This position may offer the ability to work remotely on a hybrid basis, within Arizona, based upon the department's business needs and continual meeting of expected performance measures

Main Office Location: 150 N 18th Avenue, Phoenix, AZ, 85007

Salary: $60,500 

Grade: 22

Open Until Business Needs Are Met  

Are you an experienced HR professional ready to drive strategy and lead key programs? 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. If you excel at turning strategic concepts into impactful HR practices and optimizing operational structures, this role offers an ideal platform to showcase your leadership!

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

Technical Competencies (Required KSAs on Day 1)

• 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.

Behavioral & Interpersonal Competencies (Soft Skills Required Day 1)

• 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.

Preferred Capabilities

• 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.
  

Background and reference check, including state and federal criminal records fingerprint check
If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job to conduct State business, then the following requirements apply: Driver’s License Requirements.
All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job to conduct State business, then the following requirements apply: Driver’s License Requirements.

All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

The State of Arizona provides an excellent comprehensive benefits package including:
− 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

Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave program here. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page

The Arizona Department of Health Services offers a comprehensive benefits package to include:
Sick leave
Vacation with 10 paid holidays per year
Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted children
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
By providing the option of a full-time or part-time remote work schedule, employees enjoy improved work/life balance, report higher job satisfaction, and are more productive. Remote work is a management option and not an employee entitlement or right. An agency may terminate a remote work agreement at its discretion.
Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave program here. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page

Retirement:

Participation in ASRS Benefit Pension Plan after 26 weeks of employment.

• If you have any questions please feel free to contact Virginia Hassard at virginia.hassard@azdhs.gov for assistance.

• The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer.