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The Special Assistant to the Retirement Administrator is a highly skilled managerial position.  This position assists the Administrative Division in the development, implementation, and execution of Agency policies, programs, plans, and procedures, and provides administrative oversight to ensure fiduciary obligations of the system are met.  The position works closely with the Retirement Administrator in providing direction, control, and program management to ensure that divisional operations meet the Agency mission statement of efficiently and effectively administering the benefits provided by retirement law and providing timely, current, and correct benefit information.  The position requires a highly motivated individual with an expert knowledge of pension laws, broad technical knowledge of automated information system processing requirements and operations, strong analytical and research skills, and highly developed oral and written communication skills.  This position occasionally serves on behalf of the Retirement Administrator as the Agency's liaison working with the System Actuary, Legislative Analysts, Legislators, Trustees, and other Executive Department and local government officials to provide technical advice on pension issues and benefits, payment distributions, participant account reporting, audit and control functions.

Education: A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.

Experience: Five years of experience in administrative staff or professional work.  One year of this experience must have involved one or more of the following: the supervision of other employees, overseeing and coordinating the general operations of a unit, applying rules and regulations, or exercising responsibility for the development of policies or procedures.

Notes:

1. Additional experience in administrative staff or professional work may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for the required education.

2. Additional graduate level education at an accredited college or university may be substituted at the rate of 30 semester credit hours on a year to year basis for the required general experience.

3. Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a commissioned officer involving staff work related to the administration of rules, regulations, policy, procedures and processes, or overseeing or coordinating unit operations or functioning as a staff assistant to a higher ranking commissioned officer on a year to year basis for the required education and experience.

Strong preference will be given to applicants that possess the following. Include clear and specific information on your application regarding the qualification(s).

• A Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or Business Administration.
• Experience interpreting and applying provisions of State or Federal Law, regulations, or the Internal Revenue Code.
• Two years of experience performing financial records reconciliation.

Employees in this classification may be assigned duties which require the operation of a motor vehicle.  Employees assigned such duties will be required to possess a motor vehicle operator's license valid in the State of Maryland.

Please make sure that you provide sufficient information on your application to show that you meet the qualifications for this recruitment.  All information concerning your educational qualifications must be submitted by the closing date, we will not consider information submitted after this date.  Foreign education MUST be evaluated for U.S. equivalency.

The examination may consist of a rating of your education, training and experience related to the requirements of the job.  It is important that you provide complete and accurate information on your application.  Successful candidates will be placed on the employment eligibility list categorized as BEST QUALIFIED, BETTER QUALIFIFIED, or QUALIFIED.  The list will be valid for at least one year and may be extended.  The list will be used by the hiring agency to select employees.

STATE OF MARYLAND BENEFITS  

Online applications are STRONGLY preferred.  If you are unable to complete an online application or upload a college transcript, please fax the required documents ( i.e. State Application or transcript) to 410-468-1733 attention of S. Hudson (include on your fax coversheet: Administrator III/15-002588-0007).  Do not mail or hand deliver documentation.  If you have questions, please contact 410-625-5549.  The paper application must be received by the closing date for the recruitment. No postmarks will be accepted. 

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We thank our Veterans for their service to our country, and encourage them to apply.

As an equal opportunity employer Maryland is committed to recruiting, retaining and promoting employees who are reflective of the State’s diversity.