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SENIOR MANAGEMENT ANALYST (GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS)

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SENIOR MANAGEMENT ANALYST (GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS)

Salary

$38.23 - $56.51 Hourly

Location

Clark County - Las Vegas, NV

Job Type

PERMANENT

Job Number

29992

Department

Administrative Services

Division

Administrative Services

Opening Date

09/23/2025

Closing Date

10/7/2025 5:01 PM Pacific

+ Description

+ Benefits

+ Questions

ABOUT THE POSITION

Clark County is seeking qualified candidates to apply for Senior Management Analyst position to support the Office of Government Affairs. This position requires mandatory travel to Carson City, Nevada as part of the County’s legislative team. In this capacity, you will help to represent the County interests in the legislative and budget proceedings and report back to the Clark County Board of County Commissioners, Senior Management team and County departments. This Senior Management Analyst will be responsible for professional analytical work and research, drafting and review of legislation, amendments, testimony and any other documents needed to represent the County before legislative committees and in the legislative process. When not in legislative session, the Senior Management Analyst will support the Office of Government Affairs with handling local, state and federal affairs for Clark County. This position requires the ability to work independently, to handle confidential information and to work well under pressure, with a team, and within tight deadlines to achieve the goals of the Department.

** THIS POSITION WILL REQUIRE TRAVEL AND/OR RELOCATION TO CARSON CITY, NV EVERY OTHER YEAR FOR THE 120+ DAY LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

This examination will establish an Open Competitive Eligibility list to fill current and/or future vacancies that may occur within the next six (6) months or may be extended as needed by Human Resources.

Human Resources reserves the right to call only the most qualified applicants to the selection process.

This position is confidential and excluded from membership in the union.

This position is a non-union position and excluded from membership in the union.

NOTE: A cover letter and resume are required in addition to the completed employment application. Candidates may be invited to the selection process based on specific criteria listed in the resume, such as experience in (example: policy development and implementation, programmatic and staff oversight, or experience in a public agency similar to Clark County). Applications submitted without a copy of the candidate’s resume and cover letter are incomplete and will not be considered.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Education and Experience: Bachelor's Degree with major course work in Business or Public Administration or a related field, AND four (4) years of full-time professional experience in performing administrative, budgetary, operational or similar analyses and studies. Professional level experience that has provided the skills and knowledge necessary to perform all job functions at this level may be substituted for the education on a year-for-year basis up to two (2) years. Experience in a public agency setting and project or programmatic lead experience is desirable.

All qualifying education and each experience must be clearly documented in the “Education” and “Work Experience” sections of the application. Do not substitute a resume for your application or write "see attached resume" on your application. All details must be written in your own words and cannot be copied from job descriptions or other external sources.

Licensing and Certification: Specified positions may be required to possess a valid Nevada Class C driver's license at time of appointment.

Background Investigation: Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background investigation. Periodically after employment background investigations may be conducted.

Citizenship: Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Please note, Clark County does not provide H1B visa sponsorships or transfers for any employment positions.

Pre-Employment Drug Testing: Employment is contingent upon the results of a pre-employment drug examination.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

+ Provides complex and sensitive management and programmatic support to the County Manager, Board of Commissioners and/or a major department.

+ Assists in developing goals, objectives, policies, procedures and work standards for the department or program to which assigned; coordinates budget development for the function(s) and administers expenditures for assigned areas of responsibility.

+ Develops and implements funding and staffing requirements for the programmatic area to which assigned; prepares grant and alternative funding requests; monitors activities and ensures that all programmatic and reporting requirements are met.

+ Plans, organizes and directs complex administrative, operational, budgetary or other studies with County-wide or major internal operational or funding impact.

+ Reviews and analyzes alternatives and makes recommendations regarding such matters as organizational structure, team and quality improvement alternatives, budget development and administration, staffing, facilities, productivity, and policy, procedure, legal and regulatory development and implementation.

+ Performs specific County management support activities such as coordinating and preparing Board agenda items, conducting studies and preparing responses for Commissioner-generated requests, reviewing and assessing proposed legislation and representing the County, the department head and others as specified.

+ Confers with and represents the department and the County in meetings with staff from other departments, representatives of governmental, community, business, professional and public agencies and the public.

+ Provides liaison and staff support to a variety of committees and commissions.

+ May provide project or ongoing leadership or direct supervision to professional, technical or support staff, including work assignment, training and review of work; depending upon assignment, may provide input into selection, evaluation, disciplinary and other personnel matters; may sign evaluation forms and counsel employees as required.

+ Directs the maintenance of and/or maintains accurate records and files related to the areas of assignment.

+ Prepares a variety of technical, statistical and narrative reports, correspondence and other written materials.

+ Contributes to the efficiency and effectiveness of the unit's service to its customers by offering suggestions and directing or participating as an active member of a work team.

+ Uses standard office equipment, including a computer, in the course of the work; specified positions may drive a County or personal motor vehicle to attend meetings and visit work sites.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Mobility to work in a typical office setting, use standard office equipment, and be capable of traveling to and from various work sites or other County locations; specified positions may be required to drive a motor vehicle in order to attend meetings and visit various work sites; vision to read printed materials and a computer screen; and hearing and speech to communicate in person or over the telephone. Accommodation may be made for some of these physical demands for otherwise qualified individuals who require and request such accommodation.

Come Make a Difference and Join the Clark County Family where we offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

+ Flexible Schedules including 4/10 options

+ More Money in Your Pocket

+ 100% Employer Paid Defined Benefit Retirement

+ No Social Security Deduction

+ No State Income Taxes

+ Two Employer Sponsored Health Plans Offered - Choice of PPO or EPO (hybrid of HMO)

+ Medical (https://www.clarkcountynv.gov/government/departments/risk\_management/employee\_and\_retiree\_health\_benefits.php#outer-2778) - Employer pays 90% of premium

+ Pharmacy Benefits (30, 90-day retail or mail order fills)

+ 24/7 Telephone Advice Nurse - no employee cost

+ Teledoc, Doctoroo, and Dispatch Health

+ Retiree insurance – eligible after 5 years of service

+ Dental

+ Vision

+ Life Insurance – Employer Paid

+ AD&D – Employer Paid

+ Long Term Disability – Employer Paid

+ Generous Leave Accruals that include:

+ 13 Paid Holidays including a Floating Birthday Holiday

+ Paid Vacation Leave

+ Paid Sick Leave

+ Holiday Leave

+ Other leave options

+ Catastrophic Leave

+ Parental Leave – Up to 90 days

+ Wide Variety of Voluntary Benefits that include

+ Guardian – Accident, Cancer, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, and Short-Term Disability Insurance.

+ Trustmark – Permanent Life Insurance benefits and long-term care.

+ Sunlife Financial – Basic and Voluntary Life Insurance, AD&D, and long-term disability insurance

+ TASC – Flexible Spending Account – FSA & Dependent Day Care Debit Card Available

+ Morgan Stanley – Deferred Compensation Plan

+ Employee Assistance Program

+ Onsite Fitness Center – $12/month

*Benefits vary and are subject to change depending on assignment, hiring organization and bargaining unit.

01

In order to be considered for this position, you must include a cover letter and resume in addition to the application. Applications submitted without a cover letter and resume will be considered incomplete. Cover letter and resumes may be attached to the online application or emailed to [email protected]. All application materials must be received by the closing date/time on the posting announcement.

+ I understand I must include a cover letter and resume in addition to the completed application in order to be considered for this position. I further understand these must be submitted by the closing date listed on the posting announcement.

02

This position requires significant travel. Are you willing to relocate to Carson City full time for a period of greater than 120 days for the legislative session?

+ Yes

+ No

03

The following questions 3-6 will be used to assist in determining if candidates meet the minimum qualifications. Please note that part-time experience must be prorated and credited as half of full-time experience (i.e., if you performed the task for two years in a part-time position, 20 hours per week, you can only credit yourself with one year of experience in that area).

Which best describes your level of education?

+ Some High School

+ High School Diploma or GED

+ Trade School or Technical Degree

+ Some College (1-29 semester credits)

+ Some College (30-59 semester credits)

+ Some College (60-89 semester credits)

+ Some College (90-120+ semester credits)

+ Associate's Degree

+ Bachelor's Degree

+ Master's Degree or higher

+ None of the above

04

List all degrees received or college level course work that directly relates to the position. The template provided below must be completed in its entirety or the application will be considered incomplete and not eligible to move forward in the process. Type N/A if you have no related education (see template below).

College/University:

Did you graduate:

College Major/Minor:

Semester Credits Completed:

Degree Received:

05

Indicate your full-time professional experience performing administrative, budgetary, operational or similar analyses and studies.

+ No Experience

+ Less than 4 years

+ 4 to 5 years

+ 5 to 6 years

+ More than 6 years

06

Please list all employer(s) and each job title on your application where your experience was obtained in question(s) 5. The template provided below must be completed in its entirety or the application will be considered incomplete and not eligible to move forward in the process. Type N/A if you have no related experience (see template below). Do not list "see attached resume"

Employer Name:

Job Title:

Hours Worked Per Week:

Dates of Employment:

07

Do you currently hold a valid driver's license?

+ Yes, I currently hold a valid Nevada driver's license.

+ Yes, I currently hold a valid driver's license from another state.

+ No, I do not currently hold a valid driver's license.

08

The following skills assessment is a self-assessment used to evaluate an applicant's training and experience.

I understand that:

A) Part-time experience must be prorated and credited as half of full-time experience (i.e., if you performed the task for two years in a part-time position, 20 hours per week, you can only credit yourself with one year of experience in that area)

B) The education, knowledge, and experience levels indicated by my skills assessment responses must be supported and clearly documented in the "Education" and "Work Experience" sections of my application;

C) Any falsification or misrepresentation of the information listed on the employment application or skills assessment may result in removal from the eligibility list or rescinding a job offer;

D) Responses to assessment questions that are not supported and clearly documented in the "Education" and "Work Experience" sections on the application may result in question scores being adjusted to receive zero points;

E) Assessment scores may be used to consider applicants for the selection process;

F) I further understand that since exam scores will be automatically generated based on the applicant's response to each item in the assessment, score appeals will not be allowed for this recruitment.

+ I have read and understand the above information regarding the completion of the following skills assessment questions. I further understand that this recruitment includes a skills assessment and that the answers I provide must be consistent with the "Education" and "Work Experience" sections detailed on my application and that scoring appeals will not be allowed for this recruitment.

09

Indicate your full-time professional experience with or for the Nevada State Legislature or the legislature of another state or working with or for a governmental agency or a private entity that has lobbied before the Nevada State Legislature or the legislature of another state

+ No Experience

+ Less than 2 years

+ 2 to 3 years

+ 3 to 4 years

+ 4 to 5 years

+ More than 5 years

10

Please list all employer(s) and each job title on your application where your experience was obtained in question(s) 9. The template provided below must be completed in its entirety or the application will be considered incomplete and not eligible to move forward in the process. Type N/A if you have no related experience (see template below). Do not list "see attached resume"

Employer Name:

Job Title:

Hours Worked Per Week:

Dates of Employment:

11

Indicate your full-time professional experience analyzing and summarizing legislative bills or statutes or county or municipal code provisions.

+ No Experience

+ Less than 2 years

+ 2 to 3 years

+ 3 to 4 years

+ 4 to 5 years

+ More than 5 years

12

Indicate your full-time professional experience drafting state legislation or amendments.

+ No Experience

+ Less than 2 years

+ 2 to 3 years

+ 3 to 4 years

+ 4 to 5 years

+ More than 5 years

13

Indicate your full-time professional experience drafting and presenting a presentation, including but not limited to utilizing tools such as power point, statistical graphs/charts, and handouts.

+ No Experience

+ Less than 2 years

+ 2 to 3 years

+ 3 to 4 years

+ 4 to 5 years

+ More than 5 years

14

Please list all employer(s) and each job title on your application where your experience was obtained in question(s) 11-13. The template provided below must be completed in its entirety or the application will be considered incomplete and not eligible to move forward in the process. Type N/A if you have no related experience (see template below). Do not list "see attached resume"

Employer Name:

Job Title:

Hours Worked Per Week:

Dates of Employment:

Required Question

Employer

Clark County

Address

500 S. Grand Central Pkwy, 3rd Floor PO Box 551791 Las Vegas, Nevada, 89155-1791

Phone

(702)455-4565

Website

http://www.clarkcountynv.gov

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