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Employment Security Department is is seeking a Special Wage and Benefits (SWAB) Manager to plan, direct and execute multiple statewide UI Benefit programs and to manage a team of nine professional staff. The programs managed include Interstate Combined Wage Claims (CWC), Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE), Unemployment Compensation for Ex-Military (UCX) and Special Wage and Benefits Unit (SWAB). This position serves as the Interstate Program Coordinator for Washington State, which represents four states on the Interstate Benefits Committee. We are seeking tactical and strategic leadership who can develop and implement timetables and work plans to achieve program goals and objectives.

Top candidates will have technical expertise in the following types of UI benefits: Unemployment Insurance for Washington Combined Wage Claimants (CWC), Unemployment Insurance for Ex-Federal Employees (UCFE), and Unemployment Insurance for Ex-Military Personnel (UCX). In addition to technical expertise in these areas, we need candidates with technical writing and professional correspondence skills, communication skills, and supervisory and management experience.

This position is located in Olympia, Washington.  The starting salary range is expected to be negotiated within the Washington Management Service (WMS) Band 1 range of $40,000 - $81,600 annually, plus a full benefits package.

For more information and for application instructions, please see the full Special Wage and Benefits Manager posting on the Employment Security Department's jobs Web page.

If you are interested, please send your complete applicant packet to HRRecruiting@esd.wa.gov by 5pm on March 28, 2010 for consideration.