HUMAN RESOURCES BENEFITS CONSULTANT

UW Human Resources (UWHR) strives to ensure that the University of Washington’s reputation as an employer parallels its reputation as a world-class university, allowing for individuals to achieve their full potential. We believe that every position at UW plays an important role in helping the University achieve its goals and that every employee brings unique value.

The Benefits Office has an outstanding full time opportunity for an HR Benefits Consultant. 

This individual will serve as resource to departments regarding strategies for successful resolution of benefits problems.  Additionally, the person in this role will perform a variety of highly specialized benefits work.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Benefits Consultant will advise and counsel departmental administrators, faculty and staff, their dependents, retirees, beneficiaries, and legal representatives regarding UW benefits, including retirement plans, tax deferred investment options, health, dental, life, long term disability, FSA, HSA, etc. Manage individual disability and death claims including counseling and providing resources to employees, providing coordination with other units in Human Resources, UW Workers’ Compensation Unit, insurance companies and UW departments.  Cover applicable laws, rules, institutional policies, and program requirements and options; recommend and implement alternative courses of action.

Design and implement benefits orientations, education and training seminars for all levels of faculty, professional staff and staff.  Training for UW-wide seminars requires appropriate experience and/or credentials in financial planning and benefits education.  Training can be for small groups (15-20) or as many as several hundred and can be conducted in-person or virtually.

Serve as team/project leader in specialized assignments.  As a member of the benefits office help to develop and implement policy and procedural changes, modifications and clarifications to existing services and programs for effective benefits administration.  Perform in-depth research and analysis of current and proposed state and federal laws, rules, policies and practices to determine impact on benefits office and University. Develop, implement, and present new benefits services, programs, policies and procedures and evaluate for effectiveness.

Serve as resource to departments regarding strategies for successful resolution of benefits problems.  Serve as principal resource in benefits areas that require coordination of effort with other human resource services such as disability accommodation.

Represent the benefits office to outside agencies, the campus community, and members of the public.  Maintain liaison with state agencies, departments, and benefits carriers.  Serve as University's liaison between plan providers and employees and retirees.

Review departmental correspondence; recommend changes for improved accuracy and clarity.  Maintain benefits records including tracking data for deaths; disability claim processing, and other related correspondence.  Perform related duties as required.

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