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OREGON YOUTH AUTHORITY

HR Manager 2 - Deputy HR Administrator

Salem – CENTRAL OFFICE / EQUITABLE BUILDING

Lead the human resources function shaping how the Oregon Youth Authority supports the 1,200+ staff who protect Oregon's youth and communities. OYA is hiring a Deputy HR Administrator to direct day-to-day personnel administration, guide a team of Senior HR Analysts, and serve as a key partner in labor relations and collective bargaining for an agency operating nine facilities and community programs statewide. This role requires strong HR leadership and labor relations experience to showcase your ability to navigate complex personnel issues, lead a team, and work effectively within a collective bargaining environment. If you bring proven supervisory experience, sound judgment on complex people issues, and a commitment to equitable, people-first HR practice, we want to hear from you.

What You'll Do

• Direct the day-to-day operational functions of personnel administration and human resource management for OYA, including decisions that affect youth correctional facility operations.
• Supervise and support a team of Senior HR Analysts, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, professional HR services agency-wide.
• Negotiate collective bargaining agreements and administer and interpret labor contracts, serving as a key point of contact for union representatives.
• Provide guidance and consultation to managers, employees, and union representatives on state and federal laws, rules, policies, and collective bargaining agreements.
• Guide progressive disciplinary actions, grievance management, and resolution processes.
• Oversee investigative methods and procedures, and review and approve investigative reports from HR staff.
• Develop and implement short- and long-range HR policy planning, goals, and objectives, including statewide programmatic and public policy changes affecting Oregon's juvenile justice system.
• Champion organizational culture change, ensuring HR services align with OYA's strategic goals and its commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and positive human development.
• Make recommendations to agency leadership on program and policy modifications with impact across OYA and other state agencies.

Join Us on Thursday, July 23, 2026 between 11:30am-noon PST for Q&A Career Chat session about this position! You will have an opportunity to ask questions about this position and about OYA. This is not a mandatory requirement to join this session, just a friendly environment to ask questions and to learn a little more about OYA.

Click here to register for OYA Deputy HR Administrator Q&A Career Chat session.

About OYA

The Oregon Youth Authority (OYA) is a national leader in the juvenile justice field, pioneering the implementation of a positive human development framework for its work with staff and youth, and using data to match the right youth with the right services. We seek to foster cultural competence and pursue equitable solutions to support youth under our care. Our agency mission is to protect the public and reduce crime by holding youth accountable and providing opportunities for reformation in safe environments.

If you are looking to join a team that values individual and cultural differences and the opportunity to contribute in the success of youth reformation by enriching our workforce with diversity, OYA wants to hear from you!

People of color, women and other members of historically underserved communities are strongly encouraged to apply!

For more information please visit www.oregon.gov/oya.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Six years of supervision, management, or progressively related experience; OR
• three years of related experience and a bachelor's degree in a related field.

Desired Attributes:

If you have these qualities, let us know! It’s how we will choose whom to move forward!

Note: You do not need to have all of these qualities to be eligible for this position.

• Direct supervisory experience — you've formally supervised employees, not just led projects or teams, including responsibility for their performance, conduct, and daily work direction.
• Sound judgment on complex people issues — you've managed conflict resolution, performance concerns, or policy interpretation independently.
• Union and labor relations experience — you've worked collaboratively with unions, whether through negotiation, consensus-building, or collective bargaining administration.
• A track record of leading change — you've designed, supported, or implemented organizational or cultural change initiatives, such as DEI efforts, process improvement, or workforce development.
• Investigative or fact-finding experience — you've conducted or supported sensitive workplace inquiries as an HR professional.
• A genuine commitment to DEI and accessibility — you've supported or promoted diversity, equity, inclusion, or culturally responsive practices, formally or informally.
• Core HR functional knowledge — you've supported or administered HR functions such as recruitment, onboarding, classification/compensation, leave administration, or personnel records.

How to Apply

• Click on the "Apply" link above to complete your online application and submit by the posted closing date and time. For step-by-step instructions click apply to work for the state or current state employee.

• The work experience and/or education section of your application must clearly demonstrate how you meet all the minimum qualifications and desired skills and attributes listed above. Failing to attach required documents may result in disqualification of your application.

• COVER LETTER REQUIRED: Please attach a cover letter (no more than two pages). In your cover letter, briefly expand on your responses to the desired attribute questions in the supplemental questions section — specifically, where and how you gained the skills, knowledge, and/or experience you selected for each area (e.g., specific roles, organizations, or situations).

• The State of Oregon does not request or require your age, date of birth, attendance or graduation dates from an educational institution during the application process.

• Be sure to check Workday and your email for additional tasks and updates. After hitting submit there may be additional required tasks for you to complete prior to the announcement closing. Please save a copy of this job announcement for reference, as it is not available for you to view after the announcement deadline.

• Eligible veterans and Oregon National Guard servicemembers (current and former) who meet the qualifications of the position will be awarded candidate preference. For more information, please visit Veterans Resources. Be sure to submit your documentation prior to the close date of this posting in order to have the preference considered.

Tentative Recruitment Schedule:

• 1st Round Interviews via VidCruiter: week of August 3, 2026

• 2nd Round Interviews: August 12, 2026 and/or August 14, 2026 (MS TEAMS)

• 3rd Round Interviews: August 21, 2026 (IN-PERSON)

Please note that this timeline is tentative and subject to change as needed.

Additional Information:

• For a complete list of duties and responsibilities, please contact HR Recruitment at OYAJobs@oya.oregon.gov.

• This recruitment will be used to establish a list of qualified candidates to fill multiple, current, and future vacancies.

• Your application materials are used to determine your starting salary range. Through an equal pay assessment, we will determine the salary offer using the information you provide in your submitted application materials. Please ensure your application materials are detailed, accurate and reflect your skills, experience (paid and unpaid) and education as they relate to the position when applying. For more information on pay equity, click here.

• The salary range listed is the non-PERS participating rate. If you are already a participating PERS member or once you become PERS eligible, the salary range will increase by 6%. Please review the Classification and Compensation page for more details.

• This position receives annual increases on anniversary date until the maximum of the salary range is reached.

• This position is part of the state's management team.

• Please save a copy of this job announcement for your reference, as it may not be available for you to view after the job closes.

What's in it for You?
OYA values our employees. We believe that your time outside of the workplace is as valuable as it is inside the workplace. We offer a great work/life balance with flexible work schedules on most positions and a competitive benefits package, including low-cost, high-coverage health insurance, generous time-off, and a competitive retirement plan.

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Additional Information:

Our goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative, at all job levels, of the citizens we are here to serve. OYA is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be individualized based on merit, competence, performance, and business need.

We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.” The more diverse we are, the better our work will be.

Applicants with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation to participate in the hiring process. For assistance regarding reasonable accommodation or for alternative format please contact OYA Recruitment at 971-345-1236. Oregon Relay Service can be reached by calling 7-1-1.

Pre-employment Checks:

In keeping with our mission, OYA will conduct a criminal record check, per OAR 416 Division 800, a driving record background check and a vulnerable population abuse and neglect check. Information obtained about an individual is confidential. An individual who refuses to consent to a criminal records/background check shall be disqualified from consideration in the position for which you applied. All applicants are subject to additional pre-employment check(s) such as fingerprint based on criminal records check, pre-employment drug screening and/or education verification as required for the position.

In 2003 Congress passed the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), the first federal civil statue focused specifically on addressing sexual violence in juvenile facilities, jails, prisons, and other facilities. In recognition of the rights, safety, and well-being of the youth we serve you will be asked specific questions about your background to ensure our hiring and promotion practices comply with the National PREA standards.

All positions in OYA will require the incumbent to serve as a "mandatory reporter" of child abuse.

Visa Sponsorship:

We do not offer Visa sponsorship. If you are hired, you will be required to fill out the US Department of Homeland Security’s I-9 form confirming you are able to work in the US. OYA uses E-Verify to confirm that applicants are authorized to work in the United States.

Have Questions?:

For questions about the job announcement, email the OYA recruitment team at OYAjobs@oya.oregon.gov.