The Position
Job Appointment: Full time, regular.
Work Schedule: Monday – Friday, 8am-5pm. Alternate schedule may be available.
Work Location: In-person work to be conducted Portland Police Bureau, 1111 SW 2nd Ave. Portland, OR.
Benefits: Please check our benefit 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: This classification is represented by City of Portland Professional Workers (CPPW). Terms and Conditions are currently being negotiated as part of a new CPPW collective bargaining agreement. To view current labor agreements, please visit 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 resume.
Position Summary
This position is assigned to the Professional Standards Division (PSD) of the Portland Police Bureau. The PSD’s overall goal is maintaining accountability and the community’s trust in its police force by overseeing misconduct investigations, review boards, corrective action processes, risk management, early intervention systems, and ensuring procedural and legal compliance.
The Review Board Coordinator administers the processes of review and discipline in both employee conduct and performance matters and incidents involving use of force and deadly force. This position coordinates the scheduling of Police Review Boards (PRB), prepares correspondence related to disciplinary matters, maintains detailed discipline records, and administers contracts with outside facilitators.
The ideal candidate for this role is a highly organized and detail-oriented professional with strong coordination, communication, and facilitation skills. They possess the ability to manage complex processes involving multiple stakeholders while ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and procedural compliance.
As the Review Board Coordinator, you will:
- Coordinate Police Review Boards (PRB):
- Schedule hearings and solicit participation from community volunteers and peer members.
- Notify involved members and prepare investigative records for electronic distribution.
- Arrange on-call contractor facilitation services and prepare related records.
- Facilitate hearings, write board findings summaries, and prepare memos for publication when contractors are unavailable.
- Provide advice and instruction as needed.
- Draft and Manage Corrective Action Documents:
- Write proposed and final corrective action letters for review.
- Amend and distribute letters as necessary.
- Facilitate Predetermination Meetings:
- Prepare for and facilitate meetings between the Police Chief and involved employees.
- Perform Administrative Functions:
- Follow up with command staff, city bureau directors, and support staff to ensure task completion.
- Enter and update records in tracking systems.
- Maintain digital and hardcopy records of review boards and corrective actions.
- Respond to information requests and develop reports and forms for the Independent Police Review (IPR) and the City Attorney’s Office.
- Prepare bi-annual publications of PRB recommended findings memos.
- Develop and Conduct Training:
- Train community volunteers, contracted facilitators, and peers on PRB-related topics.
- Create agendas, lesson plans, materials, presentations, and send notices and updates.
Have a question?
Contact Information:
Tamela Ressler, Senior Recruiter
Tamela.Ressler@portlandoregon.gov
To Qualify
The following minimum qualifications are required for this position:
- Experience scheduling, organizing, and managing meetings with multiple stakeholders
- Experience preparing formal documents, training materials, reports, and/or correspondence.
- Ability to collaborate with a diverse group of internal and external stakeholders.
- Ability to manage comprehensive and confidential records in both digital and physical formats.
- Ability to analyze, interpret, explain, and apply relevant laws, regulations, ordinances, policies, and procedures.
- Ability to evaluate processes, identify improvements, and make recommendations to ensure compliance with policies, procedures, and/or legal requirements.
Applicants must also possess:
- Ability to pass an in-depth background investigation.
Preferred Qualifications
Although not required, you may have one or more of the following:
- Prior experience with human resources, labor laws, contracts and disciplinary processes.
- Knowledge of administrative investigative processes.
The Recruitment Process
STEP 1: Apply online between June 16, 2025 – June 23, 2025
Required Application Materials:
- Resume
- Answer to the Supplemental Questions (click on the Questions tab to preview the questions)
If you wish to request Veteran's Preference, please submit your veteran documents (e.g., DD214-Member 4, VA Benefit Letter) by the recruitment's closing date.
We have recently updated our veteran preference process. As of March 3rd, 2025 if you made the eligible list and met the eligibility to receive veteran preference, you will no longer need to submit veteran documents for future recruitments.
If you need to update or remove your veteran preference for a specific recruitment or from your master profile, please 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 any additional documents.
- Please note, all completed applications for this position must be submitted no later than on the closing date and time of this recruitment.
- 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 use AI to generate ideas and then tailor them to reflect your own experiences and skills.
- All applications must be submitted via the City's online application process. E-mailed and/or faxed applications will not be accepted.
Step 2: Minimum Qualification Evaluation: June 24, 2025 to June 27, 2025
- An evaluation of each applicant's training paid and unpaid experience, as demonstrated in their resume, and optional supplemental question five (5)weighted 100%.
- Your résumé and response to the optional supplemental question 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 June 30th, 2025
- Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications will be placed on the equally ranked eligible list.
Step 4: Selection (Interview): Early July
- Hiring bureau will review and select candidates to interview.
- Please note, the selection process may take up to 90 days from the notification of being placed on the eligible list.
Step 5: Contingent Offer of Employment: Mid/Late July
- Applicants who successfully pass the oral interview will receive a conditional offer for current/future vacancies which will advance you to the background investigation step.
Step 6: Background Investigation
Background Investigations for this position typically take 2-6 months to complete so you will want to plan accordingly. The information that will be required when you complete the Personal History Statement includes:
- Employment Information (past 10 years or back to age 17)
- Residential Information (past 10 years or back to age 17)
- Financial Information
- References (8 without using the same people as coworker or supervisor references)
- Family Member Information
- Driving History
- Past/Present Drug Use and/or Controlled Substances
- Criminal History
Step 7: Start Date: TBD
- 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 /Affirmative Action Employer
A Career with the City of Portland offers many Employee Benefits
We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including but not limited to
- Health Care (Medical, Vision and Dental)
- Carrot Fertility
- Wellness Benefits
- Life Insurance
- Long-term disability coverage to eligible employees and their families.
- Employee Assistance Plan
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Retirement
- Oregon Public Employees Retirement System (PERS), including contributions to the PERS IAP plan paid by employer
- Family Medical Leave
- City Paid Parental Leave
AND SO MANY MORE!
Benefits may vary depending on bargaining unit and employment status. Click here to review the many different benefits the City of Portland offers.
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