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Pension Industry Careers: Job Listings, Hiring, and Retirement Announcements

NCPERS regularly highlights the latest industry job listings, new hires, and retirement announcements on behalf of its member pension funds, stakeholders, and service providers. Find our latest roundup of RFPs here

If your company has news about its staff or is looking to hire, please send announcements to membership@ncpers.org for consideration. 

Public Pension Industry Job Listings


CalSTRS

Senior Counsel

Are you an attorney interested in public service? Are you eager to grow and develop as part of a diverse and experienced team of attorneys? If so, the California State Teachers' Retirement System Office of the General Counsel is currently accepting applications for an Attorney IV in the Litigation Services Unit. Join a team that takes pride in developing expert attorneys who are committed to securing the financial future and sustaining the trust of California's educators. 
Annual Salary Range: $139,728 to $187,524

Follow this link for more details and how to apply.

Final filing date: 02/18/2025
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CalPERS

Investment Manager-Real Assets
The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS), in seeking an Investment Manager-Real Assets. CalPERS is headquartered in Sacramento, CA and is the nation's largest defined benefit public pension fund with a total fiduciary net position in the Public Employees' Retirement Fund (PERF) of $503.59 billion as of July 2, 2024. CalPERS provides retirement benefit services to nearly 2.2 million members and health benefit services to over 1.5 million covered lives for state, school, and public employers.
The Investment Manager (IM) will assist in the management of the CalPERS RA portfolio in implementing RA's Strategic Plan. The RA unit is responsible for the management of CalPERS assets in various investment sectors including real estate, infrastructure, and forestland. The strategic objective of RA is to provide a stable long-horizon income return, diversification to equity risk, and a partial inflation hedge. The IM works under the direction of the RA Investment Director (ID). The successful candidate will be responsible for sourcing and underwriting new investment opportunities, managing assigned portfolios, and ensuring appropriate processes, controls, systems, and risk management are in place within their area of responsibility to enable investment performance and assure control of operations.


Follow this link for more details and how to apply.
To apply please send your resume to Tamara at
tamara.wesely@eflassociates.com.


Attorney IV
This position is being re-advertised. If you previously applied, your application is still being considered and you do not need to re-apply.
The Legal Office's Advice - Health, Operations and HR Unit is currently seeking an Attorney IV to advise senior leadership and program staff in the Health Policy and Benefits Branch regarding healthcare matters confronted under the Public Employees' Medical and Hospital Care Act (PEMHCA), including statutory interpretation, establishment and maintenance of contracts with Health Maintenance Organization plans, a self-funded Preferred Provider Organization administrator, the pharmacy benefit manager, the self-funded long-term care program, and health care reform. The Attorney IV also provides formal, informal and verbal legal advice on matters related to government law, including Constitutional and statutory interpretation, administrative law, the Public Contract Code, the Public Employees' Retirement Law, open meeting law, public records requests, State Administrative Manual, Statewide Information Management Manual, State Contracting Manual, and conflicts of interest law.

Salary Range: $11,644.00 - $15,627.00 per Month

Filing Date: 2/9/2025
Follow this link for more details and how to apply.

Attorney III

This position is being re-advertised. If you previously applied, your application is still being considered and you do not need to re-apply.
The Legal Office's Advice - Health, Operations and HR Unit is currently seeking an Attorney III to advise senior leadership and program staff in the Health Policy and Benefits Branch regarding healthcare matters confronted under the Public Employees' Medical and Hospital Care Act (PEMHCA), including statutory interpretation, establishment and maintenance of contracts with Health Maintenance Organization plans, a self-funded Preferred Provider Organization administrator, the pharmacy benefit manager, the self-funded long-term care program, and health care reform. The Attorney III also provides formal, informal and verbal legal advice on matters related to government law, including Constitutional and statutory interpretation, administrative law, the Public Contract Code, the Public Employees' Retirement Law, open meeting law, public records requests, State Administrative
Manual, Statewide Information Management Manual, State Contracting Manual, and conflicts of interest law.

Salary Range: $10,536.00 - $14,879.00 per Month
Final Filing Date: 2/9/2025
Follow this link for more details and how to apply.

Attorney
CalPERS is currently seeking an Attorney to perform professional legal work to support the Legal Office.
Duties include but are not limited to:
  • Initiates and represents CalPERS in administrative and court proceedings.
  • Prepares cases by identifying and interviewing witnesses; securing and evaluating evidence; preparing arguments; law and motion, mediation, organizing case presentations and conducting trials.
  • Makes strategic decisions and substantive recommendations to program team members.
  • Appears on behalf of CalPERS at administrative hearings and in court, and before other administrative bodies.
  • Timely prepares agenda items for the administrative cases being heard by the Board of Administration (Board). Argues CalPERS' recommendations on administrative cases when heard on the record by the Board during Full Board Hearings.
  • Keeps clients informed of the status of all cases and confers with and advises clients on substantive matters. Keeps the Assistant Chief Counsel, Deputy General Counsel and General Counsel informed on the status of all significant cases.
Salary Range: $7,737.00 - $11,676.00 per Month
Final Filing Date: 2/16/2025
Follow this link for more details and how to apply.

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Educational Employees' Supplementary Retirement System of Fairfax County (ERFC)
Executive Director
ERFC is seeking their next Executive Director. ERFC is a legally separate single-employer retirement system and fund established under Virginia code to provide supplemental retirement benefits to all full-time educational and administrative support employees who are employed by the Fairfax County Public Schools. ERFC holds assets of $3.2B and serves approximately 44,800 active and retired members and employs a staff of 36 and is based in Falls Church, Virginia. 

The Executive Director reports to the Board of Trustees and leads and directs all development, management, evaluation, and modification of the multifaceted activities, programs, projects, personnel, and fiscal resources of ERFC. The Executive Director will serve as a spokesperson to the Fairfax County School Board, Division Superintendent, and Leadership Team. The Executive Director role will oversee a staff of 36 through 4 direct reports comprised of: a Deputy Executive Director, IT & Finance; a Deputy Executive Director, Operations; a Deputy Executive Director, Investments and an Administrative Assistant.

Please follow this link for more details and how to apply
Questions? Reach out to Tamara at tamara.wesely@cbiz.com.

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El Paso Firemen's and Policemen's Pension Fund
Chief Financial Officer
We are seeking an experienced, dynamic Chief Financial Oficer (CFO) to oversee all financial aspects. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in government finance and accounting, excellent leadership skills, and a deep understanding of public pension fund operations. The CFO must reside in the El Paso region but works remotely, attending monthly and occasional special meetings.

Salary range: $164,970 to $279,476

Follow this link for more details and how to apply.

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Houston Police Officers' Pension System
Retirement Benefits Specialist 
We are a small organization seeking a personable, detail-oriented individual to join our team in the downtown Houston area as a full-time Benefits Specialist.   This position is responsible for the calculation, processing, and communication of retirement benefits for members of a governmental, defined benefit pension plan.   Primary duties include assisting members with benefit-related questions, meeting one-on-one with retiring members, and processing benefit and disability payments.  Additional duties include maintaining databases, creating/updating spreadsheets and documents, and assisting with special projects as needed. There are minimal remote-work opportunities with this position.

Qualifications:
-Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience in retirement plan administration.
-Ability to work independently and as a collaborative team player.
-Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex concepts in a clear and concise manner.
-Analytical mindset with strong attention to detail.
-Proficiency in Microsoft Office products, particularly Excel and Word.
-Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
-Strong ethics and ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion.
 
If you are passionate about retirement plan administration and possess the necessary skills and qualifications, we invite you to join our dynamic team. Please send your resume and cover letter highlighting your relevant experience and why you are interested in this role to info@hpops.org.
You can find more information about our organization at www.hpops.org.
We offer a competitive salary, paid vacation, sick leave, medical and dental insurance, 457 and SEP plans.
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Kansas Public Employees Retireme
nt System

Chief Fiscal Officer
CBIZ is honored to partner with our client, the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System (KPERS or the “System”) to find their next Chief Fiscal Officer. The current Chief Fiscal Officer is retiring March 15, 2025.

KPERS provides guaranteed lifetime benefits to Kansas public servants when they retire, as well as disability and death benefits to protect them while they are still working.  More than 1,500 employers offer KPERS benefits to their employees and the System's membership totals over 340,000 active, inactive and retired members. 

The Chief Fiscal Officer role reports directly to the Executive Director and will deal with Trustees, legislative staff, Governor's budget staff, affiliated employers, stakeholders, and the public.  This role is responsible for the overall development and maintenance of the financial and accounting functions of the System. This includes oversight of employer reporting and remittance of employer and member contributions, employer audits and reconciliation and accounting of the investment portfolio. This position is responsible for ensuring that the System's operating divisions, Administration, Information Technology, Fiscal Services, Benefits and Member Services, and Investments, have access to accounting services necessary to fulfill their respective responsibilities.

To learn more about the Responsibilities and Preferred Qualifications please view the link below:
Position Specifications
To apply please send your resume to Tamara at tamara.wesely@eflassociates.com
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Chief Benefits Officer
The Kansas Public Employees Retirement System is looking to hire a Chief Benefits Officer.  The Chief Benefits Officer is responsible for the overall management of the Benefits and Member Services Division of the System to ensure that members receive accurate and timely benefit services and payments. The team accomplishments for Fiscal Year 2024, included:
• Distributing more than 1.4 million retirement benefit payments totaling $2 billion.
• Processing 5,100 new pension inceptions for new retirees.
• Coordinating distribution of almost $33.8 million in life insurance benefits.
• Processing nearly 10,800 payments to members withdrawing account balances with 
total payments of about $65.4 million. 
• Assisting employers with enrolling 23,400 new members, transferring about 8,900 
members from one participating employer to another, and returning 5,800 members 
to KPERS-covered employment.

Compensation will include a competitive base salary based on experience and qualifications of the successful candidate. The successful candidate will also participate in KPERS' excellent benefits package, including health, dental, vision, life and long-term disability insurance coverages; flexible spending account/health savings account; tuition assistance and professional development opportunities; and participation in KPERS' retirement plans. 


Follow this link for more details.
To apply, send your resume to Tamara Wesley at tamara.wesely@eflassociates.com.
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Maryland - National Capital Park and Planning Commission Employees' Retirement System
Deputy Executive Director
The Maryland - National Capital Park and Planning Commission Employees' Retirement System is seeking their next Deputy Executive Director. The Commission is the bi-county agency empowered to acquire, develop, and administer a regional system of parks in the defined Metropolitan District, and to prepare and administer a general plan for the physical development of a defined Regional District for Montgomery and Prince George's Counties.

Reporting to the Executive Director, the Deputy Executive Director works cooperatively with the ERS' management team and serves as second-in-command to the Executive Director. The Deputy Executive Director assists in planning, developing, and evaluating goals, programs, policies, and procedures, acts as an intermediary for the Executive Director in highly sensitive and critical matters and is responsible for implementation and coordination of day-to-day functions and operations of the ERS. Additionally, the Deputy Executive Director recommends and implements Board policies and procedures, which are required by the Board to discharge its statutory and regulatory responsibilities.

Please follow this link to learn more about the Responsibilities and Preferred Qualifications.
To apply please send your resume to Tamara at tamara.wesely@cbiz.com.

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Public Employees Retirement Association of Minnesota

Information Technology Programmer (ITS2) OR Information Technology- Software Engineer (ITS3)
The Public Employees Retirement Association of Minnesota is searching for an IT Programmer (ITS2) or IT Software Engineer (ITS3). This vacancy is being posted at the IT Specialist 2 and the IT Specialist 3 levels. We will be filling based on qualifications. The classification will be determined by the selected candidate's qualifications. This vacancy will be used to fill five (5) ITS2 or ITS3 positions.

For full details on this position and to apply, please go to the State of MN Careers website at 
https://mn.gov/mmb/careers/ 
Search & Apply to Job ID 82924
This job posting will close on February 7, 2025.

Accounting Officer Principal

PERA is hiring for two Accounting Officer Principal positions. Each position will have different primary responsibilities:

Position 1: Manages PERA's cash and investments assets, determining the cash balance daily and maximizing investment income, and oversees PERA's financial activity within the  State of Minnesota's accounting system, SWIFT, by processing complex transactions and analyzing financial reports. 

Position 2: Manages PERA's general ledger and financial reporting, including the complete and accurate recording of financial activity, preparing the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, and reviewing the GASB 68 schedules for employers. 

For full details on this position and to apply, please go to the State of MN Careers website at 
https://mn.gov/mmb/careers/   Search & Apply to Job ID 83947
This job posting will close on February 20, 2025 at 11:59pm.

Accounting Director
This position is responsible for managing daily financial operations and supervising staff that perform those activities. This position will oversee:
banking and cash management; accounts receivable and cash receipts; accounts payable and vendor payments; administrative budget preparation; and financial activity recorded in various accounting systems. As delegated, this position will engage with the management team to evaluate, define, plan, and implement initiatives and best practices to improve financial management. 

For full details on this position and to apply, please go to the State of MN Careers website at 
https://mn.gov/mmb/careers/ 
Search & Apply to Job ID 83753
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his job posting will close on February 19, 2025.
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New Hampshire Retirement System 

Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs
The New Hampshire Retirement System (NHRS) is seeking an experienced, motivated, and detail-oriented Director of Communication and Legislative Affairs. This key leadership role will drive NHRS's communication and legislative initiatives to ensure clear, timely, and effective engagement with members, retirees, employers, legislators, and the public.
 
Key Responsibilities:
Track and analyze legislation impacting NHRS and advise Executive Management and the Board of Trustees on legislative strategies and communication.
Lead public information efforts, developing communications across platforms (brochures, newsletters, website content, news releases, etc.) to keep stakeholders informed on current and proposed benefit provisions.
Plan and oversee member and employer education programs, media relations, and public presentations.
Act as a liaison and spokesperson with legislators, media, unions, employers, and other stakeholders, delivering factual and unbiased information.
Manage website content and oversee social media strategy to ensure accuracy, consistency, and reach.
Support NHRS crisis management and strategic planning initiatives, collaborating with executive leadership and other NHRS teams.

Interested and qualified applicants, please submit resumes to the NHRS Human Resources team via email at careers@nhrs.org or 
apply on line. 


Salary Range: $100,000-$125,000, annually

Follow this link for more details and how to apply.
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New York State Teachers' Retirement System (NYSTRS)
Managing Director
The Managing Director of Public Equities must align and support the System's investment philosophy and policy objectives including initiatives on diversity, inclusion and ESG. The successful candidate should have broad knowledge of passive and active equity investing approaches, and institutional experience including significant experience in factor-based investing, portfolio construction and asset allocation. An in-depth understanding of global economics and capital markets, equity investment strategies and vehicles, the principles and practices of institutional investing, investment operations, and investment policy development are also required.
All applications must be submitted by 5:00 pm on Wednesday, February 12th. To be considered, you must apply directly to the posting located on our applicant portal. 


Salary Range: $240,000- $310,000
Filing Date: Wednesday, Februar12th by 5:00 p.m. EST.

Follow this link for more details and how to apply.
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Texas Municipal Retirement System (TMRS)

 
Private Markets Investment Attorney
Texas Municipal Retirement System (TMRS) is seeking a Private Markets Investment Attorney.   The attorney will represent TMRS on multi-million dollar, complex fund investments and private market transactions, and brings significant transactional experience and negotiating skills.  You will work with highly motivated, experienced legal and investment professionals. This position reports to the Chief Legal Officer and provides legal advice to TMRS investment staff.

Please follow this link for more details and how to apply.
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