Pensions Officer

Central London (with a mixture of office and home working)

Exciting opportunity to build on your pensions knowledge for the lead organisation on pensions, pay and reward in the higher education sector.

We are looking for a proactive and collaborative individual to support the senior members of the Pensions team in providing member institutions with pensions support and analysis, to improve sector outcomes for employers in the sector and their employees.

The Universities and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA) is a membership organisation that is the leading voice on employment and reward matters in the UK Higher Education (HE) sector. We are a small team supporting our 169 members - HE providers such as universities, to be employers of choice through collaboration, advocacy and expert advice, facilitating their work in delivering effective employment and workforce strategies. UCEA is also the employer representative for the c. 330 participating employers in the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS).

We don’t expect you to be a pensions expert but we do want to see an awareness of the current pension arrangements across the HE sector and an eagerness to learn. 

You will be enthusiastic and personable as you work with the team to assimilate information and develop briefings and materials for employers as well as for internal use, on key issues and pension reforms – e.g. UCEA Pensions Bulletin, board and committee papers, networking events, UCEA website.

The post is offered as full-time on a permanent contract and is hybrid, working at our offices in Bloomsbury, central London, as well as some remote working each week.

For more information, please download the Applicant Pack from the UCEA website (via the ‘Apply’ button above).

The closing date for applications is midday on Monday 2nd March 2026.

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