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Basis Full time
Contract type: Permanent
Role title: MT DC Lead Associate
TPR grade & pay group: Grade 9 – CORE – Lead Associate
Directorate: Market Oversight
Salary: £39,751 per annum.
Location: Brighton, 6 days per month in the office
About the role
Your role sits within our Market Oversight directorate. Market Oversight plays a central role in helping us understand how the pensions market is evolving and where risks and opportunities are emerging.
You will contribute to building a market -wide view of pension schemes and the wider impacted economy—using data, insight, and engagement to identify potential risks to members, and highlight areas where standards can be improved. This includes monitoring trends, horizon scanning, and supporting proactive engagement with schemes and industry stakeholders in line with our corporate plan.
Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will provide support in identifying and assessing risks, establishing regulatory priorities, and planning interventions where needed. You will work closely with colleagues and external stakeholders to influence behaviours and support a transparent and well-functioning pensions system.
As a Lead Associate you will provide support to colleagues and sometimes lead on elements of the supervision of DC Master Trusts, DC Schemes, and CDC Schemes.
This is a great opportunity to get involved in a wide variety of work and can be used as a stepping stone to become one of our supervisors and have a direct role in influencing industry practice. Extensive pensions experience is not necessary; an ability to adapt, think on your feet, pick up tasks, and be proactive are key to success in this role.
What you’ll be doing
In this varied and hands‑on role, you will:
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Work with internal colleagues and advisers to help develop and deliver effective scheme supervision strategies,
- Help manage and prioritise a portfolio of work to ensure deadlines and service standards are met,
- Identify risks via scheme engagement and escalate issues appropriately, using sound judgement,
- Support and, in some cases lead, engagement with schemes to improve outcomes for members,
- Contribute to increasing collective team competency by identifying knowledge gaps and supporting learning and development activity,
- Use data, insight, and engagement to support decision-making and inform regulatory interventions.
What we’re looking for
We’re seeking someone who is organised, responsive, and enjoys working in a fast paced environment.
You’ll bring:
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Experience in using document and workflow management systems,
- Ability to work with minimal supervision, set targets, determine priorities, and manage conflicting demands
- Ability to work outside of existing processes by thinking creatively about how to approach a task or solve problems
- Knowledge of TPR’s supervision process and/or experience of working with external stakeholders,
- Experience of communicating with a variety of internal and external stakeholders.
- Experience of supporting decision making in a fast paced and detailed environment.
Most importantly, you’ll be passionate about delivering a great service and creating a positive workplace experience.
Key responsibilities
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Contribute to the supervision of the DC Master Trust and Collective Defined Contribution pensions market
- Support Teams in their roles both internally and externally
- Manage a portfolio of work within required SLAs
- Escalate risks as required
- Proactively engage with schemes in line with risk prioritisation
- Contribute to the development and implementation of scheme strategies
- Deputise for other members of the team as necessary
- Work with the wider organisation to achieve desired outcomes
TPR offers:
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Genuine opportunities for learning and development.
- A values-led, inclusive environment.
- Hybrid working and flexible shift patterns.
- A vibrant workplace with employee networks (Disability, Family, LGBT+, Minority Ethnic, Mental Health, Women’s).
Reward and benefits
We offer 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, a hybrid working model, 35 hour working week (full-time), flexible working patterns, and flexitime. We also provide competitive parental leave, as well as a Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 28.97%. Our dedicated benefits portal (Edenred) offers retail, gym, tech and restaurant discounts, and a cycle to work scheme.
Our culture
TPR strives to be a high-performing organisation, and we prioritise our people's growth and well-being. We offer various learning, secondment and development opportunities, support flexible working, and foster a diverse and inclusive environment.
Equality, diversity and inclusion is very important to us and we strive to make sure everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed. Our modern Brighton offices are in Telecom House overlooking Preston Park, they are over two floors of a shared building facility and when designed in 2023 we followed the government’s workplace design guide to ensure accessibility by design was achieved for our section.
We're proud to have a range of networks and opportunities to bring people together with supportive and safe spaces to connect with one another.
About The Pensions Regulator
With a career at TPR, you’ll be joining an organisation with real purpose and who are proud of their diverse range of skills and experience that positively impact on millions of people. Everyone at TPR plays an important role in helping to keep more than £2trn of savings safe.
Our Corporate Strategy outlines a bold and challenging vision of how pensions regulation should continue to evolve to keep pace with a change in the scale and nature of the pensions landscape. We believe diversity and inclusion are vital to good decision-making for positive saver outcomes. We’re committed to creating a supportive, inclusive, and dynamic work environment where everyone can thrive; understanding the link between the work we do and its positive impact on society.
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Applications
To avoid disappointment, we would invite you to submit your application as soon as possible, as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can continue to provide a positive candidate experience, with each application being reviewed and considered. Unfortunately, once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.
Current TPR employees who want to apply for this vacancy should first contact their line manager to discuss their application.
We welcome applications on a part time and job share basis.
Please note that TPR is unable to offer visa sponsorship. All applicants must already hold Right to Work in the UK for the duration of their employment. For more information on Right to Work, please visit Prove your right to work to an employer: Overview - GOV.UK.
Selection and interview
If you are shortlisted for interview, we’ll be in contact with you shortly after the closing date. We aim to respond to every application however due to the large volume of applications this is not always possible. If you have not heard from us within 21 days of submitting your application, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
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 will be an offered an interview. Please note that if we receive a high volume of Disability Confident applicants, we reserve the right to offer an interview to those who best meet the essential criteria.
Diversity and inclusion
TPR is committed to promoting diversity, inclusion and equality in the workplace, creating an environment where everyone is encouraged to be themselves, enabling our people to feel supported, represented and do their best work.
We encourage applicants from all backgrounds and with different identities and experiences to apply for roles with TPR.
Further information
Please visit our website to find out what it is like to work at TPR, our culture, interview process and our commitment to our employees.
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 [email protected].
