Retirement Benefits Coordinator

Reporting to the Director of Special Services Unit, the candidate will serve as the Department of Transportation's Retirement Counselor. This includes counsel new employees, retirement system members and prospective retirees on the benefits of membership and/or operations of the New York City Employees Retirement System (NYCERS); provide technical advice and assistance to employees in the planning, choosing of options and selection of beneficiary protection; compute retirement benefits and review member records to ensure summaries of accounting, reconciliation, calculation and pension payroll data are accurate; review complex calculations involving deficits, purchase of prior time, entry and re-entry into system; give informational and training presentations regarding retirement benefits at weekly new hire orientation sessions; plan and conduct programs and approve and disseminate materials designed to provide information about the retirement system to new employees; assist staff engaged in duties pertaining to deferred compensation, leaves of absence, workers' compensation and death benefits; develop processes to enhance the unit's operations; resolves issues. The Retirement Benefits Coordinator will also serve as the back up to the Workers' Compensation Coordinator and perform related duties and special projects as directed by the Director of Personnel and/or Director of the Special Services unit.

TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION CANDIDATES MUST BE SERVING PERMANENTLY IN THE TITLE OF ASSOCIATE STAFF ANALYST, REACHABLE ON THE ASSOCIATE STAFF ANALYST CIVIL SERVICE LIST OR ELIGIBLE UNDER THE 55A PROGRAM.

ASSOCIATE STAFF ANALYST - 12627

1. A master's degree from an accredited college in economics, finance, accounting, business or public administration, public health, human resources management, management science, operations research, organizational behavior, industrial psychology, statistics, personnel administration, labor relations, psychology, sociology, human resources development, political science, urban studies or a Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school, and one year of satisfactory full-time professional experience in one or a combination of the following: working with the budget of a large public or private concern in budget administration, accounting, economic or financial administration, or fiscal or economic research; in management or methods analysis, operations research, organizational research or program evaluation; in personnel or public administration, recruitment, position classification, personnel relations, labor relations, employee benefits, staff development, employment program planning/administration, labor market research, economic planning, social services program planning/evaluation, or fiscal management, or in a related area; or

2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and three years of satisfactory full-time professional experience in the areas described in "1" above.

3.An associate degree or completion of 60 semester credits from an accredited college and five years of satisfactory full-time professional experience as described in "1" above.

4. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State's department of education or a recognized accrediting organization and seven years of satisfactory full-time professional experience as described in "1" above.

5.A combination of education and/or experience equivalent to "1", "2", "3", or "4" above. College education may be substituted for professional experience at the rate of 30 semester credits from an accredited college for one year of experience. However, all candidates must have a high school diploma and at least one year of experience as described in "1" above.

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.