POLICY ANALYST

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

POLICY ANALYST

Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC)

Number of Positions: 1 (Additional vacancies possible pending budget approval)

Starting Salary: $74,244 annually

Applications for this position will be accepted from 06/25/2025 until 11:59pm CDT on 07/08/2025

Under direction, this position is responsible for legislative issues for the department impacting 9-1-1 operations and emergency management (local, state, and federal), as well as oversight of OEMC's components of the Consent Decree, general research, internal and external matters of policy, and projects as assigned..

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Researches, develops, and assists in the implementation of departments legislative agenda affecting targeted group populations for the City of Chicago
• Participates in the formulation of policy and assists in managing policy and research activities related departmental projects and initiatives
• Conducts research, planning and feasibility studies while analyzing and interpreting impact statements, economic and social and changing trends affecting departmental programs
• Identifies and solicits potential funding sources for city programs
• Participates in identifying potential funding sources for programs and completing grant applications
• Evaluates proposed federal and state legislation relative to departmental programs and policies and prepares summaries regarding potential impact
• Creates criteria to evaluate the programs and services of delegate agencies that are seeking proposed funding
• Monitors departmental compliance with government performance standards and with changing legislation to ensure continued funding for departmental programs
• Analyzes legislation and prepares legislative summaries to keep management abreast of new legislation and trends affecting targeted group populations
• Serves on various inter-agency committees, task forces, commissioners and working groups to ensure program policies are appropriately implemented

NOTE: The list of essential duties is not intended to be inclusive; there may be other duties that are essential to particular positions within the class.

Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC)

Location: 1411 W. Madison Avenue

Shift: Monday-Friday

Hours: 9:00am - 5:00pm

THIS POSITION IS EXEMPT FROM THE CAREER SERVICE

Qualifications -

• Seven (7) years of work experience in policy research and development, legislative research and analysis, or grants research and writing for programs and services, OR
• Graduation from an accredited college with an Associate's degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, the Social Sciences or a directly related field, plus five (5) years of work experience in policy research and development, legislative research and analysis, or grants research and writing for programs and services, OR
• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, the Social Sciences or a directly related field, plus three (3) years of work experience in policy research and development, legislative research and analysis, or grants research and writing for programs and services, OR
• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Master's degree or higher in Business Administration, Public Administration, the Social Sciences or a directly related field, plus two (2) years of work experience in policy research and development, legislative research and analysis, or grants research and writing for programs and services

Selection Criteria

This position requires applicants to complete an interview. The interviewed candidate(s) possessing the qualifications best suited to fulfill the responsibilities of the position will be selected.

Preference will be given to candidates possessing the following:

* Previous work experience preparing policy and legislative summaries, analyses, and/or recommendations.

* Previous experience researching and analyzing impact statements, economic and social trends, data, and related policy and legislation.

* Previous work experience partnering with nonprofits, universities, service providers, advocacy, and/or community groups.

* Previous work experience with elected officials.

* Master's degree in public policy, public administration, social work, or a directly related field.

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY: To further our commitment to hiring applicants with diverse experience the City of Chicago has adopted the following ordinances 2-74-020 and 2-74-075. The ordinances provide a preference to applicants who meet minimum qualifications and who are veterans of the Armed Forces, and/or residents of Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Areas (SEDA) and/or Chicago Public School (CPS) high school graduates to be referred to departments for consideration. These hiring preferences do not apply to bidders, as Collective Bargaining Agreements define the hiring process for bidders. For positions covered by a collective bargaining agreement, bidders will be considered before external candidates. To learn more about our hiring practices click here.

ALL REFERENCES TO POLITICAL SPONSORSHIP OR RECOMMENDATION MUST BE OMITTED FROM ANY AND ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS SUBMITTED FOR CITY EMPLOYMENT.

The City of Chicago is committed to providing fair chance hiring and welcomes applicants with past convictions, recognizing the value of a diverse workforce and the potential for growth and positive change.

The City of Chicago in an Equal Employment Opportunity and Military Friendly Employer.

City of Chicago

Brandon Johnson, Mayor