ASSISTANT PENSION FUND SUPERVISOR

DEFINITION:

Under the direction of the Pension Fund Supervisor, assists in performing 
the work involved in processing applications for membership in the 
retirement system; handles all relevant receipts and disbursements; may 
supervise program activities and staff; does other related duties as required.

NOTE:  The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only.  
A position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job 
specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.

EXAMPLES OF WORK:

Assists the Pension Fund Supervisor in assembling and preparing statistical 
and other materials required for reports, and statistics requested by the 
pension system.

Processes applications for memberships including ascertaining of eligibility 
and date of acceptance of employees for membership in the retirement 
system.

Provides pension information to employees and others involved in the 
work of the unit.  

Handles all receipts and disbursements for the retirement system.

Assists in the processing of employees’ pensions.

Provides assignments and instructions to assigned clerical employees.

Drafts correspondence.

Supervises the establishment and maintenance of essential records and files.

Will be required to learn how to utilize various types of electronic and/or 
manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or 
related units.

REQUIREMENTS:

EXPERIENCE:

Two (2) years of clerical experience in the operation of a public or private 
pension or insurance program.

LICENSE:

Appointees will be required to possess a driver’s license valid in New Jersey 
only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary 
to perform essential duties of the position.

KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:

Knowledge of the rules, regulations, practices, and procedures involved 
in the retirement system.

Ability to organize assigned work and develop effective work methods.

Ability to provide assignments/instructions to assigned employees.

Ability to supervise and maintain essential records and files.

Ability to learn how to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual 
recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related 
units.

Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate in English 
sufficiently to perform duties of this position.  American Sign Language 
or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.

Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible if they can perform 
essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.  
If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer 
undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.


This job specification is applicable to the following title code:
Job
Spec
Code
Variant
State,
Local or
Common
Class of
Service
Work
Week
State
Class
Code
Local
Class
Code
Salary
Range
Note
00640
L
C
  
N/A
05
-

This job specification is for local government use only.
Salary range is only applicable to state government.
Local salaries are established by individual local jurisdictions.

 5/30/2023