Language Access Communications Specialist – Public Affairs Specialist

Position Overview

• The Oregon Health Plan Community Engagement & Communications unit strengthens pathways for community and partner voice across Medicaid policy, operations, and member-facing communications.
• This position leads communications planning and implementation to embed equity, plain language, accessibility, and culturally responsive standards across Medicaid and OHP programs.
• The role analyzes and advises on communications and language access policies, ensuring information is clear, consistent, and responsive to members, partners, and impacted communities.
• The position coordinates language access needs and supports strategic priorities such as HR 1, Open Card Transformation, Healthier Oregon, and 1115 Waiver cycles.
• It develops content, applies language access best practices, manages multilingual communications, and provides project management to ensure broad accessibility.
• The position collaborates with diverse communities most affected by inequities and builds strong, respectful partnerships.

• A Bachelor's Degree in Business or Public Administration, Public Relations, Marketing, Journalism, the Behavioral or Social Sciences or related degree and two years professional level experience in Public Relations or Affairs OR Five years experience directly related to the position under recruitment; two of the five years must have been at the professional level.
• Experience developing and implementing language access, communications, outreach, or engagement strategies that advance health equity.
• Knowledge of health service delivery systems and public programs, especially OHP/Medicaid.
• Experience supporting multilingual communications, language access initiatives, translation or interpretation coordination, and accessibility practices.
• Ability to foster collaboration and build effective working relationships with agencies, programs, community-based organizations, advocacy groups, and external partners.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including developing and presenting public materials, reports, presentations, training, or correspondence tailored to varied audiences and communication needs.
• Demonstrated project coordination or project management experience managing multiple priorities, timelines, partners, and deliverables in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
• Preference for full proficiency in English and one of Oregon’s five most common non-English languages:
  Spanish, Vietnamese, Chinese, Russian, or Korean.