Main Purpose: Provide specialist leadership and governance for all pension and medical retirement processes across Essex and Kent Police, ensuring fair, timely and compliant decisions under the Police Pension Schemes () and LGPS. Manage complex casework, support Scheme Managers (Chief Constables) in meeting statutory responsibilities, maintain effective Pension Boards, represent both forces in medical appeals and complaints, lead policy and operating model development, ensure regulatory compliance including The Pensions Regulator (TPR) Code of Practice, oversee data and reporting, manage legislative reform changes, and supervise the HR and Pension Adviser to ensure high-quality service delivery.Main Responsibilities:Act as Pension Authority lead for medical retirement processes for officers and staff, ensuring compliance with Police Regulations, employment law, Police Pension Regulations and LGPS regulations.Manage complex casework including medical appeals (PMAB), discretionary decisions, forfeiture cases, IDRP complaints and ill-health retirement assessments.Maintain Pension Boards for Kent and Essex, acting as principal liaison to ensure statutory requirements are fulfilled.Advise Chief Constables and Scheme Managers on Police Pension Scheme compliance and respond to TPR requests.Provide authoritative guidance on pension policy, governance and statutory responsibilities.Lead development and refinement of pension and medical retirement policies, processes and operating mode