SNAP Policy Specialist

Economic Assistance is seeking a SNAP Policy Specialist that can work remote in North Dakota. At North Dakota Health and Human Services, our mission of helping North Dakota become the healthiest state in the nation starts with making sure people have access to the resources they need. As a SNAP Policy Specialist, your work will help ensure individuals and families across North Dakota have access to nutritious food, giving them one less thing to worry about during challenging times. You will be part of a team that believes in leading with light by helping make complicated policies and processes easier to understand and navigate. Behind every policy, report and decision is a person or family who may depend on SNAP to put food on the table. As our SNAP Policy Specialist, you will work closely with the SNAP Policy Administrator and SNAP team to understand the state and federal regulations that guide the Supplemental Nutritio Assistance Program (SNAP). You will research, analyze and interpret regulations and help turn them into policies and procedures that staff can understand and apply consistently. When policies or regulations change, you will help determine what those changes mean for North Dakota. You will assist with drafting and updating policies, communicating changes and providing training so staff have the information they need to serve people accurately and consistently. Your work will also take you into the details. You will review data, prepare reports and gather supporting documentation to help answer questions and tell the story behind the information. Some days, that may mean researching a policy question. Other days, you may be preparing information for federal reporting, a legislative session or review by our legal advisors. You will also play an important role when someone appeals a decision or requests a fair hearing. You will help research the situation, review the information and prepare the data and documentation needed for the SNAP team to respond. Your ability to look at the entire situation while understanding the details will help ensure decisions are supported by accurate information and program requirements. To thrive in this position, you understand that not every situation is black and white. You can step back and look at the big picture while also digging into the details to understand how policies and regulations apply to different situations. You are naturally curious and are not afraid to ask questions. When the answer is not immediately clear, you are willing to research, look at the data and keep digging until you understand what is happening and why. You should have knowledge of SNAP policies and procedures that gives you a strong foundation for working through program questions, policy changes and data. You should be comfortable communicating with a variety of people and sharing information through different platforms. You can take complicated information and help make it understandable to the people who need it. You should also be comfortable with technology and willing to learn new systems and processes as the program continues to change. Most importantly, you understand that this work is about more than policies, regulations and reports. It is about helping build a SNAP program that works for the people who rely on it and supporting North Dakota's goal of becoming the healthiest state in the nation. To be considered for this position you must have one of the following: Associates degree and six (6) years of experience at the state or county level administering or determining eligibility for specific Human Service Economic Assistance Programs (Specified Below) A bachelor's degree and four (4) years of experience at the state or county level administering or determining eligibility for specific Human Service Economic Assistance programs (specified below) Location This position may work from home anywhere in North Dakota with the ability and willingness to work during regular business hours. About HHS ND HHS strives to make North Dakota the healthiest state in the nation by reinforcing the foundations of well-being: physical, economic, and behavioral. The keys to success are the 2800 committed, team members who are guided by a simple but powerful belief: when we lead with light, we create systems and services rooted in hope, clarity, and possibility. Their work is supported with more than $6 billion in funding from nearly 400 different federal, state, and special sources. To succeed in this role, you must lead with LIGHT - Leading with hope, Instilling purpose and meaning, Galvanizing gratitude, Honoring health, and Talking, walking and teaching civility, kindness and love for all. About Team ND "Far and away the best prize life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." - Theodore Roosevelt More than 7,500 talented, hard-working people across sixty-three agencies have come together as Team North Dakota. At Team ND, we are driven to succeed through gratitude, humility, curiosity and courage. Our purpose is to empower people, improve lives, and inspire success. Join us in being legendary. Total Rewards: The State of North Dakota is committed to providing team members with a strong and competitive rewards package that support you, your health and your family. Equal Employment Opportunity The State of North Dakota and this hiring agency do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), genetics, religion, age or disability in employment or the provisions of services and complies with the provisions of the North Dakota Human Rights Act. As an employer, the State of North Dakota prohibits smoking in all places of state employment in accordance with N.D.C.C. Sect. 23-12-10. #J-18808-Ljbffr ND Health and Human Services