Group Benefits Director

Salary

$5, $11,284.00 Monthly

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

OGB 101625B ERG

Department

Office of Group Benefits

Opening Date

10/16/2025

Closing Date

10/23/2025 11:59 PM Central

The Division of Administration/Office of Group Benefits has a vacancy. This job title has an assigned pay grade of AS-620. This position is located in the Contracts Division.

The Office of Group Benefits administers the State's health and life insurance plans and related benefits programs.

The Division of Administration is the state government's management arm and the hub of its financial operations. Division offices perform a wide variety of activities including the following:

• Overseeing the state's capital construction program
• Working to provide state and federal grants for community development
• Development of the state budget
• Providing technology services
• Giving agencies guidance in the state purchasing and contracting process as they seek goods and services
• Administering a program that provides federal funds to help Louisiana residents recover from a series of devastating hurricanes

Eight years of experience in health care reporting or analytics, benefits administration, claims administration, financial or operational auditing, policy planning or development, management analysis, or contracts; OR

Six years of full-time work experience in any field plus five years of experience in health care reporting or analytics, benefits administration, claims administration, financial or operational auditing, policy planning or development, management analysis, or contracts; OR

A bachelor's degree plus five years of experience in health care reporting or analytics, benefits administration, claims administration, financial or operational auditing, policy planning or development, management analysis, or contracts; OR

An advanced degree plus four years of experience in health care reporting or analytics, benefits administration, claims administration, financial or operational auditing, policy planning or development, management analysis, or contracts.

EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION:

Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.

Job Duties:

• Establish policy, procedure and guidelines for all pre and post proposal/contract activities which include research, business analysis, development and implementation of contracts for benefit plan administration and services.
• Direct and conduct activities for the assessment, research and business analyses to determine the need for procurement solicitations and contracts and direct the creation of various procurement solicitations.
• Direct/coordinate activities regarding the receipt of proposals, pre-conference meetings, committees, evaluations, review, etc., to ensure compliance with state policy and procedures.
• Responsible for professional, personal, consulting and benefit administration contracts and work in collaboration with the State Contract Administrator at OSP due to the scope and complexity of benefit administration.
• Draft contracts resulting from successful proposal(s).
• Establish and implement policies and procedures relative to contract procurement and procedures.
• Direct, supervise and provide assistance as necessary to TPAs as it relates to contract deliverables.

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: This vacancy will be filled by new hire or by promotion of a current permanent status classified employee. A permanent status employee may be required to serve a new probationary period in lieu of promotion.

Louisiana is a "State as a Model Employer" for People with Disabilities.

How To Apply:

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

A criminal history check may be conducted on all new hires as well as employees changing positions including promotions, demotions, details, reassignments and transfers. Also, prospective employees may be subject to pre-employment drug testing. New hires will be subject to employment eligibility verification via the federal government's E-verify system.

• Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

Applicants qualifying based on college training or receipt of a baccalaureate degree will be required to submit an official college transcript to verify credentials claimed prior to appointment. Please make every effort to attach a copy of your transcript to your application. The transcripts can be added as an attachment to your online application. The selected candidate will be required to submit original documentation upon hire.

Contact Information:

For further information about this posting, please contact:

Erica R. Gay

HR Specialist

Division of Administration/Office of Human Resources

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity to make a difference through public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.

As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:

Insurance Coverage More information can be found at

Parental Leave – Up to six weeks paid parental leave

More information can be found at

Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

• New Year's Day
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
• Mardi Gras,
• Good Friday,
• Memorial Day,
• Independence Day,
• Labor Day,
• Veteran's Day,
• Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

***** Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.

Retirement– State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):

• Louisiana State Employees Retirement System ). LASERS has provided this video to give you more detailed information about their system
• Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana ),
• Louisiana School Employees Retirement System ), among others