The Oregon Youth Authority (OYA) is seeking a Development Services Senior Policy Advisor to lead agency-wide initiatives that shape how OYA serves youth across Oregon. This is a senior-level role, positioned at the center of OYA's most visible work: translating research and data into policy direction, coordinating across state agencies and jurisdictions, and managing OYA's Impact accountability program. The ideal candidate brings sharp analytical judgment, genuine comfort working across organizational lines, and a track record of turning complex information into decisions leadership can act on. If you enjoy work that blends strategy, data, and relationship-building, and you want your analysis to directly shape how a state agency serves young people, we encourage you to apply.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Advise senior leadership and coordinate agency-wide policy studies, recommending strategic direction based on research and data analysis
• Represent OYA in cross-agency, legislative, and stakeholder forums, building working relationships and explaining policy positions
• Evaluate and improve organizational systems, translating stakeholder needs into specifications, policies, and procedures
• Plan and manage complex improvement projects, including budget, risk, contracting, and stakeholder participation
• Coordinate OYA's Impact accountability program, including recurring data reporting and executive-level presentations

Join Us on Tuesday, July 28 between 11:00am-11:30am PST for Q&A Career Chat session about this position! You will have an opportunity to ask questions about this position and about OYA. This is not a mandatory requirement to join this session, just a friendly environment to ask questions and to learn a little more about OYA.

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About OYA

The Oregon Youth Authority (OYA) is a national leader in the juvenile justice field, pioneering the implementation of a positive human development framework for its work with staff and youth, and using data to match the right youth with the right services. We seek to foster cultural competence and pursue equitable solutions to support youth under our care. Our agency mission is to protect the public and reduce crime by holding youth accountable and providing opportunities for reformation in safe environments.

If you are looking to join a team that values individual and cultural differences and the opportunity to contribute in the success of youth reformation by enriching our workforce with diversity, OYA wants to hear from you!

People of color, women and other members of historically underserved communities are strongly encouraged to apply!

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