Pension Benefits Consultant

Pension Benefits Consultant Department: Member Experience and Pension Operations Type: 12-Month Contract Location: Toronto Posting Date: January 3rd, 2024 Number of Position: 5 At OPTrust, paying pensions today, preserving pensions for tomorrow is our mission and business When you choose OPTrust, you join a team of smart, talented people who fuel our success and have a passion for pensions. Everyone at OPTrust – from London, Toronto, and Sydney – makes a meaningful impact, our environment is fast paced, but we find time to have fun and give back to the community as well. Our strength resides in our team members with different backgrounds and perspectives creating an inclusive and fulfilling place to work for everyone What OPTrust Offers You

• Unique culture rooted in our core values – collaboration and teamwork, integrity, respect, flexibility, and excellence and continuous improvement – reflected across the team
• Dedicated business strategy for inclusion, diversity and equity with multiple, meaningful opportunities to participate
• Flexible, hybrid work model being implemented to balance the benefits of working from home and the collaborative teamwork experience in the office
• Optional membership in our world-class defined benefit pension plan
• A purpose-driven environment, including the opportunity to contribute to OPTrust’s climate change and responsible investing programs
• Comprehensive benefits package focused on your health and wellness, including dental, vision and extended health benefits after six months of consecutive employment

If you strive for excellence and continuous improvement, value a collaborative and flexible team culture, and approach everything with integrity and respect, then we invite you to apply to join our team! About the Role The Pension Benefits Consultant is a client facing role within our Member Experience and Pension Operations Division providing pension education and guidance to our membership through written communication and handling phone inquiries. The successful candidate is client-service focused working collaboratively across several lines of business to translate member needs into high quality member experience. The incumbent possesses strong organizational, time management skills to assess workload, set and manage priorities in a fast-paced environment and is adaptable to change What You’ll Do

• Communicate the benefits of the OPSEU Pension Plan and provide information to members and potential members mostly by telephone and in writing. Ensure understanding so that members can make informed decisions
• Become knowledgeable in all areas required to provide excellent service to members, including plan provisions, pension legislation, pension entitlements and other benefits of the OPSEU Pension Plan, and annual pension statements
• Learn to process the full array of pension transactions, and manage a caseload within standard service levels, benchmarks, and timeframes

What You Bring

• Client service work experience, with effective client service orientation to meet established service levels and communicate with members with sensitivity and tact
• Effective communication skills to interact with members by phone
• Effective interpersonal skills to build relationships with members, employers and other OPTrust team members, to explain OPTrust policies and procedures and to resolve issues
• Ability to prioritize work in a fast-paced environment, generate ideas to improve work procedures and contribute to an environment that fosters growth, development, and innovation
• Proven organizational skills, flexibility, and initiative to work as an effective team member and independently
• Effective numeric skills to ensure accuracy in calculations of pension entitlements, payments, and deductions
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office as well as adaptability to learn all in-house systems
• Analytical skills to resolve discrepancies, able to take appropriate action as required
• Enrollment in the CEBS program or PPAC is an asset
• Exemplify OPTrust’s values: collaboration and teamwork, integrity, respect, flexibility, excellence, and continuous improvement

Please submit your application via Workday Serving a membership as diverse as ours and investing in a global market means cultivating an environment that embraces inclusion, diversity, and equity in everything we do. OPTrust is an organization engaged in building on our unique and diverse strengths. We know a diversity of backgrounds, cultures, gender identities and perspectives are critical to achieving our shared goals If you require accommodation at any time during the recruitment process, please send a message to [email protected] , or discuss your needs with the Talent Acquisition Consultant during the telephone screening. We will do our best to work with you and provide appropriate accommodation As an organization we’re seeking ways to respond to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s Call to Action 92. We are working with the Canadian Council for Indigenous Business to build bridges with Indigenous communities and partners, and we have created an employee-led Reconciliation Working Group that will work with Indigenous experts to identify a path to reconciliation for our organization We thank all interested applicants, however only those under consideration will be contacted.