Job ref: 193569
TPR grade: Advisory 6 - Principal
About us
More than half the UK working population rely on The Pensions Regulator (TPR) to regulate their retirement savings. With a career at TPR, you’ll be joining an organisation that will impact on millions of lives for decades to come.
Everyone at TPR plays an important role in helping to keep more than £2 trillion of savings safe. We’re committed to bringing people into TPR who are ready to make a difference and put UK savers at the heart of what we do.
It is important to us that TPR remains a great place to work. We do all we can to help our people reach their full potential with learning, secondment, and development opportunities. We put our 900+ employees first, supporting flexible working and offer a diverse, lively, and inclusive environment. This includes our Disability Network, Family Network, LGBT+ Network (Proud), Minority Ethnic (ME) Network and Women’s Network, which offer spaces to connect.
Our new corporate strategy outlines a bold and challenging vision of how pensions regulation should evolve to keep pace with a change in the scale and nature of the industry. We are at the start of that journey. Join us to find out what part you can play.
We operate a hybrid working model, with regular attendance in our Brighton office to connect with colleagues across the business.
Role
We’re looking for an experienced lawyer to provide pensions law advice to TPR in relation to defined benefit and defined contribution occupational pension schemes. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to advise clients across TPR’s policy, operations and enforcement teams.
Responsibilities
You will:
- provide high quality, timely, consistent, and pragmatic legal advice to a range of clients across TPR. This includes advice on the development, review, and implementation of legislation, and of regulatory codes and guidance, as well as on the availability of the Regulator’s powers to deliver mitigations to the risks to good member outcomes and take enforcement action where appropriate
- provide legal risk mitigation advice and training including in respect of TPR’s public law, and equality obligations, and in respect of DPA and FoIA legislation
- contribute to the development of well-informed, consistent legal lines to take drawing on external advice as necessary
- including in respect of TPR’s public law, and equality provide legal advice and analysis on cases for submission to the Determination Panel, Tribunals, and the Courts
- contribute to the internal knowledge management system, and provide training to legal team and TPR colleagues, as appropriate
Essential and desirable criteria
- Extensive experience as a solicitor or barrister with a current practicing certificate in England and Wales.
- Relevant legal knowledge including recent experience advising on Trusts and Public Law, Pension Schemes Acts 1993, 2015 and 2017, Pensions Acts 1995, 2004, 2008, 2011 and 2015, Public Service Pension Schemes Act 2013, and working knowledge of Public Law, Equality Act 2010, as well as Data Protection Act, Freedom of Information legislation.
- Demonstrable recent previous experience of advising trustees and employers of occupational pension schemes and detailed knowledge of the challenges facing pension schemes.
- Knowledge of the operation of master trusts.
Person specification
- Proactive and flexible.
- Ability to work to prioritise, work to deadlines and use initiative.
- Problem solving and analytical skills.
- Negotiation and communication skills at all levels.
- Attention to detail and accuracy.
- Approachable and a team player.
Salary and benefits
As well as a salary between £80,513 and £91,695, we offer:
- Civil Service Pension arrangements, which are recognised as some of the best in the pensions world
- discretionary bonus arrangements
- access to performance related pay progression
- 25 days annual leave provision
- flexible working arrangements
- development opportunities
- enhanced parental leave arrangements
- a free employee assistance programme
- an excellent office location in Brighton
How to apply
To apply please email recruitmentteam@tpr.gov.uk quoting role reference number 193569 along with:
- a covering letter with details of how your skills and experience meet the role requirements
- a copy of your CV
- details of your notice period
Current employees in their first 12 months of employment who want to apply for this vacancy should first contact their line manager to discuss their application.
We are an inclusive employer and offer equal opportunities regardless of an individual’s age, disability, gender identity, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.
As a Disability Confident employer, we’re committed to the recruitment, employment, retention and development of people with disabilities and to improving their employment opportunities. Candidates who declare that they have a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the job will be offered an interview.
Applications will be considered on a part time and job share basis. If you want your application to be considered as part of a job share, please apply with the hours you are available to work.
In accordance with Home Office guidance, the successful candidate will be required to provide their right to work in the UK before they start employment. Unfortunately, TPR is not able to offer sponsorship at the time. TPR is a UK-based organisation with a working location in Brighton, candidates must live in the UK to be employed by us.
TPR is an arm’s length government body and part of the public service.
Any offer of employment will be subject to the receipt of satisfactory background screening checks and criminal record checks (BPSS).
If you have any queries about this role, or if you have a disability and wish to request a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process, please email recruitmentteam@tpr.gov.uk.