Job Description
The Position
This is an internal recruitment.
The City of Portland has evaluated how to reimagine, realign, and strengthen seven core citywide services to better support Portland’s new form of government. These services include communications, engagement, equity, human resources, procurement, technology services, and budget & finance.
Through this effort, the City is identifying opportunities to improve coordination, clarify roles and responsibilities, and standardize tools, technologies, and processes where appropriate. A key priority is maintaining high-quality service delivery while exploring ways to optimize resources, reduce duplication, and ensure these core services effectively support the organization.
This position is part of the City’s realignment initiative within the City Operations Service Area and will play an important role in helping shape how these services operate moving forward. We encourage you to apply and be part of this transformative effort.
Job Appointment: Full time, regular
Work Schedule: Monday – Friday, 8am-5pm. Alternate schedule may be available.
Work Location: The current schedule for this position is hybrid. Employees are expected work on site 50% of the time. In-person work will be conducted at 1120 SW 5th Avenue, Portland, OR. Remote work must be performed within Oregon or Washington. For more information, click here .
Benefits: Please check our benefit tab for an overview of benefit for this position.
Language Pay Premium Eligible: This position is or may be eligible for Language Pay Differential for qualifying employees.
Application Material: Please click APPLY to submit your application via the City of Portland’s online portal. You will need respond to the supplemental questions and attach a resume.
About The Position
The City of Portland is seeking to fill one (1) Disability Employment Analyst (HR Analyst I) position to support the Benefits Division within the Bureau of Human Resources.
This position will engage with City of Portland employees and job applicants during the interactive reasonable accommodation request process, providing administrative and technical support. This position will also ensure compliance with federal and state laws and City policy.
What You'll Get To Do
- Be the first point of contact to provide clear and concise information for inquiries related to the ADA process.
- Support accommodation and interactive process cases under ADA and PWFA, determining escalation point for high-risk, novel, complex or sensitive cases, ensuring compliance with federal and state laws, labor agreements, and City administrative rules.
- Design and deliver training, develop communication materials, and support initiatives to improve understanding of disability inclusion.
- Coordinate with appropriate stakeholders throughout the interactive process including employees, managers, other bureaus, and human resource business partners.
- Assist with reviewing medical documentation, functional limitations, job requirements, and operational constraints.
- Track and analyze accommodation trends, outcomes, and timelines; translating those findings into strategic recommendations.
- Provide a high level of customer service while maintaining confidential, complete, and accurate records in accordance with specified legal requirements and best practices, ensuring legal compliance across determinations.
Questions?
Jaclyn Snyder, Senior Recruiter
Bureau of Human Resources
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To Qualify
Qualifications
Applicants must be full or part-time, permanent, temporary (does NOT include contract workers), limited-term or seasonal/casual City of Portland employees by the closing date of this announcement OR must have an effective lay-off date with recall eligibility (See HRAR 7.06) from the City of Portland within 24 months of the opening date of this announcement. Applicants must describe in their supplemental question responses and résumé how their education, training, work experience and/or lived experience, meets each of the following minimum qualifications:
- Ability to proficiently analyze, interpret, and practically apply complex disability employment laws (ADA/ADAAA Title I, PWFA) and regulations to organizational policies and procedures.
- Ability to communicate and interact with internal and external customers in a professional and courteous manner, exercising sound judgement in high-risk, emotional or ambiguous situations.
- Ability to provide human resource services using trauma-informed and equitable practices.
- Ability to review and analyze medical documentation and vocational data.
- Experience maintaining highly sensitive and confidential information.
- Experience gathering, compiling, and analyzing data to identify disparities or compliance concerns and sharing findings with stakeholders.
The Recruitment Process
STEP 1: Apply online between Monday, April 27, 2026 – Monday, May 11, 2026
Required Application Materials
- Resume
- Note: Do not include your age, date of birth, or the dates you attended or graduated from school. Only provide this information if it is specifically requested to meet job requirements or to follow federal, state, or local laws or rules.
- Answer to the Supplemental Questions (click on the Questions tab to preview the questions)
Optional Application Materials
- Veteran documents to request for Veteran Preference (ex, DD214-Member 4, VA Benefit Letter, etc.)
- Effective January 1, 2026, the State of Oregon law ORS 408.225 - 408.238 is amended to expand eligibility for Veterans’ Preference to current and former Oregon National Guard service members. If applicants are existing state or former Oregon National Guard servicemembers, they are encouraged to attach appropriate documentation to their future recruitment applications.
- Update: As of March 3, 2025, if you have already submitted veteran documents and qualified for preference, you do not need to resubmit them for future recruitments.
- To update or remove veteran preference for this recruitment or from your profile, contact the recruiter listed in the job announcement.
Application Tips
- Your responses to the supplemental questions should include details describing your education, training and/or experience, and where obtained, which clearly reflects your qualifications for each of the numbered items in the "To Qualify" section of this announcement.
- Your resume should support the details described in your responses to the supplemental questions.
- How We Determine Pay : The City of Portland is covered by the Oregon Equal Pay Act . Your salary is determined based on the experience listed in your resume that is directly related and equivalent to the position for which you are applying. It is strongly encouraged to include any transferable experience (paid or unpaid regardless of how recent) to ensure your offer is reflective of all your relevant experience.
- Do not attach materials not requested.
- All completed applications for this position must be submitted no later than on the closing date and time of this recruitment.
- All applications must be submitted via the City's online application process. E-mailed and/or faxed applications will not be accepted.
- You can use AI tools to assist with your job application, but please make sure to personalize your responses to supplemental questions. Avoid copying and pasting; instead, use AI to generate ideas and then tailor them to reflect your own experiences and skills.
Step 2: Minimum Qualification Evaluation: Week of May 11, 2026
- An evaluation of each applicant's training and paid and unpaid experience, as demonstrated in their resume and supplemental questions, weighted 100%.
- Your resume and responses to the supplemental questions will be the basis for our evaluation of your qualifications for this position. Incomplete or inappropriate information may result in disqualification.
- You have 14 days from the notice of the minimum qualification evaluation results to let us know if you like to review and discuss your evaluation result. Please read the City of Portland Administrative Rule 3.01 for complete information.
- Additional evaluation may be required prior to establishment of the eligible list and/or final selection.
Step 3: Establishment of Eligible List: Week of May 11, 2026
- Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications will be placed on the equally ranked eligible list.
Step 4: Selection (Interview): May/June
- Hiring bureau will review and select candidates to interview.
Step 5: Offer of Employment: June
Step 6: Start Date: July
- A start date will be determined after all conditions of employment have been met.
- Timeline is approximate and subject to change*
Additional Information
Click here for additional information regarding the following:
- Veteran Preference
- ADA, Pregnancy, and Religious Accommodations
- Work Status
- Equal Employment Opportunity
An Equal Opportunity Employer
Job Tags
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