Senior Climate & Health Equity Strategist (Operations & Policy Analyst 3)

The Oregon Health Authority is hiring a Senior Climate & Health Equity Strategist in Portland, OR. This role involves leading the Climate and Health team, developing strategies to enhance public health and equity, assessing climate-related policies, and providing technical assistance to stakeholders. Candidates should have a relevant Bachelor's degree and seven years of experience. The position focuses on reducing health risks from climate change and promoting health equity.
About the position

The Oregon Health Authority (OHA), Public Health Division (PHD), Health Promotion and Environmental Public Health Section is recruiting for a Senior Climate & Health Equity Strategist (Operations and Policy Analyst 3). In this role, you will serve as a strategic lead and subject matter expert for the nationally recognized Climate and Health (C&H) team, developing strategy, goals, vision, and direction for the team in collaboration with the Assessment Unit Manager. You will provide expertise and assess climate plans, policies, programs and investments of state agencies and other entities; identify opportunities to advance public health and equity using a Health in all Policies lens; and work with partners to encourage corresponding policy and system changes to reduce health risks from climate change impacts and maximize health and equity co-benefits of climate mitigation investments and actions. You will also provide technical assistance and information on climate and health to other state agencies, state advisory bodies, local and tribal jurisdictions, and community partners; provide considerable subject matter expertise on climate and health equity within OHA; and leverage knowledge in Environmental Public Health and across OHA to support this work. You will expand cross-OHA and cross-sector opportunities for public health system partners to advance OHA's goal of eliminating health disparities by 2030 in their communities and jurisdictions in the context of climate adaptation, mitigation, and resilience work. As the Lead Worker for the Climate and Health team, you will provide leadership to the team, which may include orienting new employees, assigning tasks, providing instruction, reviewing work, and giving informal assessment of workers' performance to the supervisor.

Responsibilities
• Serve as a strategic lead and subject matter expert for the Climate and Health team.
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• Develop strategy, goals, vision, and direction for the team.
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• Assess climate plans, policies, programs, and investments of state agencies.
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• Identify opportunities to advance public health and equity using a Health in all Policies lens.
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• Encourage policy and system changes to reduce health risks from climate change.
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• Provide technical assistance and information on climate and health to various stakeholders.
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• Leverage knowledge in Environmental Public Health to support climate and health equity work.
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• Expand cross-OHA and cross-sector opportunities for public health system partners.
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• Provide leadership to the Climate and Health team, including orienting new employees and reviewing work.

Requirements
• Any combination of experience and education equivalent to seven years of experience that typically supports the knowledge and skills for the classification.
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• 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 four years professional-level evaluative, analytical, and planning work.

Nice-to-haves
• Degree in public health or another health-related field.
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• Three years of public health experience.
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• Program/project management experience.
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• Deep familiarity with climate and health work.
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• Ability to provide a team strategy, vision, and direction in a collaborative way.
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• Demonstrated ability to build collaborative relationships with various partners.
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• Strong familiarity with, and commitment to, health equity.
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• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Benefits
• Exceptional medical, vision and dental benefits packages.
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• 11 paid holidays each year.
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• 3 additional paid 'Personal Business Days' each year.
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• 8 hours of paid sick leave accumulated every month.
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• Progressive vacation leave accrual with increases every 5 years.
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• Pension and retirement programs.
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• Optional benefits include short-term disability, long-term disability, deferred compensation savings program, and flexible spending accounts.