COBID Manager (Grants, Loans, Programs Manager 2)

Initial Posting Date:

04/22/2026

Application Deadline:

05/13/2026

Agency:

Oregon Business Development Department

Salary Range:

$7,537 - $11,657

Position Type:

Employee

Position Title:

COBID Manager (Grants, Loans, Programs Manager 2)

Job Description:

Business Oregon, the state’s economic development agency, is currently hiring a COBID Manager (Grants, Loans, Programs Manager 2) within the Innovation and Business Resources Division, Certification Office for Business Inclusion and Diversity (COBID) section.

Are you passionate about bringing prosperity to all Oregonians and building strong communities through partnership? Do you have experience leading a program and managing a team of professionals? This position supports the mission of Business Oregon to invest in Oregon businesses, communities, and people to promote a globally competitive, diverse, and inclusive economy.

The incumbent in this position will serve as Manager of the COBID team, which includes the functions of supervising 12-member staff; managing the workload associated with seven business certification programs and associated outreach and engagement and reporting; managing the statewide COBID Advisory group; serving as a certification and contracting expert in high level policy discussions with internal and external stakeholders.  

Note: We are committed to fostering a supportive work environment that promotes work-life balance and flexibility. This is a hybrid position that may have the ability to work from home, with the expectation of an occasional in-office presence as needed to support business operations.

This recruitment will be used to establish a list of qualified candidates to fill the current positions and may be used to fill future vacancies.

Here’s what you will do: 

• Maintain expertise in business certification statutes, rules and policies at the federal and state levels. 

• Act as Administrative Rules Coordinator, responsible for establishing, revising and adopting rules related to the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)/ Airport Concessionaire Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (ACDBE) Minority Business Enterprise (MBE)/Women Business Enterprise (WBE)/Emerging Small Business (ESB)/Veteran Business Enterprise (VBE)/Oregon Small Business Enterprise (OSBE) certification programs.

• Assign and manage workload; provides consultation and training to staff on all aspects of the certification process.

• Develop and implement administrative rules, long and short-range plan and objectives, and program policies and procedures to carry out the responsibilities of the COBID team.

• Engage in strategic discussions with nationwide counterparts related to national trends and challenges and serves as a strong leader and advocate for COBID programs and COBID certified businesses.

• Coordinate annual FHWA and ODOT audits, prepare audit reports, respond to audit findings and recommendations and represent COBID at annual FHWA audit close-out meeting.

• Establish and provide leadership for a Statewide COBID Advisory Group.

• Supervise staff in their development of a sophisticated and intentional outreach strategy/marketing plan targeted at businesses and partners with the goal of increasing awareness of COBID program and increasing the number of certified firms in Oregon.

• Serve as point for COBID team for outreach with elected officials – including the Legis