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Healthcare Industry Consortium Strategist

Operations & Policy Analyst 3

Hybrid work – Permanent, Full-Time

Future Ready Oregon, Office of the Executive Director

Salem, Oregon

REQ - 182152

Do you enjoy strategic, operational and policy challenges? Are you entrepreneurial, collaborative, and a creative problem solver? Do you know how to cultivate and manage relationships that translate to getting results? Do you have an interest in growing and advancing opportunities to recruit and retain a diverse workforce in Oregon’s healthcare sector?

The Higher Education Coordinating Commission (HECC) has an exciting career opportunity as a Healthcare Industry Consortium Strategist (OPA3). This position will lead the development and implementation of a comprehensive statewide Industry Consortium, engaging employers and industry leaders, education and training providers, and community partners to co-create sector-specific workforce solutions.

Why Join Us

The Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission (HECC) envisions a future where all people benefit from the economic, civic, and cultural impact of high-quality postsecondary education, training, and workforce development. Come work with a team that values equity, collaboration and empathy within beautiful Salem, Oregon!

Come for a job. | Stay for a career. | Make a difference…  for a lifetime!

Our amazing benefits include:

• Competitive medical, vision and dental benefits package for the employee and qualified family members.

• Opportunity to participate in a deferred compensation savings program.

• A fabulous retirement program.  Click here to visit our full benefits website.

• 11 paid holidays per year.

• 3 additional paid "Personal Business Days" per year.

• 8 hours of sick leave accumulated every month.

• Progressive vacation leave accrual, starting at 10 hours per month, with increases every 5 years.

• Hybrid remote work options

• Work-life balance!

What You Will Be Doing

The primary purpose of this highly visible position is to lead the development, implementation, and long-term sustainability of a comprehensive statewide, cross-agency, multi-partner Healthcare Industry Consortium. This position will be instrumental in supporting and responding to the Consortium’s Executive Leadership Team, driving improvement, innovation and promotion of the workforce and talent development strategies, programs, and activities in Oregon’s healthcare sector.

As a critical contributor to the cross-agency, cross-sector Future Ready Oregon initiative, this position will employ strong facilitation skills, provide exceptional workstream management, and broker relationships and collaborate across systems. This position will make strategic recommendations to multiple agency and private sector leaders, advise and advance policy solutions, recommend strategies to achieve workforce and talent development goals, and influence the recruitment, retention, and advancement of a diverse, skilled healthcare workforce across the state. This position will lead and facilitate engagement of employers, industry leaders and associations, community-based organizations, education and training providers, labor organizations, and workforce development partners for the Healthcare Industry Consortium.

A key component of this work is to align postsecondary education, training, and workforce development activities to increase participation in workforce programs and prioritize historically underserved populations including communities of color, women, low-income communities, rural communities, members of Oregon’s nine federally recognized tribes,, rural and frontier communities, veterans, persons with disabilities, incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals, members of Oregon’s tribes, older adults and individuals who identify as members of the LGBTQ+ community.

The Healthcare Industry Consortium through the leadership of this position will provide a critical table for deeper engagement from the business and employer community, with a keen focus on improving alignment across the broad statewide workforce education and training ecosystem and increasing efficiency and effectiveness in program and service delivery.

This critical role includes establishing strategic partnerships, promoting consensus in decision-making, and collaborating with key representatives from the Governor’s Office, the State Workforce and Talent Development Board, the Governor’s Racial Justice Council, Future Ready Oregon, the Higher Education Coordinating Commission, agency executive leaders, federal government, national associations, state government, community-based organizations, local workforce development boards, education and training providers, community colleges and universities, the business and employer community, industry associations, labor organizations, regional and local governments and leaders, and others.

The Work at a Glance

• Lead, coordinate, and facilitate multi-agency, shared leadership Healthcare Industry Consortium as a statewide forum where healthcare sector leaders share knowledge and best practices, brainstorm opportunities for systems alignment and innovation, uncover root causes to persistent challenges, and collaborate to advanced shared solutions, policy changes, and state investments to advance a diverse, skilled healthcare workforce.

• Plan, coordinate, and lead Healthcare Industry Consortium meetings to develop and formalize expectations, roles and responsibilities, deliverables, timelines, metrics, outcomes, and other operational activities.

• Lead Healthcare Industry Consortium’s development and maintenance of the charter, organizational structure, meeting protocols, culture, and brand.

• Lead, conceptualize, provide analysis, and make strategic recommendations on the development of a Healthcare Industry Consortium Strategic Plan that includes a workforce and talent development vision and mission for the healthcare industry that aligns with the WTDB Strategic Plan and Scorecard, and the HECCs Strategic Roadmap.

• Lead development of research and evaluation projects to identify healthcare industry-specific workforce system trends, barriers, and functions to clarify healthcare workforce needs and recommend operational and systems change.

• Develop, lead, and coordinate comprehensive studies of policy issues related to the healthcare workforce that affect multiple agencies and external partners. Evaluate existing regulations related to the healthcare workforce.

• Conceptualize, develop, and communicate complex specifications via oral and written reports on politically sensitive and highly technical legislative strategies, concepts and proposals.

For a complete list of duties and working conditions, please contact the recruiter for the position description.

This is a full-time, permanent position headquartered at HECC’s Salem Office and is management service non-supervisory.  This position is required to either possess and maintain a valid driver's license by the state of residence or provide an acceptable mode of alternative transportation, in order to travel to required training and meetings. The successful candidate may be eligible for in-state hybrid work, which consists of performing duties onsite in a standard office environment and working remotely.  

What We Need (Minimum Qualifications)

A Bachelor's Degree in Business or Public Administration, Health Sciences, Public Health or Health Policy, Behavioral or Social Sciences, Education, Public Policy, Political Science or any degree demonstrating the capacity for the knowledge and skills; and four years professional-level evaluative, analytical and planning work.
OR;
Any combination of experience and education equivalent to seven years of experience that typically supports the knowledge and skills for the classification.

Desired Attributes/Skills

• Demonstrated skills in leadership, facilitation, relationship management, strategy, planning and implementation.

• Experienced project/program manager, sustaining momentum and keeping people motivated; driving timelines, deliverables and accountability; keeping teams focused, developing networks to sustain efforts, evaluating efforts and tracking results.

• Must possess skills to manage multiple tasks, learn and assimilate complex information quickly.

• Skilled and experienced facilitator that helps groups work together more effectively by pushing for clarity, encouraging full participation, and helping the group come to shared decisions.

• Ability to broker relationships and foster genuine cross-system collaboration, build and cultivate relationships with senior executives from both businesses and public organizations, and foster connections among key leaders.

• Able to build agreement, get appropriate commitments and authorization for the work, and identify existing projects that can be aligned with the efforts.

• Knowledge of or familiarity with the healthcare sector, or a demonstrated ability to learn the industry, and experience working with urban and rural communities to provide strategic leadership, planning and direction that drives results.

• Results oriented with ability to work productively across agencies and sectors with partners and interested parties including business and industry, community-based and culturally specific organizations, urban and rural communities, economic development partners, labor organizations, legislators, and local/state governments, non-profits, and many others to reach common goals.

• Ability to navigate multiple and diverse programs, identify and leverage relevant resources and programs to support employers’ priorities, navigate complex systems to make needed changes or improvements, and think opportunistically and creatively about how to get things done.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills and the ability to guide difficult and sensitive conversations with individuals and groups. Must be adept at public speaking in numerous situations, gatherings, and events.

If you have these qualities, let us know! It’s how we will choose whom to move forward!  

Equitable Recruiting

The HECC strives to create an inclusive environment that welcomes and values the diversity of the people we serve. We foster fairness, equity, and inclusion to create a workplace environment where everyone is treated with respect and dignity. We encourage you to apply, even if you don't meet every one of our qualifications listed. If you are unsure whether you meet the qualifications of these positions, please feel free to contact us to discuss your application.

Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every one of the qualifications listed. We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job, and that candidate may be one who comes from a non-traditional background.

How to Apply

Current State of Oregon Employees: State Employees Apply for Jobs Guide

External Candidates: Application Guide for External Applicants

Application Materials: The hiring manager has requested the following materials be included with your application:

• Resume

• Cover letter - no more than two (2) pages and clearly demonstrates how your education and work experience meet the desired attributes of this position.

Help Your Application Rise to the Top!

Your application materials are the perfect opportunity to highlight your interest in the position and showcase the amazing skills and experience, making you the best candidate for the position. Submissions will be screened for completeness, consistency, and communication skills at the professional level (attention to detail, spelling, grammar, etc.)

Need help?

For questions about the recruitment and selection process, or to request an alternate format, please contact the recruiter: Jenny Chadwick- Jenny.Chadwick@hecc.oregon.gov/ (971) 372-1275

The Fine Print

Salary Range: The range listed is the Non-PERS salary range. Public Employee Retirement System (PERS) participating members will have their base salary increased by 6.95% and pay a 6% employee contribution to PERS.

Future Vacancies: We may use the candidates from this posting to fill future vacancies, including vacancies in similar classifications and salary ranges.  This position may become permanent if future funding becomes available. 

Criminal Records Check: Employment is contingent on the outcome of a criminal records check which may require fingerprints (FBI). Any history of criminal activity will be reviewed and could result in the withdrawal of an offer or termination of employment.

Veterans: If you are a veteran you may receive preference. A request will be sent to your applicant inbox to submit your veteran’s DD214 form.   Click here for more information about veterans’ preference.

Visa Sponsorship: We do not offer Visa sponsorships. If you are hired, you will be required to fill out the US Department of Homeland Security’s I-9 form, and HECC will use E-Verify to confirm that you are authorized to work in the United States.

The HECC is an Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action (EEO/AA) Employer Committed to Workforce Diversity Employment Opportunity Commission under Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). HECC does not discriminate on the basis of disability in admission or access to our programs, services, activities, hiring, and employment practices.