Medical Retirement Pensions HR Business Partner (Project Management)

Temporary | 24 Weeks | Inside IR35

Location: Chelmsford, Essex (Agile working – regular attendance across Essex & Kent)

Hours: 37 hours per week (between 8am–5pm)

Start Date: 28 February 2026

Rates:

PAYE: £26.57 per hour
Umbrella/Ltd: £34.60 per hour

Role Overview

Ribble Recruitment is supporting a public sector organisation with the appointment of an experienced Medical Retirement Pensions HR Business Partner to lead and manage complex medical retirement and police pension casework.

This is a specialist HR project role, providing expert advisory support on police pension regulations, medical retirement governance, and compliance across two large police forces. The post holder will operate at a senior level, influencing policy, managing appeals, and ensuring statutory and regulatory obligations are met.

Key Responsibilities

Provide expert HR and pensions advice across the full employee lifecycle, focusing on complex and sensitive medical retirement cases
Advise Scheme Managers and senior leaders on police pension regulations, medical retirement policy, and statutory compliance
Manage complex casework including medical appeals, IDRP complaints, pension forfeiture, discretionary benefits, and ill-health retirement
Act as the force representative at medical appeal boards (PMAB) and liaise with pension administrators and external authorities
Attend and advise Pension Boards, preparing reports and papers in collaboration with Payroll & Pensions leads
Lead the development, review, and implementation of medical retirement and pension-related HR policies and processes
Analyse medical retirement data and management information to identify trends and inform strategic decisions
Support and implement legislative and regulatory change, including national police pension reforms
Undertake statutory reviews of medical retirement pension recipients on behalf of the Scheme Manager
Line manage an HR & Pensions Adviser, ensuring high-quality service delivery and workload management
Build strong relationships with trade unions, staff associations, and key stakeholders across both forces

Essential Experience & Qualifications

Fully qualified Chartered Member of CIPD (Level 7) or equivalent
Minimum 5 years’ experience in a senior/generalist HR role advising middle and senior managers
Strong working knowledge of police pension regulations, medical retirement processes, and the policing environment
Proven experience managing complex HR and pension casework, including appeals and regulatory compliance
Sound understanding of employment law, HR policy, and public sector governance
Strong project management capability, with experience delivering change and managing competing priorities
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the confidence to operate at senior level
Advanced IT skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel, email systems, and HR management information systems
Willingness and ability to travel across Essex and Kent

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