Senior Legislative Advisor - Salem, United States - State of Oregon

Description

Job Description:

***REVISED- Underfill Option***

Do you thrive in a fast-paced, political and/or innovative environment? Do you have excellent political acumen and skills navigating the Oregon state government legislative process? If you answered "yes" to these questions, then the Oregon Employment Department Director's Office is excited to hear from you

The goal of this recruitment is to fill this position at an Operations and Policy Analyst 4 level. However, we encourage candidates who meet the minimum qualifications for an Operations and Policy Analyst 3($6,257 - $9,226) to apply, as we may consider underfilling the position until the selected candidate meets the minimum qualifications for an Operations and Policy Analyst 4. Underfill training will not exceed three years.

At the Oregon Employment Department, we actively support a workforce that is representative of the people we serve including people from various races, genders, abilities, cultures, language skills, geographic locations, and justice system involvement. We value your life experiences and encourage everyone to apply with your transferable skills and qualifications from your work, school, and volunteer experiences.

What You Will be Doing:

As a Senior Legislative Advisor, you will work in conjunction with the Director's Office, across the Agency to manage the internal and external legislative strategy for the Agency at the state and Federal levels and to provide leadership and direction to staff. The Senior Legislative Advisor develops and implements the Agency's strategic legislative plans; builds and fosters collaborative working relationships with community partners, the Governor's office, and legislators; convenes Agency policy advisors, leaders, experts and balances specific program agendas with Agency strategy. This position will also serve as the primary liaison to the Oregon Federal Delegation.

The Senior Legislative Advisors report to the Deputy Director and will work with executive team members as well as senior agency program analysts and senior operations and policy analysts.

Essential Job Functions

Legislative Strategic Planning and Implementation Policy Advice and Development Legislative Coordination Leadership

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What We Are Looking For (Desired Attributes):

• Demonstrated skill in analyzing, synthesizing, organizing, and communicating information from multiple sources into clear and concise written analysis.
• Ability to foster fairness, equity, and inclusion and understand why the department and Oregon state government has diversity, equity, inclusion, and accommodation goals.
• Skill in convening and facilitating cross disciplinary groups of people through complex ideas and complex political processes.
• Extensive knowledge of the executive branch and legislative decisions making processes.
• Demonstrated experience with building relationships across disciplinary groups of people.
• Demonstrated experience as a highly productive individual or member of a team.
• Commitment to valuing diversity and promoting inclusion.

Required Minimum Qualifications

Operations and Policy Analyst 4:

• A bachelor's degree in business or public administration, Behavioral or Social Sciences, Finance, Political Science, or any degree demonstrating the capacity for the knowledge and skills; and five years professional-level evaluative, analytical, and planning work; OR
• Any combination of experience and education equivalent to eight years of experience that typically supports the knowledge and skills for the classification.

Operations and Policy Analyst 3 (Underfill Option):

• A bachelor's degree in business or public administration, Behavioral or Social Sciences, Finance, Political Science, or any degree demonstrating the capacity for the knowledge and skills; and four years professional-level evaluative, analytical, and planning work; OR
• Any combination of experience and education equivalent to seven years of experience that typically supports the knowledge and skills for the classification.

What's In It for You?

• A workplace that balances productivity with enjoyment and encourages learning and mentoring.
• Rewarding work in a fast-paced, creative environment with colleagues who are passionate about public service.
• A workplace that fosters fairness, equity, and inclusion to maintain a workplace environment where everyone is treated with respect and dignity regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age, veteran status, disability, or status as a victim of domestic violence, harassment, sexual assault, or stalking. This policy applies to every aspect of our employment practices, including recruitment, hiring, retention, promotion, and training.
• Work/life balance, 11 paid holidays a year, and a
• If you have federal student loan debt or are thinking of going back to school, then you may benefit from the (PSLF). PSLF allows you to make 120 qualifying payments on your student loan while working full-time for a qualifying employer. PSLF student loan debt may be forgiven. OED positions may qualify for PSLF, please visit the website for more information and/or verification.