Director of Policy and Compliance / Management - Hybrid

This position is only open to Colorado state residents.

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Why We Want You:

We want your expertise, positive energy, drive to succeed, and love of this great state as we work to elevate the expectations Coloradans have of their government.

What You'll Get From Us:

In return for the skilled work you do, DPA provides a competitive compensation and benefits package to accompany employment opportunities. Please see the  Benefits Overview video for details on the benefits offered to employees.

The Division of Human Resources (DHR) Policy and Compliance Director oversees the daily operations, strategic planning, and goals of the Policy and Compliance team. These functions include the development, upkeep, and management of Universal Policies and Technical Guidance, Personnel Board Rules, and Personnel Director Appeals, State Handbook, DHR Colorado Open Records Act (CORA) requests, DHR fiscal notes, and conducting audits and making recommendations to ensure compliance across the statewide human resources functions.

In managing these regulatory functions, this team creates/drafts legislative or policy language, manages the approval and update process, collaborates with internal and external stakeholders, consults with the Attorney General’s Office, gathers feedback and communicating with the human resources community, and ensures policies are compliant with federal and state laws and applied consistently across the State. This team regularly conducts research and provides input not only on the regulatory documents listed above but also proposed legislation, Executive Orders, standard operating procedures, and initiatives that are of critical importance to the Department of Personnel & Administration and Division of Human Resources (DHR). Finally, this team is responsible for managing operations functions that support the statewide function for human resources.

A summary of the duties and responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, the following:

Program Management
This position is a subject matter expert in the personnel system system, Colorado Constitution and Revised Statutes, State Personnel Board Rules and Director’s Administrative Procedures, universal policies, technical guidance, federal employment laws, auditing, and compliance.

Policy

• Recommends changes in statute, guidance, universal policy, rules, and partnership agreement. Reviews and/or drafts policy language and supporting documents, prepares speaking points and presentations, assesses the potential impact of changes, monitors applicable rule or law, and testifies in hearings. Evaluates and updates policies, guidance, and rules for consistency with statute and federal law. 
• Presents changes rules, policies or guidance to the HR community. 
• Ensures a consistent process for updates exists and is followed.
• Draft or review staff drafts of responses to assigned questions and audit recommendations (e.g., State Auditor and Legislative Audit Committee, outside auditors, legislature, and Governor's Office), develop action plans and monitor implementation of audit recommendations.
• Facilitates the rulemaking process.

Compliance

• Monitors the appeals process, conducts research, makes recommendations for decisions, and tracks status of appeals.
• Designs, develops, and implements an audit function to ensure statewide human resources functions are in compliance with statute, rule, and universal policy. 
• Drafts and delivers audit recommendations. 
• Collaborates with teams across DHR to implement audits. 
• Facilitates responses to CORA requests on behalf of DHR, including working with the DPA CORA liaison and DHR teams to gather and assess responsive documentation, redact, and draft responses. May coordinate responses with the AGO
• Monitors compliance with the statewide performance management program. Reviews and approves departments performance management programs. 
• Collaborates with departments to collect and upload scores into the system of record.

Unit Management

• Plans and develops workload and processes to implement strategic policy direction, initiatives, and goals for policy and compliance units determined by management.
• Plans and implements any division initiatives per direction of CHRO and Deputy CHRO.
• Is the Appointing Authority for their unit. Approves leave and schedules, develops staff performance plans and evaluates performance, makes staff assignments, leads and coaches staff, writes accurate job descriptions and reviews regularly, initiates selection and recommends new hires; trains staff and identifies opportunities for staff development, resolves disputes at the informal stage, takes corrective action and takes disciplinary action.
• Makes and supports budget requests as needed. Responds to questions from the JBC, and fiscal notes. Monitors expenditures against projections, ensures the unit stays in budget.

Strategic Advice and Consultation

• Provides strategic program leadership. Serves as a strategic business partner for the human resources community throughout state government. 
• Gathers feedback and conducts assessments to understand the needs and goals of customers. 
• Develops and implements the use of key performance indicators for human resources functions within state government. 
• Collaborates with internal and external stakeholders to solicit feedback and updates universal policies, technical guidance, and proposes changes and/or additions to Director’s Procedures. Represent the unit to various groups (e.g., employee organizations, HR community) by presenting information, gathering input or information, and assessing input to adjust methods, processes, and techniques or recommend adjustments in policy and compliance functions or services. 
• Monitor the progress, and participate in, of multi-departmental or cross-functional teams that develop recommendations and plans to address issues assigned to other authorities in the unit, e.g., leave management, personal services contracts, work-life.
• Reviews and provides edits to proposed and/or amended legislation the DPA Legislative Liaison submits to the Governor’s Policy Office, statutorily required reports DHR submits to the Governor, Office of State Planning & Budgeting (OSPB), and Joint Budget Committee (JBC), and policy-related budget supplemental and decision item documents.

*A Human Resources Analyst will only review the work experience/job duties sections of the online job application to determine whether you meet the minimum qualifications for the position for which you are applying. Cover letters and resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of the official State of Colorado online application, but may be attached. Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications to continue in the selection process for this position. Work experience and qualifications must be specifically documented on your online application. Do not use "see resume" or "see attached" statements on your application. Resumes WILL NOT be reviewed for minimum qualification screening. If it is determined that you meet the minimum qualifications, your application will also be used as part of the comparative analysis process to identify a top group for further consideration.

This position is advertised in line with the Governor’s executive order (Executive Order 2022 015) focused on skills-based hiring practices that focuses on the knowledge, skills, and abilities specific to the job and aligns the hiring process accordingly. Skills-based hiring reduces potential barriers for applicants and allows for reduced bias in the hiring process by providing a direct description of skills that are unique to the duties assigned to the position with a recognition that the applicant may have developed these skills through education, training or past experiences.

Residency Requirement: 

This posting is only open to residents of the State of Colorado at the time of submitting your application. 

Class Code & Classification Description:

H6G8XX

MANAGEMENT

Minimum Qualifications:

Experience only:

At least ten (10) years of experience in Human Resources, two years of which must have included experience with public or business administration.

OR

Education and Experience:

At least a Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in a field of study related to the work assignment AND at least six (6) years of experience in Human Resources, two years of which must have included experience with public or business administration.

The exceptional candidate will possess the proven ability or accomplishment in the following preferred qualifications:

• Previous State Service related to the work assigned to the position
• Experience analyzing policy and legislation for statewide impacts and risk.
• Specific experience in managing policies, rules, and/or legislation.
• Specific experience conducting audits, drafting and implementing audit recommendations.
• Advanced strategy and planning skills, including an ability to think strategically on both organizational and systemic levels over multi-year horizons.
• Strong data acumen and ability to use data to drive decision making.
• Comfort with ambiguity and ability to thrive in a fluid environment, and willingness to “roll up one’s sleeves.” 
• Drives for goal completion and makes adjustments as new demands emerge; identifies resource needs, and problem-solving orientation.
• Makes sound decisions under pressure, avoids assumptions, weighs risks, asks good questions, demonstrates critical thinking, delegates effectively, follows up.
• Skill in the use of meeting facilitation, negotiation, mediation, collaborative conflict resolution and problem-solving.
• Exceptional working knowledge of state personnel system, state legislative, budget, and rulemaking processes.
• Demonstrated expertise in creating policy briefings.
• Strong customer-service orientation.
• Ability to relate well with people from diverse groups and drive progress toward desired outcomes.
• Strong attention to detail, organizational, time management, verbal, written and computer skills.
• Self-motivated approach to work and a strong ability to initiate problem-solving tasks without direction.
• Ability to work effectively, collaboratively and positively in a team environment.
• Comfort in both asking for direction and initiating quality improvement recommendations within the context of remote based supervision.
• Intermediate to advanced skills with Google Suite, MS Office Suite,  Zoom, and other technology platforms
• Ability to be flexible and versatile, while maintaining a positive attitude, in an ever-changing work environment.

 Preferred Qualification Certs/Licenses

• State Personnel Certification in Selection, Job Evaluation, and Personal Services Contracts.

• Juris doctorate

Conditions of Employment:

• A pre-employment criminal background check will be conducted as part of the selection process.

Comparative Analysis Process
The comparative analysis process for this position may consist of a structured application review, an online assessment and a structured interview.

Appeal Rights:

 An applicant who has been removed from consideration during the selection or comparative analysis process, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board and/or request a review by the State Personnel Director. A standard appeal form is available on the State Personnel Board website,https://spb.colorado.gov/forms-and-filing. If you appeal, your appeal must be submitted in writing on the official appeal form, signed by you or your representative, and received at the following address within ten (10) days of your receipt of this notice: Colorado State Personnel Board/State Personnel Director, Attn: Appeals Processing, 1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver, CO 80203. Fax: 303-866-5038. Phone: 303-866-3300. Email address: [email protected]. The ten-day deadline and these appeal procedures also apply to all charges of discrimination. Refer to Chapters 4 and 8 of the State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, 4 CCR 801, for information about the appeals process. The State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures are available at spb.colorado.gov.

Employment Philosophy: The State of Colorado strives to build and maintain workplaces that value and respect all Coloradans. We are building a Colorado for All through a commitment to equal opportunity and hiring based on merit and fitness. The State is committed to non-discriminatory practices in hiring, employment, and advancement opportunities.

Accommodations: The Department of Personnel & Administration is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to our ADAAA Coordinator, Heather Siegal [email protected]