Your chance to get involved with UMSS

06 Sep 2016

Members are invited to apply for a vacancy on the pension scheme board

Current members of the University of Manchester Superannuation Scheme are invited to apply for a vacancy on the board of UMSS Ltd, the trustee company.

There are two vacancies for a Member Nominated Director in the following employment categories:

• Administrative and Clerical
• Technical

Directors of UMSS Ltd have overall responsibility for the management of UMSS and investment of the assets.

There are nine directors of UMSS Ltd:

• four Member Nominated Directors (MNDs), of whom three are selected by UMSS members according to defined staff categories and one by UMSS pensioners, and
• five University Nominated Directors (UNDs) who are nominated by the University.

If you’d like to stand as an MND, you must:

• have been a member of UMSS for at least 1 year, and
• on an official Nomination Form obtain 20 signatures from UMSS members within your category, Administrative and Clerical, or Technical.

If only one valid nomination is received for either category, the nominee will be automatically appointed as an MND.  If more than one valid nomination is received for each category an election will be held.

If you are appointed or elected, you’ll receive full training to help you carry out the role.  If you would like to stand, please complete a Nomination Form:

• Administrative and Clerical Nomination Form
• Technical Nomination Form

Return completed Nomination Forms by 12 noon on 21 September 2016 to:

• Pensions Office, John Owens Building, University of Manchester.

Huw Peters who was the Member Nominated Director for Administrative and Clerical is now a University Nominated Director.

Peter Leigh is the current Member Nominated Director for Technical Staff.