Employer Propositions Manager
Reporting to: Head of Customer Channels and Campaigns
Team: Customer Channels and Campaigns
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £53,000
Location: Brighton
Closing date: 20 September 2010
Please note that this role is open to applicants from the Civil Service and accredited NDPBs only. On loan opportunities are also available.
The Pensions Regulator is an accredited NDPB and does not operate Civil Service terms and conditions of employment (with the exception of pension and compensation scheme arrangements). Successful applicants will be subject to The Pensions Regulator's terms and conditions of employment and our standard 3 month probationary period for new joiners.
No agencies please.
We work with trustees, employers, pension specialists and business advisers to protect members' benefits and encourage high standards in running pension schemes.
You will be based in England's loveliest and liveliest city by the sea. Brighton is fun, cosmopolitan and uniquely eccentric all year round.
Main purpose of role:
Leading The Pensions Regulator’s strategic direction with regard to development of the regulator's propositions to its employer audience
Acting as a customer champion for the regulator's core employer audience and ensuring all policy is presented in a coherent way to employers.
Leading the definition of a coherent approach to presenting the requirements and expectations on employers of different sizes, sectors and levels of engagement in pension provision.
Leading the deployment of The Pensions Regulator’s campaigns to employers and accountable for delivering the key metric of customer satisfaction.
Key accountabilities / responsibilities:
- Measuring and reporting performance as required, including analysis of trends, variations, and improvements
- Developing the strategic market segmentation approach toward employers and delivery of a segmented Employer audience strategy for the regulator
- Developing and delivering communications propositions appropriate for those segments
- Gathering employer information from across The Pensions Regulator and becoming a champion and expert on employer requirements
- Working with Corporate and International Relations and other internal and employer stakeholder groups and influencers
- Improving knowledge and understanding of employers including
- Developing the framework for employer knowledge and understanding and continuing to influence delivery of appropriate learning to employers
- Contributing to the development of the channel strategy
- Channel usage and impact
- The Pensions Regulator's overall function and team objectives
- Public understanding and confidence in occupational pensions
- Regulation principles and best practice
- Project management methods and techniques eg PRINCE II
- Performance management / The Pensions Regulator HR processes
- Standard Office IT software applications
- Other relevant IT software applications
Essential criteria:
- Proven application of segmentation strategies and techniques
- Solid experience of proposition development strategies and techniques
- Understanding of research strategies and techniques
- Detailed knowledge of channel usage and impact
- Proven application of data management approaches and techniques including database design and management best practice
- Wide experience of communication and education approaches and techniques
- Familiarity with pensions environment strategic trends and issues
- Proven experience of collaborative working with and effective influencing on a wide range of complex stakeholder
Competencies:
- Identify and prioritise and plan effectively - Mentor
- Deliver appropriate outcomes in line with our objectives - Mentor
- Evaluate learn adapt and improve - Experienced
- Understand our audience - Experienced
- Communicate clearly - Mentor
- Build good working relationships - Mentor
- Respect others - Mentor
- Take responsibility - Mentor
- Behave professionally - Mentor
If you are interested in applying for this role, please send a covering letter, with details of how your experience and skills meet our essential criteria and your CV to Row Elliott
