Retirement Benefits Manager

City of Fresno • Fresno, CA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Come join the City of Fresno in Building a Better Fresno! Want to see what it’s like to work here? Explore our We Work For You video series to discover the real stories, passion, and purpose of the team behind Fresno’s success. Position Description POSITION DESCRIPTION Come and join our team as a Retirement Benefits Manager and lead meaningful work that empowers employees to confidently plan for their future while shaping innovative, people-focused benefits programs. The Retirement Benefits Manager, plans, organizes, and manages the activities of the Retirement Benefits Section in the Retirement Administration Office, including specialized pension benefit counseling, retirement calculations, and retiree payroll and disability application processing; recommends policies, develops and revises procedures and acts as a liaison with actuaries, City departments, and employee organizations; and provides highly responsible and complex administrative support to the Retirement Administrator. The Retirement Benefits Manager is responsible for the supervision of the functions and staff of the Retirement Benefits Section including activities related to retirement counseling and disability retirement. This is an unclassified position in which the incumbent serves at the will of the Department Director.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Public Administration, or a closely related field.
• Four years of responsible supervisory experience in the administration of a retirement or government benefit program.
• Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the education on a year-for-year basis, up to a maximum of two years.
• A COPY OF THE DEGREE OR SCHOOL TRANSCRIPTS MUST BE ATTACHED.
• The ability to speak, read, and write a designated foreign language may be required when community needs dictate.

Responsibilities

• Plans, organizes, and manages the activities of the Retirement Benefits Section in the Retirement Administration Office, including specialized pension benefit counseling, retirement calculations, and retiree payroll and disability application processing.
• Recommends policies, develops and revises procedures and acts as a liaison with actuaries, City departments, and employee organizations.
• Provides highly responsible and complex administrative support to the Retirement Administrator.
• Supervises the functions and staff of the Retirement Benefits Section including activities related to retirement counseling and disability retirement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager