Job Description

Initial Posting Date:

02/05/2025

Application Deadline:

02/17/2025

Agency:

Department of Corrections

Salary Range:

$7,353 - $10,827

Position Type:

Employee

Position Title:

Operations & Policy Analyst 4, Budget & Policy Manager (Salem/Remote)

Job Description:

Operations & Policy Analyst 4, Budget & Policy Manager (Salem/Remote)

Headquarters– Salem, OR

Oregon Department of Corrections

Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for driving efficiency and impactful change?

The Correctional Services team is seeking a dynamic and motivated professional to lead improvements in program delivery, streamline operations, and strengthen accountability across the division.

About the Job – Your Role

In this role, you will be instrumental in optimizing program delivery, driving operational efficiencies, and ensuring consistency and accountability across the division. You will provide in-depth policy analysis, offer strategic recommendations for budget development and financial planning, oversee project management, and offer comprehensive support to the Assistant Director of Correctional Services and division administrators. Additionally, you will coordinate key management activities and supervise several major administrative programs and operations.

You will provide expert policy analysis and support for fiscal policy, program design, program operations, process improvement, performance measurement, grants management, and legislative policy development. You will be managing and coordinating policy initiatives to ensure alignment with organizational goals and statewide strategies, reviewing and analyzing division policies to ensure a system-wide approach to implementation, and collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to maintain effective operations and service delivery.

Additionally, you will assist in the development and execution of strategic initiatives to improve program efficiency and effectiveness, ensure alignment of division policies with statewide goals and objectives, and support interagency and community relations to enhance service delivery and program impact.

This position is management services and may be eligible for Police & Fire (P&F) benefits through Public Employees Retirement System (PERS), as defined by statute.

Minimum Qualifications

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 (5) years professional-level evaluative, analytical and planning work.

OR;

Any combination of experience and education equivalent to eight (8) years of experience that typically supports the knowledge and skills for the classification.

Requested Skills

• Experience in policy development and analysis, program administration, or operational strategy.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct data-driven policy analysis and present findings to leadership teams.
• Strong problem-solving skills with a track record of successfully implementing policy improvements.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience in stakeholder engagement and collaboration.
• Experience in legislative policy development and grants management.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, meeting deadlines and organizational objectives.
• Experience with budget and spending plan development to include risk analysis and mitigation techniques.

In the Work Experience section of your application make sure to include the dates and duties of all relevant positions and details to support how you meet these attributes. If you do not include education or work experience meeting the minimum qualifications, you will not be considered for the position. Only the candidates whose experience most closely matches the qualifications and requested skills of this position will be invited to interview.

Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications on or before the job posting close date.

Cover Letter:

Please submit a cover letter no longer than two (2) pages highlighting a specific policy initiative or operational improvement you've led that resulted in measurable success, demonstrating your ability to drive efficiency, accountability, and innovation in the Department of Corrections.

Failure to upload a cover letter or fully address the prompt may result in the dismissal of your application.

Working Conditions

This position is designated as a remote working position with an occasional need to report to central administration offices or institutional visits as needed. Occasional interactions with AlCs.

About the Department

The Oregon Department of Corrections is responsible for over 12,000 adults in custody in 12 state prisons throughout Oregon. It advises and evaluates counties regarding administration of probation and parole programs supervising more than 24,000 offenders in Oregon communities. The mission is to promote public safety by holding offenders accountable for their actions and reducing the risk of future criminal behavior.

The Oregon Department of Corrections serves a diverse and changing population of people who are incarcerated and on supervision. We commit to creating an organization both reflecting the diversity of the population we serve and ensuring all employees thrive in a culture of safety, trust, and belonging. We strive to be an anti-racist corrections system. Welcoming, inclusive, and respectful of all people. Free of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.

The Department offers a variety of programs and opportunity to create a safe and healthy environment to for our staff, volunteers, and adults in custody. Joining the Oregon Department of Corrections is joining a team working for the benefit of our communities through innovative and proven correctional practices.

Benefits

The salary range listed above is for non-PERS qualifying applicants. PERS qualifying applicants may be eligible for an adjusted range to reflect an additional 6.95%.

The State of Oregon provides a generous benefit package, which includes:

• Family health, vision, and dental insurance
• Vacation, sick leave, and 11 paid holidays
• 21 days paid military leave for national guard and reserve components
• Optional short and long-term disability
• Term life insurance
• Fully paid retirement program
• Oregon Saving Growth Plan
• Flexible spending accounts for health and childcare
• And more

About the Process – What to Expect

• After the application deadline, a recruiter will review submissions for education and experience to identify candidates who best fit the minimum qualifications and requested skills.
• Top candidates will be referred to the hiring manager.
• The hiring manager will review your application and schedule interviews.
• Interview will be held with a panel of stakeholders who have completed panel assessment training. Scores will be determined based on predetermined questions and scoring guides. Preferences points will be applied in compliance with relevant laws and bargaining agreements. There may be multiple rounds of interviews.
• Final candidates will have a background check, PREA check, and reference checks.
• A Classification and Compensation analyst will review the Workday Application of the successful candidate to determine starting wages. Learn more about Equal Pay.
• A job offer will be extended through Workday to the successful candidate. Congratulations, and welcome to the team!

Requirements for Employment

The successful candidate for this position must pass a Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) fingerprint-based background check and maintain CJIS eligibility. Due to CJIS requirements related to system access, there may be some felony convictions that could disqualify you for this position. However, having a felony record does not exclusively restrict you from being considered as an applicant. CJIS clearance is done at the conditional job offer. If you have questions about whether or not your criminal record could disqualify for you, please contact the recruiter for more information.

Additional Information – Please monitor your Workday and email accounts. You may be contacted through Workday or have additional tasks to complete.

Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging (EDI&B) is embedded in the Department of Corrections core values. The department strives to be a model employer committed to promoting diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. Ensuring legal compliance, efficiency, and exceeding expectations to deliver the best public services.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran or protected veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics. Additional information can be found from The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Know Your Rights.

The Oregon Department of Corrections is responsible for complying with the Federal Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA 42 U.S.C. 1997). PREA prohibits the Oregon Department of Corrections from hiring, promoting, or contracting with anyone, (that will have direct contact with residents), who has engaged in, been convicted of, or been civilly or administratively adjudicated for engaging in sexual abuse in confinement settings. Learn more about PREA.

Under Oregon Law, qualifying veterans may apply for veterans’ preference. Review our veterans’ preference page for details about eligibility. Please note – if you are a veteran, you will receive a task in Workday to upload your documents immediately after you submit your initial application.

Questions

If you have questions about the position, selection process, or need accommodations to participate in the recruitment process please contact the recruiter and reference the requisition number.

Recruiter: Stephanie Johnston, Stephanie.M.Johnston@doc.oregon.gov 

Reference Number: 174130

• Workday will timeout after 15 minutes of inactivity. You may lose progress on your application.
• Workday performs weekly maintenance Friday evenings, and the system may be down for several hours.
• ODOC does not offer visa sponsorship. Within three days of hire, applicants will be required to complete an I-9 and confirm authorization to work in the United States.
• This applicant list may be used to fill future vacancies. Application information may be used throughout the entire selection process. This process is subject to change without notice.
• This announcement is intended as a general descriptive recruitment guide and is subject to change. It does not constitute either an expressed or implied contract. The pay and benefits on all announcements may change without notice.