'Some pensions knowledge helpful': Guidance guarantee recruitment drive begins

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The Pensions Advisory Service (TPAS) and Citizens Advice have released job specs for people looking to provide pensions 'guidance' - with each organisation requesting different levels of desired pensions knowledge.

TPAS' job spec states ideal candidates "must have experience of working in or with pensions, understanding a range of different pension types and be up to date on legislation" and would ideally be working towards an industry qualification. The salary at TPAS is listed as about £30,000 dependent on experience. This compares to a Citizens Advice listing on the Pensions World job site, which stated "some pensions knowledge would be an advantage" for ‘pension guidance guarantee agents'. The salary range for this post at Citizens Advice is between £18,000 and £24,000. However, an altern...

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