DDA INTERNAL POLICY DIRECTOR - 81351

Executive Service

DDA INTERNAL POLICY DIRECTOR

Department of Disability and Aging

Nashville, TN

Annual Salary: $90,396.00 - $117,528.00

Closing Date: 10/07/2026

This position is designed as Hybrid (In office and Remote)

Background Check:

This position requires a criminal background check. Therefore, you may be required to provide information about your criminal history in order to be considered for this position. A Motor Vehicle Records screening will be conducted prior to employment.

Who we are and what we do:

The Department of Disability and Aging supports people to live the lives they envision for themselves by ensuring people can exercise rights, engage with the community and experience optimal health. At DDA, we are responsible for administration and oversight of services and supports for more than 1.5 million older adults and Tennesseans with disabilities.

Job Overview:

The Department of Disability & Aging (DDA) is seeking an Internal Policy Director to lead and manage its Internal Policy Division within the Human Resources and Organizational Development Division. This position provides strategic oversight, ensures regulatory compliance, drives policy development, and serves as a key advisor and reports directly to the Assistant Commissioner of Human Resources and Organizational Development.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic leadership for DDA's Internal Policy Division and ensure responsible operations.
• Oversee the full policy and IOG lifecycle, including research, drafting, legal review coordination, approval routing, publication, and compliance tracking.
• Produce executive level writing and documentation, maintain HR related policies, and prepare employee relations materials.
• Lead and support strategic projects and audit preparation efforts.
• Create and maintain knowledge management resources such as SOPs, process maps, guides, and reference tools.
• Develop presentations, executive briefings, and communications.
• Manage project workflows, stakeholder coordination, and implementation planning.
• Conduct research and analysis to inform decision making.
• Provide executive support by developing programs, solutions, and deliverables with minimal direction across multiple formats, including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Adobe PDF.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• Minimum of three years of experience in public policy or public administration.
• Fully Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe

Pursuant to the State of Tennessee's Workplace Discrimination and Harassment policy, the State is firmly committed to the principle of fair and equal employment opportunities for its citizens and strives to protect the rights and opportunities of all people to seek, obtain, and hold employment without being subjected to illegal discrimination and harassment in the workplace. It is the State's policy to provide an environment free of discrimination and harassment of an individual because of that person's race, color, national origin, age (40 and over), sex, pregnancy, religion, creed, disability, veteran's status or any other category protected by state and/or federal civil rights laws.