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Posted: March 9, 2026 (4 days ago)

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Administrative Assistant (Internal Hennepin County applicants only)

Hennepin County

Land Information and Tax Svcs

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Salary

$52,566.64 - $83,013.07

per year

Closes

March 12, 2026

Job Description

Summary

This job supports a program that helps residents facing property tax problems by connecting them to resources and services to maintain their housing stability.

The role involves reviewing cases, creating educational materials, planning outreach events, tracking program success, and providing expert advice on tax topics.

It's ideal for someone with administrative experience who enjoys working with the public and improving community services in a team setting.

Key Requirements

  • Four years or more of experience in general administrative work managing programs, policies, or budgets, or a bachelor's degree in public administration, business administration, or a related field
  • Current regular or probationary employee of Hennepin County (internal applicants only)
  • Ability to work hybrid schedule: Monday-Friday 7 a.m.–3:30 p.m., with one day per week onsite at the Government Center in Minneapolis
  • Reside in or relocate to Minnesota or Wisconsin
  • Experience reviewing delinquent tax cases and referring residents to services
  • Skills in developing educational materials, planning outreach events, and creating resident communications
  • Knowledge of property tax topics such as confession of judgment, notice of expiration of redemption, and Minnesota senior citizen property tax deferral program

Full Job Description

The Property Tax division within the Land Information and Taxpayer Services (LITS) department is seeking an Administrative Assistant to provide administrative support to the Navigator Program and to ensure the program meets its mission, vision, and program goals. This position will work closely with the Property Tax Navigator Program Supervisor and team in a resident-oriented environment to assist with residents, support and improve department operations, and to be innovative in advancing program objectives.

The mission of the Property Tax Housing Navigator program is to improve and sustain resident stability and well-being by connecting to human service programs and community resources to address the negative consequences of tax-delinquency and tax-forfeiture.
Location and hours:
This position is hybrid and will be performed both on-site at the Government Center located at 300 South 6th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55487. Work hours will be Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. with one day per week dedicated to being onsite. While this position is designated as hybrid, based on current requirements hires must reside in or relocate to Minnesota or Wisconsin.

About the position type:
This is a full-time, benefit earning position.
You must be a current regular or probationary employee of Hennepin County to apply for this position. Limited duration employees not eligible.
This position is internally classified as an Administrative Assistant.
To view the job classification specification, click here.

In this position, you will:
  • Review late current year and early delinquent residents from both the output of the predictive model and referrals and identify those residents in need of services and referring to navigator as needed.
  • Help to develop educational materials and plan outreach events, sometimes in conjunction with other departments, to educate the public on how property taxes work and the importance of paying them.
  • Collaboratively identify metrics to measure the success of the navigator program and to assist in tracking delinquencies and forfeiture trends year-over-year and map them out.
  • Participate in project teams working on major projects to help the county in identifying properties that are at for property tax delinquency and assist in determining how to educate and support these residents.
  • Alongside the program supervisor, serve as an additional general expert on property tax topics, such as confession of judgement, notice of expiration of redemption, MN senior citizen property tax deferral program, and forfeiture, providing information to residents on these topics.
  • Help create resident communications and outreach efforts.

Need to have:
  • One of the following:
    • Four years or more of experience in general administrative work related to the management of departmental/organizational operations or in a specialty area appropriate to the position.
      • Note: General administrative work is defined as the administration and/or management of programs, policies, and/or budgets.
    • Bachelor's degree or higher in public administration, business administration, or another field appropriate to the position.

Nice to have:
  • Experience:
    • Working with Minnesota property tax statutes, rules, and regulations.
    • Working with delinquent tax issues including confession of judgement, notice of expiration of redemption, and forfeiture.
    • Communicating technical information to internal and external agencies.
    • Working with residents, including budgeting.
    • Using Property Information System (PINS).
    • Planning and participating in community outreach and events.
  • Knowledge of Minnesota property tax laws and related Hennepin County processes, procedures, and systems.
  • Skill in using Microsoft Office applications (Word, Teams, PowerPoint, CoPilot. SharePoint, and ExceI) to organize work and communicate results.
  • Ability to:
    • Present information and convey issues and complex information to both technical and non-technical audiences.
    • Work effectively in teams, collaborate with staff, stakeholders, and residents.

About the department:
Land Information and Tax Services is a department within the Resident Services Line of Business of Hennepin County that covers foundational responsibilities of government: land surveying, land recording, property tax collection and distribution. We also provide critical infrastructure and innovation support to departments throughout Resident Services.

About Hennepin County:
Hennepin is the largest county government organization in Minnesota. Our employees work every day to improve the health, safety and quality of life for our residents and communities. All of our jobs align with our mission to serve residents through transformative services that eliminate disparities, eliminate inequities, and create opportunity for all and our vision of a community where all people are healthy, all people are valued, and all people thrive.

Our employees receive a combination of competitive benefits and positive workplace culture not found at other organizations. This includes meaningful work that impacts our community, competitive pay, work-life balance, a variety of benefits and opportunities to grow. Learn more at The Bridge (login as Guest).

Hennepin County envisions an organization where our commitment to diversity and the elimination of disparities is fundamental in providing excellent service to our community.

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Invitations to interview will be based upon an assessment of education and experience. Final candidates may be required to complete a background check.

If you have any questions, please contact:
Talent Acquisition division
Hennepin County Human Resources department

Submit a request at hennepin.us/ask-hr or 612-348-7855

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Posted on NEOGOV: 3/9/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 3/10/2026

Source: NEOGOV | ID: neogov-hennepin-5260377