The Employee Benefits Coordinator acts as an agency representative and liaison with the Minnesota Management & Budget Department, State Employee Group Insurance Program (SEGIP) in the administration of the state employee group insurance program. The incumbent manages all necessary coordinated services for insurances, optional coverages and retirement plans for all managers, supervisors and employees. The incumbent must integrate contract/plan language, federal and state law, and administrative policies/procedure in their daily work. Other duties may include: • Ensure new employees are provided information about the state employee group insurance program and are aware of their responsibility to enroll in their desired benefit coverage • Answer questions from employees desiring to make changes in benefit coverage when they have a qualifying life event • Ensure employee’s confidential Personal Health Information (PHI) is handled according to federal HIPAA standards and state data practice laws and regulations. • Determine eligibility for potential retirees and provide individuals about retiree insurance benefits and collaborate with the Minnesota State Retirement System (MSRS) • Assist employees during Open Enrollment annually, providing individual meetings upon request • Attend all trainings required by the State Employee Group Insurance Program (SEGIP)

Two (2) years of experience working with employee insurance benefits demonstrating the following: Experience must include: • Processing employee insurance benefits for new and existing employees • Knowledge of retiree eligibility and retiree insurance benefits • Knowledge of Human Resources processes and applicable state and federal employment laws, rules, and regulations • Applying employment contract language, personnel rules, policies, and procedures as it pertains to employee benefits, transactions, and/or payroll. • Strong attention to detail and organizational skills sufficient to ensure policies, bargaining agreements, personnel plans, processes, procedures, laws, rules, and regulations are followed accurately and consistently. • Demonstrated communication skills sufficient to interact with a variety of clientele at all levels in order to communicate effectively, accurately and in an understanding, timely manner, all while maintaining confidentiality

• Variety of experiences working effectively with others from different backgrounds and cultures • Skills using PeopleSoft/SEMA4 sufficient to review employee and position information, pull standard reports, and process personnel transactions. • Working knowledge of the AFSCME, MAPE and MMA collective bargaining agreements; Nonrepresented Compensation and Managerial Plans; rules and laws (i.e. FMLA, Affirmative Action and Data Practices) that affect Human Resources.

***This position is required to be in the St. Paul office on Monday's and Wednesday's***