Pensions Manager

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Date: 25 Aug 2026

Location: Gatwick, GB

Salary: £54,000 up to £62,500 per annum dependent upon experience

Contract Type: Permanent, Full-time

Security Level: BPSS

Location: Aviation House Gatwick – min 2 days in the office per week or 8 days across a month.

Visa Restrictions: This position does not offer visa sponsorship

Closing Date: 13th September 2026

Interview Date: 21st and 25th September 2026

We are the UK's aviation and aerospace regulator and recognised as a world leader in its field. Our activities are diverse, enabling the aviation industry to meet the highest safety standards, and we pride ourselves on our ability to adapt to the constantly evolving aviation environment.

The successful candidate will provide support to the Head of Reward & Employee Relations and Head of Corporate Finance & Operational Services through the provision of expert pensions advice to ensure accurate and timely governance in line with legal requirements. They will raise the profile of pensions as a benefit to CAA colleagues, through education and awareness, ensuring the offering is appropriate, takes advantage of the opportunities provided by existing and new legislation and delivers choice where possible.

As part of this role the Pensions Manager will ensure pensions are well-understood by all colleagues, allowing them to manage their long-term financial stability.

• Be the CAA’s internal subject matter expert on all pension-related matters, in the context of our open defined contribution (DC) scheme (CAAPPP) and closed to new members, defined benefit (DB) pension scheme (CAAPS).
• Manage the governance processes for both the defined contribution (DC) and defined benefit (DB) schemes, working with the CAAPS team and attending Trustee meetings where appropriate as CAA representative. Work with the external pensions adviser to arrange DC Governance Committee meetings, including agenda planning, supporting the drafting of papers, managing minutes and actions.
• Develop, draft and take ownership of pensions policy for the CAA.
• Prepare, draft and assist with the presentation of papers for ExCo, the Audit & Risk Assurance Committee (ARAC) and/or People Committee as appropriate.
• Provider Oversight:
  Work closely with third-party administrators, including our external Pension Advisor EY and Legal and General, our defined contribution pension scheme provider to ensure sound governance and scheme management, to promote awareness of risks and opportunities and to develop and execute strategies and plans to manage the CAA’s risk, take advantage of opportunities that arise and promote maximum benefit for CAA colleagues.
  
  Promote maximum benefit for CAA colleagues within the Board approved CAA pension framework.

• Develop and implement a clear DC pensions and long-term financial health strategy, in collaboration and partnership with our external pension’s advisor, currently EY. Pay particular attention to the CAA’s response to the planned changes to salary sacrifice limits in April 2029.
• Manage the DC scheme as a benefit, ensuring all colleagues have regular clear and up-to-date communications e.g., oversee clear employee presentations, and benefit updates to ensure pension options are well-understood and utilised.
• Work with the Reward and Wellbeing teams to link pensions with long-term financial wellbeing.
• Manage the relationship with the CAA’s external pensions adviser (EY) and our DC pension scheme provider (L&G), ensuring timely and accurate advice on all pension’s matters.

• Lead on strategy planning and execution in relation to the Civil Aviation Authority Pension Scheme (CAAPS) defined benefit scheme, to support the articulation and management of risk. Consideration, costing and planning of the different options, working with the CAA’s external pensions advisers to deliver clear and manageable plans and agreeing the approach with internal stakeholders. Leading the execution of strategy.
• Manage the CAA’s understanding of and interactions with the active defined benefit…