Benefits Technical Lead
Publica Group
Job id 4551

North Thames
Salary £34,394 - £35,508 Permanent

Closing Date 9th of October 2023

Benefits Technical Lead

 

  • Location: Witney
  • Job Type: Permanent / Full Time
  • Salary: £34,394 - £35,508 Per Annum
  • Closing Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2023

Benefits Technical Lead

£34,394 to £35,508 per annum, 37 hours per week

Permanent

Agile & Homeworking

Do you have experience within the benefits sector and want the flexibility of working from home?

 

We are looking for someone who can apply a high level of expert knowledge within a technical area of expertise and manage sensitive, open ended and complex case or project-based work.

 

This Benefits Technical Lead post plays a crucial part in our small team and we need someone with the knowledge and experience to deliver sensitive, complex project work within our Benefits team. If you are strategic, confident with internal and external stakeholders and have benefits experience we would love to hear from you.

This post can be based from any of our three locations, Cirencester, Coleford or Witney however majority of the work can be completed at home giving you the ultimate flexibility.

About the role…

  • Completing the Housing Benefits Subsidy Form and working with external auditors for the Housing Benefits Assurance Process
  • Helping to keep the Revenues and Benefits software up to date including testing latest software releases. This includes working with our software supplier and other external bodies.
  • Dealing with complex system issues and queries from the Benefits Team and internal auditors using knowledge of Housing Benefit legislation (including Subsidy)

You will need…

  • A qualification in your area of expertise, equivalent to a degree or relevant experience of three years of working in the Benefits Service
  • GCSE Maths and English or equivalent to grade C/4 or higher
  • Full Driving Licence
     

For more information about this role please see the Job Description/Person Specification.

Special Conditions…

  • Ability to travel 
  • BPSS
  • A few weekends each year will be required to work for Annual Billing/Benefits updates and Rollover processes

Who are we… 

Publica is a unique place to work – we’re a local government organisation with a twist! Publica wants to transform the way local services are delivered. To help do this we have started to fundamentally rethink the way we design our services in the digital era so that Publica is a customer focused organisation driven by real user needs.

What can we do for you… 

  • Agile working allowing a mix of home and office working
  • Flexible working arrangements (depending on the role)
  • 27 days paid annual leave (pro rata if you are working part time) plus bank holidays and an extra two volunteering days off a year for you to support a charity of your choice
  • Health cash plan giving you cash back on health, dental and eye care
  • Pension scheme with a good employer contribution of 5% of your earnings
  • Employee Assistance Programme 24/7, providing positive, preventative and supportive advice and counselling to deal with everyday events and issues
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Salary sacrifice car lease scheme with huge tax and NI savings to be made on electric cars
  • Access to digital financial advice (covering your pension scheme, mortgages and other finances)
  • Generous sickness cover above statutory entitlements
  • Additional income protection, covering 50% of your salary for potentially a further five years if you are unable to work due to sickness or injury
  • Life assurance, currently four times your annual salary

These are just a handful of the benefits that you can enjoy when you join us!

To apply for this position please click on "apply now" within this page to complete an application form and supporting statement together with your CV. Please tell us about your skills, knowledge, qualifications, experience and how they meet the criteria listed above and in the job description/person specification. It’s important that we’re a good fit for each other, so let us know what’s important to you and why you want to work for Publica Group Ltd.  Your CV will not be available to the hiring manager unless you are shortlisted for interview to assist with our non-biased screening process so please ensure you complete the application form in full.

It is important that our staff reflect the diversity of our community, and we therefore welcome and encourage applications from people of all genders and sexual orientation, those from Black, Asian, and other minority ethnic backgrounds, and those with disabilities.

Accredited of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy/ies - Please state this within your covering statement or in a separate email. 

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding the welfare of vulnerable adults, young people and children.  Safer recruitment practices are applied to all job vacancies

Safer recruitment practices are applied to all job vacancies. Successful candidates will be required to complete a pre-employment medical questionnaire; provide references;  proof of identity; nationality and immigration status; three years’ employment or education history (if applicable) and, in some cases, verification of criminal record.

 

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