Recruiting & Workforce Development Analyst

State of Oregon • Portland, OR

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Oregon Health Authority’s Health Policy and Analytics Division is seeking a detail-oriented, collaborative Recruiting & Workforce Development Analyst for its Office of Business Operations. The position supports recruitment, onboarding, offboarding, and workforce development operations, helping ensure division-wide staffing processes are efficient, consistent, equitable, and aligned with OHA policies and state requirements. It serves as a resource and consultant to hiring managers and program staff throughout the recruitment lifecycle, providing technical assistance with Workday, recruitment planning, interview coordination, hiring documentation, onboarding, and offboarding. The analyst monitors recruitment activities, deadlines, workforce data, and reporting dashboards, and helps ensure hiring practices comply with applicable policies, collective bargaining agreements, and OHA’s Equitable Hiring Policy. The role also collaborates with Human Resources, Budget, and program leadership on position management and workforce planning; identifies process improvements; and develops and maintains procedures, tools, templates, and training resources to strengthen the employee experience from hiring through separation.

This is a hybrid/remote position based in Portland, Oregon. It is one full-time, permanent, SEIU-represented position. Employment is contingent on passing a criminal records check that meets OHA criteria. The position does not provide visa sponsorship; new hires must complete I-9 documentation within three days and work authorization will be verified through E-Verify.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business or Public Administration, Behavioral or Social Sciences, Finance, Political Science, or another degree demonstrating capacity for the required knowledge and skills; OR a combination of experience or education equivalent to three years of technical-level experience that typically supports the classification’s knowledge and skill requirements.
• Strong organizational, analytical, communication, and customer service skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities, exercise independent judgment, and build effective working relationships across the division.
• Application must include a current resume outlining relevant education and work experience.
• Application must include a cover letter describing alignment with the desired and preferred attributes; applications without cover letters will not be reviewed.
• Applicants must answer all supplemental questions completely and accurately.
• Employment is contingent upon a criminal records check that meets OHA criteria at the time of hire and throughout employment.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States; the employer does not provide visa sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

• Experience coordinating or supporting recruitment and hiring, including developing job postings, reviewing applications, coordinating interviews, conducting reference checks, processing background checks, and supporting hiring decisions.
• Experience developing, coordinating, or improving employee onboarding and offboarding processes, including orientation, hiring documentation, position transitions, and coordination with HR, managers, and support teams.
• Knowledge or experience applying HR policies and procedures, collective bargaining agreements, state HR practices, and equitable hiring principles.
• Proficiency using Workday or other HR information systems and tools such as Microsoft Office, Smartsheet, Adobe, or similar platforms.
• Experience identifying operational challenges and developing or implementing improved processes, workflows, templates, guidelines, or tools.
• Experience collecting, maintaining, analyzing, and interpreting operational or workforce data to develop tracking systems, dashboards, reports, or performance measures.
• Ability to provide technical assistance, guidance, and customer service to managers, employees, candidates, and partners; resolve issues; and manage competing priorities professionally.
• Experience communicating policies and procedures through written materials, presentations, training, or meetings, and coordinating assignments and deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Support recruitment, onboarding, offboarding, and workforce development operations within the Office of Business Operations.
• Provide technical assistance and consultation to hiring managers and program staff on Workday, recruitment planning, interview coordination, hiring documentation, onboarding, and offboarding.
• Monitor recruitment activities, progress, and deadlines.
• Maintain workforce data and reporting dashboards.
• Help ensure recruitment and position management activities follow applicable policies, collective bargaining agreements, state requirements, and OHA’s Equitable Hiring Policy.
• Collaborate with Human Resources, Budget, and program leadership on position management and workforce planning.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes and develop or maintain procedures, tools, templates, and training resources.
• Support employee experience improvements from hiring through separation.
• Coordinate or support recruitment and hiring activities such as job postings, application review, interviews, reference checks, background checks, and hiring decisions, as applicable to the candidate’s experience.
• Develop, coordinate, or improve onboarding and offboarding processes, including orientation, hiring documentation, and position transitions.
• Collect, maintain, analyze, and interpret operational or workforce data for tracking systems, dashboards, reports, or performance measures.
• Communicate policies, procedures, and operational information through written materials, presentations, training, or meetings.
• Coordinate multiple assignments, set priorities, monitor deadlines, and provide customer service to managers, employees, candidates, and partners.

Benefits

• Low-cost medical, vision, and dental coverage for the employee and family.
• Optional life insurance, disability coverage, deferred compensation, and flexible spending account options for health and childcare.
• Paid time off including 11 holidays, 3 personal days, monthly sick leave, and vacation accrual starting at 8 hours per month.
• Potential eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.
• Retirement through the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) or Oregon Public Service Retirement Plan (OPSRP).
• Training and development opportunities.
• Workplace that emphasizes mutual respect, dedication, enthusiasm, productivity, and enjoyment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level