Human Resources Analyst Senior

Arizona Department of Administration • Phoenix, AZ

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) is seeking a recognized HR expert for the role of Human Resources Analyst Senior, who will work under general supervision. This role offers an ideal platform to showcase leadership for individuals who excel at turning strategic concepts into impactful HR practices and optimizing operational structures.

Requirements

• Deep knowledge of modern HR concepts, program development methodologies, and organizational design practices.
• Advanced skill in drafting, implementing, and interpreting complex agency policies, operational procedures, and employment regulations.
• Skill in developing executive-level metrics, dashboards, templates, and analytical reports to guide business strategy.
• Ability to evaluate multifaceted, high-impact HR challenges and formulate compliant, high-level solutions.
• Skill in mentoring lower-level team members, assigning/guiding work, and leading functional project teams to hit key milestones.
• Skill in conferring with agency leadership, clarifying business requests, and persuading stakeholders across organizational boundaries.
• Skill in designing and facilitating impactful HR training programs for supervisors, managers, and staff.
• Ability to research industry trends and drive initiatives that streamline workflows and elevate service.
• Background and reference check, including state and federal criminal records fingerprint check
• All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

Nice To Haves

• Practical experience drafting, launching, or updating HR policies, procedures, or agency-wide initiatives.
• Experience mentoring peers, assigning work, reviewing deliverables, or leading cross-functional project teams.
• Hands-on experience designing ad-hoc reporting tools, executive dashboards, or workforce analytics to inform business decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Drives end-to-end sourcing, candidate engagement, and requisition management for standard and specialized roles using targeted job boards, and recruitment events.
• Collaborates directly with hiring managers to identify workforce needs, address hiring barriers, and deliver technical guidance on recruitment and selection best practices.
• Develops job requisitions and announcements, evaluates applications and resumes, aligns interview questions, and conducts initial candidate outreach.
• Compile hiring packets, conducts reference checks, verifies transcripts and credentials, and ensures regulatory compliance across all pre-employment processes.
• Tracks key performance metrics, monitors time-to-fill and pipeline health, and prepares statistical recruitment reports and competitive salary analyses.
• Applies AMS principles to talent acquisition, identifies continuous improvement opportunities, and authors Standard Work documentation for core HR processes.

Benefits

• Affordable medical and dental insurance plans
• Paid vacation and sick time
• Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program).
• 10 paid holidays per year
• Wellness program and plans
• Life insurance
• Short/long-term disability insurance
• Defined retirement plan
• Award winning Infant at Work program
• Credit union membership
• Transit subsidy
• ADHS Student Assistance Pilot Program
• Sick leave
• Vacation with 10 paid holidays per year
• Health and dental insurance
• Retirement plan
• Life insurance and long-term disability insurance
• Optional employee benefits include short-term disability insurance, deferred compensation plans, and supplemental life insurance
• Participation in ASRS Benefit Pension Plan after 26 weeks of employment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed