Operations & Policy Analyst 4 - Development Services Senior Policy Advisor
About The Position
The Oregon Youth Authority (OYA) is seeking a Development Services Senior Policy Advisor to lead agency-wide initiatives that shape how OYA serves youth across Oregon. This is a senior-level role, positioned at the center of OYA's most visible work: translating research and data into policy direction, coordinating across state agencies and jurisdictions, and managing OYA's Impact accountability program. The ideal candidate brings sharp analytical judgment, genuine comfort working across organizational lines, and a track record of turning complex information into decisions leadership can act on. If you enjoy work that blends strategy, data, and relationship-building, and you want your analysis to directly shape how a state agency serves young people, we encourage you to apply.
Requirements
- 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.
- Any combination of experience and education equivalent to eight years of professional-level policy analysis, program evaluation, or organizational/systems-improvement work
Nice To Haves
- Experience working within juvenile justice, youth corrections, or other youth-serving systems
- Experience coordinating or managing a cross-agency or cross-department data/performance reporting program
- Experience building and maintaining ongoing external stakeholder partnerships as a core job duty
- Experience preparing or presenting policy/data analysis for executive, board, or legislative audiences
- Demonstrated ability to apply systems thinking to complex organizational projects and initiatives
- Skill facilitating stakeholder engagement and building consensus among diverse or competing groups
- Demonstrated experience identifying and addressing systemic barriers to equitable outcomes
- Judgment in recognizing when an issue needs cross-department collaboration, and knowing who to bring in
Responsibilities
- Advise senior leadership and coordinate agency-wide policy studies, recommending strategic direction based on research and data analysis
- Represent OYA in cross-agency, legislative, and stakeholder forums, building working relationships and explaining policy positions
- Evaluate and improve organizational systems, translating stakeholder needs into specifications, policies, and procedures
- Plan and manage complex improvement projects, including budget, risk, contracting, and stakeholder participation
- Coordinate OYA's Impact accountability program, including recurring data reporting and executive-level presentations
Benefits
- low-cost, high-coverage health insurance
- generous time-off
- competitive retirement plan
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
