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Executive Director
Minnesota Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement
(Saint Paul MN / Hybrid)
An excellent opportunity is available in the Minnesota Legislature 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.
Responsibilities
- 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.
Minimum Qualifications
- 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.
Desired Qualifications
- 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.
Comprehensive Benefit Package
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.
Equal Opportunity/ADA Employer
The LCPR is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital status, familial status, national origin, citizenship, genetic information, status regarding public assistance, protected veteran status or activity in a local Human Rights Commission, or any other characteristic protected by law.
We do not discriminate on the basis of disability in our hiring or employment practices and comply with all applicable state and federal disability laws and regulations issued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission under Title I of the ADA and under the Minnesota Human Rights Act (MHRA), chapter 363A. To request a reasonable accommodation in the application or hiring process, please contact Rosie Lackner at rosie.lackner@lcc.mn.gov.
How to Apply
To ensure consideration, applications including resume and cover letter should be received by September 30, 2026.
If you would like to apply without using the application portal linked in the announcement, please send your cover letter and resume to the LCC Director of Human Resources, Rosie Lackner, at rosie.lackner@lcc.mn.gov.