Working Title: SVF Specialist
Job Class: State Program Administrator
Agency: Public Employees Retire Assoc
Job ID : 88577
Location : St. Paul
Telework Eligible : Yes
Full/Part Time : Full-Time
Regular/Temporary : Unlimited
Who May Apply : Open to all qualified job seekers
Date Posted : 09/02/2025
Closing Date : 09/15/2025
Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit : Public Employees Retire Assoc / Pub Employ Retire Assoc-MAPE
Division/Unit : Payroll / Eligibility & Outreach
Work Shift/Work Hours : Day Shift
Days of Work : Monday - Friday
Travel Required : No
Salary Range: $23.63 - $34.18 / hourly; $49,339 - $71,367 / annually
Classified Status : Classified
Bargaining Unit/Union : 214 - MN Assoc of Professional Empl/MAPE
FLSA Status : Nonexempt
Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities (https://mn.gov/mmb/careers/diverse-workforce/people-with-disabilities/connect700/) : Yes
The work you'll do is more than just a job.
At the State of Minnesota, employees play a critical role in developing policies, providing essential services, and working to improve the well-being and quality of life for all Minnesotans. The State of Minnesota is committed to equity and inclusion, and invests in employees by providing benefits, support resources, and training and development opportunities.
Public Employees Retirement Association of Minnesota (PERA) is currently seeking a Statewide Volunteer Firefighter (SVF) Specialist in the Account Information Management Division.
This position administers PERA's SVF plan serving fire departments throughout Minnesota.
Key responsibilities include:
Ensure compliance with reporting standards, pension law, and tax law.
Resolve issues and provides guidance to fire chiefs, governing body representatives, and other stakeholders regarding the program and reporting criteria.
Collect, analyze and organize program activity data.
This position is telework (https://mn.gov/mmb-stat/policies/1422-telework.pdf) eligible and offers a hybrid work schedule which may include telework up to 50% of the scheduled workdays each month, based on agency and department needs and other dependencies. Scheduled in-office work days are at PERA's office building in St. Paul, Minnesota. eligible and offers a hybrid work schedule which may include telework up to 50% of the scheduled workdays each month, based on agency and department needs and other dependencies. Scheduled in-office work days are at PERA's office building in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Candidates located outside the state of Minnesota and more than 50 miles from PERA's St. Paul office are not eligible to telework and would be required to report to the office full-time.
Minimum Qualifications
*Only applicants whose application and resume clearly demonstrates fulfillment of each minimum qualification listed below will be considered for this position. Ensure your resume contains descriptions of your work experience sufficient for comparison against the requirements stated below. Also indicate the beginning and ending month and year for each job held .
This position requires a minimum of one and one-half (1.5) years of technical, para-professional or professional experience.
Experience must include:
Ability to review inquires or requests and gather pertinent information and data from stakeholders.
Ability to apply existing policies, procedures, and statutes to information and data in order to make and document determinations.
Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook sufficient to create correspondence, reports, spreadsheets and status reports for supervisor and organizational leaders, peers, stakeholders and other governmental organizations.
Strong planning, organizational skills, and the ability to manage multiple tasks, self-direct and function in a team environment.
*A bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Accounting or Finance substitutes for six (6) months of experience.
Preferred Qualifications
Knowledge of public pension plans or fire relief associations.
Experience responding verbally or in writing to external stakeholder questions about complex benefit programs such as retirement, insurance, healthcare, public assistance, Social Security or Medicare.
Experience administering policies, procedures, and systems to make benefit eligibility determinations.
Experience working in a governmental or public sector environment.
Physical Requirements
Requires occasionally lifting and/or carrying such articles as file folders, ledgers, and small tools. Although a sedentary job is defined as one which involves sitting, a certain amount of movement is often necessary in carrying out job duties.
Additional Requirements
It is the policy of the Retirement Systems of MN that all employees submit to a background investigation prior to employment. The background check may consist of the following components:
SEMA4 Records Check (applies to current and past State employees only)
Criminal History Check
Employment Reference Check
Social Security and Address Verification
Education Verification
Driver's license check
**The Retirement Systems will not sponsor applicants for work visas. All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the US.
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities is an Equal Opportunity employer/educator committed to the principles of diversity. We prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their race, sex, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or membership in a local commission as defined by law. As an affirmative action employer, we actively seek and encourage applications from women, minorities, persons with disabilities, and individuals with protected veteran status.
Reasonable accommodations will be made to all qualified applicants with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability who needs assistance or cannot access the online job application system, please contact the job information line at 651-259-3637 or email careers@state.mn.us . Please indicate what assistance is needed.
