Police Liability Management Analyst (Analyst II - CPPW)

Full Job Description

About the position

Job Appointment: Full time, Regular

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8AM – 5PM; may be able to work alternate schedule

Work Location: Hybrid – 20 hours per week in person: 1111 SW 2^nd Avenue, Portland, OR 97204. Remote work must be performed within Oregon or Washington. For more information, click here.

Benefits: Please check our benefits tab for an overview of benefit for this position

Language Pay Premium Eligible: This position is eligible for Language Pay Differential for qualifying employees

Union Representation: (City of Portland Professional Workers, CPPW). To view this labor agreement, please click here.

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 résumé.

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.

As a Police Liability Management Analyst, you will:

• Serve as primary point of PPB contact to Risk Management liability team and City Attorney tort litigation team.
• Create new claim files in the database and input all required fields; maintain extensive claim files with notes, journal entries, action plans for all claims through closure.
• Review all police tort claims to determine if police actions are consistent with PPB policies and directives. Track trending issues and identify root causes. Consider changes in policies to reduce financial and legal exposures.
• Provide guidance and information to City Attorney’s Office and City Risk Management on police operations, tactics, policies, directives to guide the resolution of tort claims and lawsuits via settlement, denial or aggressive legal defense.

Confer regularly with Risk and City Attorney staff to evaluate and strategize litigated claims, establish settlement options and values. Review motions filed with the courts.

Represent PPB in mediations and judicial settlement conferences. Attend depositions and trials, provide updates to command staff.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Have a question?

Contact Information:

Anna Morgan, PHR, Senior Recruiter

Bureau of Human Resources

Anna.Morgan@portlandoregon.gov

Requirements

The following minimum qualifications are required for this position:

1. Knowledge of fiscal policies, operations, procedures, administrative rules, and compliance guidelines, and relevant laws, regulations, and court decisions.
2. Ability to analyze, interpret, explain, and apply relevant laws, regulations, ordinances, policies, and procedures.
3. Ability to communicate clearly, logically, and persuasively, both verbally and in writing; prepare clear, concise, and comprehensive reports, correspondence, and other documents involving administrative, organizational, technical, budgetary, and financial data.
4. Ability to exercise independent judgment, problem-solve, and take initiative within established procedures and guidelines.
5. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with Bureau/Office management and staff, representatives of other public agencies, the public, and others encountered in the course of work.

Although not required, you may have one or more of the following:

• Experience and skill in successful negotiations with large dollar settlement proposals.

Qualifications

STEP 1: Apply online between February 9, 2026 – February 23, 2026

Required Application Materials:

• Résumé
  • 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’s Preference documents (e.g., DD214-Member 4, VA Benefit Letter) must be submitted by the closing date.

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 résumé 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 any additional documents. Do not attach a cover letter, it will not be reviewed.
• All applications must be submitted via the City's online application process by the closing date and time.
• 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. We encourage using AI to generate ideas and then tailor them to reflect your own experiences and skills.

Step 2: Minimum Qualification Evaluation: February 23 to March 2, 2026

• An evaluation of each applicant's training and paid and unpaid experience, as demonstrated in their résumé and supplemental questions, weighted 100%.
• Your résumé 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 would 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 March 9^th, 2026

• Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications will be placed on the equally ranked eligible list.

Step 4: Selection (Interview): Mid-Late March

• Hiring bureau will review and select candidates for an interview

Step 5: Offer of Employment: Early-Mid April

• Some positions will require those offered employment to complete and sign a criminal background statement before being considered for employment.

Step 6: Start Date: Mid - Late April

• 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:

• City of Portland Core Values
• Recruitment Process - Work Status
• Equal Employment Opportunity
• Veteran Preference
• ADA, Pregnancy, and Religious Accommodations