About us
At Lothian Pension Fund (LPF), we administer the local government pension scheme (LGPS) in Edinburgh and the Lothians and are one of approximately a hundred LGPS funds in the UK. We're an asset-backed and multi-employer scheme with around £10 billion of assets and the second largest LGPS fund in Scotland, serving approximately 88,900 members and 59 active employers.
LPF is a growing, vibrant, and exciting place to work. We offer flexible working and a blended work model, working both from home and our spacious city centre office. We have many social and wellbeing initiatives to ensure we keep our sense of community alive even during challenging times.
The continued professional development of our colleagues is important to us, so we provide access to a wide range of resources to build their expertise, skills and confidence.
We are advertising for a Risk & Compliance Manager on a Fixed Term Contract basis (12 months) and we'd love to hear from you if you have an interest in working in this area and meet the role requirements detailed below.
The Role
The Risk & Compliance Manager will be highly flexible and will contribute to the development, embedding and facilitation of an appropriate and robust risk management and assurance framework across LPF. The role will also ensure appropriate oversight activities are undertaken to provide assurance on LPF's compliance with regulatory, client and internal requirements. The successful candidate will work closely with other members of the R&C team and will collaborate with colleagues across the business.
Key responsible for this role include:
The following requirements are essential for this role:
Please upload your CV and a covering letter, which includes a supporting statement explaining why you'd be a great fit for the role. CVs on their own won't be accepted as an application for the role.
Our core and flexible benefits
You'll benefit from a highly competitive salary, a discretionary variable pay award and a wide range of colleague benefits, including:
Lothian Pension Fund is committed to promoting a diverse, equal, and inclusive culture and welcomes applications from people of all sectors of the community.
We encourage people from under-represented communities to apply, including but not limited to those with disabilities, from minority ethnic groups, who are part of the LGBT+ community, and all those who feel their voices are not commonly represented.
If you need any adjustments to support your application, such as information in alternative formats or if you're eligible under the Disability Confident Scheme please contact us and we'll do everything we can to help.
At Lothian Pension Fund (LPF), we administer the local government pension scheme (LGPS) in Edinburgh and the Lothians and are one of approximately a hundred LGPS funds in the UK. We're an asset-backed and multi-employer scheme with around £10 billion of assets and the second largest LGPS fund in Scotland, serving approximately 88,900 members and 59 active employers.
LPF is a growing, vibrant, and exciting place to work. We offer flexible working and a blended work model, working both from home and our spacious city centre office. We have many social and wellbeing initiatives to ensure we keep our sense of community alive even during challenging times.
The continued professional development of our colleagues is important to us, so we provide access to a wide range of resources to build their expertise, skills and confidence.
We are advertising for a Risk & Compliance Manager on a Fixed Term Contract basis (12 months) and we'd love to hear from you if you have an interest in working in this area and meet the role requirements detailed below.
The Role
The Risk & Compliance Manager will be highly flexible and will contribute to the development, embedding and facilitation of an appropriate and robust risk management and assurance framework across LPF. The role will also ensure appropriate oversight activities are undertaken to provide assurance on LPF's compliance with regulatory, client and internal requirements. The successful candidate will work closely with other members of the R&C team and will collaborate with colleagues across the business.
Key responsible for this role include:
- Presenting, developing and maintaining LPF's risk management framework
- Oversight of risks and issues, including independent review, assurance and timely reporting to key stakeholders in relation to the effectiveness of the control environment and compliance with regulatory obligations and requirements
- Coordinate and manage the effective recording, analysis and reporting of incidents
- Represent R&C on projects and change initiatives as required
- Assist business stakeholders with design and implementation of operational best practice and process and control improvements
- Delivering routine, themed and induction R&C training to staff as required
- Contributing to planning and management of regulatory change
- Developing, maintaining, reviewing and oversight of R&C policies as appropriate
- Completing or coordinating routine and ad hoc regulatory reporting
The following requirements are essential for this role:
- Previous experience in a compliance function of an FCA regulated asset management business.
- Professional and academic qualifications to undergraduate or equivalent level.
- Clean vetting checks.
Please upload your CV and a covering letter, which includes a supporting statement explaining why you'd be a great fit for the role. CVs on their own won't be accepted as an application for the role.
Our core and flexible benefits
You'll benefit from a highly competitive salary, a discretionary variable pay award and a wide range of colleague benefits, including:
- A generous defined benefits pension scheme
- A hybrid model of working, both from home and in our new office in the centre of Edinburgh
- Flexible working to support both your needs and those of our organisation
- An all-inclusive gender-neutral parent policy covering maternity, paternity, surrogacy, and adoption
- A free and confidential Employee Assistance Programme to support you and your family through any concerns or challenges you may face
- Award programme based on peer-to-peer nominations
- An interest free travel loan to support our colleagues with the cost of a season ticket for public transport
- A cash bonus recruitment referral programme
- Access to the Salary Extras portal which offers to a range of amazing discounts and services such as a voluntary healthcare plan and health assessments, gym discounts, retailer discounts, bike to work and tech scheme
Lothian Pension Fund is committed to promoting a diverse, equal, and inclusive culture and welcomes applications from people of all sectors of the community.
We encourage people from under-represented communities to apply, including but not limited to those with disabilities, from minority ethnic groups, who are part of the LGBT+ community, and all those who feel their voices are not commonly represented.
If you need any adjustments to support your application, such as information in alternative formats or if you're eligible under the Disability Confident Scheme please contact us and we'll do everything we can to help.