Job ref: 180891
TPR grade: R&O 11 - Officer
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 £2trn 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 a Campaigns Adviser to help us get the right message, to the right people, at the right time.
You’ll be responsible for planning, implementing, and evaluating behaviour change campaigns which improve how pension schemes are run. A key element of this role will be working alongside the Pensions Scams Action Group (PSAG) on campaigns to combat fraud and scams.
The role is varied from high profile through the line campaigns to low-cost campaigns.
Working for a public body also means you’ll become part of the Government Communications Service (GCS) – opening the door to world-leading communications training, guidance and more.
Responsibilities
You will:
- plan effective multi-channel marketing campaigns, both low and no cost, that protect workplace pensions
- proactively seek out learnings from behavioural insights and industry best-practice to advise on the application of direct marketing, advertising and digital channels
- brief creative and media agencies and internal colleagues so that we get products which can positively change behaviour
- project manage the delivery of the agreed communications products to meet agreed deadlines and sign off processes, responsible for maintaining working plans, and managing key stakeholders
- use our email service provider Dynamics 365 to write, build and deliver large-scale email marketing campaigns
- ensure that appropriate approvals are obtained for each stage of campaign
- work across the organisation to develop a pipeline of future work
- evaluate campaigns using the GCS evaluation framework to produce meaningful takeaways for future campaigns
Essential and desirable criteria
Essential
- Proven experience of targeting, delivering and evaluating marketing communications campaigns.
- Hands-on experience of delivering targeted email marketing and social media campaigns.
- An understanding of the range of channels available to support behaviour change campaigns (including email, social media, partnerships, advertising and PR).
- Experience of using insight to tailor communications messages or campaigns.
Desirable
- Experience in a multi-channel campaign role.
- Marketing qualification or degree.
- Experience of business to business (B2B) and financial sector.
- Design and/or copywriting experience.
Person specification
- Excellent communications skills.
- Strategic thinker, flexible and able to deliver.
- Self-starter with a solutions-led proactive, can do attitude.
- Ability to prioritise, use initiative and work independently.
- Attention to detail and accuracy.
Salary and benefits
As well as a salary between £28,233 and £36,075, 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 180891 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 TPR 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.
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.
The Pensions Regulator 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.