(1645) Pensions Administrator - Operations - FSD

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Overview This role is for a Pensions Administrator within the Operations - FSD section of the South African Reserve Bank. The successful candidate will be responsible for a range of pension administration duties, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and regulations, and providing support to stakeholders within the SARB Retirement Fund. What you will do * Perform pension administration duties, including retirement benefits counselling and processing of claims, in accordance with retirement fund legislation, regulations, rules and relevant policies. * Prepare and provide information within a defined context to enable effective decision-making by trustees and other relevant stakeholders. * Perform general administration, including preparation of payment instructions, data capturing and record-keeping, ensuring the smooth running of the section’s operations. * Engage with members of the SARB Retirement Fund and other stakeholders, demonstrating a service-oriented approach and the ability to gather, communicate and explain information fluently. * Proactively broaden knowledge of pension administration, displaying willingness to make improvements in own work including methods and practices. * Evaluate own performance against given criteria, identify and address task specific learning needs. * Perform work independently within established practices, given processes, rules and regulations, ensuring compliance with standards, policies and other guidelines in executing own tasks. Requirements (from the original advert) * A National Diploma or an Advanced Certificate NQF 6 in Financial Management or an equivalent qualification in a related field. * One to two years’ experience in a financial services environment, specifically in pensions administration. * Industry, organisational and business awareness. * Quality assurance. * Continuous improvement. * Continuous learning and/or professional development. * Taxation. * Pension administration. * Function-specific performance management. * Function-specific information systems. * Effective communication. * Flexibility. * Drive for results. * Teamwork. * Service and stakeholder. * Building and maintaining relationships. * Analysis and problem-solving. * Resilience. * Client orientation. * Attention to detail. Who should apply Candidates should be in possession of a National Diploma or Advanced Certificate NQF 6 in Financial Management or an equivalent qualification, along with one to two years of experience in pensions administration within a financial services environment. The ideal applicant will demonstrate strong administrative capabilities, an understanding of retirement fund legislation, and an ability to engage effectively with stakeholders while continuously seeking self-improvement and ensuring compliance. Deadline Not specified Reference Original posting: https://www.myjobmag.co.za/job/1645-pensions-administrator-operations-fsd-south-african-reserve-bank-1 Source: myjobmag

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