Compensation and Benefits Administrator

The City of Birmingham is seeking an experienced Compensation and Benefits Administrator to provide strategic compensation and benefits support. Administrators execute the strategic objectives and directives as they relate to the creation and maintenance of compensation and benefits plans. Compensation and Benefits Administrators survey industry and other communities to determine competitiveness in employee benefits. The Administrator develops, recommends, and installs approved, new, or modified plans and employee benefit policies as well as supervises the administration of existing plans, including pension benefits. Incumbents in this job class perform high-level technical work for the city. Compensation and Benefits Administrators require a high level of expertise and knowledge regarding compensation systems and benefit plans. They exercise independent judgment in developing and establishing policies, procedures, and departmental objectives.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

The following are job-related qualifications that are required for employment consideration for this position:

• Experience developing scope of work for the various benefits request for proposals (e.g., work to be performed is described, including any milestones, reports, deliverables, and end products that are expected).
• Experience researching, interpreting, and explaining pension laws or retirement plan benefits including disability benefits.
• Experience designing and managing compensation and benefits systems for an organization of at least 500 employees.
• Experience negotiating contracts with health insurance providers.
• Supervisory experience to include conducting performance appraisals, making selection decisions, and reviewing work of professional and/or administrative staff.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

The following are job-related qualifications deemed desirable by the City of Birmingham. These qualifications may be considered when reviewing applications and inviting candidates to participate in subsequent steps in the selection processes.

• SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP
• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Public Administration, Business Administration, Law, or other highly related area that includes coursework in administration of compensation and benefits systems.

TYPICAL JOB DUTIES:

• Performs administrative activities such as conducting orientation sessions, research, auditing and monitoring the budget etc. to ensure records are accurate, and employees are up to date on benefits that are provided.
• Administers a comprehensive employee benefits program for active, and retired employees to include health, dental, vision, life insurance, accidental death, and other benefits plans in accordance with policies, contracts, federal/state regulations and laws.
• Coordinates and participates in annual open enrollment of eligible employees and retirees by performing task such as reviewing applications, answering questions and overseeing the entering and verification of information in the HRIS system.
• Plans, organizes and implements pension benefits programs for the Jurisdiction.
• Supervises staff by assigning and distributing work, directing staff in their job duties, monitoring progress of work, providing feedback and/or training.
• Plans, coordinates and directs the Workers Compensation Program to ensure execution of laws, rules, and statutes and compliance with laws, in order to ensure efficient services are provided and effective program management.