Associate for Finance Policy & Innovation (00083)

Title: Associate for Finance Policy & Innovation (00083)

State Role Title: Policy Planning Spec II

Hiring Range: Up to $80,000

Pay Band: 5

Agency: State Council of Higher Educ

Location: State Council of Higher Educ

Agency Website: www.schev.edu

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

About SCHEV

The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) is the coordinating body for the
nation’s preeminent system of postsecondary education. Among its primary responsibilities are:
the development of a statewide strategic plan for higher education; the facilitation of collaboration among postsecondary institutions that enhances academic quality and operational efficiency; and the development of system-level recommendations on budgetary and policy matters.

The Council and its staff play multiple, statutory roles in financial, budgetary and policy matters
related to Virginia higher education, including: (i) developing policies, formulae and guidelines
for the fair and equitable distribution and use of public funds among the public institutions of
higher education; (ii) providing periodic updates of base-adequacy funding guidelines; and (iii)
calculating each public institution's basic operations and instruction funding need for each year of each biennium and making that calculation available to the Governor, the General Assembly and the public colleges and universities. To fulfill these duties and expectations, SCHEV requires expertise in not only finance, accounting, budgeting and policymaking, but also in the management of higher-education-related financial information and data.

SCHEV aspires to be a great place to work. It is an environment of public servants committed to
developing an educationally and economically sound, vigorous, progressive and coordinated
system of higher education in Virginia. We value honesty, quality, diversity, inclusion, growth-orientation, personal well-being, equity, transparency and accountability. And we seek team players that will advance these values through their work and engagement.

About the Position

This position is an ongoing role in SCHEV’s Finance Policy and Innovation (FP&I) section,
reporting to the Director of Finance Policy and Innovation. It is being filled at the Associate level
following reconfiguration of duties to meet the current changing needs of the agency and the
section. The position presents an opportunity to work alongside FP&I’s professional staff in a
collegial atmosphere, while adding unique skills and abilities to the section’s capabilities and
expanding its capacity to work with higher education data and policy. SCHEV’s offices are located in downtown Richmond, VA; limited teleworking is possible, but not guaranteed.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Support fiscal and operational planning and performance at the state and
campus/institutional levels, including six-year plans, a biennial planning process for
institutions and state government, and the institutional performance standards.
• Review guidelines and assist in processing institutional capital and equipment programs.
• Prepare research and policy analyses to be included in reports and presentations to
stakeholders.
• Maintain finance policy records, datasets and other resources used in making policy
assessments and recommendations and then shared with external stakeholders.
• Prepare short-form narratives on pressing higher education topics for SCHEV’s Insights
blog, Council meetings and other venues.
• Assist in scheduling and convening meetings with institutions, advisory groups and other
state agencies.
• Other duties as assigned that support SCHEV’s efforts in fulfilling the goals and strategies
of the statewide plan for higher education.

Minimum Qualifications

• Broad familiarity with higher education topics including enrollment, finance, affordability,
academic programs and workforce alignment.
• Experience demonstrating analytical skills, with the ability to recognize correlations
between data, to conduct temporal and peer comparisons and to develop hypotheses on
patterns identified.
• Experience in conducting research and developing summaries and recommendations based
on that research.
• Experience providing customer service and collaborating with internal and external
stakeholders.
• Experience working independently in a time-sensitive and politically sensitive work
environment.
• Experience with Microsoft Office suite, as well as cloud services (SharePoint, OneDrive,
and Teams) and AI machine learning tools preferred.

Additional Considerations

• Experience with AI machine learning tools.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Special Requirements
• Access to reliable transportation to travel to and attend on-site and off-site job-related
activities and assignments.
• Occasional intraday travel will be required. Overnight travel, while infrequent, is possible.

Cover letter and resume are preferred.

Applicants must apply through the Commonwealth of Virginia Recruitment Management System (RMS).

Applications submitted via email, postal mail, fax or in person will not be considered. When
applying through RMS, applicants are expected to fully represent their qualifications and work
history on the State applications and/or in resumes. The decision to interview an applicant is
based on the information provided in the application, resume, or other relevant documents;
therefore, applicants must supply detailed information. Submitting an incomplete state
application/resume or a state application/resume lacking in detail may impact your interview
eligibility. The RMS website will confirm receipt when the application is submitted successfully.

Other Information

SCHEV is an E-Verify and Equal Opportunity Employer.

You may apply for this position at Home (virginia.gov). Reasonable accommodations are available to individuals with disabilities during the application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. Veterans, people with disabilities, AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other national service alumni are encouraged to apply.

Contact Information

Name: Taris Harmon

Phone: (Office) 804-225-2532

Email: taris.harmon@dhrm.virginia.gov

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.