Job details
Job type full-time
Full job description
Avantgarde, llc (ag) seeks to engage a federal benefits & retirement specialist supports the ag client, corporation for national and community services (cncs), office of human resources (ohr) by providing expert consultative advice, counseling, communication, and processing in all aspects of benefits and retirementThis is a full-time position, 40 hours per week, working at the client headquarters location in sw washington, dcPosition is 100% remote from anywhere in u.s.
The work
Provide expert consultative advice and services to the agency’s workforce in all regulatory and operational aspects of benefits and retirement-related activities.
Research and provide expert counseling/guidance on all benefits and retirement program related issues to senior leaders, managers and employees.
Provide technical guidance, analysis and recommendations and alternative solutions to management and employees on the most complex and highly sensitive issues.
Provide in depth counseling to employees nearing retirement, new hires, conversions, disability retirement applicants, discontinued service retirements, employees impacted by reduction-in-force, employees eligible for agency vera, vsip, divorce/marriage/new child, separating employees, former employees, annuitants, as well as counseling survivors/beneficiaries.
Provide regulatory, procedural guidance to supervisors and employees in cases concerning the office of the worker’s compensation program, processing all related paperwork.
Develop and deliver benefits and retirement program communication materials and presentations.
Compute complex annuity estimates and prior federal service, and civilian and military service deposits/redeposits, and research and adjudicated fercca casesDetermine proper retirement coverage and creditable service.
Troubleshoot and resolve complex problems associated with retirement and benefits programs, dealing directly with counterparts in other government agencies and insurance companies/vendors to resolve issues and interpret regulations, claims, etc.
Provide authoritative advice and guidance on unusual or complex benefits and retirement problems or issues.
Process all types of retirement and disability retirement applications and death cases, monitor the process through the national finance center (nfc) and the office of personnel management (opm).
Review the impact of legislative or regulatory proposals involving broad aspects of federal employee retirement or insurance benefits programs.
Liaise between opm and other entities regarding employee and retirement benefits.
Counsel employees and management, providing options and strategies.
Prepare sf-52’s or other standard forms reflecting all associated benefits or retirement transactions.
Provide benefits and retirement presentations one-on-one and to groups.
The requirements
Federal benefits specialist (gs-13 equivalent or above) with a minimum of 10 years of experience providing retirement counseling to federal employees.
Five years of experience counseling and providing guidance on federal benefits and retirement programs to include the federal employees health benefit (fehb) program, the federal employees group life insurance (fegli) program, the federal employees dental and vision insurance program (fedvip), the flexible spending accounts (fsa), the federal long-term care program (ltc), temporary continuation of coverage (tcc), thrift savings plan (tsp), federal employee retirement system (fers), civil service retirement system (csrs), and other creditable programs such as dc government, naf, tva, and leo special retirements.
At least two years of experience federal benefits and retirement experience with a federal agency of at least 600 employees.
At least five years of experience applying hr concepts, principles, and practices related to retirement, insurance, injury compensation, work-life, and other employee benefits programs.
Knowledge of the rules, regulations, and guidelines governing the full gamut of federal benefits and retirementCurrent and knowledgeable of mspb rulings, omb memorandums, presidential memorandums, irs regulations, code of federal regulations (cfr), and opm administration letters and directives applicable to federal benefits and retirements.
Experience using automated human resources information systems in a federal environment to include:
National finance center (nfc) - at least one year of experience using the various nfc systems and coordinating with nfc staff, including utilizing nfc systems to research issues and provide consultative advice, and to ensure accurate processing of benefits, retirements and fercca.
Eopf (electronic official personnel folder) – at least 5 years’ experience using eopf records to conduct service history review and in-depth analysis, and to prepare retirements.
The client / agency
The corporation for national and community service (cncs) recognizes that its employees are its most important assetTheir competence, creativity, commitment, diversity, and innovation are vital to the accomplishment of the cncs missionThe cncs office of human capital (ohc) provides policies, programs, and processes that facilitate the recruitment, hiring, development, and retention of a diverse, highly skilled, motivated, and effective workforce capable of accomplishing the agency`s missionOhc provides agency-wide leadership concerning workforce management to include strategic human capital planning, labor-management and employee relations, performance management and incentive awards, executive resources, distance learning, leadership development, training and career development, human resources data management, and automation initiativesIt also serves as the operating human resources office for the agency providing the full range of human resource services with emphasis on recruitment, staffing, pay administration, classification and management advisory services, retirement and benefits, and personnel and payroll processing.
The company
To learn more about ag click here: https://www.avantgarde4usa.com/about/
Since its establishment in 2011, ag has executed 110+ federal contracts as prime contractorFor nearly a decade, we have provided extensive expert support to clients in the areas of human capital strategy, organizational transformation, workforce planning, workload assessment, talent management, training, and other areas of human capital management and organizational developmentAg’s list of federal clients includes: the u.sDepartments of justice, transportation, treasury, agriculture, and commerce, and defense (army, navy, and national guard) as well as the u.sHouse of representatives, architect of the capitol, the national science foundation, the commodity futures trading commission, the corporation for national and community service, and to name a few.
Ag’s core competencies bring together solutions that address the holistic needs of our clients in four key areas: people, process, strategy, and technologyOur consulting solutions and service offerings extend across four distinct areas: human capital management, organizational development, business operations support, and information technologyWe offer a comprehensive scope of services that are specifically designed to enhance organizational efficiency, effectiveness, and adaptability.
When you consider joining ag learn about our culture click here : https://www.avantgarde4usa.com/careers/culture/
The law
As an equal employment opportunity employer, avantgarde llc makes all recruitment and employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including gender and transgender status), national origin, disability status, marital status, veteran status, registered domestic partner or civilian union status, medical condition, genetic information, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic or status protected by federal, state and local lawsAvantgarde hires and promotes individuals solely on the basis of their qualifications for the job to be filled.
