Reproductive Health Capacity Building Specialist

Salary Range: $4,693 - $7,180

The Oregon Health Authority (OHA), Public Health Division (PHD), Adolescent Health, Screenwise, and Reproductive Health (ASRH) Section, Oregon Reproductive Health (RH) Program in Portland, OR is recruiting for a Reproductive Health Capacity Building Specialist to provide  high quality equity-focused training and capacity building activities for the Oregon Reproductive Health (RH) Program. The RH Program is dedicated to ensuring people in Oregon have access to high-quality reproductive and sexual health services, knowledge, and resources through partnerships with clinics, community organizations, and policy makers. The RH Program provides program planning, policy development, guidance, organization, support and implementation for activities and projects related to ensuring that every person in Oregon has reproductive autonomy.

As the Reproductive Health Capacity Building Specialist, you will develop capacity building, training, and education programs and activities for community members, community partner organizations, and clinical partners of the RH Program. You will design and facilitate trainings, as well as identify external trainers and resources to meet the learning needs of the RH Program’s partners and priority populations. This position is responsible for collaborating with RH Program team members on assessing learning needs in the community and among the RH Program’s partners, developing a capacity building program that serves a network of clinical agencies providing RH services across Oregon, and taking the lead on developing educational opportunities for community. This position works in close collaboration with multiple initiatives within the RH Program.

The public health division is a team of passionate individuals working to promote health across the lifespan of individuals, families, and communities. We value and support unique perspectives using a trauma-informed approach and aim to reflect these values in our hiring practices, professional development, and workplace. We are committed to racial equity as a driving factor to improve health outcomes for all communities that experience inequities.

OHA values service excellence, leadership, integrity, health equity and partnership and has a strategic goal to end all health inequities by 2030. The OHA mission is helping people and communities achieve optimum physical, mental, and social well-being through partnership, prevention and access to quality, affordable health care. OHA’s work is organized into three broad goals: Improve the lifelong health of all Oregonians, increase the quality, reliability, and availability of care for all Oregonians and lower or contain the cost of care so it is affordable to everyone.

What's in it for you?

• We offer exceptional medical, vision and dental benefits packages for you and your qualified family members, with very low monthly out-of-pocket costs. Try this free virtual benefits counselor by clicking here: https://www.oregon.gov/oha/pebb/pages/alex.aspx
• Paid Leave Days:
  • 11 paid holidays each year
  • 3 additional paid "Personal Business Days" each year
  • 8 hours of paid sick leave accumulated every month
  • Progressive vacation leave accrual with increases every 5 years
• Pension and retirement programs
• Optional benefits include short-term disability, long-term disability, deferred compensation savings program, and flexible spending accounts for health care and childcare expenses.
• Click here to learn more about State of Oregon benefits.
• Most of this work may be conducted remotely at an alternate worksite with full access to the needed operating systems and technology. However, there are many times that the work will need to be conducted at the primary work location listed in this announcement, the Portland State Office Building located at 800 NE Oregon Street, Portland, OR 97232. Work location can be changed at any time at the discretion of the hiring manager.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

Minimum Qualifications

Any combination of experience and education equivalent to five years professional-level evaluative, analytical and planning work.

Example: A bachelor’s degree in public administration, behavioral or social sciences, education or social work, or any degree demonstrating the capacity for the knowledge and skills required to perform the job duties of this position and a two years’ experience professional-level work related to the nature of this position.

Desired Attributes

• Experience developing and designing virtual and in-person trainings.
• Experience using adult-learning best practices in training development and design.
• Experience developing and offering sexual and reproductive health education and trainings on a variety of topics, in community settings, e.g., community-based organizations, schools, coalition meetings, etc..
• Experience training and educating reproductive or sexual health care providers or other sexual and reproductive health workers or educators on relevant topics such as: contraceptive management and counseling; cultural responsiveness in reproductive health care; providing adolescent-friendly services; reproductive justice and/or equity; Intimate partner violence; etc.
• Experience in developing and implementing a program workplan and tracking progress.
• Experience successfully managing administrative and logistical tasks for coordinating training and capacity building activities.
• Demonstrated skill at collaborating successfully with colleagues and community partners on joint projects.
• Demonstrated understanding of racial and other injustices that impact peoples’ ability to access adequate reproductive health care.
• Experience forming new partnerships and building relationships with internal and external partners.
• Experience in creating and maintaining a work environment that is respectful and accepting of diversity among team members and the people we serve, and understanding of the impact of systemic oppression on underserved communities.
• Experience working with diverse populations, such as rural, BIPOC, immigrant, refugee, tribal, and LGBTQ communities within Oregon.
• Bi-lingual, bi-cultural English/Spanish is preferred.

How to Apply

Complete the online application at Oregonjobs.org using job number REQ-133226

Application Deadline: 08/15/2023

https://oregon.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/SOR_External_Career_Site/job/Portland--OHA--Oregon-Street/Reproductive-Health-Capacity-Building-Specialist--Operations---Policy-Analyst-2-_REQ-133226