Benefits Analyst II

The City of Santa Barbara’s Human Resources Department is searching for a Benefits Analyst II to deliver exceptional services and knowledge to City staff. Our successful candidate will be an energetic and resourceful professional with a superb work ethic and a focus on customer service. This position combines an exciting, supportive environment with the opportunity to energize and sustain a Benefits program using collaboration and innovation.  This position serves as an active strategic business partner to deliver top-notch HR services to our departments. This key position acts as a liaison for HR Department communications with the entire city and develops and facilitates training and informational materials. This role involves daily interactions with staff at all levels of the organization and requires a keen understanding of benefits best practices, laws and regulations, and planning strategies.
 
This role requires a self-starter with strong interpersonal and communication skills. The successful candidate will demonstrate a keen ability and desire to solve complex problems while implementing Benefits Administration best practices. The ability to work in a fast paced, ever changing environment while implementing high quality HR service delivery is a must.
 
We are looking for candidates who:

• Have a strong grounding and experience with day to day Benefits Administration including experience applying human resource policies/procedures and federal, state and local laws in their daily work;
• Are effective communicators and collaborators and have the ability to synthesize complex information into easy to understand terms for audiences at all levels of the organization;
• Are able to persevere and adapt as required, while working in a multi-faceted and sometimes ambiguous environment;
• Have a customer focus in their approach to their daily work and can build key relationships;
• Are talented and committed to building an equitable and inclusive workplace experience where employees experience both trust and respect, and are treated with dignity and feel engaged and confident to perform well;
• Are tech savvy and comfortable with using software applications in your daily work. The City of Santa Barbara uses NEOGOV, Kronos, Munis, Microsoft Office products and other software programs.

Be a part of our TEAM! Together, with leadership and our employees, we are leading by example, guided by our “true north” and delivering quality, customer-centric HR Services.