SmartSuite for the Policy Analyst
The Policy Analyst supports the policy programme: drafting and formatting documents, running review and attestation workflows, maintaining the policy register and its mappings, and chasing overdue acknowledgements. They keep the policy library accurate and searchable.
What you own
- Draft and format policy documents to the house standard
- Run review, approval and attestation workflows
- Maintain the policy register, metadata and mappings to controls
- Chase overdue reviews and acknowledgements
- Prepare policy status and attestation reports
- Answer policy queries from the business
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Policy management. Runs review and attestation workflows, maintains the policy register and keeps mappings to controls current.
Issues and actions. Tracks overdue reviews and acknowledgements with automated reminders.
Reporting. Produces attestation and policy status reports by department.
Industry reference
ISO 37301:2021 clause 7.5 sets the documentation standard the analyst maintains: controlled versions, approvals on record and periodic review. ISO/IEC 27001 clause 7.5 and NIST SP 800-53's policy controls carry the same requirement into security programmes, so one policy register usually serves several frameworks.
Sector rules set the detail. HIPAA requires policies to be retained for six years from their last effective date; FINRA expects written supervisory procedures to be current; FedRAMP and PCI DSS assessors check review dates and acknowledgement records; public bodies often publish policies under freedom-of-information rules, which raises the bar on accuracy.
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