Job Description

Recruitment Information

Recruitment Number 22-0265

THIS JOB POSTING WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL THE RECEIPT OF 30 APPLICATIONS.
PLEASE APPLY IMMEDIATELY AS THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE AT ANY TIME.

Salary: $6,177 to $7,517 per month (SR-26, Step D to I)

The current vacancy is a permanent, full-time position with the Department of Budget & Finance.

Duties Summary

The General Professional VI plans, supervises and coordinates a staff of professional workers at the V level or supervises staff through subordinate supervisors at the V level; or serves as a technical expert in a highly specialized area and functions as the top-level essential to the development and direction of unprecedented initiatives having significant impact on all/most Executive Branch departments and which typically involves the application of state-of-the-art and/or "cutting edge" ideas, concepts, technology and/or issues; and performs other related duties as assigned.

The current vacancy position is located in the Employees\' Retirement System (ERS), Retirement Benefits Branch, Benefits Section, in the Department of Budget and Finance. This position serves as the supervisor of the Benefits Section and is responsible for planning, organizing, coordinating, and directing resources and activities relating to member benefits such as examining, developing, computing, adjudicating, authorizing, and reconsidering all claims and applications for retirement, disability and death benefits. Duties and responsibilities include developing short and long-term plans consistent with ERS\'s goals and objectives; overseeing operational activities such as finalizing service and disability retirements, reviewing and adjudicating disability retirement benefits, death benefits for active members and retirees; resolving unprecedented and/or controversial claims and highly complex problems; and providing comments and recommendations and proposing amendments to new and existing laws, rules, regulations, procedures and practices.

Minimum Qualification Requirements

To qualify, you must meet all of the following requirements:

Basic Education: Bachelor\'s degree from an accredited four-year college or university.

General Experience: One (1) year of responsible professional work experience which required a high degree of analytical skill which involved gathering, evaluating and analyzing facts and other pertinent information required to resolve problems and/or to determine and recommend appropriate courses of action; demonstrated the ability to elicit information orally and in writing; reading, comprehending, interpreting and evaluating technical subjects, analysis or proposals; and applying problem solving methods and techniques, such as defining and analyzing problems, identifying alternative courses of action, using judgment in determining appropriate alternatives; and preparing clear and concise written reports and recommendations for action.

The experience must have been comparable to the General Professional IV* or General Professional V** in the State service AND must have provided the knowledge, skills and abilities required to perform the duties and responsibilities of this position:

*General Professional IV: Independently performs complex professional work which involves
considerable research and analysis of a variety of issues, identification of various options and recommendation of the most viable solution.
**General Professional V: Independently performs highly complex professional work; supervises a staff of professional workers comparable to the IV level; serves as a project or team leader (e.g., initiates and completes highly complex projects, coordinates and directs a team of lower level professional workers, ensures accuracy and timely completion of work); or serves as a senior specialist requiring specialized technical knowledge in a particular subject matter area.

Selective Certification Requirement (Employees\' Retirement System Experience): In order to perform the duties and responsibilities of this position, applicants MUST possess demonstrated knowledge of laws, rules, regulations, policies, procedures and practices of retirement; old-age insurance or pension programs or systems; extensive range of principles, practices and techniques of claims development and adjudication; and the ability to interpret, understand and explain retirement system statutes, rules, regulations, procedures and benefit provisions; provide guidance in applying analytical methods and techniques in resolving controversial claims and highly complex problems; and recognize the need for new or amended changes to pension classes, rules, regulations, policies, guidelines and practices.

Therefore, certification of eligibles for this position shall be restricted to those applicants who meet the minimum qualifications for the class General Professional VI, and whose experience includes at least one (1) year of professional work experience in the analysis, verification, clarification, examination, investigation, adjudications, and/or authorization of claims for payment of benefits in accordance with appropriate laws, rules, regulations, policies, procedures and practices relating to eligibility and payment of benefits in one or a combination of the following areas:

A. Retirement, old-age insurance, survivor benefits or pension programs;

B. Workers\' compensation, disability and/or death compensation, or disability insurance programs; or C. Unemployment insurance benefit programs.

Such Employees\' Retirement System experience above may have been gained concurrently with, or in a separate capacity from, the aforementioned General Experience.

Supervisory Experience: One (1) year of formal supervisory work experience which included:
A. Planning, organizing, scheduling, and directing the work of others;
B. Assigning and reviewing subordinates\' work;
C. Advising subordinates on difficult work problems;
D. Training and developing subordinates; and
E. Evaluating subordinate work performance, and disciplining them when necessary.

Substitution Allowed: Relevant substitution as described in the Minimum Qualification Requirements, will apply.
This does not apply for the Employees\' Retirement System Experience.

The information provided above represents a summary of the complete Minimum Qualification Requirements. To view the Requirements in their entirety, please .

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Other Information

The State of Hawai\'i complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require reasonable accommodations in completing an application, any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the selection process, please call 808-587-0936 for assistance.

PUBLIC SERVICE LOAN FORGIVENESS (PSLF) PROGRAM
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TESTING INFORMATION
The examination for this recruitment will be conducted on an unassembled basis where the examination score is based on an evaluation and rating of your education and experience. It is therefore important that your employment application provide a clear and detailed description of the duties and responsibilities of each position you held.

In-person interviews and/or further testing in Hawaii may be required at the discretion of the hiring agency. If in-person interviews and/or further testing are required, applicants who meet the minimum qualification requirements and are referred to the vacancy must be available to participate in person and at their own expense in this phase of the selection process.

Applicants are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible. In addition to employment availability and score, the referral of qualified applicants may be based upon other factors including date of receipt of the application.

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