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Operations & Policy Analyst 2 – CCD Business Analyst
Oregon Department of Transportation
Commerce and Compliance Division
Business Operations
Salem / Hybrid

The role:
Are you a positive and upbeat go-getter who can adapt to change? Has your background provided you with experience in organizing and prioritizing work? If so, consider joining our Commerce and Compliance Division (CCD) as a business analyst. In this role, you will play a key role in many division-wide initiatives and strategies by collaborating with a skilled operations staff. You will provide policy guidance, support the division management team in operational initiatives planning and proposals, manage small projects and serve as facilitator for strategic engagement forums and meetings. In addition, you will review and monitor Oregon Administrative Rules and Oregon Revised Statues that pertain to the work within CCD and revise or implement division policies if needed. Apply for this exciting position today!

Notice to Applicants: Each employee of the Oregon Department of Transportation in the Commerce and Compliance Division (CCD) must be aware of, and adhere to, OAR 740-020-0010. Failure to follow applicable administrative rules and statutes may impact employment.

We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply for our positions. We hope you’ll join us on our path to increasing diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging through our values, commitments, strategies and actions.

Before applying, visit our applicant information website to learn more about our process. If you are a current State of Oregon employee, you must apply through your employee Workday profile.

A day in the life:

• Facilitate meetings with internal and external committees and workgroups.

• Review, monitor and analyze Oregon Administrative Rules and Oregon Revised Statutes as they pertain to the division.

• Develop, write and implement division policies and procedures in alignment with applicable statutes.

• Serve as project manager for small-scale divisional initiatives.

• Assist leadership with business program priorities.

• Conduct research and set business performance goals for the division.

• Determine training needs and coordinate, document and develop training plans in partnership with the training program coordinator.

• Work is performed in a typical office environment and may include irregular hours based on business needs.

• Hybrid work options available approximately 80% of the time.

• To request a copy of the position description, which includes all duties and working conditions, please email ODOTRecruitment@odot.oregon.gov.
  

What’s in it for you:

• Work/life balance, 11 paid holidays a year, flexible work schedules, paid leave and so much more. Learn more about working at the Oregon Department of Transportation and the benefits we offer.

• Comprehensive and equitable base salary offer within the listed range. Through an equal pay assessment, we will determine the salary offer using the information you provide in your submitted application materials. Please ensure your application materials are detailed, accurate and reflect your skills, experience (paid and unpaid) and education as they relate to the position when applying.

• The salary range listed is the non-PERS monthly salary range. If you are already a participating PERS member or once you become PERS eligible, the salary range will increase by 6.95%.

• Public Service Loan Forgiveness opportunity!
  

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Minimum qualifications:

Any combination of experience and education equivalent to five years of experience in change management, project management, strategic planning or policy analysis.

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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 two years professional evaluative, analytical and planning work related to change management, project management, strategic planning or policy analysis.

What we’d like to see:

If you have these attributes, let us know in your application materials! It's how we will choose whom to move forward! You do not need to have all these qualities to be eligible for this position. We may also use transferable skills, experience, education and alignment with ODOT values to help us decide who will move forward.

• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with diverse audiences.

• Strong collaboration skills and experience working as a team member.

• Ability to apply critical thinking skills to a verity of tasks, process improvement and policy creation.

• Experience with problem solving through data analysis.

• Demonstrated understanding of change management.

• PROSCI certification or the ability to obtain within one year of employment.
  

How to apply:

• Complete the following required steps:

  • Fill out the application or attach a resume. Please contact the recruiter under the ‘Need help?’ section if you have any questions about how to fill out the experience fields or to attach a document. Your submitted experience fields or attached resume must include dates (MM/YYYY) for each employer.

  • Attach a cover letter. Your cover letter should clearly demonstrate how your experience and training relates to the qualities that you have under the “what we’d like to see” section above.

    • Your cover letter must be limited to no more than two (2) pages.

    • Please address your cover letter to Elisha Brackett, Business Operations Manager.

    • Generic cover letters that do not address the qualities that you have under the “what we’d like to see” section may receive lower scores than those that addressed the desired qualities.

    • You must upload your cover letter in the ‘Resume/Cover Letter’ section of the application.

  • Complete questionnaire. Answer the checkbox-style questions before submitting your application.

• After you submit your application, please respond to the public records request authorization and gender identity questionnaire. This screen will come after you submit and will complete the process. If you are a current State of Oregon employee, the tasks will come to your Workday inbox.

• If you are a veteran, you may receive preference. The task to upload your documents will be available after you submit your application. For privacy reasons, please do not attach your military service document(s) to your application or combine it with any other required document attachments.

Need help?

• For questions, call 503-931-1206 or email ODOTRecruitmentTP@odot.oregon.gov.
  

Additional information:

• Note: This position will receive a cost of living adjustment (COLA) increase of 6.55% which is not reflected in the salary listed in this posting. The effective date of the increase is Jan. 1, 2025, for Feb. 1, 2025, paychecks.

• We do not offer visa sponsorship. If you are hired, you will be required to fill out the US Department of Homeland Security’s I-9 form confirming you are able to work in the US. We are not an E-Verify participating employer, and we are unable to proceed if E-Verify participation is required [e.g., STEM Optional Practical Training (OPT) Extension]. We are also unable to proceed with Curricular Practical Training (CPT) program requests.

• We may use this recruitment to fill multiple or future vacancies.

• We will conduct name-based criminal background checks on final candidates, including current ODOT employees. All applicants may be subject to additional pre-employment check(s) such as driver license, LEDS (Law Enforcement Data System), and/or education verification as required for the position.

• You will be represented by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU).

ODOT is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation or any other class protected by state or federal laws in admission or access to our programs, services, activities, hiring, and employment practices. Applicants with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation during the application process. For questions, concerns, or complaints regarding EEO/AA/ADA, contact 1-877-336-6368 (1-877-EEO-ODOT). This information can be made available in an alternative format by contacting ODOT Recruitment at 503-986-3700. Oregon Relay Service can be reached by calling 7-1-1.

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