Open Positions

Assistant Director-Administration


Closing Date: 3/19/2010
Entity: Ohio Deferred Compensation

Retirement Member Services Bureau Chief


Closing Date: 1-5-2010
Entity: Montana Public Employee Retirement Administration
Description: Duties: The incumbent is the Chief of the Member Services Bureau and a member of the agency’s management team, with both line supervisory and management responsibilities for agency strategic planning, implementing complex statutes, rules and policies controlling eligibility for and amounts of service retirement, disability and death benefits from eight statutorily distinct public retirement systems. Performs mid-level administrative, management and advanced technical work in directing the accomplishment of the goals and objectives of the Member Services Bureau and assisting in the development of proposals for new legislation, administrative rules, and internal policies; recruitment and hiring of personnel; and designing and implementing improvements to the agency’s disability claims procedures, personal appeals and public information programs. Competencies: The successful incumbent should possess: • Considerable knowledge of the State retirement statutes, administrative rules, regulations, policies and procedures applicable to the funding, benefit calculation, eligibility determination for specific public pension systems. • Knowledge and application of Federal retirement laws; • Working knowledge of actuarial principles; of counseling techniques; of the MPERA budget planning process; and of administrative and supervisory principles, practices and techniques. • Skill in the use of a calculator. both mainframe and PC computer systems, Microsoft software applications, and MPERA data bases (active, retiree and active test data base) • Ability to navigate the Internet for research. • Ability to supervise train, assign work, and appraise performance of subordinate staff • Ability to provide retirement counseling. • Ability to give formal presentations on retirement benefits and expertise to critique presentations of agency trainers. Education/Experience: The above knowledge, skills, and abilities are typically acquired through a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Education, or closely related field and 5 years experience in a field directly related to public pension funds. Additionally, the successful incumbent should have at least 5 years of direct supervisory and management experience. For more information, please see the full position notification the MPERA website or contact the Montana Dept. of Administration HR office at 406-444-4605.