[Hiring] Rules Coordinator @Texas Health & Human Services Commission

Role Description

The Rules Coordinator performs consultation, coordination, and technical assistance work within the Office of Compliance & System Coordination (OCSC) at the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS). This position supports the Senior Rules Coordinator (SRC) on agency wide rule-related matters and provides feedback to division and program subject matter experts (SMEs) on work related to managing, drafting, and editing administrative rules in accordance with the Texas Administrative Code (TAC) and the Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office (TREO) rulemaking guidelines.

Work involves:

• Technical writing and editing
• Evaluating documentation and providing feedback to SMEs
• Tracking administrative rule projects
• Maintaining updated agency wide rule-related resources
• Ensuring access to SMEs
• Providing status updates or emerging issues to the SRC for leadership awareness

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited 4-year college or university with a major in government, political science, social work, or other relevant field of study
• Experience in researching and analyzing federal or state laws, regulations, and policies
• Experience directly related to the rulemaking process or creating/developing rules based on policy, statute, legislation, etc. may be substituted for education on a year-for-year basis

Requirements

• Knowledge of the APA (Administrative Procedures Act)
• Knowledge of DSHS and programs, statutes, and administrative rules (preferred)
• Knowledge of training techniques
• Skill in drafting and editing administrative rules and reports
• Skill in program and policy analysis
• Skill in project management
• Skill in developing interpersonal relationships and establishing and maintaining effective working relationships
• Ability to gather, correlate, and analyze indicators of project status
• Ability to identify problems, evaluate alternatives and implement effective solutions
• Ability to develop, evaluate, and interpret policies and procedures
• Ability to organize and develop work plans and adhere to strict deadlines
• Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing
• Ability to effectively manage multiple assignments in a dynamic and deadline driven environment
• Ability to set and manage priorities

Benefits

• Insurance coverage and other benefits available through the State of Texas Group Benefits Plan administered by the Employee Retirement System of Texas (ERS)
• Opportunities for early career pathways