Starting Salary £56,820 with excellent benefits
Permanent, full time
Central London (with a mixture of office and home working)
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).
Maintaining an up to date technical knowledge of the sectors pension schemes will enable you to communicate key issues and reforms to employers through a range of channels. You will develop briefings and materials for employer and employee engagement, 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. You will undertake research and analysis to underpin developments and support lobbying.
In addition to pensions technical knowledge the postholder will be collaborative and credible with the broader UCEA team, being able to communicate complex matters and prioritise to help deliver a broad and varied workload.
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.
Find out more
If you think this role could be for you, please download the Information for Applicants pack, which includes the job description and person specification.
For an informal discussion about the role please feel free to contact Paul Mason, Director of Pensions Strategy, via email at p.mason@ucea.ac.uk
How to apply
Apply by email to recruitment@ucea.ac.uk including your current CV and a covering statement outlining and entitled ‘The relevance of my experience to the position of Pensions Technical Adviser’.
The closing date for applications is midday on Monday 2 March 2026.
Interviews are expected to take place during the week commencing 9 March and will be held in person at the UCEA offices at 20 Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9HU.
All candidates must have proof of their right to work in the UK.
No agencies please.
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