Interim Director, Benefits, Retirement & Unemployment

School-District-of-Philadelphi; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 91,000 - 121,000; Full time

Job summary

The School District of Philadelphia seeks an Interim/Acting Director of Retirement and Unemployment Services to lead the Employee Benefits department, overseeing retirement, unemployment compensation and related benefit programs. You will guide strategic initiatives, compliance, and customer service for employees and retirees in a large urban district.

This role requires a strong background in benefits administration, budgeting, supervision, and regulatory compliance, with the ability to

Qualifications

• Demonstrated knowledge of the principles and practices of benefits administration.
• Demonstrated knowledge of federal, state and local laws and regulations governing the administration of an employee benefits program.
• Demonstrated knowledge of budgetary practices.
• Demonstrated knowledge of supervisory methods and techniques.
• Ability to direct, review and coordinate the work of subordinate supervisory and nonsupervisory personnel.
• Ability to interpret and explain a wide variety of laws, regulations and mandates pertaining to benefits management.
• Ability to analyze complex problems and make cogent recommendations regarding their resolution.
• Ability to effectively lead and manage a work team.

Responsibilities

• Oversees and directs the activities and operations in Employee Benefits, Retirement and Unemployment Compensation; establishes areas of responsibility for subordinates, including supervisory staff; reacts to and plans for benefits, retirement and unemployment changes in response to amendments in legislation and regulations governing the administration of an employee benefits, retirement and unemployment program.
• Develops and implements a timetable to achieve short and long-term goals; works with District personnel in other divisions to facilitate implementation of collective bargaining agreements relative to health benefits eligibility.
• Serves as a resource and responds to inquiries from employees, family members, union representatives and service providers; provides support to staff in the resolution of problems.
• Transmits periodic information between the retirement office and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; ensures that inquiries and concerns from employees and retirees are answered and resolved in a timely manner.
• Provides support in the maintenance of a system used to present information to State hearing officers in the rebuttal of unfounded requests for unemployment benefits.
• Provides administrative support to the Executive Director, Employee Support Operations; coordinates and/or conducts special studies in response to administrative concerns as requested; provides guidance and recommends solutions to problems.
• Serves as a representative of the Executive Director, Employee Support Operations at meetings, conferences, presentations and discussions as required.

Skills

Benefits administration

Budgeting

Supervision

Regulatory compliance

Data interpretation

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in business administration or public administration

Job description

The School District of Philadelphia seeks an Interim/Acting Director of Retirement and Unemployment Services to lead the Employee Benefits department, overseeing retirement, unemployment compensation and related benefit programs. You will guide strategic initiatives, compliance, and customer service for employees and retirees in a large urban district.

This role requires a strong background in benefits administration, budgeting, supervision, and regulatory compliance, with the ability to