Senior Policy Analyst

Title: Senior Policy Analyst

State Role

Title:

Policy Planning Spec III

Hiring Range: $95,000 - $105,000

Pay Band: 6

Agency: Dept Conservation & Recreation

Location: Main Street Centre

Agency Website: https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..gov

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) is the state’s lead conservation agency, providing access for outdoor recreation, strengthening communities’ flood resilience, and protecting what Virginians care about: clean water, parks, natural habitat, and open spaces.

Serving a diverse commonwealth rich in nature and culture, DCR touches all Virginians’ lives.

DCR offers paid leave; a minimum of 13 paid state holidays per year; medical, dental, vision, and life insurance; retirement plans (including 401a Cash Match and 457 Deferred Compensation Plan for classified positions, and VaLORS for law enforcement positions); and is a federally recognized Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) employer.

DCR’s Mission is to conserve the natural, scenic, historic, and cultural resources of the Commonwealth. We invite you to learn more about DCR’s efforts to CONSERVE.

The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) is seeking an experienced, highly organized, and analytical professional to serve as a Senior Policy Analyst in the Office of Policy, Planning and Legislative Affairs. This position serves as a senior professional resource supporting DCR's agency wide policy management, legislative coordination, strategic planning, regulatory and guidance activities, and other special policy initiatives. The Senior Policy Analyst works with DCR leadership, division subject-matter experts, and other Policy Office staff to research complex issues, review and develop agency policies, evaluate policy options, support legislative activities, and help ensure that important agency wide processes are completed accurately and on schedule.

• Conducting policy, legislative, statutory, regulatory, and legal-policy research and analysis and develop options and recommendations for management and executive consideration.
• Developing and conduct substantive review of agency wide policies, legislative initiatives, proposed statutory language, amendments, analyses, and executive briefing materials.
• Analyzing statutes, regulations, Executive Orders, legislative history, and other governmental authorities to identify policy implications, alternatives, risks, and implementation requirements.
• During General Assembly sessions, analyze complex legislation and studies, coordinate program input, assess Agency impacts, and prepare recommendations and decision materials for leadership.
• Leading complex cross-divisional policy projects and studies from initial research through coordination, analysis, option development, and final recommendation.
• Working with subject-matter experts, legal counsel, legislative staff, other agencies, and stakeholders to develop practical agency-level policy solutions.
• Providing advanced analytical support for strategic planning, program evaluation, regulatory and guidance matters, legislative studies, and implementation of significant policy or legislative changes.
• Representing DCR on assigned committees, work groups, studies, and interagency projects and provide cross-coverage for other Policy Office responsibilities as needed.

• Demonstrated experience conducting policy, legislative, governmental, program, or legal-policy research and analysis.
• Experience reviewing, drafting, or editing policies, procedures, legislation, reports, or other complex professional documents.
• Ability to interpret and apply laws, regulations, policies, procedures, and administrative requirements.
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