<p>The work we do matters!</p> <p>Hiring Agency:</p> <p>Retirement Systems - Agency 85</p> <p>Location:</p> <p>Lincoln, NE</p> <p>Hiring Rate:</p> <p>$17.716</p> <p>Job Posting:</p> <p>JR2025-00017857 Retirement Specialist I (Open)</p> <p>Applications No Longer Accepted On (If no date is displayed, job is posted as open until closed):</p> <p>Job Description:</p> <p>Are you looking to join a new, evolving team? Or maybe you are looking to begin your career in state government? If so, then this Retirement Specialist I position at the Nebraska Public Employees Retirement Systems (NPERS) is for you!</p> <p>The Retirement Specialist I position will help facilitate the day-to-day administration of the Omaha School Employees' Retirement System (OSERS) plan.</p> <p>We are looking for someone that has a passion for helping others, the ability to learn many processes, and the desire to work towards a common goal. This position will help plan members through the retirement process, review retirement paperwork, and calculate retirement benefits.</p> <p>This position also offers great benefits! Here at NPERS, you'll receive 13 paid holidays, have your retirement contributions matched at 156%, and have 79% of your healthcare premiums covered by your employer. We are also a qualifying employer for the Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness Act.</p> <p>Don't hesitate and apply today!</p> <p>Hiring rate: $17.716 per hour</p> <p>Hiring Range: $17.716 - $26.116</p> <p>Hourly rate may be commensurate with applicant's education and experience within fiscal constraints if approved.</p> <p>Location: 1526 K Street, Suite 400, Lincoln, NE 68508</p> <p>Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.</p> <p>Examples of Work:</p> <ul> <li>Processes applications for retirement and family survivor benefits by evaluating and calculating estimates under applicable statutes. </li><li>Counsels members for pre-and post-retirement planning, retirement benefits and beneficiaries. </li><li>Examines benefit applications for compliance with internal procedures and verifies salary and service information of members with authorized agents of the Nebraska Retirement System. </li><li>Operates word processing equipment to correspond with members. </li><li>Interprets state statutes and laws affecting various retirement plans. </li><li>Conducts research of member records. </li><li>Answers written or oral requests regarding retirement plan rules and regulations. </li><li>Proofreads correspondence to ensure grammatical, spelling, and punctuation errors are identified and corrected into compliance with standardized formats. </li><li>Sorts file records materials and documents to facilitate further processing and updating as required by established policies and procedures. </li><li>Other duties as assigned. </li></ul> <p>Requirements/ Qualifications</p> <p>Minimum Qualifications: One or more years of coursework, training and/or experience in office support/secretarial support functions including typing duties and one years experience as a Retirement Specialist Trainee or working in a similar capacity calculating benefits and providing customer service to benefit recipients about retirement plan guidelines.</p> <p>Preferred Qualifications: A Bachelor's degree; experience processing retirement plan refunds, annuities, and/or other retirement distributions; experience composing and conducting business correspondence and communications.</p> <p>Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:</p> <ul> <li>Knowledge of office procedures; basic math; English grammar, spelling, punctuation, and composition for purposes of recognizing and correcting errors in correspondence. </li><li>Skill in typing ability sufficient to type at a rate of 40 words per minute. </li><li>Ability to operate office equipment, communicate effectively, understand and apply instructions, file and retrieve records using an established filing system, proofread and detect errors in a final product, interact with the public and agency staff in a professional manner, and work under pressure. </li></ul> <p>Benefits</p> <p>We offer a comprehensive package of pay, benefits, paid time off, retirement and professional development opportunities to help you get the most out of your career and life. Your paycheck is just part of your total compensation.</p> <p>Check out all that the State of Nebraska has to offer! Benefit eligibility may vary by position, agency and employment status. For more information on benefits, please visit: https://statejobs.nebraska.gov/index.html#benefits</p> <p>Equal Opportunity Statement</p> <p>The State of Nebraska values our teammates as well as a supportive environment that strives to promote diversity, inclusion, and belonging. We recruit, hire, train, and promote in all job classifications and at all levels without regard to race, color, religion, sex. age, national origin, disability, marital status or genetics.</p> <p>Current employees of the State of Nebraska should NOT apply on this external career. Instead go to Workday and access the Jobs Hub - Internal Apply app from your home landing page.</p>