Benefits Manager / Human Resources / #8759

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About Us
The City of Cape Coral is the seventh largest city in Florida, has over 1,600 full-time employees, provides various career path opportunities, and offers a robust training and development program for improving current talents, developing new skills, and building effective business relationships.

Perks and Benefits

• Free city-paid employee health coverage, additional for spouse or family
• City Employee Health & Wellness Center for healthcare services
• 5 weeks Paid Time Off (sick & vacation)
• 11 paid holidays
• Pension plan
• City-paid life and long-term disability insurance
• Optional Vision and Dental Plans
• Tuition reimbursement
• Gym membership reimbursement
• And much more!

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Human Resources, Public Administration, Business Administration, or related field.
• Eight (8) years of progressively responsible human resources experience that provides a broad knowledge of human resources, including five (5) years of progressively responsible benefits administration experience and three (3) years of supervisory experience.

• Proactively strategizes all benefit offerings and general human resource (HR) functions to consistently promote highly attractive employee benefits and practices.
• Develops, coordinates, and implements benefit programs, as necessary.
• Negotiates and secures contracts for benefits and various HR vendors to provide quality services to the general employee population. Manages related vendor relationships.
• Manages multiple benefit eligibility classifications.
• Manages all functions of Wellness: oversees the administration of annual budgets and programs.
• Coordinates with Benefits staff for proper overall and individual communication of benefit structures and procedures.
• Works in conjunction with Pension Administrators, insurance companies, claims processors, etc. in the investigation, defense, and settlement of claims.
• Prepares forecasts of insurance and other benefits management costs for budget and planning purposes. Prepares and submits Division operating and capital budgets and strategic plans; manages budgets within constraints.
• Performs other duties as assigned.