Citywide Development and Performance Manager (Manager II)

Job Appointment: Full-Time Work Schedule: 8 am - 5 pm Monday - Friday Work location: 1120 SW 5TH AVE, PORTLAND OR 97204 Benefits: Please check our benefit tab for an overview of benefits for this position. Application Material: Please click APPLY to submit your application via the City of Portland’s online portal. You will need to attach a resume and a cover letter.

About the position:

Under the direction of the Director of the Office of Equity and Human Rights (OEHR) and Chief Equity Officer, the Development and Performance Manager (Manager II) provides leadership and direction for the coordination, standardization, and performance alignment of equity, ADA Title II , Civil Rights Title VI, Language Access and LGBTQIA2S+ functions across City Service Areas. The position is responsible for establishing consistent approaches, expectations, and performance measures that support the effective implementation and tracking impacts of equity and civil rights operations across diverse service areas and ensure alignment with Citywide objectives and requirements.

The Development and Performance Manager also leads the development and implementation of Citywide employee development expectations, performance measures, and competencies related to civil rights, equity, and performance. The position establishes frameworks that promote consistency, accountability, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement while supporting service areas to strengthen their equity-related practices and performance.

Through citywide coordination and strategic collaboration, the position serves as a central resource for advancing consistent performance and quality management practices, identifying strengths and opportunities for improvement, and supporting the integration of equity and civil rights expectations into City operations.

What you’ll do: • Direct the organizational unit in carrying out the City’s vision, mission, and objectives for the Office of Equity and Human Rights;

• Assist in the development of strategies, policies, and initiatives to build citywide leadership, management and staff capacity to implement equity, ADA Title II, Civil Rights Title VI, Language Access, LGBTQIA2S+ and related policies; • Provide financial management; administer policies, procedures, and programs. • Serve as the central conduit for communication regarding identified performance gaps, emerging issues, and improvement opportunities between the Office of Equity leadership and City Service Areas. • Coordinate follow-up, establish and monitor action plans, and ensure organizational unit work plans are updated, and progress is communicated in a timely manner. • Prepare or lead the preparation of organizational unit strategic plans and annual work plans; • Develop , implement, improve, and evaluate programs, projects, workflow, methods, and work products in accordance with Office of Equity plans, budgets, and policies; perform various specialized budgetary and management studies and analyses. • Lead Office of Equity change-management efforts related to core function performance, including the development and implementation of new processes, policies, procedures, and technology. • Develop and lead service-area and citywide training and delivery models to support consistent implementation.