Arizona Department of Corrections Rehabilitation & Reentry

Our mission is to enhance public safety across Arizona through modern, effective correctional practices and meaningful engagements.

The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry (ADCRR) is committed to creating a safe, secure, and humane correctional system. With public safety top of mind, ADCRR and its more than 8,000 officers and professional staff are driven by a heart for public service and a commitment to deliver perfect effort each day. ADCRR is redefining itself as an agency whose daily work centers on transparency, accountability, and fairness.

Executive Staff Assistant

Job Location:

ADDRESS:

Information Technology (IT) Division
801 East Jefferson Street
Phoenix, Arizona 85034
https://corrections.az.gov

Posting Details:

SALARY: $55,427.00

GRADE: 20

CLOSING DATE: 11/1/2026

Job Summary:

Are you an experienced Executive-Level Staff Assistant? This is the next step in your Executive-level administrative career. Apply today!

The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry (ADCRR) is seeking to fill the Executive Staff Assistant position. This position provides high-level administrative support and technical assistance to the Chief Information Officer (CIO), Deputy CIO, and IT Senior Managers of the Information Technology (IT) division. This position provides project coordination and administrative data tracking. Performs management studies providing planning, coordination, and some technical expertise to manage applications. Also responsible for conducting broad-scope operational and/or program-specific analyses of organizational structures, programs, policies, procedures, systems, practices, and operations to improve the division's effectiveness and efficiency.

Job Duties:

• Manages office functions, tracks bureau operating fund/budget, procurement/Purchase Orders (PO's), and invoice management
• Books and maintains records/processes reimbursements specific to travel requests from CIO and IT Senior Managers
• Collects, compiles, distributes, and manages Department metrics
• Masters and maintains updates in project management platforms or other complex administrative applications
• Creates associated reports
• Creates metrics and analytical reports using reporting platforms
• Develops training materials
• Researches a wide variety of issues, compiles data, and reports findings
• Responds to various research requests
• Creates and/or edits presentations and/or documentation
• Prepares complex reports for Executive meetings encompassing data-driven metrics
• Designs and modifies automated systems for applications
• Develops and conducts surveys, confers with staff, gathers information to define needs, plans and conducts analyses
• Researches and tracks information for reports and projects ensuring assignments are completed accurately and in a timely manner
• Maintains current knowledge of department policies and practices to ensure appropriate application when conducting research for reports and inquiries
• Drives on State business
• Performs other duties appropriate to the assignment

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):

Knowledge of:

• Management, public administration, and organizational principles, concepts, and techniques and their practical application to government
• Contemporary business practices, methods, and procedures
• Departmental policies and procedures, structure and functions
• State and federal rules and regulations
• Research methodologies
• Strategies to maintain confidentiality of information and documentation
• Various computer software applications, including Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, and internal project tracking tools

Skill in:

• Written and verbal communication
• Time management and planning
• Collaboration, tact, and diplomacy
• Typing and computers
• Research
• Office management
• Customer service
• Report writing
• Analytical and problem-solving
• Organization and attention to detail
• Identification and analysis of organizational and procedural problems
• Solution-based implementation
• Build and maintain effective interpersonal relationships

Ability to:

• Work in a fast-paced environment
• Make sound business-based decisions
• Interpret and communicate rules and regulations and effectively apply interpretation
• Successfully manage and complete multiple projects simultaneously
• Professionally interact with officials and the public
• Maintain confidentiality
• Meet deadlines
• Compose professional correspondence and reports
• Conduct research and compile data into concise, easily understood reports
• Evaluate the work of others and express ideas

Selective Preference(s):

• Bachelor's degree with three (3) years of experience in a lead or executive-level administrative position
• Experience with current project management and tracking tools
• Experience with Procurement, PO/invoicing/financial tracking
• Experience with report writing platforms and tools

Pre-Employment Requirements:

Employment is contingent on the selected applicant passing a background investigation.

If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job, then the following requirements apply. Any employee operating a motor vehicle on State business must possess and retain a current, valid class-appropriate driver’s license, complete all required training, and successfully pass all necessary driver’s license record checks. The license must be current, unexpired, and neither revoked nor suspended. Employees who drive on state business are subject to driver’s license record checks, must maintain acceptable driving records, and must complete all required driver training. An employee who operates a personally owned vehicle on state business shall maintain the statutorily required liability insurance (see Arizona Administrative Code (A.A.C.) R2-10-207.11).

In an effort to maintain a safe environment, all employees are required to take a Tuberculosis (TB) test during their New Employee Orientation and every year thereafter.

All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

Benefits:

We offer an excellent and affordable comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of our employees:

• Vacation and sick days with 10 paid holidays per year
• Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program).
• Robust and affordable insurance plan to include medical, dental, life, short-term and long-term disability options
• Exceptional retirement program
• Optional employee benefits such as deferred compensation plans, credit union membership, and a wellness program
• An incentivized commuter club and public transportation subsidy program

Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave program here. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page here.

Retirement:

Positions in this classification participate in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS). Enrollment eligibility will become effective after 27 weeks of employment.

Current ADCRR Employees: Consult with your respective Human Resources Liaison if you are in a different retirement plan than the one indicated above.

Contact Us:

The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by calling (602) 255-2430. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation.