Job detail for Pension Officer

Job description

Are you looking for an opportunity to apply your practitioner pensions knowledge to support complex calculations, assurance activities, and bulk practitioner events?

The Scottish Public Pensions Agency (SPPA) administers pensions for Scottish Teachers, Police, Firefighters' and National Health Service employees on behalf of the Scottish Government.

We're responsible for protecting the financial futures of over half a million people , that’s around 1 in 10 people in Scotland.

If you’re looking for meaningful work, a supportive environment and a career with purpose, you’ll find it at the SPPA.

Our office is based in Tweedbank in the Scottish Borders, the train station is a short two minute walk away and offers regular services to and from Edinburgh Waverley, making it a convenient and well connected location for commuters.

The surrounding area offers access to green space, walking routes and a strong sense of local community, supporting wellbeing both in and outside of work.

Our modern office building is designed to support flexible and collaborative working, with spaces for teamwork, quiet focus and hybrid working. Colleagues benefit from a comfortable, welcoming environment that reflects our commitment to wellbeing and inclusion.

This role sits within the Business Transformation Team, supporting the delivery of specialist practitioner pension calculation services.

As a Pension Officer, you will provide dedicated practitioner pensions subject matter expertise and support the assurance of complex practitioner pension calculations. This includes Remedy and non-Remedy cases, reviewing and validating calculation outputs, investigating issues, and supporting bulk calculation activities. Working in partnership with the Specialist Calculation Lead and operational colleagues, you will play a key role in ensuring calculations are delivered accurately, consistently, and in line with business requirements.

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• Provide practitioner pensions subject matter expertise to support Remedy and non-Remedy practitioner pension calculations
• Check calculation outputs for accuracy, consistency and completeness, identifying potential errors, anomalies or areas requiring further review
• Support the testing and assurance of practitioner calculation solutions, including scenarios involving historical protections, transitional arrangements, Annual Allowance and Remedy impacts
• Provide clear feedback on calculation results and work with colleagues to resolve issues or improve calculation processes
• Support bulk practitioner calculation events, including activity linked to ABS, Annual Allowance and other large-scale calculation exercises
• Work closely with the specialist calculation lead, providing operational pensions expertise to support the ongoing development, refinement and assurance of practitioner calculation tools.
• Liaise with operational teams to ensure calculation outputs are understood, fit for operational use and aligned with practitioner pension administration requirements
• Contribute to process documentation, knowledge transfer and continuous improvement to strengthen resilience and reduce reliance on single points of specialist knowledge.

Success profile

Success profiles are specific to each job and they include the mix of behaviours, experience and technical criteria that candidates will be assessed on.

Technical / Professional Skills:

1. Data and Insight – Awareness
2. Delivery and decision making at speed – Awareness

You can find out more about the skills required, here

Experience:

Experience of reviewing complex casework or calculation outputs for accuracy

Behaviours:

1. Managing a quality service - Level 2
2. Working together - Level 2

Find out more about Success Profiles.

How to apply

Apply online, providing a CV and supporting statement (of no more than 750 words) providing evidence of how you meet the behaviours, experience and technical skills listed in the Success Profile above.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools can be used to support your application, but all statements and examples provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, and presented as your own) applications will be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action.

Please see our candidate guidance for more information on acceptable and unacceptable uses of AI in recruitment.

If invited for further assessment, this will consist of an in-person interview and presentation.

Sifting will commence from w/c 5th October 2026

Assessments are scheduled for w/c 12th October 2026 however, this may be subject to change.

Recruitment Principles

As a government organisation, we adhere to the  Civil Service Commission Recruitment Principles and we investigate any complaints received in relation to recruitment cases.

About us

At the SPPA, we are committed to The Fair Work Framework

This means offering:

• Security and stability

• Flexible and hybrid working options

• Opportunities to learn and develop

• A respectful and inclusive working environment

At SPPA we want our workforce to be representative of Scottish society and we strive to be a workplace where people are welcomed and valued for the contribution they make.

We support flexible working and encourage applications from people from all backgrounds, including those starting their careers, changing careers, or returning to work.

We are committed to removing any barriers to applying for our jobs and aim to offer support and make reasonable adjustments to allow full participation in the recruitment process.

Our staff are part of the UK Civil Service observing the Civil Service Code and working for Ministers and senior stakeholders to deliver vital public services which improve the lives of the people of Scotland.

We offer a supportive and inclusive working environment along with a wide range of employee benefits. Find out more about what we offer.

As part of the UK Civil Service, we uphold the Civil Service Nationality Rules.

You can also find out more about careers at the SPPA here - SPPA Careers | SPPA (pensions.gov.scot

Working pattern

Our standard hours are 35 hours per week.  We offer a range of flexible and hybrid working options, with two days minimum working on site at SPPA. If you have specific questions about the role you are applying for,  please contact us.

Security checks

Successful candidates must complete the Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), before they can be appointed. BPSS is comprised of four main pre-employment checks – Identity, Right to work, Employment History and a Criminal Record check (unspent convictions).

You can find out more about BPSS on the UK Government website, or read about the different levels of security checks in our Candidate Guide.

Sponsorship

Skilled Worker sponsorship is not available for this role. As a result, we are unable to appoint candidates who require Skilled Worker sponsorship now or in the future. Applicants must have an existing and ongoing right to work in the UK.

Equality statement

We are committed to equality and inclusion and we aim to recruit a diverse workforce that reflects the population of our nation.

Find out more about our commitment to diversity and how we offer and support recruitment adjustments for anyone who needs them.

Further information

Find out more about our organisation, what we offer staff members and how to apply on our Careers Website.

Read our Candidate Guide for further information on our recruitment and application processes.

We will hold a reserve list for this post for 12 months

Apply Before: 4th October 2026 (23:59) - This role is open to internal candidates, OGD and Common Citizenship organisations only. (internal & OGD)