LCPR Executive Director

An excellent opportunity is available in the Minnesota Legislature, Legislative Coordinating Commission (LCC), to serve as the Executive Director for the Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement (LCPR). The Executive Director leads a small staff supporting a 14-member bipartisan commission consisting of legislators from the House of Representatives and the Senate.

The position description for this unclassified, non-partisan, full-time position is available at Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement: https://www.lcpr.mn.gov/

Pay Range: $118,002 to $213,291 annually.

Hiring Range: $118,002 to $158,000 annually.

• Pay range is the compensation range for the position classification.
• Hiring range is an estimate of where you can expect to receive an offer. To determine the actual salary offer we will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, training, and internal equity.

• Provide administrative and expert research meeting support for and participate in weekly Commission meetings during the legislative session.
• Draft bills, bill summaries, and policy, legal, and cost analyses on the topic of pension and retirement benefits for public sector employees and related topics.
• Provide related services, including maintenance of a website and digitized legislative history and background information and retention of the Commission actuary.
• Serve as a nonpartisan subject matter expert to legislators and legislative staff on pension and retirement topics.

• J.D. degree from an accredited law school and 5 years of legal experience;
• Non-partisan background;
• Excellent writing skills; and
• Strong management and interpersonal skills necessary to work under pressure with a broad group of stakeholders.

• Passage of the Minnesota bar exam or the bar exam in another state.
• Member in good standing of the Minnesota bar.
• Employment as an attorney with a law firm in a practice area that required advising corporate or multiemployer plan clients on ERISA and federal tax qualification requirements applicable to pension and retirement plans.
• College degree or minor in actuarial science, accounting, economics, public administration, or a relevant field.
• Employment experience with a public pension plan or in a position that required expertise in retirement and pension topics and governing law.
• Employment experience with the legislature in Minnesota or another state.

• Long hours, weekend work, and periods of stress during the legislative session (generally January to May).
• Occasional travel to in-state and out-of-state conferences and seminars.
• In-office presence five days a week (and occasionally on weekends) during the legislative session; currently, with some level of remote work permitted during the legislative interim (generally June to November).

The State of Minnesota offers exceptional benefits including low cost medical and dental insurance, employer paid life insurance, other optional insurance, optional pre-tax spending accounts, retirement pension plan, optional tax-deferred compensation plan, vacation and sick leave and paid holidays each year.

The LCPR recognizes there are key elements that make life and work meaningful: health and wellness, financial well-being, professional development, and work/life balance. These benefits, in addition to your salary, make up for your total compensation package.

The state encourages wellness and promotes preventive care, offering many benefits and resources to help employees and their families lead healthy, balanced lives. This includes:

• Low-cost medical, dental, and vision insurance packages, including prescription drug coverage, to fit your needs to ensure you are happy and healthy.
• Free, confidential help through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Wellness programs and resources to help you reach your wellness goals.

The state offers retirement and savings plans, time off, insurance options, and more to help employees meet their financial goals. This includes:

• A retirement pension plan and deferred compensation plan (MNDCP) with an employer-paid match to help you plan for your future.
• Basic life insurance at no cost to you. Additionally, you have the option of choosing supplemental life insurance (including spouse and child life options), short- and long-term disability, and…