Minimum Criteria:

1. Must have experience of doing a similar role for a large local authority

2. Experience of both Pensions and Treasury

3. CIPFA (or other CCAB) qualified, The Head of Pensions & Treasury is lead officer for the in-house pensions team that manages the Barnet Local Government Pension Scheme and provides outstanding leadership and direction on all pension related issues to Barnet Council.

You will manage the team that has day-to-day accountability for implementation of pension policy and oversight of external service providers including investment managers, third party administrator, consultants and advisors.

You will provide guidance and support to Barnet's Pension Fund Committee and Local Pension Board in carrying out their duties.

You will be required to ensure that the Barnet Pension Scheme is efficiently administered, that members and participating employers receive a high quality service, that funds are invested in line with agreed strategy, funding policy is optimised, statutory policies are kept up to date and the annual accounts are produced and audited on a timely basis.

You will lead the development and implementation of the Council's Treasury Management Strategy linked to the Council's Medium Term Plan.

The Head of Pensions and Treasury is expected to provide advice to the S151 officer and elected representatives to inform their Treasury management decision making and will be responsible for maintaining a robust controls framework for the function and delivery under the Treasury policies and practices detailed within the Strategy.

If you are interested in this role please send your updated CV in the first instance.