Senior Communications and Organizational Strategy Analyst

Office of Behavioral Health Services Director’s Office is looking for an experienced operations/policy analyst to operate as a liaison to provide advisement on strategic positioning across partners on behalf of the Behavioral Health Director. In this position, you will provide expert policy and strategy advice to BH Executive team, including the BH Director and BH Deputy Director on high profile behavioral health issues, policy level shifts, organizational changes and communications strategy for overall positioning. You will represent the agency in cross functional work, sometimes speaking on behalf of the Director of Behavioral Health. You will work closely with external relations/public affairs staff, the Governor’s Office, Oregon Health Policy Board, OHA committees and advisory bodies, the Legislature, state and federal agencies, OHA staff, external partners, and the public to represent the agency in a professional manner, and to facilitate understanding and support for Behavioral Health’s interests and policy positions, and advise on and facilitate the development and implementation of strategic communications and presentations for internal and external audiences. You will also advise on budget, legislative and policy issues at the direction of the Director of Behavioral Health. Other duties you may perform are research, analyze findings, provide written reports, provide executive talking points, and advise on recommendations, risks and challenges associated with reports, studies and emerging analyses; work with web content; provide system and organizational technical support, change management support, develop process maps and operating procedures and processes, and strategic planning efforts. Minimum Qualifications: Any combination of experience and education equivalent to eight years of experience that typically supports the knowledge and skills for the Operations & Policy Analyst classification. Desired Attributes: • Demonstrated commitment to interrupting systemic racism and promoting social justice, cultural humility and awareness of individual and cultural differences, and ability to foster inclusive environments and equitable resource distribution. • Demonstrated strong written and verbal communications skills including strategic messaging and presentation development, with an ability to decern audience needs and levels of understanding and adjust accordingly. • Experience advising executive leadership on legislative, budgetary, and strategic matters. • Experience analyzing complex cross-system issues and synthesize findings into actionable policy recommendations. • Experience in strategic planning, project and change management, and organizational development with experience developing process maps, standard operating procedures and processes, and quality assurance protocols. • Experience operating as contract administrator and interacting with vendors. Benefits of Joining Our Team • Excellent medical, vision, and dental benefits package for the employee and qualified family members with a very low monthly out-of-pocket cost. • Optional life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, deferred compensation savings program, and flexible spending accounts for health care and childcare expenses. • Employee benefits include 11 paid holidays, 3 personal business days, 8 hours of monthly sick leave, and vacation accrual starting at 8 hours per month. • Possible eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. • Membership in the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS)/Oregon Public Service Retirement Plan (OPSRP). How to Apply: Submit your resume and answer all supplemental questions at our oregonjobs site using job number REQ-189851 Application Deadline: 11/11/2025