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Join LGPS Central at a pivotal moment, where investment meets long term impact. \n \n The Governance Officer supports the effective and efficient delivery of Governance services across LGPS Central, working under the direction of the Governance Manager. \n The role has ownership of allocated governance administration and coordination, including meeting cycles, papers, minutes, actions, governance records, statutory information and governance systems. The postholder is expected to deliver these responsibilities accurately, reliably and with appropriate professional judgement. \n \n The Governance Officer also contributes to the Governance team’s developing advisory service by applying agreed governance requirements, supporting paper authors and stakeholders, identifying procedural or quality issues and escalating matters outside agreed parameters. \n \n The role focuses on governance processes, records, controls and decision-making support. \n \n What you’ll be doing: \n Governance Meeting & Committee Support \n\n • Manage end-to-end meeting cycles for allocated Boards and Committees, including forward plans, agendas, meeting papers, invitations and logistics.\n, • Prepare meeting materials, attend meetings, take accurate notes and draft high-quality minutes.\n, • Maintain action logs, track progress and ensure decisions, approvals and records are accurately captured and communicated.\n\n Governance Advice & Administration \n\n • Review governance papers against agreed templates, processes and approval requirements.\n, • Provide practical guidance to stakeholders on governance timetables, meeting processes and paper submissions.\n, • Identify opportunities to improve governance guidance, templates and processes.\n\n Governance Records & Reporting \n\n • Maintain accurate governance records, including agendas, minutes, action logs, decision records and attendance information.\n, • Manage governance calendars, trackers, committee information and document control processes.\n, • Support management reporting, governance MI and assurance activities, escalating risks, delays or compliance concerns when required.\n\n Company Secretarial Support \n\n • Assist with statutory registers, Companies House filings and corporate record management.\n, • Support Board and shareholder approval processes, director appointments, inductions and conflicts management.\n, • Maintain schedules for statutory and corporate obligations.\n\n Shareholder & Stakeholder Engagement \n\n • Act as a point of contact for Shareholder Representatives and manage the Shareholder Services inbox.\n, • Support shareholder meetings, communications and information requests.\n, • Build effective relationships with colleagues and stakeholders across the business.\n\n Governance Systems & Continuous Improvement \n\n • Administer board portals, governance systems, document repositories and governance trackers.\n, • Ensure confidential information is handled securely and in line with data protection requirements.\n, • Support governance effectiveness reviews and contribute to continuous improvements in governance processes, technology and stakeholder experience.\n\n Team Support \n\n • Work collaboratively across Governance, Legal and wider business teams, providing cover and support where required.\n, • Assist with supplier administration, including purchase orders, invoices and contract records.\n, • Contribute to a professional, inclusive and service-focused team culture whilst continuing to develop your governance and company secretarial knowledge.\n\n \n About us \n LGPS Central (LGPSC) Ltd is the FCA regulated asset manager for fourteen local authority pension funds across the Midlands. LGPSC is jointly owned on an equal shares basis by those Partner Fund, and it is responsible for managing £100bn+ of their assets. It is one of six Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) asset pools in the UK. \n LGPS Central’s Partner Funds are: \n\n • Cheshire Pension Fund\n, • Derbyshire Pension Fund\n, • Leicestershire Pension Fund\n, • Nottinghamshire Pension Fund\n, • Shropshire Pension Fund\n, • Staffordshire Pension Fund\n, • West Midlands Pension Fund\n, • Worcestershire Pension Fund\n, • Gloucestershire Pension Fund\n, • Hampshire Pension Fund\n, • Suffolk County Council\n, • Wiltshire Pension Fund\n, • Norfolk Pension Fund\n, • Oxfordshire Pension Fund\n\n \n The Company is committed to responsible investment and has made responsible investment a core part of the investment process in every asset class. \n \n Central offers a friendly and diverse, hybrid working environment with a range of employee benefits. The Company moved to new premises at i9, Wolverhampton Interchange in January 2022, close to local transport links. \n \n Our objective is to be a leading investment management company working with and for our Partner Funds. With a focus on value for money and performance we want to aspire to be one of the best because this is how we will deliver the superior investment returns and low costs for our Partner Funds \n \n Requirements \n Essential \n\n • Experience of governance, committee, company secretarial, legal operations, regulated administration or a comparable controlled business environment.\n, • Experience coordinating formal meetings, papers, deadlines, actions and records.\n, • Ability to draft clear, accurate and proportionate minutes and correspondence.\n, • Excellent organisation, attention to detail and ability to manage competing priorities and fixed deadlines.\n, • Ability to apply established procedures, templates and controls consistently while recognising when to seek guidance or escalate.\n, • Strong written and verbal communication and confidence working professionally with senior stakeholders.\n, • High standards of integrity, discretion and confidentiality when handling sensitive information.\n, • Understanding of accurate record keeping, audit trails, version control, document classification and controlled access.\n, • Proactive, collaborative and service-focused approach, with ownership of allocated tasks and outcomes.\n, • Ability to identify administrative, procedural or quality issues and work constructively with colleagues to resolve them.\n, • Competence in Microsoft 365, including Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams and SharePoint, and ability to learn board portal or governance systems.\n, • Interest in developing governance and company secretarial knowledge within a regulated investment management business.\n\n \n Desirable \n\n • Experience in financial services, investment management, pensions, asset management, the LGPS or another regulated environment.\n, • Experience using board portals, entity management systems, SharePoint, workflow tools or governance trackers.\n, • Experience supporting statutory filings, corporate records, director information or shareholder processes.\n, • Awareness of corporate governance principles, committee terms of reference, delegations and decision-making processes.\n, • Experience supporting effectiveness reviews, governance reporting or process improvement.\n\n \n Qualifications: \n\n • Relevant qualification or equivalent experience in governance, company secretarial practice, business administration, law or a related discipline.\n, • Chartered Governance Institute study, or willingness to work towards an appropriate governance qualification, would be advantageous.\n, • Commitment to continuing professional development.\n\n \n What do we offer? \n We are proud to provide our people with a premium and exclusive benefits package and we are continually improving the rewards we offer. Here are a few of the valuable rewards that you will enjoy: \n\n • Competitive salary\n, • An enhanced and generous Pension Scheme\n, • 30 days' paid holiday plus bank holidays\n, • 2 days paid volunteering days\n, • An extra paid Company Day in addition to paid holidays\n, • Excellent Learning & Development Opportunities\n, • Welfare and Family friendly policies\n, • Enhanced pay for new parents\n, • Access to our Employee Assistance Programme 247 Health & Wellbeing Support\n, • Vitality Private Medical Insurance\n, • Hybrid Working\n, • Company Service Awards\n, • Cycle to Work Scheme\n, • Company Electric Vehicle Scheme\n, • Winner of the Cultural Awareness Initiative of the Year FT Advisors Diversity in Finance Awards 2023\n, • Winner of Diversity and Inclusion Award LAPF In Investments Award 2023\n, • Winner of LAPF Investment Innovation\n, • Winner of Pool of the Year 2025\n

Join LGPS Central at an important moment, where strong organisation, trusted support and clear coordination help the business move forward with confidence. \n \n This role is based in Wolverhampton and will provide high-level, confidential and proactive support to the relevant Chief Officer or Chief Officers. The role will help ensure priorities are well coordinated, decisions are supported, actions are followed through and colleagues, stakeholders and visitors experience a professional, organised and welcoming environment. \n \n The postholder will work closely with Chief Officers, Heads of Function, the Chief of Staff, Governance and colleagues across the business. This is a varied role that goes beyond diary management. It is about helping senior leaders stay focused, helping functional priorities move smoothly, improving information flow and making sure the practical day-to-day experience works well for everyone. \n \n This is a brilliant opportunity for someone who enjoys being close to the centre of the business, likes making things work better, and takes pride in creating calm, structure and momentum in a busy environment. \n \n What you’ll be doing: \n \n Chief Officer Support \n\n • Provide proactive, confidential and high-quality support to the relevant Chief Officer or Chief Officers.\n, • Act as a professional first point of contact, managing communications with discretion and judgement.\n, • Manage complex diaries, briefing materials, travel and accommodation, ensuring senior leaders are well prepared and supported.\n, • Use sound judgement and initiative to take ownership of tasks, resolve issues and escalate where needed.\n\n \n Business Manager Communications and Organisational Support \n\n • Work closely with the Chief of Staff to stay aligned with executive priorities, key messages and leadership direction.\n, • Help cascade strategic priorities into functional areas in a clear and practical way.\n, • Support communication flow between Chief Officers, Heads of Function and wider teams.\n, • Support organisational and cross-functional programmes where appropriate.\n\n \n Functional Coordination and Priorities \n\n • Support the wider function by helping coordinate priorities, track key actions and follow up commitments.\n, • Work with Heads of Function to improve visibility of deadlines, dependencies and key priorities.\n, • Help ensure information, decisions and actions are shared clearly and at the right time.\n, • Work in an agile way, adapting quickly to changing priorities and supporting fast-paced decision-making.\n\n \n Meetings, Governance and Information Management \n\n • Support meeting management by coordinating agendas, papers, logistics, actions and follow-up where required.\n, • Work closely with the Governance function to ensure there is a clear split of responsibilities for formal governance meetings.\n, • Support Chief Officers with meeting preparation, coordination of inputs and follow-up on actions assigned to them.\n, • Use AI and digital tools appropriately to support meeting preparation, information summarisation and action tracking.\n, • Maintain secure and intuitive digital filing and information management systems.\n\n \n Workplace Coordination \n\n • Support day-to-day workplace coordination, including shared spaces, office essentials and visitor areas.\n, • Liaise with suppliers, facilities contacts and internal teams to resolve practical workplace issues.\n, • Provide cover and support across the Business Manager group where required.\n, • Carry out other duties within the scope and spirit of the role, aligned to evolving business needs.\n\n \n About us \n LGPS Central (LGPSC) Ltd is the FCA regulated asset manager for fourteen local authority pension funds across the Midlands. LGPSC is jointly owned on an equal shares basis by those Partner Fund, and it is responsible for managing £100bn+ of their assets. It is one of six Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) asset pools in the UK. \n LGPS Central’s Partner Funds are: \n\n • Cheshire Pension Fund\n, • Derbyshire Pension Fund\n, • Leicestershire Pension Fund\n, • Nottinghamshire Pension Fund\n, • Shropshire Pension Fund\n, • Staffordshire Pension Fund\n, • West Midlands Pension Fund\n, • Worcestershire Pension Fund\n, • Gloucestershire Pension Fund\n, • Hampshire Pension Fund\n, • Suffolk County Council\n, • Wiltshire Pension Fund\n, • Norfolk Pension Fund\n, • Oxfordshire Pension Fund\n\n \n The Company is committed to responsible investment and has made responsible investment a core part of the investment process in every asset class. \n \n LGPS Central offers a friendly and diverse, hybrid working environment with a range of employee benefits. The Company moved to new premises at i9, Wolverhampton Interchange in January 2022, close to local transport links. \n \n Our objective is to be a leading investment management company working with and for our Partner Funds. With a focus on value for money and performance we want to aspire to be one of the best because this is how we will deliver the superior investment returns and low costs for our Partner Funds \n \n Requirements \n\n • Experience providing high-level executive or senior leadership support in a complex and fast-paced environment.\n, • Confidence working with senior leaders, boards and external stakeholders.\n, • Strong judgement, discretion and ability to handle confidential information appropriately.\n, • Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills, with the ability to manage competing demands.\n, • Ability to support senior leaders beyond diary management, including priority coordination, action tracking and information flow.\n, • Strong written and verbal communication skills.\n, • Ability to summarise information clearly and produce accurate meeting outputs.\n, • Strong digital capability, including Microsoft 365, Teams, Outlook, SharePoint and collaboration tools.\n, • Experience using AI and digital tools to improve productivity, including meeting capture, action tracking and information summarisation.\n, • Good understanding of when formal governance outputs should sit with the Governance function.\n, • High attention to detail, with the ability to focus on what matters most.\n, • Proactive, practical and able to take ownership without close supervision.\n, • Comfortable working under pressure and to tight deadlines.\n, • Flexible and adaptable, able to move between executive support, functional coordination and workplace coordination.\n, • Awareness of information governance, confidentiality and data protection best practice.\n\n \n Qualifications: \n\n • Educated to GCSE level or equivalent.\n, • Business Administration qualification or equivalent experience in an executive support role.\n\n \n What do we offer? \n We are proud to provide our people with a premium and exclusive benefits package and we are continually improving the rewards we offer. Here are a few of the valuable rewards that you will enjoy: \n\n • Competitive salary\n, • An enhanced and generous Pension Scheme\n, • 30 days' paid holiday plus bank holidays\n, • 2 days paid volunteering days\n, • An extra paid Company Day in addition to paid holidays\n, • Excellent Learning & Development Opportunities\n, • Welfare and Family-friendly policies\n, • Enhanced pay for new parents\n, • Access to our Employee Assistance Programme - 24-7 Health & Wellbeing Support\n, • Vitality Private Medical Insurance\n, • Hybrid Working\n, • Company Service Awards\n, • Cycle to Work Scheme\n, • Company Electric Vehicle Scheme\n, • Nominees of the Family Friendly Employer of the Year 2022 - Personnel Today Awards 2022\n, • Winner of the Cultural Awareness Initiative of the Year - FT Advisors Diversity in Finance Awards 2023\n, • Winner of Diversity and Inclusion Award LAPF In Investments Award 2023\n, • Winner of LAPF Investment Innovation\n, • Winner of Pool of the Year 2025\n

Join LGPS Central at a pivotal moment, where investment meets long-term impact. \n \n The Reward & Performance Partner will play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering LGPS Central’s reward and performance agenda. The role will lead high-impact work across base pay, variable pay, benefits, pensions, benchmarking, job architecture, reward governance, and the development of a clear, consistent performance approach that strengthens accountability, performance culture and organisational outcomes. \n \n The role will help shape a reward and performance framework that is fair, transparent, market-informed and designed to support a high-performing, inclusive culture. The postholder will bring strong technical expertise, sharp analytical thinking, and credible stakeholder influence, working in close partnership with the Chief Transformation Officer, Head of People and the wider team, to drive well-evidenced decisions, stronger performance outcomes and meaningful people impact. \n \n This is a unique opportunity to shape reward and performance practices that support the People Strategy, embed V2MOM performance objectives, reflect regulatory expectations, strengthen organisational resilience, and serve the long-term interests of LGPS Central and its Partner Funds. \n \n What you’ll be doing: \n Reward Strategy and Framework Development \n\n • Deliver LGPS Central’s total reward review in line with the People Strategy and agreed reward principles\n, • Lead activity across base pay, variable pay, benefits, pensions and total reward\n, • Help shape a fair, transparent and market-informed reward framework\n, • Ensure reward recommendations support performance, inclusion and a positive employee experience\n, • Support reward practices that recognise performance, contribution and impact\n\n Benchmarking, Pay Analysis and Job Architecture \n\n • Lead the annual benchmarking cycle, working with external advisers where needed\n, • Deliver pay benchmarking, comp-ratio analysis, market insight and reward modelling\n, • Support the design and development of job architecture and clear job levelling\n, • Turn analysis into clear, evidence-based recommendations\n\n Performance approach, objectives and culture \n\n • Own and evolve LGPS Central’s performance approach, ensuring it is simple, consistent, outcome-focused and aligned to the People Strategy.\n, • Lead the development and embedding of a stronger performance culture, with clear expectations, meaningful performance conversations and evidence-based outcomes.\n, • Support leaders to set, cascade and calibrate V2MOM performance objectives so individual and team objectives are aligned to corporate priorities, business outcomes and cultural expectations.\n, • Use performance insight, calibration outputs and colleague data to identify trends, strengthen accountability and improve the quality and consistency of performance outcomes.\n\n Variable pay and performance-linked reward \n\n • Lead the delivery and modelling of variable pay and incentive frameworks, drawing on external expertise where needed.\n, • Ensure performance metrics are integrated into incentive design, aligned to V2MOM objectives, the corporate scorecard, business priorities and risk expectations.\n, • Own the connection between performance outcomes and pay decisions, ensuring reward outcomes are fair, consistent, evidence-based and clearly governed.\n, • Ensure variable pay approaches support sustainable performance, strong governance, appropriate risk outcomes and a positive colleague experience.\n, • Promote credible performance-linked reward through clear principles, robust calibration and transparent decision-making.\n\n Governance, reporting, and stakeholder engagement \n\n • Prepare high-quality committee papers, analysis, and recommendations for PCRC, RemCo, NomCo and other governance forums.\n, • Engage the Senior Leadership Group, Executive Committee, the Chief People & Transformation Officer and other senior stakeholders.\n, • Manage relationships with external reward advisers and other third-party partners.\n, • Present reward data, options, and recommendations clearly, with appropriate context and risk insight.\n, • Build trusted relationships across the business to strengthen understanding, confidence and engagement in reward and performance practices.\n\n Data, systems, and process improvement \n\n • Own reward data, modelling and analysis, ensuring accuracy, confidentiality, and strong governance.\n, • Identify opportunities to improve reward processes, reporting, data quality, and system use.\n, • Develop efficient, reliable pay modelling tools and analytical approaches.\n, • Ensure reward activity is delivered in a controlled, well-documented and auditable way.\n\n Compliance, regulation, and risk management \n\n • Ensure reward structures and recommendations reflect FCA requirements and broader governance expectations.\n, • Support reward activity in line with LGPS Central’s risk culture, risk appetite, and internal policies.\n, • Identify and escalate reward-related risks, issues, and as appropriate.\n, • Build a strong understanding of the LGPS landscape, implicationsPartner Fund expectations and the wider impact of reward decisions\n\n \n About Us \n LGPS Central (LGPSC) Ltd is the FCA regulated asset manager for fourteen local authority pension funds across the Midlands. LGPSC is jointly owned on an equal shares basis by those Partner Fund, and it is responsible for managing £100bn+ of their assets. It is one of six Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) asset pools in the UK. \n LGPS Central’s Partner Funds are: \n\n • Cheshire Pension Fund\n, • Derbyshire Pension Fund\n, • Leicestershire Pension Fund\n, • Nottinghamshire Pension Fund\n, • Shropshire Pension Fund\n, • Staffordshire Pension Fund\n, • West Midlands Pension Fund\n, • Worcestershire Pension Fund\n, • Gloucestershire Pension Fund\n, • Hampshire Pension Fund\n, • Suffolk County Council\n, • Wiltshire Pension Fund\n, • Norfolk Pension Fund\n, • Oxfordshire Pension Fund\n\n \n The Company is committed to responsible investment and has made responsible investment a core part of the investment process in every asset class. \n \n LGPS Central offers a friendly and diverse, hybrid working environment with a range of employee benefits. The Company moved to new premises at i9, Wolverhampton Interchange in January 2022, close to local transport links. \n \n Our objective is to be a leading investment management company working with and for our Partner Funds. With a focus on value for money and performance we want to aspire to be one of the best because this is how we will deliver the superior investment returns and low costs for our Partner Funds \n \n Requirements \n\n • Significant reward experience in financial services, asset management, or a similarly regulated environment.\n, • Strong technical reward expertise, analytical depth and a good understanding of performance frameworks, objective setting and performance calibration.\n, • Proven ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders and committees with confidence and credibility.\n, • Excellent judgement, attention to detail and the ability to balance rigour with pragmatism.\n, • Strong communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders, boards, and external partners.\n, • Commercially aware, with the ability to align people and reward priorities to organisational goals and financial context.\n, • High degree of professional ethics, integrity, and gravitas.\n, • Strong analytical skills, including the ability to use performance, pay and workforce insight to support robust, evidence-based decisions.\n, • Highly effective partnering skills, with the ability to build trust, create momentum and work across the organisation.\n, • A growth mindset, with the ability to learn quickly, drive continuous improvement and bring fresh thinking across reward and performance.\n\n \n Qualifications: \n\n • Degree level or equivalent in a relevant discipline.\n, • Reward, HR, finance, pensions or related professional qualification would be advantageous.\n\n \n What do we offer? \n We are proud to provide our people with a premium and exclusive benefits package and we are continually improving the rewards we offer. Here are a few of the valuable rewards that you will enjoy: \n\n • Competitive salary\n, • An enhanced and generous Pension Scheme\n, • 30 days' paid holiday plus bank holidays\n, • 2 days paid volunteering days\n, • An extra paid Company Day in addition to paid holidays\n, • Excellent Learning & Development Opportunities\n, • Welfare and Family-friendly policies\n, • Enhanced pay for new parents\n, • Access to our Employee Assistance Programme - 24-7 Health & Wellbeing Support\n, • Vitality Private Medical Insurance\n, • Hybrid Working\n, • Company Service Awards\n, • Cycle to Work Scheme\n, • Company Electric Vehicle Scheme\n, • Nominees of the Family Friendly Employer of the Year 2022 - Personnel Today Awards 2022\n, • Winner of the Cultural Awareness Initiative of the Year - FT Advisors Diversity in Finance Awards 2023\n, • Winner of Diversity and Inclusion Award LAPF In Investments Award 2023\n, • Winner of LAPF Investment Innovation\n, • Winner of Pool of the Year 2025\n

Join LGPS Central at a pivotal moment, where investment meets long term impact. \n \n Based in Wolverhampton, the successful candidate will work closely with the Enterprise Risk Manager and Chief Legal, Compliance and Risk Officer (CLCRO) to ensure the effective management of the firm’s enterprise risk frameworks. \n \n What you’ll be doing: \n\n • Operate and support the firm’s enterprise risk management framework, including maintaining risk registers, monitoring controls, and preparing reports.\n, • Assist in the design, development, and embedding of risk policies, procedures, and assurance frameworks across the business.\n, • Identify, assess, and quantify operational and enterprise risk scenarios, escalating issues where appropriate.\n, • Provide clear, pragmatic, and business-focused risk advice with appropriate guidance from the Enterprise Risk Manager.\n, • Produce accurate and timely risk reports, analysis, and presentations for senior stakeholders, including the senior leadership team and risk and audit committee.\n, • Support the operation of the firm’s assurance frameworks, including contributing evidence and input for internal and external audits and regulatory reporting where required.\n, • Collaborate with colleagues across functions to promote a strong risk culture and ensure risk management is embedded in decision-making.\n, • Build and maintain effective relationships with auditors, assurance providers, system suppliers, and other external stakeholders.\n, • Communicate technical and complex risk matters in a clear, concise, and relevant way for different audiences.\n, • Keep abreast of industry developments, regulatory expectations, and best practice to support continuous improvement of the risk function.\n, • Actively participate in professional development, ensuring knowledge of accounting, finance, investments, pensions, and risk management remains current.\n\n \n About us \n LGPS Central (LGPSC) Ltd is the FCA regulated asset manager for fourteen local authority pension funds across the Midlands. LGPSC is jointly owned on an equal shares basis by those Partner Fund, and it is responsible for managing £100bn+ of their assets. It is one of six Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) asset pools in the UK. \n \n LGPS Central’s Partner Funds are: \n\n • Cheshire Pension Fund\n, • Derbyshire Pension Fund\n, • Leicestershire Pension Fund\n, • Nottinghamshire Pension Fund\n, • Shropshire Pension Fund\n, • Staffordshire Pension Fund\n, • West Midlands Pension Fund\n, • Worcestershire Pension Fund\n, • Gloucestershire Pension Fund\n, • Hampshire Pension Fund\n, • Suffolk County Council\n, • Wiltshire Pension Fund\n, • Norfolk Pension Fund\n, • Oxfordshire Pension Fund\n\n \n The Company is committed to responsible investment and has made responsible investment a core part of the investment process in every asset class. \n LGPS Central offers a friendly and diverse, hybrid working environment with a range of employee benefits. The Company moved to new premises at i9, Wolverhampton Interchange in January 2022, close to local transport links. \n Our objective is to be a leading investment management company working with and for our Partner Funds. With a focus on value for money and performance we want to aspire to be one of the best because this is how we will deliver the superior investment returns and low costs for our Partner Funds \n \n Requirements \n\n • Strong reasoning and problem-solving skills, able to develop pragmatic solutions to complex problems.\n, • Able to communicate complex and technical risk matters in a way that is clear, relevant, and understandable to different audiences.\n, • Good report-writing and presentation skills, with attention to detail and accuracy.\n, • Organised and able to manage competing priorities and deadlines under time pressure.\n, • Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build effective relationships at all levels.\n, • High degree of professional ethics, integrity, and sound judgement.\n, • Understanding of risk governance frameworks in asset management and how to implement them.\n, • Knowledge of the three lines of defence model and how it applies in practice.\n, • Ability to identify, assess, and quantify operational and enterprise risks.\n, • Active commitment to continuous professional development, with an up-to-date understanding of accounting, finance, investments, and pensions.\n\n \n Qualifications: \n\n • Degree qualified (or equivalent experience).\n, • Associated risk management practitioner qualifications/certifications (preferred).\n, • Experience in asset management and/or wider financial services sector (preferred).\n\n \n What do we offer? \n We are proud to provide our people with a premium and exclusive benefits package and we are continually improving the rewards we offer. Here are a few of the valuable rewards that you will enjoy: \n\n • Competitive salary\n, • An enhanced and generous Pension Scheme\n, • 30 days' paid holiday plus bank holidays\n, • 2 days paid volunteering days\n, • An extra paid Company Day in addition to paid holidays\n, • Excellent Learning & Development Opportunities\n, • Welfare and Family friendly policies\n, • Enhanced pay for new parents\n, • Access to our Employee Assistance Programme 247 Health & Wellbeing Support\n, • Vitality Private Medical Insurance\n, • Hybrid Working\n, • Company Service Awards\n, • Cycle to Work Scheme\n, • Company Electric Vehicle Scheme\n, • Winner of the Cultural Awareness Initiative of the Year FT Advisors Diversity in Finance Awards 2023\n, • Winner of Diversity and Inclusion Award LAPF In Investments Award 2023\n, • Winner of LAPF Investment Innovation\n, • Winner of Pool of the Year 2025\n

2 days ago Be among the first 25 applicants Direct message the job poster from LGPS Central Join LGPS Central at an important stage in our growth as we continue to strengthen our investment platform in line with the government’s Fit for the Future agenda. We are strengthening our investment leadership as part of a wider reorganisation of our investment functions and are recruiting a Head of Fixed Income. This senior role will set the strategic direction for Fixed Income, continue to develop a high-performing team, and ensure our portfolios deliver strong, sustainable outcomes for Partner Funds. You will help shape investment culture, portfolio construction, and responsible investment integration. #FixedIncome #InstitutionalInvesting #Leadership #UKPooling #Pensions #InvestmentCareers As Head of Fixed Income you will: • Lead the Fixed Income offering and ensure that it is fit for purpose., • Periodically review the range of FI assets offered and produce business cases for change where appropriate., • Drive forward the performance of the FI offering., • Periodically review the insourcing/outsourcing of FI assets., • Deliver the shared objectives of LGPS Central Limited and our partner funds focused on improving risk adjusted return after cost and the launch of pooled sub-funds., • Managing and improving investment capability and skills of the Fixed Income Markets team., • Integrate and maintain the house view on Responsible Investment into the investment process and culture., • Be an ambassador for LGPS Central Limited within the investment community, partner funds, and with regulators and key stakeholders., • A member of the Investment Committee (IC) approving recommendations for new products, product changes and retiring of our offering across all asset classes., • Provide assurance that portfolios are managed within the parameters set in the Prospectus/ Segregated mandates, • In conjunction with the CIO, and other “Heads of” and Investment Directors, devise and deliver a transparent and repeatable investment process that follows the LGPS Central Limited policies., • Working with the CIO to support the relevant aspects of the business strategy., • Implement and manage risk and compliance in accordance with the Risk and Compliance Framework in collaboration with the Chief Compliance, Legal Risk and Governance Officer., • Embed a culture of high performing, collaborative, research-based investing across LGPS Central Limited., • Embarking on an appropriate first line of defence control framework within the Investment Team., • Overseeing and managing the existing and new Fixed Income portfolios working with the Investment Directors, Senior Portfolio Managers, Portfolio Managers and others., • Responsibility for origination, analysis, due diligence (both on and off-site), legal review and negotiation (working with internal and external counsel), execution, and post-execution active monitoring and management of ACS and Segregated Fund Investments., • Working with the Finance and Operations teams to ensure Capital and Expense Calls, Distributions, and Investment/Fund related expenses are efficiently processed., • Review and analysis of ESG risks for any ACS and Segregated Fixed Income Market Funds., • As a team, actively monitor, manage, and advise on the Fixed Income market portfolios of Partner Funds. This includes advising on possible consolidations, secondary sales, attending External Manager meetings, Annual Investors Meetings, and ad-hoc calls/meetings with External Managers., • Representing the LGPS Central Pool portfolio interests on investor advisory boards of External Funds., • Lead on the development and launch of future LGPS Central Fixed Income Markets Funds. Tasks include negotiation of requirements with investors, specification of mandates, business case development, legal set up, IT systems and controls. LGPS Central (LGPSC) Ltd is the FCA regulated asset manager for eight local authority pension funds across the Midlands. LGPSC is jointly owned on an equal shares basis by those Partner Fund, and it is responsible for managing £45bn+ of their assets. It is one of eight Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) asset pools in the UK. LGPS Central's Partner Funds are: The Company is committed to responsible investment and has made responsible investment a core part of the investment process in every asset class. LGPS Central offers a friendly and diverse, hybrid working environment with a range of employee benefits. The Company moved to new premises at i9, Wolverhampton Interchange in January 2022, close to local transport links. Our objective is to be a leading investment management company working with and for our Partner Funds. With a focus on value for money and performance we want to aspire to one of the best because this is how we will deliver the superior investment returns and low costs for our Partner Funds. • Significant experience of investment decision making in Fixed Income Markets., • Significant experience of insourcing the management of FI assets, across a range of FI assets., • Demonstrates portfolio construction and investment selection skills., • Experience of management and oversight of investment portfolios., • Has run and developed high performing teams., • High degree of professional ethics, integrity and gravitas., • Excellent judgement and analytical skills, • First class interpersonal, people management and communication skills., • Well-developed relationship partnering skills, including building and demonstrating personal credibility., • Inspirational in their leadership of the broader team., • Ability to reflect on feedback and support continuous improvement and thought leadership., • Ability and confidence to draw out and effectively manage conflict/challenge., • Substantial relevant experience of collaborative investment decision making and portfolio management at a senior level., • Can evaluate performance and risk of investment portfolios objectively., • Experience of management and oversight of internal and external investment portfolios across multiple asset classes., • Excellent judgement and analytical skills., • Preferably degree level or equivalent in relevant discipline., • Has or can meet all the requirements of being an FCA approved person. 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James Stevens Associates are delighted to be supporting a large, well regulated and vibrant housing provider to appoint a Senior Governance Officer during a particularly important period of organisational change and integration. This is a hands-on governance role within a friendly, experienced team. You’ll support the effective operation of the Board and committees while helping to maintain strong governance processes throughout a complex merger programme. • Senior Governance Officer, • Walsall Area | West Midlands | Hybrid | 2 days per week on-site with 3 days from home, • £40,000 - 45,000, • 16 month fixed-term contract The role will include: • Coordinating Board and committee meetings from beginning to end, • Producing agendas and papers, chasing reports and securing approvals, • Taking accurate minutes and completing post-meeting actions, • Supporting policy reviews and annual effectiveness assessments, • Managing document execution and signing processes, • Contributing to governance integration and process redesign, • Supporting succession planning, Board recruitment and development, • Potentially providing oversight to a Governance Administrator We’re looking for someone who can quickly take ownership of a busy workload and deliver consistently. You’ll be comfortable rolling your sleeves up, working at pace and building credible relationships with senior leaders and Board members. Previous governance experience within social housing would be particularly valuable, including an understanding of the regulatory environment and relevant codes of governance. However, formal qualifications and previous line-management experience are not essential. This could suit: • An experienced Governance Officer ready for greater responsibility, • A Governance Manager who enjoys delivery but no longer wants significant people-management responsibility, • A governance contractor or fixed-term professional accustomed to joining organisations during periods of change The successful candidate must be able to attend the Walsall office twice each week

Job Title: FFP Project Support Officer Pay: £150 per day (PAYE) Location: Dudley (Hybrid) About the Role This role is central to delivering the Families First Partnership Programme (FFP) in Dudley and will appeal to someone who enjoys turning strategy into practice while working across a wide range of partners to improve outcomes for children and families. Dudley Children's Services is seeking an enthusiastic and highly organised Project Officer to support the delivery of the Families First Partnership Programme (FFP), a major national reform programme designed to improve how services work together to support children, young people and families. Working within the Children and Young People Directorate, you will support the Families First Programme Lead and Programme Managers to help design and implement an integrated system that delivers the right help, at the right time, for families, whilst ensuring children are protected from harm and enabled to thrive. The role will play a key part in supporting the development and implementation of key FFP workstreams, including Family Help, Family Group Decision Making (FGDM), Multi-Agency Child Protection Teams (MACPT) and wider transformational activity across the partnership. Key Responsibilities As a Project Officer, you will: Support the planning, coordination, monitoring and delivery of projects and workstreams within the Families First Partnership Programme. Lead and manage specific project tasks and work packages, ensuring delivery against agreed objectives, milestones and timescales. Track progress, risks, issues and dependencies, producing reports and updates for programme boards and senior leaders. Work collaboratively with colleagues across Children's Services and partner agencies, including health, police, education and the voluntary and community sector. Support stakeholder engagement, workshops, communications and change management activities. Maintain project documentation, plans, action logs and governance arrangements. Analyse and present information to support decision-making and programme delivery. Provide advice and practical support to managers to ensure projects are delivered effectively and achieve intended outcomes for children and families. Promote a flexible, adaptive and continuous improvement approach consistent with programme and project management best practice.About You We are looking for someone who: Has experience of supporting or managing projects, programmes or service improvement activity. Has excellent organisational, communication and stakeholder engagement skills. Is confident analysing information and presenting findings in a clear and meaningful way. Can manage competing priorities and work effectively to deadlines. Has experience of working within local government, children's services, health, education or a partnership environment. Is committed to improving outcomes for children, young people and families.Knowledge of children's services, safeguarding, early help, family support or public sector transformation programmes would be advantageous. Connect2Dudley is a trading style of Dudley & Kent Commercial Services LTD - A joint venture between Dudley Metropolitan Council & Commercial Services Kent Ltd. Connect2Dudley is an equal opportunities Employment Agency & Business. It positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates