Policy Analyst

Job Description

The Oregon House Speaker's Office seeks an experienced legislative and public policy professional to join their team as a Policy Advisor. This individual will serve as a legislative liaison and policy coordinator to the House Speaker and legislative leadership team. The Policy Advisor will help advance the Speaker’s legislative agenda by providing research, analysis, and advice on current public policy issues.

This position requires a well-versed political strategist with experience tracking and monitoring legislative committees, work groups and legislation to ensure the success of critical public policy initiatives. They will also be responsible for serving as a liaison to agencies, advocates, and other stakeholders in the legislative process. The Policy Analyst may be assigned to work in a variety of issue areas but background in natural resources, climate, and environment is a plus.

This is a full-time, continuing position. The work of the Policy Analyst takes place in the State Capitol in Salem during legislative sessions and interim legislative days, with flexibility for hybrid work the rest of the year as business needs allow.

We encourage interested candidates to review the position description below to determine how their education and experience align with the role requirements and invite qualified applicants to apply.

07/28/2026

08/11/2026

Legislative Assembly

$6,136 - $9,201

Employee

Policy Analyst

• Legislative procedures, rules, and practices
• Political issues and contexts
• Current events
• Policy details and history
• Policy committees' functions and capacities

• Verbal and written communication
• Presentation and public speaking
• Editing and proofreading
• Strategic and critical thinking
• Organization and time management
• Legal and legislative research

• Research, collect, analyze, manage data and convey information to a variety of audiences
• Work effectively under pressure with tight deadlines
• Pay close attention to detail
• Be discreet and handle sensitive material and confidential issues

• Bachelor's degree and (5) years of related experience.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to demonstrate ability to perform the duties of the position may be considered.

• The Capitol building is located at 900 Court Street NE, Salem, OR 97301. Regardless of any remote work agreement granted by your Appointing Authority in accordance with Legislative Branch Personnel Rule 26, you may be required to report to the Capitol Building under short notice. Every effort will be made to provide reasonable notice. While working from home, personal, stable, and high-speed internet access will be required to perform the functions of this position.
• Oregon state government provides qualifying veterans and disabled veterans with preference in employment in accordance with ORS 408.225, 408.230, and 408.235. If you are requesting veterans' preference, you may receive an additional questionnaire in your Workday account. In order to ensure your privacy, we are asking that you complete the Veterans' Questionnaire and attach your qualifying military documents at that time.
  
  This questionnaire will be sent to your Workday account after you submit your application. We ask that you complete the questionnaire before the Final date to receive applications; extensions may be granted if necessary and reasonable. For questions about documentation, please visit:
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• The salary in this job posting reflects the base salary without contributions to the Public Employee Retirement System (PERS). Employees eligible for PERS will have their salary increased by 6.95% and 6% will be automatically subject to a mandatory employee contribution to PERS.
• The work experience and/or education section of your application must clearly demonstrate how you meet all the minimum and desired skills listed above.
• An offer including salary…