Housing Services Senior Policy Analyst

Housing Services Senior Policy Analyst

Requirements

• Any combination of experience and education equivalent to eight years professional-level evaluative, analytical and planning work.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Manage, coordinate, and lead policy development and analysis on 1115 Waiver initiatives.
• Serve as a strategic policy advisor and lead cross-agency work designing and implementing 1115 Waiver authorities.
• Develop policies and strategies to ensure eligible individuals gain access to culturally and linguistically appropriate services, including housing services.
• Lead the development of proposals that impact 1115 Waiver housing benefit design and implementation, budget, system partner and community engagement, IT system changes, reimbursement rates and coding, Oregon Administrative Rule changes, CCO contracts and deliverables, and program evaluation.
• Coordinate with divisions across the agency with subject matter experts in other state agencies, community partners, Medicaid members, and other stakeholders to ensure policies and services are established and operated in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading or supporting the development, implementation, and refinement of policies and programs at the community, state, and/or national level that advance health equity.
• Knowledge of health services delivery systems, particularly the Oregon Health Plan/Medicaid administration in Oregon.
• Knowledge of legislative and regulatory processes; experience analyzing, applying and advising on relevant federal and state laws and regulations.
• Ability to provide organizational leadership to foster inter-and cross-agency collaboration and to shape systems-wide community centered policies.
• Strong oral and written communication skills across a variety of forums; experience communicating qualitative and quantitative information that are accessible to and understood by diverse audiences.
• Experience and knowledge evaluating and synthesizing quantitative and qualitative data to analyze and measure the effectiveness of programs.
• Demonstrated project management experience, including ability to effectively manage multiple project timelines and priorities.
• Knowledge about contracts/interagency agreement administration, procurement, and grant administration within the context of Oregon state government.