STATE OF CONNECTICUT EXECUTIVE BRANCH JOBS

Planning Analyst

Recruitment #211012-6297AR-001

Introduction

The State of Connecticut, Office of Policy and Management (OPM) is hiring!

 

We are looking for an energetic and motivated individual to join the Health and Human Services Policy and Planning Division (HHSPPD) within OPM as a Planning Analyst. This new position will work primarily on the Connecticut Partnership for Long-Term Care (Partnership) program, the State’s innovative public/private partnership with the insurance industry designed to address the significant expense for long-term services and supports for individuals, families, and the State and federal governments.  The Partnership, the first program of its kind in the country, has expanded to 44 other states based on Connecticut’s model since it was first implemented in Connecticut in 1992. 

 

In this role, you will assist individuals and families with their insurance issues, perform data collection and analysis and generally support a program that has saved the State tens of millions of dollars. The HHSPPD is an exciting Division to work in that addresses a myriad of health and human services issues and OPM is at the center of all State government activities being responsible for development of the Governor’s budget and planning and coordination across all State agencies on a variety of issues affecting Connecticut residents.  

 

OPM is conveniently located in Hartford, CT. The work schedule for this position is typically Monday - Friday, forty (40) hours per week.  

 

We offer a competitive benefits package, excellent health care, generous leave policies, retirement plan, and more! 

 

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Selection Plan

In order to be considered for this job opening, you must meet the Minimum Qualifications as listed on the job opening by the close date on the job opening. You must specify your qualifications on your application.  Please Note: You will be unable to make revisions once you submit your application for this posting to the JobAps system.

 

Due to the volume of applications anticipated, we are unable to provide confirmation of receipt or status during the recruitment process. Updates will be provided through your JobAps portal account. 

 

Interviews will be limited to candidates whose experience most closely meet the preferred requirements of the position.  At any point during the recruitment process, applicants may be required to submit additional documentation which support their qualification(s) for this position. These documents may include: cover letter, resume, writing samples, performance reviews, supervisory references, college transcripts, licensure, etc., at the discretion of the hiring agency. Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications as indicated to apply for this position.

 

This posting may require completion of additional referral questions (RQs) after the posting's closing date.  You can access these RQs via an email that will be sent to you after the posting's closing date or by visiting your JobAps Personal Status Board (Certification Questionnaires section). Your responses to these RQs must be submitted by the question's expiration date. Please regularly check your email and JobAps Personal Status Board for notifications. Please check your SPAM and/or Junk folders on a daily basis in the event an email provider places auto-notification emails in a user's spam.

 

Although applicants will receive correspondence via email, as a backup they are also encouraged to sign on to their Personal Status Board on a daily basis to monitor their status, view all emailed notices and complete tasks required in the recruitment process.

 

The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class.

 

All State employees shall follow the guidelines as listed in Executive Orders  13F (3a) and 13G (3a).

 

Questions about this recruitment should be directed to the hiring agency's human resources office: opm.recruitment@ct.gov.

PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)

In a State agency this class is accountable for independently performing a full range of tasks in planning, monitoring and evaluating programs.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

Duties of the position include, but are not limited to the following:

Provide staff support for the Partnership to meet OPM’s statutory responsibilities for the program and meet its obligations to the approximately 40,000 active policyholders, including, but not limited to:

  • Work with the Department of Social Services (DSS) (Medicaid component of the Partnership) and the Insurance Department (oversight of policy and premium reviews of insurance policies) in the implementation of the Partnership;
  • Respond to calls from consumers, policyholders, agents, financial planners, attorneys and insurers – on average approximately 5 calls a day that can range in 10 minutes to over an hour in length, depending on the complexity of the issue;
  • Maintain Partnership website;
  • Respond to requests from other states that operate Partnership programs (44 states);
  • Provide program updates to online vendors for required agent trainings;
  • Conduct annual survey of all licensed nursing homes, required to be completed by regulation, and a sample of home and community-based providers, in order to collect private pay rates required by regulation to be provided for certain Partnership policies. Nursing home rates are also used by DSS for calculation of improper transfers of assets and all the rates are included in a Cost of Long-Term Care in Connecticut report published by the Partnership annually which is used by consumers and insurance and financial professionals; and
  • Collect quarterly data required by regulation from insurance companies on policy sales, drops and claim information in order to monitor the Partnership and perform cost-effectiveness analyses.

Other Duties:

  • Review State Plans and Waivers submitted from agencies and oversee approval process for State Plans and Waiver proposals and renewals;
  • Help coordinate and schedule interagency and stakeholder meetings related to health and long-term services and supports policy issues and development, providing administrative staff support to the Undersecretary;
  • Administer three license plate grant programs: 1) Keep Kids Safe; 2) United We Stand; and 3) Amistad; and
  • Perform other duties as necessary for the Undersecretary.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

Knowledge of principles and practices of state and regional planning; knowledge of federal, state and regional planning and development issues and programs; knowledge of research methods and techniques; knowledge of statistical analysis; interpersonal skills; oral and written communication skills; ability to interpret relevant state and federal laws and regulations; ability to utilize computer software.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE

Six (6) years of experience in planning including developing written long term plans broad in scope and having impact on a number of operations.

NOTE: Planning is defined as collecting and analyzing technical data (social, environmental, economic, governmental), determining problems and concerns, and developing long-term plans accordingly. These are formal, written plans, i.e., statements of goals and objectives, recommended alternatives for action, and policies and programs to achieve the goals and objectives. Generally, these plans will impact statewide activities or a large-scale corporation which has branch or satellite facilities. Candidates must often perform these types of duties the majority of time and the planning function must be the major thrust of the job.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED

1. College training may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equalling one-half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of four (4) years for a Bachelor's degree.
2. A Master's degree in planning, public administration or a closely related field may be substituted for one (1) additional year of the General Experience.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • Experience working with private insurance policies, preferably long-term care insurance policies.
  • Experience with long-term care issues, including public/private financing options.
  • Experience with data collection, research, and analysis.

Conclusion

AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.