Senior Infrastructure Policy Strategist (Program Analyst 4)

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Business Oregon, the state’s economic development agency, is currently hiring a Senior Infrastructure Policy Strategist (Program Analyst 4). Business Oregon is seeking an experienced policy and program professional to help lead the development, coordination, and implementation of statewide infrastructure funding programs that make a real difference for Oregon communities. In this role, you’ll collaborate with agency leadership and state and federal partners to shape effective funding strategies, strengthen program policies, and support the successful delivery of infrastructure investments across the state. This position offers the opportunity to guide high‑impact programs, provide insightful analysis to decision‑makers, and play a key role in ensuring Oregon’s infrastructure investments are well‑designed, well‑managed, and built to support long‑term community success.

Note: We are committed to fostering a supportive work environment that promotes work-life balance and flexibility. This is a hybrid position that may offer the ability to work from home, balancing flexibility with meaningful in-person collaboration. Regular on-site collaboration is an important part of how our team works and may be required to meet business and operational needs.

Here’s what you will do: 

• Lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of statewide infrastructure grant and loan programs that support Oregon communities.

• Develop policies, procedures, administrative rules, funding strategies, and program guidance to ensure effective, consistent, and compliant program administration.

• Analyze legislation, regulations, and funding requirements to develop implementation strategies, resolve complex issues, and provide authoritative policy and program guidance.

• Serve as a trusted advisor to agency leadership by preparing executive briefings, policy analyses, legislative materials, and strategic recommendations on complex infrastructure funding issues.

• Identify emerging infrastructure needs, program gaps, and implementation barriers, and develop strategic solutions that expand access to resources, improve program delivery, and strengthen statewide infrastructure investment outcomes.

• Collaborate across agency teams to provide technical assistance, resolve complex program and policy issues, and improve business processes, consistency, coordination, and compliance across infrastructure programs and initiatives.

• Build and maintain collaborative partnerships with federal, state, Tribal, and local governments, utilities, community organizations, and other partners to advance infrastructure investments and increase access to funding and resources.

• Represent Business Oregon in legislative hearings, public meetings, stakeholder groups, and intergovernmental forums, and lead coordination efforts to align funding resources and address complex statewide infrastructure challenges.

For a copy of the full position description, please contact the recruiter listed at the bottom of this job announcement.

Minimum Qualifications:
 

A bachelor’s degree in business or public administration, Behavioral or Social Sciences, or a degree related to the agency program that demonstrates the capacity for knowledge and skills; and five years’ experience coordinating or administering a program

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Any combination of experience or education equivalent to eight years of experience that typically supports the knowledge and skill requirements listed for the classification.

Requested Skills:

The ideal candidate will possess a combination of some or all the following skills. If you have these requested skills, let us know in your application materials! It's how we will choose who will move forward! You do not need to have all these skills to be eligible for this position.

• Experience leading the development, implementation, or continuous improvement of complex programs, policies, or initiatives.

• Experience researching, interpreting, and applying federal or state laws, regulations, policies, or program requirements to develop practical recommendations or implementation approaches.  

• Experience developing policies, procedures, guidance materials, program frameworks, or program improvement strategies.

• Experience preparing and communicating complex information through reports, policy analyses, executive briefings, recommendations, presentations, or other materials for leadership, boards, legislators, partners, or other decision-makers.

• Demonstrated experience coordinating projects or initiatives across internal teams and collaborating with external partners, such as government agencies, Tribal governments, utilities, and community organizations, to achieve shared objectives.

• Demonstrated experience managing multiple complex projects or priorities, coordinating work across teams and partner organizations, resolving project challenges, and meeting competing deadlines.

We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job, and that candidate may be one who comes from a less traditional background. We encourage you to apply, even if you don't meet every one of our requested skills listed.

What Business Oregon does:

Business Oregon is the economic development agency for the state of Oregon. We have about 200 people on our team, and we work with communities and businesses. We use our programs and expertise to help businesses grow, so they can in turn add jobs, diversify the economy, and increase Oregon prosperity. We work with communities to enhance and expand infrastructure and community safety with projects such as water/wastewater systems, seismic rehabilitation for schools, or rural broadband development. This also sets the stage for future business development. Our mission is to invest in Oregon’s businesses, communities, and people to promote a globally competitive, diverse, and inclusive economy, all carried out with an agency strategic plan.

Through a commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility we can advance towards our vision of prosperity for all. As the state of Oregon’s economic development agency, Business Oregon advances socio-economic justice by applying an equity lens to our programs, partnerships, and investments, ensuring that our decision-making and resource allocation reflect the needs of all Oregonians. By embedding diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility into our agency’s culture and practices, we work to expand access, dismantle barriers, and promote equitable economic opportunities across the state.

The Economic Development Division (EDD) promotes business and economic development opportunities by removing barriers to business growth and job creation/retention and meeting community infrastructure investment needs. The EDD division provides services that assist Oregon businesses, local governments, Tribal governments, and communities in accessing state incentive programs and economic development resources for both the public and private sectors. Programs and assistance include business finance, infrastructure financing, broadband development, global trade assistance, and other community and economic development initiatives. Recruitment Officers, Regional Development Officers, Regional Project Managers, Global Trade Specialists, analysts, program specialists and coordinators, and loan officers work collectively in partnership with Oregon businesses and local communities to achieve the State’s economic development goals.  

The Economic Development division is comprised of Business Services, Infrastructure and Program Services, and Innovation and Business Resources. This position is housed within the Infrastructure and Program Services section of the EDD.

How to Apply

Please Note: Applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 PM PDT/PST on July 23, 2026.

Complete the following required steps:

• Fill out the application. If you are a current State of Oregon employee, you must apply through your employee Workday account through the Jobs Hub.

• Attach your current resume and cover letter. Your cover letter should clearly demonstrate how your experience and training relates to the skills and experience that are listed under the “requested skills” section above.

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

  • Generic cover letters that do not address the skills and experience identified in the “requested skills” section may receive lower scores than those that clearly address the requested skills.

  • Clearly demonstrate in your resume and cover letter how you meet all the minimum qualifications and requested skills listed above.

  • Failure to submit the required resume and cover letter may remove your application from consideration.

• Complete the questionnaire. After you submit your application, please go to your Workday inbox and respond to the public records request authorization, and gender identity questionnaire.

  • Answer the checkbox-style questions in the questionnaire. This screen will come after you submit your application, which completes the process. If you are a current State of Oregon employee, the tasks will come to your Workday inbox.

• Warning – Workday will timeout after 15 minutes of inactivity and will not save your application progress unless you use the “save for later” function. If you need to take a break, please be sure to click the save for later button to save your progress. You will find your unfinished application in your Workday inbox.

Veterans, Disabled Veterans & State Servicemembers

• Eligible veterans and Oregon National Guard servicemembers (current and former) who meet the qualifications of the position will be awarded candidate preference. For more information, please visit Veterans Resources.  Be sure to submit your documentation prior to the close date of this posting to have the preference considered. Click on the Veterans, Disabled Veterans & State Servicemembers link for additional information. 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.

What’s in it for you:

• Work/life balance, generous benefit package, 11 paid holidays a year, 3 paid personal days, flexible work schedules, paid leave, employer contribution retirement plan (PERS), and so much more. Learn more about working at Business Oregon and the benefits we offer.

• Planning for your future. Pension plan, and deferred compensation packages.

• Deepening employee engagement by connecting and building strong teams, using enhanced communications, transparency, mentoring, and coaching.

• Care for our people and culture. At Business Oregon, we value community and foster a sense of belonging for our employees. We invest in our employees’ well-being including training and professional development, addressing burnout and other efforts that contribute to healthy, whole employees.

• Public Service Loan Forgiveness. If you’re employed by a government agency, you may be eligible. Learn more.

Additional Information:

• Business Oregon does not offer visa sponsorship. Within three days of hire, all applicants will be required to complete the US Department of Homeland Security's Form I-9, confirming authorization to work in the United States. Learn more.

• Hiring a successful candidate will be contingent upon the results of a criminal background check. Adverse background data may result in immediate disqualification.

• This recruitment will be used to establish a list of qualified candidates to fill the current position and may be used to fill future vacancies as they occur.

• Per the Pay Equity Law passed in 2017, a pay equity analysis will be conducted to determine what pay step the successful candidate will be offered. The analysis will be based on the relevant experience, education, training, and certifications documented in the application materials.

• This is a full-time classified, exempt position and is not represented by a union.

• This is a PERS qualifying position. Employees new to the Public Employee Retirement System (PERS) will get a 6.95% base salary increase and will pay a 6% employee contribution to PERS, after an initial six-month waiting period.

• Are you looking to live in and experience Oregon? Learn more about life in Pendleton, Salem, and Portland.

Need help?

We invite you to contact the recruiter for application questions or job-specific questions.

• The recruiter for this position is Sue Hyer, Human Resource Analyst. If you contact the recruiter, please include the job requisition (REQ) number at the top of this job post.

• Email: Sue.S.Hyer@biz.oregon.gov

• Phone (call or text): 971-345-1239

It is our policy to provide reasonable accommodation for all applicants who may need it. Should you need assistance or accommodation, please contact the recruiter at Sue.S.Hyer@biz.oregon.gov to discuss how we can best meet your needs.

Business Oregon is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer.

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