DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY

Your Partner For A Stronger Arizona.

DES works with families, community organizations, advocates and state and federal partners to realize our collective vision: A thriving Arizona.

DES serves more than 3 million Arizonans. Our Mission is to strengthen individuals, families, and communities for a better quality of life.

SENIOR POLICY ANALYST

Job Location:

Governance & Innovation Administration
1789 West Jefferson Street, Phoenix, Arizona 85007

Posting Details:

Salary: $85,000 - $90,480  

Grade: 24

Closing Date: April 29, 2025

Job Summary:

Would you like to be part of an amazing team that helps Arizonans thrive? At the Department of Economic Security (DES) we strengthen individuals, families, and communities for a better quality of life. DES is looking for individuals who are committed to service, community, and teamwork. To learn more about DES please visit des.az.gov; or click on the link here to view ‘Our DES’ video. Come Join the DES Team!

DES is seeking an experienced and highly motivated individual to join our team as a Senior Policy Analyst. This position develops and revises DES administrative policies and procedures and reports, including analyzing and incorporating complex information from federal and state authority documents. This work also includes consulting with DES subject matter experts, Governance and Innovation Administration (GIA), and DES leadership to obtain needed information and direction.

This position may offer the ability to work remotely, within Arizona, based upon the department's business needs and continual meeting of expected performance measures.

The State of Arizona strives for a work culture that affords flexibility, autonomy and trust. Across our many agencies, boards, commissions, many State employees participate in the State's Remote Work Program and are able to work remotely in their homes, in offices and in hoteling spaces. All work, including remote work, should be performed within Arizona, unless an exception is properly authorized in advance.

Job Duties:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Performing high-profile administrative policy development by gathering information from subject matter experts and other stakeholders.
• Composing and routing drafts and forms for review; and incorporating leadership and stakeholder feedback.
• Serving as the coordinator and compliance monitor for assigned policies where GIA is the process owner.
• Responding to questions submitted to the DES policy inbox.
• Performing complex research and analysis of federal and state laws, regulations, and policies, in order to answer questions and solve problems related to DES policy.
• Monitoring and analyzing legislation and regulatory actions to determine potential impact to DES business practices and provide analysis of potential impacts to leadership.
• Providing administrative policy support to program staff, including providing consultation for the development and maintenance of division administrative policies, providing training to division staff for policy development, and assisting division staff with administrative policy compliance.
• Conceptualizing and implementing innovative strategies for improving agency-wide administrative policy development, deployment, implementation, and compliance.
• Developing and maintaining frameworks for ongoing administrative policy management, including but not limited to standard work, style guides, glossaries, archiving processes, revision schedules, and change logs.
• Researching, proposing, and implementing innovative software or other technical solutions for DES policy management.
• Leading the production of cross-divisional and agency-level reports and policy related publications, such as the Annual Welfare Reform Report, TANF State Plan, and DES Fact Sheets.
• Collecting and analyzing data and presenting results for both DES administrative policy metrics and other matters relating to general DES policy, including cross-divisional policy topics and strategic initiatives.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):

Knowledge of:
• Principles and practices of research, planning and analysis.
• Policy development and design concepts.
• Federal, state, and local government organization and procedures.
• State and Federal laws, rules, and regulations governing DES and DES programs.
• Database updatin