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About INPRS

Indiana Public Retirement System (INPRS’) is among the largest 100 pension systems in the United States. INPRS serves the needs of approximately 473,000 members and retirees representing approximately 1,244 employers, including public universities, school corporations, public safety, municipalities and state agencies. The Indiana Public Retirement System is a public pension fund who manages approximately over $50 billion in assets, making it one of the largest in the United States.  We are located in the heart of the city, in downtown Indianapolis, near the circle & across the street from our monumental state house.This position is not eligible for H-1B or any other kind of temporary or permanent sponsorship for work authorization by the Indiana Public Retirement System. Therefore, if you will require sponsorship from us for work authorization now or in the future, we cannot consider your application at this time.

Why Join:

INPRS’ believes that people are the foundation of our success. It takes people with different backgrounds, ideas, and strengths to be successful. Balance in life is important. We strive to have a flexible and supportive environment while not sacrificing service to our members. We pride ourselves by modeling a collaborative, diverse and inclusive environment for our employees. Our mission. “As fiduciaries, educate stakeholders, collect necessary contributions, and prudently manage member assets to deliver promised defined benefit and defined contribution benefits and services”. 

Your Impact:

The Compliance Communications Specialist is responsible for planning, writing, designing, executing, reporting, and tracking the compliance communications requirements for the Indiana Public Retirement System. Blending the art of clear, concise, and engaging communications tactics with the detail and precision required to achieve compliance, the compliance communications specialist ensures that the organization delivers transactional and compliance deliverables while enhancing the member and employer experience, achieving transparency and accountability among the organization’s stakeholders and publics. 

This individual will contribute to the Communications team’s overall strategy and objectives, serving as a subject matter expert on compliance requirements, limitations, and timing. This position is the primary administrator for the organization’s Access to Public Records Act (APRA) efforts, driving the use of INPRS’s APRA portal, ensuring compliance with APRA response requirements, and routing requests within the organization, in accordance with Indiana law.

This position requires a high level of technical writing, project and time management, and digital communications skills as well as the ability to build strong collaborative relationships with organizational stakeholders. 

The primary duties of this position include, but are not limited to the following:

Essential Duties: 

• Administer the organization’s APRA efforts, ensure compliance with legal requirements, and coordinate inquiries with internal stakeholders and experts, prepare reports, and manage issues.
• Prepare, develop and distribute external-facing member education publications and required notices, including but not limited to web notifications, fact sheets, articles, handbooks, and whitepapers.
• Create, revise, gain approval of required content, layout/design and publish communication and compliance-related material as assigned.
• Project coordination and management of communication and compliance initiatives involving writing, layout and design for educational and compliance-related materials.
• Adherence and understanding of communications-specific compliance requirements and managing compliance deliverables as assigned.
• Managing internal production and posting of member and employer educational materials and other communication and compliance collateral.
• Create, edit, and publish related processes and procedures for compliance deliverables and publications to streamline workflows and achieve consistency and quality.
• Publish and archive required publications for the Communications team in accordance with Indiana law.
• Maintenance of working relationships with internal and external customers and vendors.
• Support third-party requests for reports related to member information

Job Requirements:

• Exceptional writing, proofreading and grammar skills required.
• Experience planning, executing, and reporting the results of email campaigns using email marketing software.
• Ability to lead, organize and set priorities in a cross-functional team; ability to successfully manage multiple projects; ability to set and meet deadlines, ability to hold others accountable for deliverables and timelines
• Proven ability to identify problems; determine accuracy and relevance of information; use sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives and make recommendations
• Proven ability to communicate complex topics in simple, understandable ways. 
• Proven experience in publication management, layout and design, including expertise in Adobe Creative Suite preferred. 
• Excellent oral, written, interpersonal and listening skills required.
• Exceptional project, time management, and planning skills
• Team mentality and service-oriented work style
• Willingness to take direction; ability to accept criticism; willingness to accept responsibility while holding others accountable to set processes, procedures, requirements, and regulations.
• Comfortable working in an environment in which compliance with legal and regulatory standards, as well as adherence to policies and procedures is an absolute requirement.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Communication, English, Journalism or related field of study.
• 5 + years of hands-on experience in technical writing, layout/design, database management, communication and publication management and production. 
• Possess strong process and procedure-related skills and document management
• Experience managing APRA requests, compliance reports, and participant disclosures preferred.
• Experience in pension, financial services, insurance and/or group benefits preferred.

Comprehensive Benefits Package:

• Competitive compensation 
• Healthcare coverage (medical / dental / vision)
• Health savings account with employer contribution
• Prescription coverage
• Employer funded retirement plan (pension plan)
• Deferred compensation plan (employer and/or employee contribution plan)
• Flexible spending account
• Work/life balance (37.5 hours weekly)
• 12 paid holidays; 14 during election year
• Paid leave (personal, sick, vacation)
• Tuition reimbursement
• Professional credential reimbursement 
• Group life insurance
• Employer-paid downtown parking

If you are interested in this position, please submit your application and resume for review at the link below.  For more information about our organization, please visit our INPRS Careers Page: https://www.in.gov/inprs/careers.htm.

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Equal Employment Opportunity:

The Indiana Public Retirement System (INPRS) is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to recruit, select, develop, and promote employees based on individual ability and job performance. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunity to all people in all aspects of employer-employee relations without discrimination because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability, or veteran status. We will comply with the spirit as well as the letter of all applicable state and federal laws. 

Indiana Public Retirement System has established a culture that welcomes equity, inclusion, and opportunity for all employees and applicants. We encourage you to apply if you feel you have the transferrable skills to be successful in this position and we look forward to reviewing your application.