Benefits Assistant

About the role

The Benefits Assistant supports the Operations Coordination and Liaison Unit in delivering pension benefits for United Nations staff and member‑organization participants. Based in the UNJSPF office in Manhattan, the role ensures smooth and rapid processing of benefits while adhering to the Fund’s regulations and quality standards.

Key responsibilities

• Provide assistance in planning, implementing, and preparing operations support activities for a large, complex programme to ensure efficient processing of pension benefits.
• Serve as the focal point for coordination, monitoring, and expedition of OCLU project implementation activities, liaising with internal units and member organisations, preparing terms of reference, obtaining clearances, processing administrative actions, and analysing project data.

Required profile

Required skills

What we offer

• Up to six weeks of annual leave per year.
• Defined benefit pension plan not subject to capital‑market variations.
• Parental leave and comprehensive insurance coverage.
• Flexible working arrangements subject to operational requirements.
• State‑of‑the‑art office in the One Dag Hammarskjöld building, within walking distance of Grand Central Station.