Administrative Officer I - Baltimore, United States - State of Maryland

State of Maryland

Verified Company

Baltimore, United States

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

Introduction:

The Maryland State Retirement Agency is the administrator of the Maryland State Retirement and Pension System ("System"). The System is a defined benefit retirement system covering

governmental employees within the State of Maryland. The System is composed of twelve (12) separate retirement and pension systems with over 50 different rule sets.

The System has over 397,000 participants (customers), including 192,000 members who are actively employed and participating in the System, 165,000 payees who receive a monthly payment from the System, and 40,000 vested members who are no longer actively employed but have earned a benefit that will become payable at a future date.

The Agency is seeking to fill an opening in its Benefits Administration Division, Data Control/Membership Maintenance Unit.

GRADE:

13

LOCATION OF POSITION:

120 E. Baltimore St.

Baltimore, MD 21202

Main Purpose of Job:

The main purpose of this job is responding to customer requests to purchase additional service credit and/or to be granted additional service credit in the Maryland State Retirement and Pension System based upon military service.

This includes determining eligibility for additional service credit, the amount of additional service credit that may be awarded, and the cost to the member for the additional service credit.

POSITION DUTIES:

Reviews and processes requests to purchase service credit for active members of the Maryland State Retirement and Pension System.
Reviews and processes requests for military service credit.
Reviews and processes requests for Title 37 transfers to and from other municipalities.
Other duties as assigned by the Supervisor of the Membership Maintenance Team, the Deputy Director or Director.

During the probationary period, this position will work 100% at the office of the Maryland State
Retirement
Agency.
After
the
probationary/training
period,
and
at
the
discretion
of
the Unit Director, this position may be eligible to telework 1 day per week.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:
Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate.

Experience:
One year of administrative staff or professional work.

Notes:

DESIRED OR PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Prior administrative experience reviewing and/or auditing membership accounts.
Prior administrative experience working with military records.

LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS:

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.

SELECTION PROCESS:

EXAMINATION PROCESS:

BENEFITS:

STATE OF MARYLAND BENEFITS

FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS:

We thank our Veterans for their service to our country.

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

For education obtained outside the U.S., a copy of the equivalent American education as determined by a foreign credential evaluation service must be provided prior to hire.