Group Benefits Director

About this Job

The Division of Administration / Office of Group Benefits has a vacancy. This job title has an assigned pay grade of AS-620. This position is located in the Contracts Division.

The Office of Group Benefits administers the States health and life insurance plans and related benefits programs.

The Division of Administration is the state governments management arm and the hub of its financial operations. Division offices perform a wide variety of activities including the following :

• Overseeing the states capital construction program
• Working to provide state and federal grants for community development
• Development of the state budget
• Providing technology services
• Giving agencies guidance in the state purchasing and contracting process as they seek goods and services
• Administering a program that provides federal funds to help Louisiana residents recover from a series of devastating hurricanes

Minimum Qualifications

Eight years of experience in health care reporting or analytics benefits administration claims administration financial or operational auditing policy planning or development management analysis or contracts; OR

Six years of full-time work experience in any field plus five years of experience in health care reporting or analytics benefits administration claims administration financial or operational auditing policy planning or development management analysis or contracts; OR

A bachelors degree plus five years of experience in health care reporting or analytics benefits administration claims administration financial or operational auditing policy planning or development management analysis or contracts; OR

An advanced degree plus four years of experience in health care reporting or analytics benefits administration claims administration financial or operational auditing policy planning or development management analysis or contracts.

EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION :

Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.

Job Specification

The official job specifications for this role as defined by the State Civil Service can be found here .

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties :

Establish policy procedure and guidelines for all pre and post proposal / contract activities which include research business analysis development and implementation of contracts for benefit plan administration and services.

Direct and conduct activities for the assessment research and business analyses to determine the need for procurement solicitations and contracts and direct the creation of various procurement solicitations.

Direct / coordinate activities regarding the receipt of proposals pre-conference meetings committees evaluations review etc. to ensure compliance with state policy and procedures.

Responsible for professional personal consulting and benefit administration contracts and work in collaboration with the State Contract Administrator at OSP due to the scope and complexity of benefit administration.

Draft contracts resulting from successful proposal(s).

Establish and implement policies and procedures relative to contract procurement and procedures.

Direct supervise and provide assistance as necessary to TPAs as it relates to contract deliverables.

Position-Specific Details :

Appointment Type : This vacancy will be filled by new hire or by promotion of a current permanent status classified employee. A permanent status employee may be required to serve a new probationary period in lieu of promotion.

Louisiana is a State as a Model Employer for People with Disabilities.

How To Apply :

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

To apply for this vacancy click on the Apply link above and complete an electronic application which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

A criminal history check may be conducted on all new hires as well as employees changing positions including promotions demotions details reassignments and transfers. Also prospective employees may be subject to pre-employment drug testing. New hires will be subject to employment eligibility verification via the federal governments E-verify system.

Applicants qualifying based on college training or receipt of a baccalaureate degree will be required to submit an official college transcript to verify credentials claimed prior to appointment. Please make every effort to attach a copy of your transcript to your application. The transcripts can be added as an attachment to your online application. The selected candidate will be required to submit original documentation upon hire.

Contact Information :

For further information about thisposting please contact :

Erica R. Gay

HR Specialist

Division of Administration / Office of Human Resources

email :

Required Experience :

Director

Key Skills

Business Development,Information Technology,Oversight,Professional Development,Account Management,Client Relationships,Project Management,Strategic Initiatives,Ensure Compliance,Program Development,KPI,Product Development,Direct Reports,Strategic Development,Special projects

Employment Type : Unclear

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Monthly Salary Salary : 5751 - 11284