Title: Senior Policy Analyst - #BVI00098

State Role Title: Policy Planning Spec II

Hiring Range: Minimum Starting Salary is $85,000 Commensurate with Experience.

Pay Band: 5

Agency: Dept for Blind/Vision Impaired

Location:Blind & Vision Impaired

Agency Website:https://www.dbvi.virginia.gov/

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

We apply our shared values; Ethical, Engaged, and Effective, to everything we do.

If you share the same values, then this is the job for you.

Job Duties:

The Department for the Blind, Vision Impaired (DBVI) organizational objective is to enable blind, vision impaired and deafblind individuals achieve their maximum level of employment, education, and independence.

We are seeking a Senior Policy Analyst to provide policy, legislative and regulatory leadership and serve as coordinator for FOIA, ADA, and Fair Hearing processes for the Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired and the Virginia Rehabilitation Center for the Blind and Vision Impaired.

Minimum Qualifications:

The ideal candidate will have:

Experience conducting policy analysis, regulatory promulgation, or related work and conducting legislative research, drafting legislative proposals and legislative tracking. Experience managing projects with on-time and on-budget deliverables and distilling complex information and data into clear, concise, and comprehensible reports and presentations to diverse audiences.

Knowledge of policy, regulatory, and legislative development, and analysis in state and federal governments and of the ADA, FOIA, HIPAA, PII and Virginia's Administrative Code.

Considerable project management experience. General knowledge of state and federal disability-related legislation and regulations. preferred.

Skills/Abilities:

Demonstrated ability to lead a project team of professionals. Demonstrated skill in written and verbal communications across multiple platforms, including public speaking with ability to provide timely and accurate updates.Proficient in technology application, including Microsoft Teams, Excel, and Power BI.

Ability to manage multiple projects at the same time and to coordinate agency response to notices of rulemaking. Ability to understand the agency's business requirements to develop strategies, plans, information, and report and to adapt to evolving policy and legislative landscapes and adjust strategies accordingly.Capacity and skill to conduct research in order to evaluate data and synthesis knowledge and strong interpersonal, negotiating, and conflict-resolution abilities.

Additional Considerations:

Knowledge of vocational rehabilitation services.

Special Instructions:

Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during the application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. Contact recruitment@dars.virginia.gov for assistance.

Minorities, Individuals with disabilities, Veterans, Americorp, Peace Corps, and other National Service Alumni are encouraged to apply.

To Apply:

Equal Opportunity Employer State applications will only be accepted as submitted online by 11:55 p.m. on the closing date through the Commonwealth of Virginia's New Recruitment Management System. Mailed, emailed, faxed, or hand delivered applications and/or résumés will not be accepted. PageUp will provide you with a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to "Your Application" in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Contact Information:

Name: Human Resources

Email: https://www.dbvi.virginia.gov

In support of the Commonwealth's commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.