Pension & Benefits Advisor

University of Alberta; Edmonton; Hybrid; CAD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Alberta seeks a Pension and Benefits Advisor to support faculty and staff, ensuring timely processing of enrollments, changes and terminations, and to provide guidance on the university's benefits and pension programs.

This two-year term position focuses on administering PSPP/UAPP defined benefit plans and ASRP/EDCSRP defined contribution plans, in compliance with regulations, with a hybrid work model at Enterprise Square in Edmonton.

Qualifications

• Experience in Pension & Benefits Administration.
• Ability to provide advice, consultation and education on benefits.
• Experience administering defined benefit and defined contribution pension plans.

Responsibilities

• Provide timely and critical support and advice to faculty and staff.
• Oversee the integrity of benefits plan entitlements and reporting.
• Administer the University’s defined benefit (PSPP, UAPP) and defined contribution (ASRP, EDCSRP) pension plans.

Job description

This position has a term length of 2 years from the date of hire.

Location - This role is hybrid with a mix of remote and in-person. Work primarily takes place at Enterprise Square, Edmonton.

Do you enjoy working in a collaborative environment, believe in service excellence and have a strong background and passion in Pension & Benefits Administration?

Reporting to the Manager, Benefits and Employment Services, the Pension and Benefits Advisor is primarily responsible for providing timely and critical support and advice to faculty and staff and overseeing the integrity of benefits plan entitlements and reporting.

The Pension and Benefits Advisor ensures that employee benefit and pension plans enrollments, changes and terminations are completed in a timely and accurate manner and that employees are provided with advice, consultation and education about the benefit and pension offerings available to them and their families. The Pension and Benefits Advisor is also responsible for administering the University’s defined benefit (PSPP, UAPP) and defined contribution (ASRP, EDCSRP) pension plans in accordance with federal, provincial, and plan regulations.