Current State of Oregon Employees: Apply via your employee Workday account.     

External applicants: View this application instructional video. A PDF is also available by clicking here.     

Application Requirements: 

REQUIRED RESUME: Attach your most up-to-date Resume. Please ensure your Workday profile aligns with your submission.   

REQUIRED COVER LETTER: As part of the application process, we are requesting that you submit a cover letter that clearly demonstrates specific examples of the diverse set of skills and attributes listed in this announcement, to effectively support procuring and implementing a Software as a Service (SaaS) business application. 

**APPLICATIONS THAT DO NOT PROVIDE THE ABOVE DOCUMENTS WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD IN THE RECRUITMENT**     

Duties    

Business Analysis 

This role involves managing multiple projects of varying complexity by applying best practices to oversee scope, schedule, budget, quality, and stakeholder engagement. Responsibilities include developing project plans, managing risks, tracking budgets and timelines, facilitating communication, and ensuring compliance with laws and policies. It also requires leading cross-agency coordination, overseeing change management, and delivering clear performance reports to stakeholders while maintaining thorough documentation and effective team collaboration.   

Project/Program Integration, Collaboration, and Alignment 

This position will function as a liaison with OPDC Procurement, Finance, Research and Analysis, policy analysts, program staff, other department personnel, and external partners to ensure collaboration, alignment, and integration between project work and program administration.  

Other Duties as Assigned 

The IT Project Manager will support other activities as needed and as assigned. This may include, but is not limited to, short-term and smaller scope projects related to administrative operations, process engineering and improvement, performance measure development, organizational development, strategic planning, facilities, space planning, or other process control/policy and procedure development initiatives.  

The Top (6) Desired Attributes for this Role   

1. Project Management Skills:    

Proven ability to manage complex IT projects, including planning, resource allocation, risk management, and stakeholder communication.  

2. Project Performance:   

Defining, tracking, and analyzing performance metrics to assess project progress, identify areas for improvement, and ensure alignment with project objectives and organizational goals. 

3. Risk Management:    

Proficiency in identifying and mitigating project risks, such as data security concerns, data migration challenges, and service disruptions during implementation.  

4. Quality Assurance:  

Experience in overseeing quality assurance processes, including user acceptance testing (UAT), to ensure the SaaS application meets functional and performance requirements.  

5. Budget Management:    

Ability to develop and manage project budgets for SaaS implementation, including cost estimation, tracking, and reporting to stakeholders.  

6. Communication Skills: 

Excellent written and verbal communication skills to effectively communicate project progress, risks, and issues to stakeholders at all levels of the organization including executives, end-users, and IT teams.  

Who we are:

The Oregon Public Defense Commission (OPDC) is an agency governed by a 13-member commission appointed by the Governor, which serves as the governing body for Oregon’s public defense system. The Commission provides policy direction and oversight for the administration of the system. The legal services provided by OPDC represent an essential component of Oregon’s public safety system.    

OPDC’s mission is to ensure constitutionally competent and effective legal representation for persons eligible for a public defender.  Its office includes the Executive, Appellate, Trial, Trial Development & Resources, and Administrative Services Divisions.    

OPDC negotiates contracts with trial level public defense providers and administers and distributes funds for representation and related services for cases during the biennium for criminal, juvenile, and civil commitment cases. The Agency provides compliance and oversight to the trial community providers through quality assurance practices, training, and education. Financial Services processes all expenses related to representation in public defense cases. The Appellate Division provides direct legal representation in the state appellate courts in criminal cases, juvenile dependency and termination of parental rights cases, and parole cases. Other services in the Agency include, Data Collection and Analysis, General Counsel, Human Resources, Information Technology Services, Internal Audit, and Policy Development.      

Recruitment Timeline:    

*These dates are approximate and may change. *     

Recruitment Closes: Monday, April 28th @ 11:59P PST   

Recruiter Screening for Minimum Qualifications: On-going     

Hiring Manager Screening for Desired Attributes: On-going     

Interviews: Ongoing, beginning the week of May 5th, 2025 (Candidates will be notified and contacted for scheduling.)    

Veterans Preference:  

Eligible veterans who meet the qualifications will be given veterans' preference. If you checked that you are a veteran, be sure to submit your documentation prior to the close date of this posting. For more information, please go to the State website: https://www.oregon.gov/jobs/Pages/Veterans.aspx     

OPDC is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and is strongly committed to enhancing the diversity of its workforce. Assistance will be provided in the recruitment, application, and selection process to applicants with disabilities who request such assistance.  Please call (503) 991-2274 as early as possible regarding any assistance you may require.