Child Care Budget and Policy Analyst

The Wisconsin Department of Children and Families (DCF), Division of Early Care and Education (DECE), Bureau of Operations and Planning (BOP) is currently recruiting to fill a Child Care
Budget and Policy Analyst position. DCF offers great benefits
, personal growth opportunities and work-life balance as a State of Wisconsin employee; and the intrinsic reward associated with serving the children and families of Wisconsin. To learn more about DCF’s complete compensation package, please visit our Total Rewards Calculator! This position may allow hybrid work for a portion of the work schedule up to 95% depending on the employee’s preference and needs of the work unit.

Any hybrid work flexibility that may be available will be discussed in more detail in the interview process. For positions that do allow hybrid work flexibility, employees may need to report to a DCF office location on short notice. There is no mileage reimbursement when traveling to the headquarter location. Our DCF locations are in the following cities:
Madison, Milwaukee, Green Bay, Eau Claire, and Rhinelander.
Employees need to report to the 201 W. Washington Ave. Madison, WI office or the 635 N 26 St. Milwaukee, WI office on their first day for onboarding and orientation. High speed internet access is required to meet the needs of remote work. Come see why DCF is such a great place to work! DCF is committed to the important work of helping children, youth and families become safer, more secure and progress down the road to true independence.

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This position performs professional, confidential analysis of budgets, expenditures, and policies. As a budget and policy analyst for the division, this position is responsible for maintaining knowledge about agency operations and budgets to perform complex assignments supporting agency decision making regarding program, policy, and fiscal management, and/or potential initiatives and their implementation. This includes supporting biennial budget issue identification and development for the Division, serving on and leading project teams for development of strategic issues with a department-wide or cross-division scope, and coordinating budget development and monitoring within the Division.

This position is responsible for tracking the complex funding structure and appropriations for child care services in Wisconsin. Child Care funding is made up of several different funding sources (CCDF, TANF appropriations and other large in scope and funding grants, such as Preschool Development Grant). This position coordinates with the Department of Children and Families (DCF) Office of Budget and Policy (OBP) to monitor the spending in these various funding sources and working with Division Leadership on budget and funding strategies.

This position also is responsible for understanding the various federal rules and policies that govern the use and spending of those federal resources. View the complete position description.

The classification title for this position is Budget and Policy Analyst – Division - Advanced. The starting salary is between $38.00 and $43.00 per hour ($79,040 and $89,440 annually), depending on qualifications. Pay for current State of WI employees will be based on the compensation plan in effect at the time of the appointment.
Pay for current state employees who are transferring will be determined based upon the pay on transfer rules (higher level duties or equity) as outlined in the compensation plan in effect at the time of appointment. The pay schedule/range is 81-03. A one-year probationary period may be required.

Due to the nature of the…