to be a leading investment management company working with and for our Partner Funds. With a focus on value for money and performance we want to aspire to be one of the best because this is how we will deliver the superior investment returns and low costs for our Partner Funds \n \n Requirements \n Procurement Knowledge: \n\n • Familiarity with public sector procurement processes, regulations (PCR 2015 and Procurement Act 2023), and best practice in tendering and supplier selection.\n\n Vendor Oversight Skills: \n\n • Experience supporting contract management, supplier due diligence and oversight activities.\n\n Organisation & Attention to Detail: \n\n • Ability to maintain accurate records, track deliverables, and monitor supplier performance.\n\n Stakeholder Engagement: \n\n • Strong interpersonal skills to support collaboration across teams and with external providers.\n\n Analytical & Reporting Skills: \n\n • Comfortable collating, analysing and presenting data associated with procurement activity and supplier performance.\n\n Teamwork and Communication: \n\n • Ability to work as part of team, promoting knowledge sharing and collaboration.\n, • Effective communicator, with the ability to communicate technical information at all levels, including to senior stakeholders.\n\n \n Qualifications: \n\n • CIPS Level 3 (Advanced Certificate) or working towards (desirable).\n, • Experience in procurement, vendor management, or contract management.\n, • Experience ideally within the public sector (desirable).\n, • Degree-level education (desirable but not essential with relevant experience).\n\n \n What do we offer? \n We are proud to provide our people with a premium and exclusive benefits package and we are continually improving the rewards we offer. Here are a few of the valuable rewards that you will enjoy: \n\n • Competitive salary\n, • An enhanced and generous Pension Scheme\n, • 30 days' paid holiday plus bank holidays\n, • 2 days paid volunteering days\n, • An extra paid Company Day in addition to paid holidays\n, • Excellent Learning & Development Opportunities\n, • Welfare and Family friendly policies\n, • Enhanced pay for new parents\n, • Access to our Employee Assistance Programme 247 Health & Wellbeing Support\n, • Vitality Private Medical Insurance\n, • Hybrid Working\n, • Company Service Awards\n, • Cycle to Work Scheme\n, • Company Electric Vehicle Scheme\n, • Nominees of the Family Friendly Employer of the Year 2022 Personnel Today Awards 2022\n, • Winner of the Cultural Awareness Initiative of the Year FT Advisors Diversity in Finance Awards 2023\n, • Winner of Diversity and Inclusion Award LAPF In Investments Award 2023\n, • Winner of LAPF Investment Innovation\n, • Winner of Pool of the Year 2025\n

Join us at a pivotal moment, where investment operations expertise, data integrity, and process excellence come together to underpin effective LGPS pooling and deliver strong outcomes. \n \n The Private Markets Operations Analyst plays a key role within the Investment Operations team, which provides essential support to the Investment function. This position is responsible for ensuring the smooth and accurate processing and support for new investment activity and life cycle support of existing investments. \n \n The role involves daily interaction and collaboration with internal teams across the firm, primarily the Investment teams but also including Client Services and Compliance, as well as with key external partners such as the Fund Administrator/Accountant, technology vendors and the General Partners. The successful candidate will contribute to the continuous improvement of operational processes, support the implementation of investment strategies, and help ensure regulatory and procedural compliance in line with best practice and LGPS Central’s commitment to excellence in asset management. \n \n What you'll be doing: \n As our Investment Operations Analyst (Private Markets), here's an insight into what you'll be getting up to: \n Fund and LP Administration \n\n • Provide operational support to Fund Managers.\n, • Preparing cashflow notices and managing cashflow activity with investors and General Partners.\n, • Bank and cash management and reconciliation\n, • Managing foreign exchange requirements\n, • Monitoring, processing and payment of invoices\n, • Oversight of the Fund Administrator for outsourced services including reviewing ongoing KPI and SLA performance\n, • Resolving investor queries\n, • Supporting internal audits\n, • Contribute to the development of the Target Operating Model\n, • Ad-Hoc project support\n\n Accounting and Reporting services \n\n • Maintaining investment and accounting records\n, • Reconciling financial statement line items\n, • Supporting valuation of investments\n, • Annual accounts preparation in compliance with FRS 102\n, • Preparing performance calculations\n, • Annual financial statement audit liaison\n, • Cost transparency reporting\n, • Preparation of quarterly performance reporting\n\n Regulatory and compliance \n\n • Periodic monitoring and review of the investors admitted and entities activity\n, • Compliance monitoring and reporting\n, • Formulating and implementing detailed compliance procedures in relation to applicable regulatory requirements.\n, • Preparing AIFMD Annex IV reporting\n, • Liaising with tax advisor for partnership tax compliance and tax structuring\n, • Ensuring compliance with Limited Partnership Agreement for administrative functions\n\n \n About Us \n LGPS Central (LGPSC) Ltd is the FCA regulated asset manager for fourteen local authority pension funds across the Midlands. LGPSC is jointly owned on an equal shares basis by those Partner Fund, and it is responsible for managing £100bn+ of their assets. It is one of six Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) asset pools in the UK. \n \n LGPS Central’s Partner Funds are: \n\n • Cheshire Pension Fund\n, • Derbyshire Pension Fund\n, • Leicestershire Pension Fund\n, • Nottinghamshire Pension Fund\n, • Shropshire Pension Fund\n, • Staffordshire Pension Fund\n, • West Midlands Pension Fund\n, • Worcestershire Pension Fund\n, • Gloucestershire Pension Fund\n, • Hampshire Pension Fund\n, • Sulfolk County Council\n, • Wiltshire Pension Fund\n, • Norfolk Pension Fund\n, • Oxfordshire Pension Fund\n\n \n The Company is committed to responsible investment and has made responsible investment a core part of the investment process in every asset class. \n LGPS Central offers a friendly and diverse, hybrid working environment with a range of employee benefits. The Company moved to new premises at i9, Wolverhampton Interchange in January 2022, close to local transport links. \n Our objective is to be a leading investment management company working with and for our Partner Funds. With a focus on value for money and performance we want to aspire to be one of the best because this is how we will deliver the superior investment returns and low costs for our Partner Funds \n \n Requirements \n\n • Previous Fund Administration and/or Fund Accounting experience for Private Market investments, from either an Asset Management or Fund Administrator background.\n, • Some previous experience of supporting any of Private Equity, Private Debt, Infrastructure, Property investments is a must.\n, • An understanding of the roles played by an Outsourced Administrator.\n, • Any experience of Charles River, eFront or similar platforms would be an advantage.\n, • Competent grasp of the ‘life of a trade’ structure, knowledge of investment and accounting requirements and preparation of call and distribution notices.\n, • Understanding of regulations pertaining to Private Market investments.\n, • Proven track record of outstanding customer service, ideally servicing Financial Institutions.\n, • High attention to detail, analytical.\n, • Able to communicate complex and highly-technical matters in a way which is understandable and relevant.\n, • Confidence when communicating.\n, • Strong reasoning and problem-solving skills, able to develop pragmatic solutions to complex problems.\n, • Able to build effective relationships across all levels of the company.\n, • Highly organised and able to work to deadlines and manage competing priorities under significant time pressures.\n, • Strong interpersonal, communication and people management skills.\n, • Ability to challenge appropriately.\n, • Ability to think outside the box.\n\n \n Qualifications: \n\n • Degree level or equivalent\n\n \n What do we offer? \n We are proud to provide our people with a premium and exclusive benefits package and we are continually improving the rewards we offer. Here are a few of the valuable rewards that you will enjoy: \n\n • Competitive salary\n, • An enhanced and generous Pension Scheme\n, • 30 days' paid holiday plus bank holidays\n, • 2 days paid volunteering days\n, • An extra paid Company Day in addition to paid holidays\n, • Excellent Learning & Development Opportunities\n, • Welfare and Family friendly policies\n, • Enhanced pay for new parents\n, • Access to our Employee Assistance Programme 247 Health & Wellbeing Support\n, • Vitality Private Medical Insurance\n, • Hybrid Working\n, • Company Service Awards\n, • Cycle to work scheme\n, • Company Electric Vehicle Scheme\n, • Winner of the Cultural Awareness Initiative of the Year FT Advisors Diversity in Finance Awards 2023\n, • Winner of Diversity and Inclusion Award LAPF In Investments Award 2023\n, • Winner of LAPF Investment Innovation\n, • Winner of Pool of the Year 2025\n

Join LGPS Central at a pivotal moment, where investment meets long-term impact. \n As a member of the Finance team, the Assistant Accountant will support the Head of Finance, Senior Finance Manager and Finance Managers to ensure that the company’s financial operations are delivered effectively and efficiently, including financial reporting, regulatory reporting and the company’s accounting system, management accounting, budgeting, cost-sharing reporting to partner funds, treasury management, banking, payments and invoicing. \n \n What you’ll be doing: \n\n • To perform a range of duties from the following:\n, • To maintain the company’s computerised accounting system, including the entering of transactions and the operation of effective controls and reconciliations.\n, • To use the company’s computerised system for monitoring invoice approvals, including the entering of transactions and accounting adjustments and the operation of effective controls and reconciliations where required.\n, • To support the Senior Finance Manager with the month end close and preparation of accruals and prepayments.\n, • To assist with the preparation of the Quarterly Shareholder Report and monthly internal reporting.\n, • To manage and take ownership of the accounts payable process from start to finish, making sure invoices are processed and paid in a timely manner.\n, • To support the Senior Finance Manager in updating quarterly financial models (cost-sharing model and savings analysis).\n, • Preparation of the monthly management accounts and supporting schedules.\n, • Process employee expense claims.\n, • To support the Senior Finance Manager or Finance Manager in taking actions that contribute to the effective management of risks.\n, • To provide advice to the Senior Finance Manager or Finance Manager on financial matters relevant to the post-holder’s area of work.\n, • To build effective working relationships across the company, and with partner funds and key suppliers.\n, • To take part in projects and working groups, including leading on some internal projects.\n, • To actively identify opportunities for continuous improvement and implement them swiftly and effectively.\n, • To prepare information in support of the calculation of charges to partner funds and the reporting of these.\n, • To process payments to suppliers and liaise with them as necessary.\n, • To support internal and external audit requirements by providing relevant documentation.\n\n \n About Us \n LGPS Central (LGPSC) Ltd is the FCA regulated asset manager for fourteen local authority pension funds across the Midlands. LGPSC is jointly owned on an equal shares basis by those Partner Fund, and it is responsible for managing £100bn+ of their assets. It is one of six Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) asset pools in the UK. \n LGPS Central’s Partner Funds are: \n\n • Cheshire Pension Fund\n, • Derbyshire Pension Fund\n, • Leicestershire Pension Fund\n, • Nottinghamshire Pension Fund\n, • Shropshire Pension Fund\n, • Staffordshire Pension Fund\n, • West Midlands Pension Fund\n, • Worcestershire Pension Fund\n, • Gloucestershire Pension Fund\n, • Hampshire Pension Fund\n, • Suffolk County Council\n, • Wiltshire Pension Fund\n, • Norfolk Pension Fund\n, • Oxfordshire Pension Fund\n\n \n The Company is committed to responsible investment and has made responsible investment a core part of the investment process in every asset class. \n LGPS Central offers a friendly and diverse, hybrid working environment with a range of employee benefits. The Company moved to new premises at i9, Wolverhampton Interchange in January 2022, close to local transport links. \n \n Our objective is to be a leading investment management company working with and for our Partner Funds. With a focus on value for money and performance we want to aspire to be one of the best because this is how we will deliver the superior investment returns and low costs for our Partner Funds \n \n Requirements \n\n • Able to communicate technical Finance information in a way which is understandable and relevant.\n, • Good reasoning and problem-solving skills, able to develop pragmatic solutions to complex problems.\n, • Able to use own initiative within delegated authority.\n, • Active participant in continuous personal and professional development, who seeks to maintain an up-to-date knowledge of matters relevant to their area of work.\n, • Able to build effective relationships with peers in the company.\n, • Highly organised and able to work to deadlines and manage competing priorities under significant time pressures.\n, • Good interpersonal and communication skills.\n, • Experience of working in a Finance, Pensions or Investments role.\n, • Strong ethics and integrity, and analytical\n, • Able to act as an ambassador for the Finance team within the company.\n, • Able to understand the overarching aims and objectives of the company, and how the work of the Finance team contributes to these.\n, • Innovative and actively challenges existing ways of working, driving improvements within the Finance team.\n, • A good team-player who is able to work collaboratively and support other members of the Finance team.\n\n \n Qualifications: \n\n • Part-qualified CCAB/CIMA Accountant; or\n, • AAT-qualified; or\n, • At least 3 GCSEs including Mathematics\n\n \n What do we offer? \n We are proud to provide our people with a premium and exclusive benefits package and we are continually improving the rewards we offer. Here are a few of the valuable rewards that you will enjoy: \n\n • Competitive salary\n, • An enhanced and generous Pension Scheme\n, • 30 days' paid holiday plus bank holidays\n, • 2 days paid volunteering days\n, • An extra paid Company Day in addition to paid holidays\n, • Excellent Learning & Development Opportunities\n, • Welfare and Family-friendly policies\n, • Enhanced pay for new parents\n, • Access to our Employee Assistance Programme - 24-7 Health & Wellbeing Support\n, • Vitality Private Medical Insurance\n, • Hybrid Working\n, • Company Service Awards\n, • Cycle to Work Scheme\n, • Company Electric Vehicle Scheme\n, • Nominees of the Family Friendly Employer of the Year 2022 - Personnel Today Awards 2022\n, • Winner of the Cultural Awareness Initiative of the Year - FT Advisors Diversity in Finance Awards 2023\n, • Winner of Diversity and Inclusion Award LAPF In Investments Award 2023\n, • Winner of LAPF Investment Innovation\n, • Winner of Pool of the Year 2025\n

Join LGPS Central at a pivotal moment, where portfolio insight, long-term investment thinking and real-world impact come together. \n \n This role is based in Wolverhampton and will support the development and implementation of LGPS Central’s Total Portfolio Management capability, in line with the government’s Fit for the Future agenda. \n \n The postholder will help support the oversight and implementation of Partner Fund portfolios, including portfolio analysis, cashflow modelling and investment decision support across public and private markets. This will include working with multiple data sources, building practical tools and models, and helping translate portfolio information into clear, useful insight. \n \n The successful candidate will work closely with Client Portfolio Managers, Partner Fund Client Directors, and colleagues across LGPS Central’s Investment and Operations teams. This is a brilliant opportunity for someone who enjoys analysis, problem solving and working with others to support strong investment outcomes for our Partner Funds. \n \n What you’ll be doing: \n Total Portfolio Management Development \n\n • Support the development of LGPS Central’s Total Portfolio Management capability.\n, • Assist in building a Total Portfolio View across Partner Funds, incorporating public and private market assets.\n, • Support the development of cashflow forecasting models, including capital calls, distributions and operational cashflows.\n, • Build and develop Excel-based tools and models to support portfolio and cash management decisions.\n, • Support the creation of processes, procedures, frameworks and presentations across portfolio and cash management.\n, • Assist in defining data requirements and sourcing information from custodians, internal systems and Partner Funds.\n, • Contribute to onboarding activities for Partner Funds, including data collation and validation.\n\n \n Portfolio Analysis and Implementation \n\n • Support the monitoring of Partner Fund portfolios against Strategic Asset Allocation.\n, • Help identify the drivers of allocation drift and support analysis of potential actions.\n, • Assist with rebalancing analysis, considering portfolio positioning, liquidity and implementation constraints.\n, • Support portfolio changes, including transitions and reallocations.\n, • Translate portfolio data and analysis into clear, practical insights to support decision-making.\n\n \n Cashflow, Liquidity and Data \n\n • Support cash management activity, including forecasting, liquidity monitoring and funding decisions.\n, • Assist with capital call and distribution planning, ensuring this is aligned with liquidity requirements.\n, • Work with multiple data sources to aggregate, validate and interpret portfolio information.\n, • Apply judgement where data is incomplete or imperfect, clearly documenting assumptions and limitations.\n, • Identify opportunities to improve processes, tools and ways of working.\n\n \n Reporting and Stakeholder Support \n\n • Contribute to client reporting and analysis.\n, • Prepare outputs that are clear, accurate and useful for Partner Funds and internal stakeholders.\n, • Work closely with Client Portfolio Managers, Partner Fund Client Directors, Investment Teams and Operations colleagues.\n, • Build strong working relationships across LGPS Central and contribute positively to team discussions.\n\n \n About us \n LGPS Central (LGPSC) Ltd is the FCA regulated asset manager for fourteen local authority pension funds across the Midlands. LGPSC is jointly owned on an equal shares basis by those Partner Fund, and it is responsible for managing £100bn+ of their assets. It is one of six Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) asset pools in the UK. \n LGPS Central’s Partner Funds are: \n\n • Cheshire Pension Fund\n, • Derbyshire Pension Fund\n, • Leicestershire Pension Fund\n, • Nottinghamshire Pension Fund\n, • Shropshire Pension Fund\n, • Staffordshire Pension Fund\n, • West Midlands Pension Fund\n, • Worcestershire Pension Fund\n, • Gloucestershire Pension Fund\n, • Hampshire Pension Fund\n, • Suffolk County Council\n, • Wiltshire Pension Fund\n, • Norfolk Pension Fund\n, • Oxfordshire Pension Fund\n\n \n The Company is committed to responsible investment and has made responsible investment a core part of the investment process in every asset class. \n \n LGPS Central offers a friendly and diverse, hybrid working environment with a range of employee benefits. The Company moved to new premises at i9, Wolverhampton Interchange in January 2022, close to local transport links. \n \n Our objective is to be a leading investment management company working with and for our Partner Funds. With a focus on value for money and performance we want to aspire to be one of the best because this is how we will deliver the superior investment returns and low costs for our Partner Funds \n \n Requirements \n\n • Understanding of multi-asset investing across public and private markets.\n, • Awareness of how institutional portfolios are constructed, monitored and managed.\n, • Strong Excel and modelling capability, with the ability to build tools that support investment decision-making.\n, • Strong numerical and analytical skills.\n, • Ability to work with multiple and imperfect data sources, applying judgement and documenting assumptions clearly.\n, • Ability to translate data into portfolio-level insight.\n, • Understanding of how cashflows, liquidity and capital activity impact portfolio construction and implementation.\n, • Awareness of rebalancing, funding decisions and portfolio trade-offs.\n, • Familiarity with investment systems and data providers such as Bloomberg, CRD, Aladdin or similar would be helpful.\n, • Confidence to explain complex investment matters clearly and support effective decision-making.\n, • Personable, articulate and credible, with the ability to build strong relationships.\n, • Ability to work collaboratively with stakeholders across Investment, Operations and Client teams.\n, • A positive, practical and curious approach to problem solving.\n\n \n Qualifications: \n\n • Bachelor’s degree required.\n, • CFA or equivalent qualification preferred.\n, • IMC preferred.\n\n \n What do we offer? \n We are proud to provide our people with a premium and exclusive benefits package and we are continually improving the rewards we offer. Here are a few of the valuable rewards that you will enjoy: \n\n • Competitive salary\n, • An enhanced and generous Pension Scheme\n, • 30 days' paid holiday plus bank holidays\n, • 2 days paid volunteering days\n, • An extra paid Company Day in addition to paid holidays\n, • Excellent Learning & Development Opportunities\n, • Welfare and Family-friendly policies\n, • Enhanced pay for new parents\n, • Access to our Employee Assistance Programme - 24-7 Health & Wellbeing Support\n, • Vitality Private Medical Insurance\n, • Hybrid Working\n, • Company Service Awards\n, • Cycle to Work Scheme\n, • Company Electric Vehicle Scheme\n, • Nominees of the Family Friendly Employer of the Year 2022 - Personnel Today Awards 2022\n, • Winner of the Cultural Awareness Initiative of the Year - FT Advisors Diversity in Finance Awards 2023\n, • Winner of Diversity and Inclusion Award LAPF In Investments Award 2023\n, • Winner of LAPF Investment Innovation\n, • Winner of Pool of the Year 2025\n\n

Join LGPS Central at a pivotal moment, where investment meets long-term impact. \n As a key member of the Finance team, the Fund Accounting Manager will be responsible for supporting the Head of Finance in ensuring the effective and efficient delivery of the company’s financial operations. The role will be responsible for financial reporting, oversight of the fund accounting activities carried out by the outsourced providers, regulatory reporting and cost sharing reporting to the Partner Funds. \n \n What you’ll be doing: \n Financial Reporting & Compliance \n\n • Oversee the preparation of the annual reports and financial statements of LGPS Central Limited’s investment products.\n, • Assist in the completion of regulatory returns and ensure compliance with financial regulations.\n, • Work with internal and external auditors, supporting audit plans and ensuring smooth processes.\n, • Contribute to the preparation of the financial statements of subsidiary entities of LGPS Central Limited and reconciliations of balances and transactions between group entities.\n, • Contribute to the preparation of tax filings in respect of the investment products.\n, • Contribute to the management of VAT matters in respect of the investment products.\n\n Partner Fund Reporting \n\n • Contribute to the preparation of regular Partner Fund reporting in respect of the investment products, in liaison with the Investments team and the Investment Operations team, including the provision of cost and performance information.\n\n Cost Transparency & Benchmarking \n\n • Prepare and analyse cost transparency workings.\n, • Prepare and analyse cost and performance benchmarking data.\n\n Forecasting & Treasury Management \n\n • Oversee treasury management activities and cash flow forecasts in liaison with the Investment Operations team, ensuring effective risk management.\n, • Administer the settlement of accounts payable in respect of LGPS Central Limited’s investment products.\n, • Contribute to the development of the business cases for potential products, including the evaluation of the costs thereof.\n\n Oversight of Outsourced Providers \n\n • Oversee the work of the outsourced providers of fund accounting and financial reporting services to LGPS Central’s investment products.\n, • Perform checks, reconciliations and analyses of the output of the outsourced service providers.\n, • Liaise effectively with the outsourced service providers, including participating in regular meetings.\n, • Contribute to the performance management of the outsourced service providers.\n\n Stakeholder & Supplier Management \n\n • Work closely with the Investments and Investment Operations teams on a day-to-day basis.\n, • Manage external service providers, including the outsourced service providers, banking, auditing and tax advisory services.\n, • Support financial reporting and ad hoc responses to the Partner Funds and other key stakeholders.\n\n Risk Management & Policy Development \n\n • Assist in developing and ensuring compliance with key financial policies.\n, • Identify and mitigate financial risks, implementing improvements where needed.\n\n Leadership & Team Development \n\n • Provide financial insights and advice to managers on projects, business cases and decision-making.\n, • Promote financial best practices and value for money across the company through training and advisory support\n\n \n About Us \n LGPS Central (LGPSC) Ltd is the FCA regulated asset manager for fourteen local authority pension funds across the Midlands. LGPSC is jointly owned on an equal shares basis by those Partner Fund, and it is responsible for managing £100bn+ of their assets. It is one of six Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) asset pools in the UK. \n LGPS Central’s Partner Funds are: \n\n • Cheshire Pension Fund\n, • Derbyshire Pension Fund\n, • Leicestershire Pension Fund\n, • Nottinghamshire Pension Fund\n, • Shropshire Pension Fund\n, • Staffordshire Pension Fund\n, • West Midlands Pension Fund\n, • Worcestershire Pension Fund\n, • Gloucestershire Pension Fund\n, • Hampshire Pension Fund\n, • Suffolk County Council\n, • Wiltshire Pension Fund\n, • Norfolk Pension Fund\n, • Oxfordshire Pension Fund\n\n \n The Company is committed to responsible investment and has made responsible investment a core part of the investment process in every asset class. \n LGPS Central offers a friendly and diverse, hybrid working environment with a range of employee benefits. The Company moved to new premises at i9, Wolverhampton Interchange in January 2022, close to local transport links. \n \n Our objective is to be a leading investment management company working with and for our Partner Funds. With a focus on value for money and performance we want to aspire to be one of the best because this is how we will deliver the superior investment returns and low costs for our Partner Funds \n \n Requirements \n\n • Able to communicate complex and highly technical matters in a way which is understandable and relevant.\n, • Strong reasoning and problem-solving skills, able to develop pragmatic solutions to complex problems.\n, • Good report-writing and verbal skills.\n, • Active participant in continuous professional development, with an up-to-date knowledge of relevant accounting, finance, investments and pensions matters.\n, • Able to motivate and inspire members of the Finance team to develop themselves and perform to a high level.\n, • Able to build effective relationships at all levels of the company and across the wider industry.\n, • Highly organised and able to work to deadlines and manage competing priorities under significant time pressures.\n, • Good interpersonal, communication and people management skills.\n, • Highly analytical, able to work with complex data sets.\n\n \n Qualifications: \n\n • Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).\n, • Meets all the requirements of being an FCA approved person.\n\n \n What do we offer? \n We are proud to provide our people with a premium and exclusive benefits package and we are continually improving the rewards we offer. Here are a few of the valuable rewards that you will enjoy: \n\n • Competitive salary\n, • An enhanced and generous Pension Scheme\n, • 30 days' paid holiday plus bank holidays\n, • 2 days paid volunteering days\n, • An extra paid Company Day in addition to paid holidays\n, • Excellent Learning & Development Opportunities\n, • Welfare and Family-friendly policies\n, • Enhanced pay for new parents\n, • Access to our Employee Assistance Programme - 24-7 Health & Wellbeing Support\n, • Vitality Private Medical Insurance\n, • Hybrid Working\n, • Company Service Awards\n, • Cycle to Work Scheme\n, • Company Electric Vehicle Scheme\n, • Nominees of the Family Friendly Employer of the Year 2022 - Personnel Today Awards 2022\n, • Winner of the Cultural Awareness Initiative of the Year - FT Advisors Diversity in Finance Awards 2023\n, • Winner of Diversity and Inclusion Award LAPF In Investments Award 2023\n, • Winner of LAPF Investment Innovation\n, • Winner of Pool of the Year 2025\n

Join LGPS Central at a pivotal moment, where investment meets long-term impact. \n \n The Reward & Performance Partner will play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering LGPS Central’s reward and performance agenda. The role will lead high-impact work across base pay, variable pay, benefits, pensions, benchmarking, job architecture, reward governance, and the development of a clear, consistent performance approach that strengthens accountability, performance culture and organisational outcomes. \n \n The role will help shape a reward and performance framework that is fair, transparent, market-informed and designed to support a high-performing, inclusive culture. The postholder will bring strong technical expertise, sharp analytical thinking, and credible stakeholder influence, working in close partnership with the Chief Transformation Officer, Head of People and the wider team, to drive well-evidenced decisions, stronger performance outcomes and meaningful people impact. \n \n This is a unique opportunity to shape reward and performance practices that support the People Strategy, embed V2MOM performance objectives, reflect regulatory expectations, strengthen organisational resilience, and serve the long-term interests of LGPS Central and its Partner Funds. \n \n What you’ll be doing: \n Reward Strategy and Framework Development \n\n • Deliver LGPS Central’s total reward review in line with the People Strategy and agreed reward principles\n, • Lead activity across base pay, variable pay, benefits, pensions and total reward\n, • Help shape a fair, transparent and market-informed reward framework\n, • Ensure reward recommendations support performance, inclusion and a positive employee experience\n, • Support reward practices that recognise performance, contribution and impact\n\n Benchmarking, Pay Analysis and Job Architecture \n\n • Lead the annual benchmarking cycle, working with external advisers where needed\n, • Deliver pay benchmarking, comp-ratio analysis, market insight and reward modelling\n, • Support the design and development of job architecture and clear job levelling\n, • Turn analysis into clear, evidence-based recommendations\n\n Performance approach, objectives and culture \n\n • Own and evolve LGPS Central’s performance approach, ensuring it is simple, consistent, outcome-focused and aligned to the People Strategy.\n, • Lead the development and embedding of a stronger performance culture, with clear expectations, meaningful performance conversations and evidence-based outcomes.\n, • Support leaders to set, cascade and calibrate V2MOM performance objectives so individual and team objectives are aligned to corporate priorities, business outcomes and cultural expectations.\n, • Use performance insight, calibration outputs and colleague data to identify trends, strengthen accountability and improve the quality and consistency of performance outcomes.\n\n Variable pay and performance-linked reward \n\n • Lead the delivery and modelling of variable pay and incentive frameworks, drawing on external expertise where needed.\n, • Ensure performance metrics are integrated into incentive design, aligned to V2MOM objectives, the corporate scorecard, business priorities and risk expectations.\n, • Own the connection between performance outcomes and pay decisions, ensuring reward outcomes are fair, consistent, evidence-based and clearly governed.\n, • Ensure variable pay approaches support sustainable performance, strong governance, appropriate risk outcomes and a positive colleague experience.\n, • Promote credible performance-linked reward through clear principles, robust calibration and transparent decision-making.\n\n Governance, reporting, and stakeholder engagement \n\n • Prepare high-quality committee papers, analysis, and recommendations for PCRC, RemCo, NomCo and other governance forums.\n, • Engage the Senior Leadership Group, Executive Committee, the Chief People & Transformation Officer and other senior stakeholders.\n, • Manage relationships with external reward advisers and other third-party partners.\n, • Present reward data, options, and recommendations clearly, with appropriate context and risk insight.\n, • Build trusted relationships across the business to strengthen understanding, confidence and engagement in reward and performance practices.\n\n Data, systems, and process improvement \n\n • Own reward data, modelling and analysis, ensuring accuracy, confidentiality, and strong governance.\n, • Identify opportunities to improve reward processes, reporting, data quality, and system use.\n, • Develop efficient, reliable pay modelling tools and analytical approaches.\n, • Ensure reward activity is delivered in a controlled, well-documented and auditable way.\n\n Compliance, regulation, and risk management \n\n • Ensure reward structures and recommendations reflect FCA requirements and broader governance expectations.\n, • Support reward activity in line with LGPS Central’s risk culture, risk appetite, and internal policies.\n, • Identify and escalate reward-related risks, issues, and as appropriate.\n, • Build a strong understanding of the LGPS landscape, implicationsPartner Fund expectations and the wider impact of reward decisions\n\n \n About Us \n LGPS Central (LGPSC) Ltd is the FCA regulated asset manager for fourteen local authority pension funds across the Midlands. LGPSC is jointly owned on an equal shares basis by those Partner Fund, and it is responsible for managing £100bn+ of their assets. It is one of six Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) asset pools in the UK. \n LGPS Central’s Partner Funds are: \n\n • Cheshire Pension Fund\n, • Derbyshire Pension Fund\n, • Leicestershire Pension Fund\n, • Nottinghamshire Pension Fund\n, • Shropshire Pension Fund\n, • Staffordshire Pension Fund\n, • West Midlands Pension Fund\n, • Worcestershire Pension Fund\n, • Gloucestershire Pension Fund\n, • Hampshire Pension Fund\n, • Suffolk County Council\n, • Wiltshire Pension Fund\n, • Norfolk Pension Fund\n, • Oxfordshire Pension Fund\n\n \n The Company is committed to responsible investment and has made responsible investment a core part of the investment process in every asset class. \n \n LGPS Central offers a friendly and diverse, hybrid working environment with a range of employee benefits. The Company moved to new premises at i9, Wolverhampton Interchange in January 2022, close to local transport links. \n \n Our objective is to be a leading investment management company working with and for our Partner Funds. With a focus on value for money and performance we want to aspire to be one of the best because this is how we will deliver the superior investment returns and low costs for our Partner Funds \n \n Requirements \n\n • Significant reward experience in financial services, asset management, or a similarly regulated environment.\n, • Strong technical reward expertise, analytical depth and a good understanding of performance frameworks, objective setting and performance calibration.\n, • Proven ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders and committees with confidence and credibility.\n, • Excellent judgement, attention to detail and the ability to balance rigour with pragmatism.\n, • Strong communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders, boards, and external partners.\n, • Commercially aware, with the ability to align people and reward priorities to organisational goals and financial context.\n, • High degree of professional ethics, integrity, and gravitas.\n, • Strong analytical skills, including the ability to use performance, pay and workforce insight to support robust, evidence-based decisions.\n, • Highly effective partnering skills, with the ability to build trust, create momentum and work across the organisation.\n, • A growth mindset, with the ability to learn quickly, drive continuous improvement and bring fresh thinking across reward and performance.\n\n \n Qualifications: \n\n • Degree level or equivalent in a relevant discipline.\n, • Reward, HR, finance, pensions or related professional qualification would be advantageous.\n\n \n What do we offer? \n We are proud to provide our people with a premium and exclusive benefits package and we are continually improving the rewards we offer. Here are a few of the valuable rewards that you will enjoy: \n\n • Competitive salary\n, • An enhanced and generous Pension Scheme\n, • 30 days' paid holiday plus bank holidays\n, • 2 days paid volunteering days\n, • An extra paid Company Day in addition to paid holidays\n, • Excellent Learning & Development Opportunities\n, • Welfare and Family-friendly policies\n, • Enhanced pay for new parents\n, • Access to our Employee Assistance Programme - 24-7 Health & Wellbeing Support\n, • Vitality Private Medical Insurance\n, • Hybrid Working\n, • Company Service Awards\n, • Cycle to Work Scheme\n, • Company Electric Vehicle Scheme\n, • Nominees of the Family Friendly Employer of the Year 2022 - Personnel Today Awards 2022\n, • Winner of the Cultural Awareness Initiative of the Year - FT Advisors Diversity in Finance Awards 2023\n, • Winner of Diversity and Inclusion Award LAPF In Investments Award 2023\n, • Winner of LAPF Investment Innovation\n, • Winner of Pool of the Year 2025\n

Join LGPS Central at a pivotal moment, where investment meets long-term impact. \n \n This role supports the delivery of advisory services to Partner Funds, working closely with the Client Advisory Managers and Client Advisory Directors to satisfy Partner Fund needs. The role focuses on drafting strategic advice, collating supporting materials, and contributing to high-quality, evidence-based client deliverables. \n \n What you’ll be doing: \n\n • Draft initial investment advice, including strategic asset allocation and portfolio positioning\n, • Use of asset-liability modelling to develop strategic asset allocations for client portfolios\n, • Collate supporting research, analysis and data for advisory recommendations\n, • Use Bloomberg to retrieve data for funds and indices\n, • Prepare client papers, slide decks, and briefing materials\n, • Support the Client Services team prepare for meetings including agendas, packs, and minutes\n, • Maintain accurate records of advice, assumptions, and supporting evidence\n, • Assist in development of advisory frameworks, tools and templates\n, • Work with internal teams to gather inputs across strategy, portfolio and operations\n, • Support responses to client queries and ad-hoc requests\n, • Contribute to transition planning and tracking where required\n, • Identify areas for process improvement\n\n \n About Us \n LGPS Central (LGPSC) Ltd is the FCA regulated asset manager for fourteen local authority pension funds across the Midlands. LGPSC is jointly owned on an equal shares basis by those Partner Fund, and it is responsible for managing £100bn+ of their assets. It is one of six Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) asset pools in the UK. \n \n LGPS Central’s Partner Funds are: \n\n • Cheshire Pension Fund\n, • Derbyshire Pension Fund\n, • Leicestershire Pension Fund\n, • Nottinghamshire Pension Fund\n, • Shropshire Pension Fund\n, • Staffordshire Pension Fund\n, • West Midlands Pension Fund\n, • Worcestershire Pension Fund\n, • Gloucestershire Pension Fund\n, • Hampshire Pension Fund\n, • Suffolk County Council\n, • Wiltshire Pension Fund\n, • Norfolk Pension Fund\n, • Oxfordshire Pension Fund\n\n \n The Company is committed to responsible investment and has made responsible investment a core part of the investment process in every asset class. \n LGPS Central offers a friendly and diverse, hybrid working environment with a range of employee benefits. The Company moved to new premises at i9, Wolverhampton Interchange in January 2022, close to local transport links. \n \n Our objective is to be a leading investment management company working with and for our Partner Funds. With a focus on value for money and performance we want to aspire to be one of the best because this is how we will deliver the superior investment returns and low costs for our Partner Funds \n \n Requirements \n\n • Institutional Investment Understanding: Basic knowledge of multi-asset investing and portfolio construction\n, • Analytical Skills: Ability to interpret data and support investment decision-making \n, • Research Capability: Able to gather and synthesise information from multiple sources \n, • Communication: Clear written and verbal communication, particularly for drafting client advice \n, • Organisation: Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines\n, • Systems: Familiarity with Excel, Bloomberg and investment data sources\n\n \n Qualifications: \n\n • Degree level or equivalent\n, • IMC – Desirable but not essential at this stage\n, • CFA - Desirable but not essential at this stage\n, • The successful candidate should show a willingness to study towards relevant professional qualifications.\n\n \n What do we offer? \n We are proud to provide our people with a premium and exclusive benefits package and we are continually improving the rewards we offer. Here are a few of the valuable rewards that you will enjoy: \n\n • Competitive salary\n, • An enhanced and generous Pension Scheme\n, • 30 days' paid holiday plus bank holidays\n, • 2 days paid volunteering days\n, • An extra paid Company Day in addition to paid holidays\n, • Excellent Learning & Development Opportunities\n, • Welfare and Family-friendly policies\n, • Enhanced pay for new parents\n, • Access to our Employee Assistance Programme - 24-7 Health & Wellbeing Support\n, • Vitality Private Medical Insurance\n, • Hybrid Working\n, • Company Service Awards\n, • Cycle to Work Scheme\n, • Company Electric Vehicle Scheme\n, • Nominees of the Family Friendly Employer of the Year 2022 - Personnel Today Awards 2022\n, • Winner of the Cultural Awareness Initiative of the Year - FT Advisors Diversity in Finance Awards 2023\n, • Winner of Diversity and Inclusion Award LAPF In Investments Award 2023\n, • Winner of LAPF Investment Innovation\n, • Winner of Pool of the Year 2025\n

Join LGPS Central at a pivotal moment, where investment oversight, long-term stewardship and real-world impact come together. \n \n This role is based in Wolverhampton and will play a key part in providing internal oversight of LGPS Central’s pooled investment funds and internally managed investments across all asset classes. The role will help ensure our investment portfolios are well governed, appropriately challenged and aligned with our objectives, investment beliefs, risk appetite and Partner Fund expectations. \n \n The postholder will work closely with the Head of Centre of Excellence, CIO, Investment Teams and wider stakeholders to assess fund performance, investment risk, portfolio construction, manager quality and alignment with agreed mandates. This will include qualitative and quantitative oversight across areas such as listed equities, fixed income, property, private credit, private equity, infrastructure and other emerging asset classes. \n \n As a senior member of the investment function, the postholder will provide clear, evidence-based insight to support strong decision-making. They may also be required to present at Investment Committee, ORCA and other governance forums, helping LGPS Central maintain a transparent, robust and proactive approach to investment oversight. \n \n This role is a certified role under the Senior Manager’s Certification Regime and will be subject to assessments in Fitness and Propriety and any other regulatory requirements. \n \n What you’ll be doing: \n Investment Oversight and Risk Management \n\n • Lead holistic qualitative risk assessments of internal funds, covering both investment and non-investment risks.\n, • Review fund performance, manager quality and alignment with LGPS Central’s fund objectives.\n, • Assess whether portfolios are being managed in line with agreed mandates, investment beliefs, risk parameters and governance expectations.\n, • Develop and monitor risk metrics, identifying emerging risks across asset classes.\n, • Provide clear views on whether oversight and actions taken by Investment Teams are adequate, reasonable and proactive.\n, • Oversee investments across a broad range of asset classes, including listed equities, fixed income, property, private credit, private equity, infrastructure and other emerging assets.\n, • Contribute to long-term investment thinking, particularly where risk-adjusted returns, liquidity and Partner Fund outcomes need to be carefully balanced.\n\n \n Portfolio Construction and Asset Allocation \n\n • Help shape and challenge asset allocation frameworks, considering risk, return, liquidity and market conditions.\n, • Contribute to tactical asset allocation analysis, modelling and investment thinking.\n, • Provide insight into portfolio construction and help ensure portfolios remain aligned to LGPS Central’s long-term objectives.\n, • Support the CIO and Head of Centre of Excellence with financial and performance oversight of LGPS Central’s investment portfolios.\n\n \n Governance, Risk and Compliance \n\n • Support a clear, auditable and repeatable approach to investment oversight.\n, • Ensure oversight activity is aligned with LGPS Central’s governance framework, Investment Delegation Policy and internal standards.\n, • Present oversight findings and risk assessments to Investment Committee and other governance forums when required.\n, • Support the development of a strong first line control environment within the Investment function.\n, • Integrate responsible investment and ESG considerations into oversight activity, where relevant.\n\n \n Stakeholder Engagement \n\n • Build strong and credible relationships with Investment Teams, Portfolio Managers, Partner Fund Client Directors, senior leaders and wider colleagues.\n, • Work collaboratively across teams to provide practical, constructive and well-evidenced oversight.\n, • Present complex investment information clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.\n, • Act as a trusted source of insight, challenge and support across the business.\n\n \n About us \n LGPS Central (LGPSC) Ltd is the FCA regulated asset manager for fourteen local authority pension funds across the Midlands. LGPSC is jointly owned on an equal shares basis by those Partner Fund, and it is responsible for managing £100bn+ of their assets. It is one of six Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) asset pools in the UK. \n LGPS Central’s Partner Funds are: \n\n • Cheshire Pension Fund\n, • Derbyshire Pension Fund\n, • Leicestershire Pension Fund\n, • Nottinghamshire Pension Fund\n, • Shropshire Pension Fund\n, • Staffordshire Pension Fund\n, • West Midlands Pension Fund\n, • Worcestershire Pension Fund\n, • Gloucestershire Pension Fund\n, • Hampshire Pension Fund\n, • Suffolk County Council\n, • Wiltshire Pension Fund\n, • Norfolk Pension Fund\n, • Oxfordshire Pension Fund\n\n \n The Company is committed to responsible investment and has made responsible investment a core part of the investment process in every asset class. \n \n LGPS Central offers a friendly and diverse, hybrid working environment with a range of employee benefits. The Company moved to new premises at i9, Wolverhampton Interchange in January 2022, close to local transport links. \n \n Our objective is to be a leading investment management company working with and for our Partner Funds. With a focus on value for money and performance we want to aspire to be one of the best because this is how we will deliver the superior investment returns and low costs for our Partner Funds \n \n Requirements \n\n • Proven experience in investment oversight, manager selection, risk management, asset allocation or portfolio analysis.\n, • Experience gained within a pension fund, asset manager, investment consultant or similar institutional investor environment.\n, • Strong understanding of financial markets and a broad range of asset classes.\n, • Experience assessing investment performance, portfolio construction, risk and manager quality.\n, • Good understanding of strategic and tactical asset allocation methodologies.\n, • Ability to analyse complex investment portfolios and provide practical, evidence-based insight.\n, • Strong understanding of investment and non-investment risk management frameworks.\n, • Experience working with internal and external stakeholders, including senior management, investment teams, service providers or regulatory bodies.\n, • Strong analytical skills, with excellent attention to detail.\n, • Ability to anticipate issues, challenge constructively and propose practical solutions.\n, • Strong communication skills, with the ability to present complex information clearly.\n, • Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, investment analysis tools and financial modelling.\n, • Ability to work collaboratively across teams and manage multiple priorities.\n, • High degree of professional ethics, integrity and judgement.\n, • Good understanding of ESG factors and how they can affect investment performance, risk and opportunity.\n\n \n Qualifications: \n\n • Bachelor’s degree required.\n, • CFA or equivalent qualification preferred.\n, • IMC preferred.\n, • Has, or can meet, all requirements of being an FCA approved person.\n\n \n What do we offer? \n We are proud to provide our people with a premium and exclusive benefits package and we are continually improving the rewards we offer. Here are a few of the valuable rewards that you will enjoy: \n\n • Competitive salary\n, • An enhanced and generous Pension Scheme\n, • 30 days' paid holiday plus bank holidays\n, • 2 days paid volunteering days\n, • An extra paid Company Day in addition to paid holidays\n, • Excellent Learning & Development Opportunities\n, • Welfare and Family-friendly policies\n, • Enhanced pay for new parents\n, • Access to our Employee Assistance Programme - 24-7 Health & Wellbeing Support\n, • Vitality Private Medical Insurance\n, • Hybrid Working\n, • Company Service Awards\n, • Cycle to Work Scheme\n, • Company Electric Vehicle Scheme\n, • Nominees of the Family Friendly Employer of the Year 2022 - Personnel Today Awards 2022\n, • Winner of the Cultural Awareness Initiative of the Year - FT Advisors Diversity in Finance Awards 2023\n, • Winner of Diversity and Inclusion Award LAPF In Investments Award 2023\n, • Winner of LAPF Investment Innovation\n, • Winner of Pool of the Year 2025\n

Join LGPS Central at a pivotal moment, where investment meets long-term impact. \n \n The Learning and Talent Manager will move learning from programme-led activity to a strategic enabler of organisational capability, culture and future skills, helping colleagues make an impact, unlock potential and build confidence for future success. \n \n The role will connect learning, skills and talent into an engaging colleague experience, strengthening learning journeys, internal mobility, succession and skills-based development. \n \n What you’ll be doing: \n Learning strategy, skills and capability development \n\n • Drive the learning, skills and capability agenda, translating the People Strategy into development that builds confidence, impact and future-ready capability.\n, • Partner with the Senior Leadership Team and people managers to identify current and future skills requirements, priority gaps and capability needs.\n, • Support a skills-based organisation through skills taxonomies, pathways, academies and development plans linked to performance, career growth and potential.\n, • Align learning and skills development with the culture programme, reinforcing the behaviours, mindsets and capabilities needed in a high-performing, values-led organisation.\n\n Learning journeys, content curation and learning culture \n\n • Create learning journeys for new starters, managers, future leaders and technical specialists.\n, • Integrate learning activities, resources and programmes into a coherent, inclusive offer aligned to business priorities.\n, • Curate practical content and promote continuous, collaborative learning in the flow of work.\n\n Learning platform ownership and digital enablement \n\n • Own and evolve the learning platform as an intuitive gateway to development and opportunity.\n, • Manage platform content, pathways, campaigns and engagement across mandatory, regulatory, technical, leadership and professional development.\n, • Use AI, automation and learning technology to improve adoption and personalised, accessible learning journeys.\n\n Talent management, succession and internal mobility \n\n • Shape talent approaches that create clearer pathways for growth, progression, promotion and future contribution.\n, • Coordinate succession planning and leadership pipeline activity for business-critical roles.\n, • Build internal mobility pathways through promotions, secondments, internal moves, stretch assignments, projects and mentoring.\n\n Leadership, people management and regulatory capability \n\n • Design practical leadership, people manager and future leader interventions that build confidence, accountability and the behaviours needed in a regulated organisation.\n, • Coordinate programme design, suppliers, communications, tracking and evaluation.\n, • Support the CPO to develop board skills and training programmes that strengthen governance capability and regulatory understanding.\n, • Support regulatory readiness, conduct, risk ownership, operational resilience and a values-led culture.\n\n Data, insight and continuous improvement \n\n • Develop learning and talent MI, dashboards and reporting to support evidence-based decisions.\n, • Use data, colleague feedback and manager insight to shape learning, development and talent outcomes.\n, • Evaluate impact on performance, retention, engagement, mobility and organisational capability.\n\n Project and stakeholder management \n\n • Lead or support People projects across skills, capability, learning, talent, succession, mobility and learning technology.\n, • Build strong relationships with leaders, managers, colleagues, providers and platform partners.\n, • Work with the People team to ensure skills, capability and pathways inform performance, progression and reward structures.\n, • Work across the People team to join up learning, talent, performance, reward, recruitment and employee experience activity\n\n \n About Us \n LGPS Central (LGPSC) Ltd is the FCA regulated asset manager for fourteen local authority pension funds across the Midlands. LGPSC is jointly owned on an equal shares basis by those Partner Fund, and it is responsible for managing £100bn+ of their assets. It is one of six Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) asset pools in the UK. \n LGPS Central’s Partner Funds are: \n\n • Cheshire Pension Fund\n, • Derbyshire Pension Fund\n, • Leicestershire Pension Fund\n, • Nottinghamshire Pension Fund\n, • Shropshire Pension Fund\n, • Staffordshire Pension Fund\n, • West Midlands Pension Fund\n, • Worcestershire Pension Fund\n, • Gloucestershire Pension Fund\n, • Hampshire Pension Fund\n, • Suffolk County Council\n, • Wiltshire Pension Fund\n, • Norfolk Pension Fund\n, • Oxfordshire Pension Fund\n\n \n The Company is committed to responsible investment and has made responsible investment a core part of the investment process in every asset class. \n \n LGPS Central offers a friendly and diverse, hybrid working environment with a range of employee benefits. The Company moved to new premises at i9, Wolverhampton Interchange in January 2022, close to local transport links. \n \n Our objective is to be a leading investment management company working with and for our Partner Funds. With a focus on value for money and performance we want to aspire to be one of the best because this is how we will deliver the superior investment returns and low costs for our Partner Funds \n \n Requirements \n\n • Experience in Learning and Development, Talent, Organisational Development or a similar role, with energy to shape a modern learning and talent agenda.\n, • Strong understanding of modern learning practice, including learning journeys, digital learning, content curation, platforms and learning in the flow of work.\n, • Experience developing learning strategies, capability frameworks, skills taxonomies or skills-based development.\n, • Strong understanding of talent management, succession planning, promotions, internal mobility, mentoring and development planning.\n, • Digitally confident, using AI, automation, dashboards and data insight to design solutions, evaluate impact and improve outcomes.\n, • Strong project, communication and stakeholder skills, with the ability to deliver at pace and work effectively in a regulated environment.\n, • Experience supporting leadership development, people manager capability and future leader programmes.\n, • Inclusive, colleague-centred and forward-thinking, with curiosity and drive to help people unlock potential and make an impact.\n\n \n Qualifications: \n\n • Degree level or equivalent in a relevant discipline.\n, • CIPD qualification or equivalent experience; relevant learning, talent, coaching, organisational development, learning technology, skills mapping or capability framework design experience would be helpful.\n\n \n What do we offer? \n We are proud to provide our people with a premium and exclusive benefits package and we are continually improving the rewards we offer. Here are a few of the valuable rewards that you will enjoy: \n\n • Competitive salary\n, • An enhanced and generous Pension Scheme\n, • 30 days' paid holiday plus bank holidays\n, • 2 days paid volunteering days\n, • An extra paid Company Day in addition to paid holidays\n, • Excellent Learning & Development Opportunities\n, • Welfare and Family-friendly policies\n, • Enhanced pay for new parents\n, • Access to our Employee Assistance Programme - 24-7 Health & Wellbeing Support\n, • Vitality Private Medical Insurance\n, • Hybrid Working\n, • Company Service Awards\n, • Cycle to Work Scheme\n, • Company Electric Vehicle Scheme\n, • Nominees of the Family Friendly Employer of the Year 2022 - Personnel Today Awards 2022\n, • Winner of the Cultural Awareness Initiative of the Year - FT Advisors Diversity in Finance Awards 2023\n, • Winner of Diversity and Inclusion Award LAPF In Investments Award 2023\n, • Winner of LAPF Investment Innovation\n, • Winner of Pool of the Year 2025\n

In a NutshellWe have an exciting opportunity for a Quantity Surveyor to join our team within Vistry North West Midlands within our Divisional Project Team, at our Wolverhampton office. This is a great opportunity for a QS looking for a new challenge, or an Assistant QS looking to make the step up. As our Quantity Surveyor, you will be responsible for managing all costs relating to our projects. Your focus is to minimize the costs of a project and enhance margin and value for money, whilst still achieving the required standards and quality. This will also include procurement, subcontract management inclusive of administration of the contract, monthly payments, and final account settlement.We value in-person collaboration and team culture, but we're also committed to supporting flexible working where possible. We encourage you to raise any specific requirements during the interview process so we can explore how this could be accommodated.Let's cut to the chase, what's in it for youCompetitive basic salary and annual bonusCompany car, car allowance or travel allowanceSalary sacrifice car scheme available to all employeesUp to 39 days annual leave plus bank holidays2 Volunteering days per annumPrivate medical insurance, with employee paid coverEnhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leaveCompetitive pension scheme through salary sacrificeLife assurance at 4 x your annual salaryShare save and share incentive schemesChristmas company shutdownEmployee rewards portal with many more benefitsIn return, what we would like from youBehave in line with our company values - Integrity, Caring and QualityHNC in Surveying or Construction or equivalentExperience of working within the Construction industry for a residential housing developerExcellent IT, analytical and communication skillsStrong mathematical abilityAbility to assess and analyse informationGood business senseGood understanding of budget managementNegotiating and networking skillsCOINs user experienceEnthusiasmFlexibilityAble to work within a busy team and under pressureGood team working skillsAccurate with an eye for detailA methodical approachWilling to work extra to meet deadlines as and when the business needs require itDesirableHND or higher qualificationProfessional membership of MCIOB or RICS preferable or working towards such qualificationNational House builder experienceDifferent methods of construction i.e. Timber FrameMore about the Quantity Surveyor roleWorking closely with other departments, including Land, Development and Construction, you will attend design meetings to advise on all areas that may have a cost implicationAttend development meetings when appropriate.Upon receipt of Contract Documentation, you will be responsible for checking all contract drawings to identify errors, omissions, anomalies and areas where unnecessary cost may ariseReceive initial tender information and assist in the preparation of the proposed tender lists and updating of subsequent procurement programmesDistribute design information packages and tender drawings, whilst preparing all tender documentation and letters including carrying out preliminary checks on subcontractorsPreparing construction cost analysis, which includes analysis of quotations resulting from the tender enquiry, requesting additional and outstanding information as requiredAssess site staffing levels and build programmes with the Construction Director to ascertain preliminary costs, including collating all cost information and preparing the start on site budgetArrange and adjudicate budget settlement meetings, with the support of the wider Commercial teamPrepare stage payment schedules to assist in the financing of the worksCarry out pre-order meetings including all necessary Health & Safety requirements, finalising a tender sum and agreeing a stage payment schedule for payment purposes before preparing all contract documentation and placing the orderPlace subcontractor orders, including interviews and checking references on selected subcontractors. You will then negotiate the contract sum within the budget, including finalising costs to cover all late variationsIssue variation orders and development changes alongside providing cost advice on major variations prior to issue. You will issue revised contract drawings to subcontractors; negotiating the cost of variations including liaising between Buyers and Build Managers. You will provide a full range of pricing information for purchaser's extrasCheck all costs posted to each contract, collate and reconcile all costs resulting from subcontract works, variation orders, site instructions, material order and preliminary / running costs. This will include providing monthly analysis of costs and identify possible areas of over expenditure at future datesCheck and arrange subcontractor payments, obtaining necessary authorisation for passing payments for all elements of subcontractor works. You will agree final accounts with subcontractors, ensuring all works have been carried out within budget and analysing costs to assist on future estimatesTake responsibility for the preparation of documents for the basis of external valuation with the client's agent (CSA, Stage payment schedule, Tick offs)Keep the RAMS schedule updated and issued to all relevant partiesLiaise with the Customer Service department on post-completion defects, providing cost advice where necessaryAttend site meetings, project team meetings, subcontractor meetings and surveying meetings as requiredAny other reasonable duties as directed by your line manager to support the wider teamsFinally, let's tell you a bit more about usWe build more than homes, we're making Vistry. Being a responsible developer and award-winning employer means we live each day through our ethos - doing the right thing. Our behaviours reflect this, as well as our values of integrity, caring and quality. Shaping all we do; they empower us to develop sustainable communities across affordable and private housing. We work in a partnership-led way, and you'll recognise our renowned brands Bovis Homes, Linden Homes and Countryside Homes. Together with Vistry Works, our manufacturing operation, and the functional support of Vistry Services, we're a proud UK Green Building Council member, UK top five housebuilder with a five-star House Builders Federation (HBF) customer satisfaction rating, and winner of many awards including Top Employer, Global Top Inspiring Workplaces, and Best for Talent Attraction and Outreach.Join us in making Vistry.#LI-AD1TPBN1_UKTJ

Join LGPS Central at a pivotal moment, where investment meets long-term impact. The Reward & Performance Partner will play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering LGPS Central’s reward and performance agenda. The role will lead high-impact work across base pay, variable pay, benefits, pensions, benchmarking, job architecture, reward governance, and the development of a clear, consistent performance approach that strengthens accountability, performance culture and organisational outcomes. The role will help shape a reward and performance framework that is fair, transparent, market-informed and designed to support a high-performing, inclusive culture. The postholder will bring strong technical expertise, sharp analytical thinking, and credible stakeholder influence, working in close partnership with the Chief Transformation Officer, Head of People and the wider team, to drive well-evidenced decisions, stronger performance outcomes and meaningful people impact. This is a unique opportunity to shape reward and performance practices that support the People Strategy, embed V2MOM performance objectives, reflect regulatory expectations, strengthen organisational resilience, and serve the long-term interests of LGPS Central and its Partner Funds. What you’ll be doing:Reward Strategy and Framework DevelopmentDeliver LGPS Central’s total reward review in line with the People Strategy and agreed reward principlesLead activity across base pay, variable pay, benefits, pensions and total rewardHelp shape a fair, transparent and market-informed reward frameworkEnsure reward recommendations support performance, inclusion and a positive employee experienceSupport reward practices that recognise performance, contribution and impactBenchmarking, Pay Analysis and Job ArchitectureLead the annual benchmarking cycle, working with external advisers where neededDeliver pay benchmarking, comp-ratio analysis, market insight and reward modellingSupport the design and development of job architecture and clear job levellingTurn analysis into clear, evidence-based recommendationsPerformance approach, objectives and cultureOwn and evolve LGPS Central’s performance approach, ensuring it is simple, consistent, outcome-focused and aligned to the People Strategy.Lead the development and embedding of a stronger performance culture, with clear expectations, meaningful performance conversations and evidence-based outcomes.Support leaders to set, cascade and calibrate V2MOM performance objectives so individual and team objectives are aligned to corporate priorities, business outcomes and cultural expectations.Use performance insight, calibration outputs and colleague data to identify trends, strengthen accountability and improve the quality and consistency of performance outcomes.Variable pay and performance-linked rewardLead the delivery and modelling of variable pay and incentive frameworks, drawing on external expertise where needed.Ensure performance metrics are integrated into incentive design, aligned to V2MOM objectives, the corporate scorecard, business priorities and risk expectations.Own the connection between performance outcomes and pay decisions, ensuring reward outcomes are fair, consistent, evidence-based and clearly governed.Ensure variable pay approaches support sustainable performance, strong governance, appropriate risk outcomes and a positive colleague experience.Promote credible performance-linked reward through clear principles, robust calibration and transparent decision-making.Governance, reporting, and stakeholder engagementPrepare high-quality committee papers, analysis, and recommendations for PCRC, RemCo, NomCo and other governance forums.Engage the Senior Leadership Group, Executive Committee, the Chief People & Transformation Officer and other senior stakeholders.Manage relationships with external reward advisers and other third-party partners.Present reward data, options, and recommendations clearly, with appropriate context and risk insight.Build trusted relationships across the business to strengthen understanding, confidence and engagement in reward and performance practices.Data, systems, and process improvementOwn reward data, modelling and analysis, ensuring accuracy, confidentiality, and strong governance.Identify opportunities to improve reward processes, reporting, data quality, and system use.Develop efficient, reliable pay modelling tools and analytical approaches.Ensure reward activity is delivered in a controlled, well-documented and auditable way. Compliance, regulation, and risk managementEnsure reward structures and recommendations reflect FCA requirements and broader governance expectations.Support reward activity in line with LGPS Central’s risk culture, risk appetite, and internal policies.Identify and escalate reward-related risks, issues, and as appropriate.Build a strong understanding of the LGPS landscape, implicationsPartner Fund expectations and the wider impact of reward decisions About UsLGPS Central (LGPSC) Ltd is the FCA regulated asset manager for fourteen local authority pension funds across the Midlands. LGPSC is jointly owned on an equal shares basis by those Partner Fund, and it is responsible for managing £100bn+ of their assets. It is one of six Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) asset pools in the UK.LGPS Central’s Partner Funds are:Cheshire Pension FundDerbyshire Pension FundLeicestershire Pension FundNottinghamshire Pension FundShropshire Pension FundStaffordshire Pension FundWest Midlands Pension FundWorcestershire Pension FundGloucestershire Pension FundHampshire Pension FundSuffolk County CouncilWiltshire Pension FundNorfolk Pension FundOxfordshire Pension Fund The Company is committed to responsible investment and has made responsible investment a core part of the investment process in every asset class. LGPS Central offers a friendly and diverse, hybrid working environment with a range of employee benefits. The Company moved to new premises at i9, Wolverhampton Interchange in January 2022, close to local transport links. Our objective is to be a leading investment management company working with and for our Partner Funds. With a focus on value for money and performance we want to aspire to be one of the best because this is how we will deliver the superior investment returns and low costs for our Partner Funds RequirementsSignificant reward experience in financial services, asset management, or a similarly regulated environment.Strong technical reward expertise, analytical depth and a good understanding of performance frameworks, objective setting and performance calibration.Proven ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders and committees with confidence and credibility.Excellent judgement, attention to detail and the ability to balance rigour with pragmatism.Strong communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders, boards, and external partners.Commercially aware, with the ability to align people and reward priorities to organisational goals and financial context.High degree of professional ethics, integrity, and gravitas.Strong analytical skills, including the ability to use performance, pay and workforce insight to support robust, evidence-based decisions.Highly effective partnering skills, with the ability to build trust, create momentum and work across the organisation.A growth mindset, with the ability to learn quickly, drive continuous improvement and bring fresh thinking across reward and performance. Qualifications:Degree level or equivalent in a relevant discipline.Reward, HR, finance, pensions or related professional qualification would be advantageous. What do we offer?We are proud to provide our people with a premium and exclusive benefits package and we are continually improving the rewards we offer. Here are a few of the valuable rewards that you will enjoy:Competitive salaryAn enhanced and generous Pension Scheme30 days paid holiday plus bank holidays2 days paid volunteering daysAn extra paid Company Day in addition to paid holidaysExcellent Learning & Development OpportunitiesWelfare and Family-friendly policiesEnhanced pay for new parentsAccess to our Employee Assistance Programme - 24-7 Health & Wellbeing SupportVitality Private Medical InsuranceHybrid WorkingCompany Service AwardsCycle to Work SchemeCompany Electric Vehicle SchemeNominees of the Family Friendly Employer of the Year 2022 - Personnel Today Awards 2022Winner of the Cultural Awareness Initiative of the Year - FT Advisors Diversity in Finance Awards 2023Winner of Diversity and Inclusion Award LAPF In Investments Award 2023Winner of LAPF Investment InnovationWinner of Pool of the Year 2025

Join LGPS Central at a pivotal moment, where investment meets long-term impact. The Head of Commercial and Strategic Partnerships will lead the company’s commercial strategy across supplier relationships, strategic partnerships and wider third party engagement. The role will ensure we secure high quality services and partnerships that meet operational, regulatory and value for money expectations, while supporting our longer-term strategic ambitions. The postholder will build strong relationships across the organisation to understand business needs early, shape commercial options and support delivery. They will lead on assessing and managing strategic partnerships that strengthen capability, improve outcomes for Partner Funds and support the organisation’s future operating model. They will work closely with the Procurement Manager to ensure that procurement, contract management and third-party risk activity are joined up, well controlled and aligned to LGPS Central’s objectives. This role will set the standard for how we manage our commercial relationships across the Company. It will shape a culture of commercial awareness, transparency and accountability, ensuring our approach remains robust, forward looking, focused on value for money and aligned to the expectations of Partner Funds, regulators, government and other key stakeholders. What you’ll be doing:Commercial strategy and partnership leadershipLead the commercial and strategic partnership strategy, aligned to business priorities.Identify and develop partnership models that strengthen capability and improve outcomes.Set governance for commercial decisions, including options appraisal, due diligence and decision records. Strategic partnerships and external engagementOwn key strategic relationships and ensure clear objectives, deliverables and success measures.Negotiate partnership terms, including governance, performance expectations and exit provisions.Monitor partnership health, risks and dependencies and drive continuous improvement. Contracting and commercial managementOversee contract lifecycle activity including drafting, negotiation, renewals and change control.Maintain visibility of key dates, obligations and commercial risks.Support early resolution of commercial issues and disputes.Supplier and partnership performance managementSet standards for service management including KPIs, SLAs, reviews and improvement plans.Ensure contract owners manage performance consistently and address issues early.Maintain accurate performance and commercial governance records.Vendor oversight, operational resilience and riskEnsure vendor oversight meets regulatory expectations and supports operational resilience.Oversee due diligence, ongoing monitoring and risk actions for key suppliers and partners.Work with Legal, Compliance, Risk, Finance and Technology on third party controls and reporting.Leadership and team developmentBuild strong relationships across the organisation and act as a trusted adviser on commercial decisionsEncourage continuous improvement and drive consistent ways of working across commercial activityPromote a culture of transparency, accountability and proactive risk management About UsLGPS Central (LGPSC) Ltd is the FCA regulated asset manager for fourteen local authority pension funds across the Midlands. LGPSC is jointly owned on an equal shares basis by those Partner Fund, and it is responsible for managing £100bn+ of their assets. It is one of six Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) asset pools in the UK.LGPS Central’s Partner Funds are:Cheshire Pension FundDerbyshire Pension FundLeicestershire Pension FundNottinghamshire Pension FundShropshire Pension FundStaffordshire Pension FundWest Midlands Pension FundWorcestershire Pension FundGloucestershire Pension Fund Hampshire Pension FundSuffolk County CouncilWiltshire Pension FundNorfolk Pension FundOxfordshire Pension Fund The Company is committed to responsible investment and has made responsible investment a core part of the investment process in every asset class.LGPS Central offers a friendly and diverse, hybrid working environment with a range of employee benefits. The Company moved to new premises at i9, Wolverhampton Interchange in January 2022, close to local transport links.Our objective is to be a leading investment management company working with and for our Partner Funds. With a focus on value for money and performance we want to aspire to be one of the best because this is how we will deliver the superior investment returns and low costs for our Partner Funds RequirementsCommercial and partnership leadership: Experience leading commercial strategy, contract negotiations and relationship management in a complex organisation.Vendor oversight and governance: Strong background in supplier due diligence, ongoing monitoring, operational resilience checks and managing third party risk in a regulated environment.Contracting and negotiation skills: Experience drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial terms, managing contract lifecycles, renewals and commercial change.Stakeholder engagement: Strong interpersonal skills to engage senior leaders, project teams and external suppliers and partners. Able to influence and guide colleagues through commercial decision making.Analytical and reporting skills: Comfortable collating, analysing and presenting information on commercial activity, supplier and partner performance, risk findings and cost analysis for committees and senior stakeholders.Organisation and attention to detail: Ability to maintain accurate records, track obligations, monitor performance and manage multiple priorities in parallel.Communication: Clear communicator able to explain commercial, procurement and vendor requirements to both technical and non-technical colleagues, including senior stakeholders and committees. Qualifications:A professional qualification is desirable in Procurement, Finance or another relevant field.Degree-level education (desirable but not essential with relevant experience).Must be able to meet the requirements of an FCA Certified role. What do we offer?We are proud to provide our people with a premium and exclusive benefits package and we are continually improving the rewards we offer. Here are a few of the valuable rewards that you will enjoy:Competitive salaryAn enhanced and generous Pension Scheme30 days paid holiday plus bank holidays2 days paid volunteering daysAn extra paid Company Day in addition to paid holidaysExcellent Learning & Development OpportunitiesWelfare and Family-friendly policiesEnhanced pay for new parentsAccess to our Employee Assistance Programme - 24-7 Health & Wellbeing SupportVitality Private Medical InsuranceHybrid WorkingCompany Service AwardsCycle to Work SchemeCompany Electric Vehicle SchemeNominees of the Family Friendly Employer of the Year 2022 - Personnel Today Awards 2022Winner of the Cultural Awareness Initiative of the Year - FT Advisors Diversity in Finance Awards 2023Winner of Diversity and Inclusion Award LAPF In Investments Award 2023Winner of LAPF Investment InnovationWinner of Pool of the Year 2025

Job Title: Senior Placements Officer Location: Dudley Council Rate: £160.21 (PAYE) or £209.57 (Umbrella) per day Job Description To oversee and co-ordinate the brokerage of internal and external placement options for Children in Care and Care Leavers, ensuring best practice and best value principles apply. You will provide a placement finding service for children's social work teams and be responsible for managing and organising a caseload of children who require both planned and emergency placements. You will be required to negotiate placement costs with independent fostering agencies, independent residential children's homes and supported accommodation providers among others. You will develop an understanding of the market across children's services and ensure that all brokerage activities are in line with directorate strategies and plans, strategic commissioning principles and operational imperatives. You will be required to manage a small team of Placement Officers and direct the activities of any associated Business Support resources. You will support the development and implementation of systems to track & assure the quality of the commissioned services in line with individual placements and across regional/sub-regional framework agreements, working closely with the Strategic Commissioning Manager, Contracts Officer and Quality and Safety Officer.Key Responsibilities Lead and coordinate the sourcing of internal and external placements for Children in Care and Care Leavers, including emergency and planned placements. Manage a complex placement brokerage caseload, ensuring timely, suitable and cost-effective placement solutions. Negotiate placement costs and terms with fostering agencies, residential providers and supported accommodation providers to achieve best value. Develop and maintain positive relationships with providers, social work teams and key stakeholders. Monitor placement availability, market capacity and provider performance to support placement sufficiency. Manage and support a small team of Placement Officers and oversee associated business support activity. Ensure brokerage activity aligns with strategic commissioning priorities, sufficiency plans and operational requirements. Support quality assurance, contract monitoring and provider performance management in partnership with Commissioning, Contracts and Quality teams. Maintain accurate records, performance data and management reports relating to placements, costs and outcomes. Contribute to service improvement, market development and commissioning initiatives. Skills, Experience & Requirements Significant experience within children's social care placement brokerage, commissioning, placements or provider management. Strong knowledge of Children in Care, Care Leavers, fostering, residential care and supported accommodation services. Proven experience negotiating placement costs and securing placements in a challenging market. Experience managing staff and coordinating workloads within a fast-paced environment. Sound understanding of children's social care legislation, safeguarding and placement sufficiency requirements. Strong stakeholder management, communication and relationship-building skills. Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and tight timescales. Ability to analyse placement, performance and financial information to support decision-making. Proficient in Microsoft Office and case management/database systems. Commitment to achieving positive outcomes for children and young people through high-quality, value-for-money placements.Connect2Dudley is a trading style of Dudley & Kent Commercial Services LTD - A joint venture between Dudley Metropolitan Council & Commercial Services Kent Ltd. Connect2Dudley is an equal opportunities Employment Agency & Business. It positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates

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