Assistant Director, Special Compensation Fund/State Program Administrator Manager Senior

State of Minnesota; Saint Paul (MN); Hybrid; USD 62,000 - 89,000; Full time

Job summary

State of Minnesota’s Labor & Industry Dept. seeks an Assistant Director, Special Compensation Fund in St. Paul to lead the SCF and oversee policy development and implementation, ensuring funds support workers' compensation programs.

This exempt executive role requires strong supervision, budget management, and strategic planning; telework options may apply and travel is required.

Qualifications

• Four (4) years of supervisory, management, or leadership experience directing staff.
• Experience in workers' compensation, compliance, or core operations (HR, Finance, Communications, Technology, Internal Controls, or Facilities).
• A Master’s Degree substitutes for 18 months of experience; a Bachelor’s degree substitutes for 1 year of experience.

Responsibilities

• Assist with leading and directing Minnesota’s Workers’ Compensation Division’s Special Compensation Fund.
• Assist with the management and administration of policy development and implementation of the programs that ensure the assessment and collection of funds necessary to support workers' compensation programs.
• Ensure that injured workers with uninsured employers receive appropriate workers’ compensation benefits and employers carry workers' compensation insurance.
• Represent the SCF’s interests as a participant in the workers’ compensation claims process and as a party in litigation involving the SCF.
• Oversee the administration, auditing and payment of annual claims for reimbursement related to supplementary benefit and second-injury programs.
• Assist the Commissioner’s Office in developing and implementing strategic plans and realizing the mission of the agency.
• Acquire, allocate and set priorities for fiscal, information and human resources.
• Participate in developing agency policies and procedures, program development activities and promulgating rules.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education

Master’s degree substitutes for experience

Bachelor’s degree substitutes for experience

Job description

Working Title: Assistant Director, Special Compensation Fund

Job Class: State Program Administrator, Manager Senior

Agency: Labor & Industry Dept

• Job ID : 97578

• Location : St. Paul

• Telework Eligible : Yes

• Full/Part Time : Full-Time

• Regular/Temporary : Unlimited

• Who May Apply : Open to all qualified job seekers

• Date Posted : 10/13/2026

• Closing Date : 11/2/2026

• Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit : Labor & Industry Dept / Labor Industry-Managerial

• Division/Unit : Dept of Labor & Industry / Special Compensation Fund

• Work Shift/Work Hours : 8:00 am - 4:30 pm

• Days of Work : Monday - Friday

• Travel Required : Yes

• Salary Range: $44.80 - $64.46 / hourly; $93,542 - $134,592 / annually

• Classified Status : Classified

• Bargaining Unit/Union : 220 - Manager/Unrep

• FLSA Status : Exempt - Executive

• Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities (https://mn.gov/mmb/careers/diverse-workforce/people-with-disabilities/connect700/) : Yes

At the State of Minnesota, employees play a critical role in developing policies, providing essential services, and working to improve the well-being and quality of life for all Minnesotans. The State of Minnesota is committed to equity and inclusion, and invests in employees by providing benefits, support resources, and training and development opportunities.

Telework options for this position are dependent on where the employee lives. The primary work location for this position is 443 Lafayette Road N, St. Paul, MN.

• Employees living within 50 miles of the primary work location will be required to work in the office at least 50% of the time each month.

• Employees that live in Minnesota and are more than 50 miles from the primary work location may be eligible for more than 50% telework with agency approvals.

• Employees may reside outside of the state of Minnesota if they live in a bordering state and are within 50 miles of the primary work location.

This position will:

• Assist with leading and directing Minnesota’s Workers’ Compensation Division’s Special Compensation Fund (SCF) in the performance of its regulatory and other duties.

• Assist with the management and administration of policy development and implementation of the programs that ensure the assessment and collection of funds necessary to support workers' compensation programs.

• Ensure that injured workers with uninsured employers receive appropriate workers’ compensation benefits and employers carry workers' compensation insurance.

• Represent the SCF’s interests as a participant in the workers’ compensation claims process and as a party in litigation involving the SCF.

• Oversee the administration, auditing and payment of annual claims for reimbursement related to supplementary benefit and second-injury programs.

• Assist the Commissioner’s Office in developing and implementing strategic plans and realizing the mission of the agency.

• Acquire, allocate and set priorities for fiscal, information and human resources.

• Participate in developing agency policies and procedures, program development activities and promulgating rules.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Four (4) years supervisory, management, or leadership experience* directing staff in one or more of the following areas:

• Workers' compensation

• Compliance

• Core operations (experience in at least one of the following: HR, Finance, Communications, Technology, Internal Controls, or Facilities).

Supervisory, management, or leadership experience must demonstrate the following:

• Fiscal and budget management, sufficient to manage and appropriate a multi-million-dollar biennial budget.

• Knowledge of Minnesota workers’ compensation statutes, procedures, rules and practices sufficient to provide expert technical assistance to staff and advise senior management on workers’ compensation issues.

• Human relation and conflict resolution skills to establish and sustain effective working relationships with colleagues, managers, staff, legislators, and others sufficient to ensure that the needs and operations of DLI are understood.

• Skill and experience in effective presentations, group facilitation and public speaking.

• Ability to communicate effectively with individuals with a wide range of backgrounds, who do not share your same culture, ethnicity, language, or other common experiences.

• Ability to make sound decisions based on analysis, experience and judgment in a timely manner.

*A Master’s Degree in business, public administration, public policy, business law or related discipline will substitute for 18 months of experience. A Bachelor’s degree in business, public administration, public policy, business law or related discipline will substitute for 1 year of experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with regulatory enforcement.

• Experience with workers' compensation claims management.

• Experience with annual claims for reimbursement.

• Experience with the assessment process under Minn. Stat. § 176.129.

• An understanding workers’ compensation insurance metrics, such as rates and designated statistical reporting pure premium.

• Familiarity with the Minnesota Administrative Procedure Act and Workers’ Compensation Advisory Council.

• Familiarity with the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act.

Additional Requirements

It is the policy that all final candidates submit to a background investigation prior to employment. The background check may consist of the following components: SEMA4 Records Check, Employment Reference Check, Driver’s License Check, Criminal History Check, Education/License Verification.

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities is an Equal Opportunity employer/educator committed to the principles of diversity. We prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their race, sex, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or membership in a local commission as defined by law. As an affirmative action employer, we actively seek and encourage applications from women, minorities, persons with disabilities, and individuals with protected veteran status.

Reasonable accommodations will be made to all qualified applicants with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability who needs assistance or cannot access the online job application system, please contact the job information line at 651-259-3637 or email [e-mail] . Please indicate what assistance is needed.