Now Hiring: Employment Relations Board State Mediator!
Employment Relations Board (ERB) – State of Oregon
Are you a skilled mediator or labor relations professional passionate about resolving workplace disputes and promoting collaborative labor-management relationships? Join the Employment Relations Board (ERB) and make a meaningful impact across Oregon’s public sector.
As a State Mediator, you’ll play a central role in helping Oregon’s employers and employees resolve disputes and strengthen communication through mediation, facilitation, and training.
The Employment Relations Board is a neutral, quasi-judicial agency serving as Oregon’s labor law appeals court. We mediate and adjudicate disputes involving approximately 250,000 employees and 3,000 employers, including state agencies, cities, counties, school districts, colleges and universities, special districts, and private employers outside the jurisdiction of the National Labor Relations Board.
Our Conciliation Service helps prevent and resolve disputes and promotes productive labor-management relations statewide.
What You’ll Do
As a State Mediator with the ERB, your work will help keep Oregon workplaces functioning smoothly. You will:
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Mediate collective bargaining, contested cases, and other workplace disputes
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Provide customized training and facilitation for interest-based negotiation and collaborative problem solving for labor management committees
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Build relationships with unions, employers, and public officials as a trusted neutral
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Stay current on legal trends and case law to strengthen dispute resolution services
View the position description here.
What We Are Looking For
Minimum Qualifications:
Five years of full-time experience in collective bargaining negotiations or the mediation of collective bargaining impasses; AND a Bachelor's degree in Industrial Relations, Business Administration, Law or related fields; OR three additional years of qualifying experience.
Preference may be given for candidates with experience in the public sector.
Desired Attributes:
We’re looking for a candidate who brings:
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Demonstrated experience providing mediation services in labor/employment settings OR playing a lead role in collective bargaining and contract administration
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Demonstrated ability to analyze and interpret complex statutes, administrative rules, case law, and collective bargaining agreements to identify relevant issues and guide decision-making or negotiation strategy.
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Demonstrated ability to remain neutral and objective in conflict situations, while exercising empathy, professionalism, and sound judgment when working with opposing parties.
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Demonstrated experience facilitating group problem-solving sessions or negotiations involving sensitive, high-stakes, or adversarial dynamics.
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Demonstrated ability to design, adapt, and deliver training or educational sessions related to labor relations, dispute resolution, or related topics for diverse audiences.
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Demonstrated excellence in verbal and written communication, with the ability to clearly convey complex concepts to a wide range of partners and maintain a professional demeanor in public-facing roles.