The Oregon Department of Early Learning and Care is excited to announce a permanent opening for a Criminal Background Registry (CBR) Policy Analyst (Operations & Policy Analyst 2). Are you ready to make a meaningful impact on child care in Oregon? Join our team and lead the way in shaping policy, managing projects, and improving systems for the Central Background Registry (CBR), Oregon’s system for ensuring individuals are approved to work in child care facilities. In this role, you will evaluate legislation, draft administrative rules, guide operational improvements, collaborate and report across teams to ensure compliance and efficiency. If you enjoy analyzing data, designing solutions, and turning complex regulations into actionable strategies, you will thrive in this role.

This position will work a hybrid schedule of working both in the office and at an alternate location (home). In office work is performed from our headquarters office in Salem, an average of 1 day per week, depending on in-person meetings.

About the Department of Early Learning and Care (DELC):

At DELC, we are dedicated to helping Oregon’s young children and families learn and thrive. As the state agency responsible for early learning programs, child care licensing, and family support services, we play a crucial role in shaping the future of Oregon’s children from birth to kindergarten.

We administer state-funded early learning programs, including home visiting and site-based infant, toddler, and preschool services. We also develop coordinated systems through Early Learning Hubs and collaborate with Child Care Resource and Referral organizations to provide training, coaching, and quality improvement opportunities for early learning providers.

With over 275,000 young children in Oregon, we have a unique opportunity to transform early childhood support systems, creating a brighter future for families across the state. Research shows that investing in early childhood has lifelong benefits, and now is your chance to be part of an agency making a lasting impact for generations to come.

Why Join Our Team? We are passionate about equity in early childhood education. At DELC, we value dedication, integrity, and collective wisdom, fostering a diverse, inclusive, and welcoming workplace where all employees can thrive. We challenge ourselves to lead with courage, refine practices, and drive meaningful change for children and families statewide.

What We Offer:

• Comprehensive Benefits: Low-cost medical, vision, and dental coverage for you and your family, plus optional benefits like life and disability insurance, deferred compensation, and flexible spending accounts.

• Work-Life Balance: 11 paid holidays, 3 personal days, 1 special day, monthly sick leave, and vacation accruals that increase every 5 years.

• Student Loan Forgiveness: Potential federal loan forgiveness after 120 qualifying payments.

• Inclusive Culture: A diverse, welcoming workplace committed to equity and continuous improvement.

Our Commitment to Equity: Equity is at the heart of our mission. We strive to remove barriers, foster inclusiveness, and create meaningful change for underrepresented communities. Our goal is to ensure all DELC employees, child care providers and the children and families we support thrive. If you are ready to make a difference and help shape Oregon’s future, we would love to have you on our team!

What you will do:

This position, under the direction of the Child Care Licensing Division (CCLD) Central Services Director, coordinates the analysis and evaluation of individuals approved in Oregon’s Central Background Registry. Working collaboratively with other analysts, the role develops and evaluates program plans, policies, and procedures to ensure compliance with state and federal requirements. It also monitors program performance, conducts legislative analysis, manages projects, recommends budgets, and helps set and implement long- and short-term goals for the Central Background Registry in partnership with agency staff.

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What we are looking for (minimum qualifications):

• A Bachelor's Degree in Business or Public Administration, Finance, Political Science, Public Policy, Early Childhood Education or related degree; and two years professional-level evaluative, analytical and planning work related to public policy, program evaluation, or regulatory analysis. OR;

• Any combination of experience and education equivalent to five years of professional-level evaluative, analytical and planning work related to public policy, program evaluation, or regulatory analysis.

In addition, we are looking for applicants that have the following Desired Attributes (requested skills):

• Experience interpreting, evaluating, and implementing federal and state statutes, rules, and regulations, and translating them into clear, actionable policies.

• Skilled in planning, managing, and evaluating complex projects with multiple impacted individuals, timelines, and deliverables.

• Experience evaluating program data, identifying trends, assessing risks, and designing systems, processes, or operational improvements using both quantitative and qualitative information.

• Skilled at drafting rules, policies, and/or procedures and effectively communicating them to a wide range of audiences from the public to legislators and providers.

• Ability to foster positive working relationships across internal teams, state agencies, providers, and external partners, often with differing or competing interests.

• Commitment to advancing equity by ensuring culturally appropriate, family-centered, and accessible systems.

• Demonstrated ability to handle sensitive information with discretion and uphold public trust.

• Experienced in making sound, timely decisions under pressure, while balancing priorities of impacted parties.

The Oregon Department of Early Learning and Care 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. Candidates of all racial and ethnic backgrounds, as well as bilingual/multicultural individuals, are encouraged to apply.

To Apply:

The screening of candidates will be based on a review of an attached resume (limit to two pages). While a cover letter is not required, it is highly encouraged. If you submit a cover letter, please tailor it to the position and address your experience with the desired attributes listed above. Candidates whose backgrounds most closely match the desired attributes and experience section as outlined in this announcement will be invited to interview. For helpful tips on putting together your application materials and interviewing, visit our Resources for Job Seekers page.

Additional Information:

This recruitment announcement will be used to establish a list of qualified candidates to fill the current vacancy and may be used to fill future vacancies as they occur.

This position is subject to both a Child Protective Services and Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) check, including FBI fingerprinting, and will be required to enroll in the Central Background Registry. Both of these checks must be completed and approved prior to starting with the agency. The results can take 1-3 weeks to get back. Adverse background data will be grounds for immediate disqualification. This position will require occasional travel to field offices and for meetings, therefore, a valid driver license and acceptable driving record is required, unless the successful applicant can provide a satisfactory alternate mode of transportation.