Planning Specialist

Planning Specialist – Revenue Analytics and Forecasting

Location:

Hartford, CT

Salary: $104,564 – $135,644 per year

Job Type: Open to the Public

Close Date: 3/9/2026

The Department of Revenue Services (DRS) is hiring a Planning Specialist within the Revenue Analytics and Forecasting (RAF) Unit in Hartford, CT.

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• Professional growth and development opportunities.
• A healthy work/life balance to all employees.

The RAF Division promotes public confidence in taxpayer collection, encourages voluntary compliance, and supports improved agency performance by enabling data‑driven decision making. This role provides new capability to produce reports yielding descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive insights by:

• Advising on policy implications of data analytics;
• Working with RAF project teams to design data analytics in line with policy objectives;
• Researching tax and revenue trends with other CT state agencies, non‑profits, other states, and governmental organizations;
• Analyzing state revenue and tax trends and patterns, including review of statutes to understand legislative impact;
• Participating in ongoing and ad‑hoc research and data analyses requested by the General Assembly and Governor’s office.

The mission of the Department of Revenue Services is to instill public confidence in the integrity and fairness of tax collection; achieve the highest level of voluntary compliance; continuously improve agency performance; contribute to fiscal and economic well‑being; and provide a positive and professional workplace.

Full‑time, 40 hours per week on first shift, Monday‑Friday between 8:00 AM and 4:30 PM.

• Perform highly specialized complex duties in a planning and program area.
• Supervise planning, development, coordination, and administration of program operations.
• Formulate, recommend, and implement policies and guidelines for programs.
• Act as liaison with operating units, agencies, and external officials regarding program policies and procedures.
• Provide technical and consultative services regarding programs.
• Prepare reports and correspondence; speak before groups regarding programs.
• May testify before legislative committees.
• Perform related duties as required.

Considerable knowledge of:

• Relevant agency policies and procedures;
• Relevant state and federal laws, statutes, and regulations;
• Principles and practices of state and regional planning;
• Research methods and techniques.

Knowledge of relevant programs in private agencies, other states, and at national level
.

Considerable interpersonal skills; oral and written communication skills.

Ability to:

• Interpret and evaluate research data.
• Utilize computer software.

A minimum of eight (8) years of experience in planning, including developing written long‑term plans broad in scope and with impact on multiple operations.

At least one (1) year of the general experience must have been in planning at the level of a Lead Planning Analyst.

• College training may be substituted for up to four (4) years of experience, with each fifteen (15) semester hours equaling one‑half (½) year.
• A master’s degree in planning, public administration, or a closely related field may substitute for one additional year of general experience.

• Experience communicating complex information in simplified terms, both orally and in written correspondence.
• Experience solving public policy problems and developing solutions via consensus building.

The State of Connecticut is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and strongly encourages applications from women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.

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