Benefits Administration Officer (Level 5)

Summary

Under the direction of the Manager, Employee Relations and Wellbeing, the Benefits Administration Officer is primarily responsible for the management of leave and general benefits administration to assigned Divisions across NEPA. 💰Salary: $2,803,771 - $3,770,760 JMD per annum

Responsibilities

• Management/Administrative:

  • • Participates in the development of the Division’s Corporate/Operational Plans, Budget and Individual Work Plans;
  • • Prepares reports to Manager and other relevant stakeholders;
  • • Represents NEPA at meetings, conferences, workshops and seminars;
  • • Prepares reports and project documents as required;
  • • Prepares and delivers Benefits Administration presentations as needed;
  • • Supports and maintains customer service principles, standards and measurements.

• Technical/Professional:

  • • Processes requests for various categories of leave such as

• Human Resource:

  • • Contributes to and maintains a system that fosters a culture of teamwork, employee empowerment and commitment to the Division’s and organization’s goals;
  • • Assists with the preparation of, and conducts presentations on role of Division/Unit for the Orientation and Onboarding programme;
  • • The incumbent may, from time to time, be assigned duties not specifically outlined within the Job Description, but are within the capacity, qualifications and experience normally expected from a person occupying this position.

Required Skills

• • Knowledge of the principles of administrative management
• • Knowledge of Human Resource Management principles and practices
• • Working knowledge of the Public Service Regulations
• • Functional knowledge of leave processing
• • Excellent presentation skills
• • Working knowledge of statutes, legislation, regulations, policies and procedures administered by the SHRMD and Office of the Services Commissions
• • Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite and other programme applications appropriate to assigned responsibilities
• • Ability to work independently and make sound and reasoned decisions
• • Functional knowledge of leave processing and other benefits administration

Qualifications

• • Associate Degree in Human Resource Management, Management Studies, Public/Business Administration, or related social sciences;
• • Two (2) years’ experience in a Human Resource Management environment;
OR
• • NVQJ Level 3 in Human Resource Development/Management, Public Sector Management, Public/Business Administration, or a related discipline;
• • Two (2) years’ experience in a Human Resource Management environment.

Additional Information and Instructions

• Special Conditions Associated with the Job:

  • • The work environment is fast paced with on-going interactions with critical stakeholders and meeting tight deadlines which will result in high degrees of pressure, on occasions.
  • • May be required to travel locally to attend conferences, seminars, site visits and meetings.

Applications accompanied by résumés should be submitted no later than Wednesday, 23rd April, 2025, to: Director, Human Resource Management and Development National Environment & Planning Agency 11 Caledonia Avenue Kingston 5 📧 Email: hrm@nepa.gov.jm 🔑 Important: Please include the job title in the subject line of your email. ⚠️ Note: While we appreciate all applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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