The Northern Ireland Local
Government Officers' Superannuation scheme is managed by a Committee consisting of 12 members and a
Chairperson appointed by the Department of the Environment. The Committee
meets 11 times per year and its authority to manage the scheme is set out in
the Local Government Pension Scheme (Administration) Regulations (
The
Chief Executive and Secretary, as Accounting Officer, is responsible
for the operational management of the organisation and for providing strategic
advice to the Committee. The Chief Executive and Secretary is not a member of the Committee.
NILGOSC has five departments,
led by a manager reporting to the Deputy Secretary. These are Pensions
Administration, Investment & Governance, Finance, IT and Administration.
Details of the Senior Management
team are shown below:-
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Chief Executive and Secretary David Murphy |
The Chief Executive and Secretary is the Accounting Officer
responsible to the Committee and to the Accounting Officer of the Department
of the Environment. The Chief Executive and Secretary is responsible for the strategic direction
of the Committee. David
Murphy joined NILGOSC as Deputy Secretary in 1999 and was appointed
Chief Executive and Secretary in 2011. A Chartered Accountant by
training he has previous experience in the public sector and private
sector consulting. David is also a Member of the General Dental Council
and a Lay Member of the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal. |
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Deputy Secretary Vacant |
The Deputy Secretary is responsible for assisting the Chief Executive and Secretary and
Committee with strategic issues and overseeing the operational management of
the organisation. |
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Pensions Manager Zena Kee |
The Pensions Administration section provides a service to our active
members, deferred pensioners and pensioners by registering new employers to
the scheme, recording new members and their subsequent employment history,
providing information about benefits, and calculating and paying retirement
and leavers’ entitlements. After graduating from Queen’s University Belfast Zena Kee spent 7
years working in |
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Finance Manager Andrew Yap |
The Finance section supports the other sections with IT and financial
matters as well as collecting employer and employee contributions. Andrew Yap was employed as the Principal Accounting Officer in Down
District Council before joining NILGOSC in June 2002. Prior to working
in the public sector, he had worked in the private sector for a number of
years as Financial Director of an educational supplies company. Andrew
is a Chartered Accountant. |
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Investment and Governance Manager |
The Investment and Governance section manages the Investment Fund in line
with the Statement of Investment Principles, execute the Committee's
Responsible Investment policy and maintains the Committee's governance
framework. |