Clean Energy Fund, Reporting Services Lead (Analyst III-CPPW)

City of Portland; Portland (OR); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Portland seeks a Reporting Services Lead for the Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund (PCEF) within the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability. The role will drive data standards, reporting processes, and data-driven storytelling for climate investments exceeding $200 million annually.

You will build training, governance, and data products; coordinate with analysts and grantees; and ensure equity is reflected in data and reporting decisions.

Qualifications

• Experience leading data-focused projects and translating business needs into plans for technical staff.
• Ability to design and oversee quantitative and qualitative analyses for decision-makers.
• Familiarity with data governance and data management practices in large organizations.
• Ability to collaborate across teams and translate requirements for non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead implementation of the PCEF Data Strategy across five focus areas.
• Gather and maintain reporting requirements with funding area teams and analysts.
• Design and deliver reporting training and resources for staff and partners.
• Coordinate external research and evaluation consultants when needed.
• Support the Data Governance Committee and connect governance to day-to-day work.

Skills

Data governance

Data analysis

Reporting design

Stakeholder collaboration

Equity in data

Job description

Job Appointment: Regular, Full time
Work Schedule: Monday – Friday, 8am-5pm. Alternate schedule may be available.
Work Location: In-person work to be conducted at The Vanport Building located at 1810 SW 5th Avenue. Remote work must be performed within Oregon or Washington. For more information, click here.
Union Representation: City of Portland Professional Workers Union (CPPW). To view current labor agreements, click here.
Starting Pay: The City of Portland follows 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.

Position Summary:

Join the Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund (PCEF) team at the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability (BPS) as our Reporting Services Lead. This position will lead implementation of improved data standards, reporting processes, and reporting support. This is an exciting opportunity to help ensure data is relevant and meaningful to everyone served by PCEF and data is used to guide decisions and tell compelling stories.

Improved data processes, training, tools, systems, and data products will provide staff and partners with clarity and understanding to meet reporting requirements for over $200 million annually in climate action and climate justice investments. This role helps improve effective and transparent reporting for all programs and projects in the Climate Investment Plan (CIP). Additionally, this role will help document learnings for future investment plans to keep improving PCEF’s ability to measure and share impacts of PCEF investments and how well PCEF dollars are being administered.

What you’ll get to do:

• Lead implementation of the PCEF Data Strategy across five focus areas: purposeful data collection, staff and partner experience, modernized data systems, data products, and data governance
• Work with funding area teams, policy, and analysts to gather, refine, and maintain reporting requirements across PCEF programs and grants, ensuring each data ask is connected to a clear purpose
• Design and deliver reporting training, resources, and support for staff, grantees, and contractors
  • Build the materials and workflows that help partners understand and meet PCEF reporting requirements
  • Provide training and access to Q&A support for quality-control data reporting
• Direct and support high-level analysis, applied research, and internal program evaluations to inform Climate Investment Plan implementation and development
  • Help design analysis approaches and coordinate with analysts and content leads
  • Scope, procure, and manage external research and evaluation consultants and quality assurance providers when needed
• Support the PCEF Data Governance Committee
  • Help mature the committee’s practices and connect governance decisions to day-to-day operational work

Who you are:

• Pragmatic builder: You move comfortably between strategy and implementation. You’d rather ship a defensible version-one and iterate than wait for perfect information. You know when to design carefully and when to just get something working.
• Grounded in quantitative and qualitative methods: You understand what makes a metric meaningful and what a defensible analysis looks like. You know the steps required to move from a question to a credible answer (study design, data collection, analysis, interpretation, communication).
• Fluent across analytics roles without needing to fill them: You understand what data analysts, data engineers, evaluators, and program staff each contribute to data work. You don’t need to do their jobs, but you know enough to scope work well, ask informed questions, and confidently identify issues when they arise.
• Thoughtful communicator: You explain complex data concepts clearly to program staff and you translate program needs into requirements technical staff can act on. You write documentation people actually use.
• Collaborative and influential: You build credibility through expertise and partnership. You work across teams, listen well, and know how to move work forward when you don’t own the decision.
• Equity-driven: You are committed to advancing systemic changes that address historic and current discrimination. You evaluate program design through an equity lens and help create solutions that remove barriers and deliver more equitable outcomes.

About the Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund:

As a first-in-the-nation community-led climate fund, PCEF’s mission is to fulfill a vision that builds resilience and quality jobs with proactive steps to fight climate change while advancing social, economic, and environmental justice. For more information on this innovative program, please visit the PCEF website.

Background

The Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability (BPS) is a leader in land use planning, climate action, environmental stewardship, and urban design. BPS centers racial equity in its work and is dedicated to creating a Portland that is more equitable, healthy, prosperous, and resilient.

The bureau oversees a world-renowned waste and recycling system and leads the U.S. in its commitment to open data and protecting communities in the application of technologies. Staff collaborate with partners on neighborhood, economic, historic, and environmental planning and provide research, policy and technical services to advance energy efficiency and renewable energy, as well as policies and actions to address climate change.

BPS values a diverse workforce and seeks ways to promote equity and inclusion within the organization. We encourage candidates with knowledge, ability and experience working with abroad range of individuals and diverse communities to apply. Although not required, BPS encourages candidates that can fluently speak more than one language to include that information in your resume. BPS offers an excellent benefits package, flexible work schedules and support for training and skills development in a positive, engaging, and creative work environment. Studies have shown that women, non-binary people, and Black, Indigenous, and other people of color are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet all the qualifications listed. BPS considers lived experience and transferrable skills as qualifying unless an item is labeled as required. We are most interested in finding the best candidates for the job, and that candidate may be one who comes from a less traditional background. We encourage you to apply.

Virtual Meet & Greet Opportunity

Meet the hiring manager and the senior recruiter to learn more about this position, how to apply, and what it's like to work with the City of Portland.

Date: Thursday, October 15, 2026

Time: 12:00 PM

Registration Link:

https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/CDtA3vqWRCW7kwHIdkLGOg

(Note: Al Notetaking apps are not permitted. If you need ADA accommodations, please contact the recruiter below.)

Applicants must demonstrate how your education, training, and experience meet each of the minimum qualifications listed below:

1. Experience leading or performing data-focused projects including gathering reporting requirements, scoping work, and translating business needs into actionable plans for technical and program staff.

2. Ability to design and oversee quantitative and qualitative analyses including defining meaningful metrics, choosing defensible methods, and interpreting results for decision-makers.

3. Experience implementing data governance and data management practices in complex organizations, with knowledge of how governance, data tools, training, and reporting reinforce one another and influence operations.

4. Ability to move work forward across teams through expertise and partnership, resolve competing needs, and build shared understanding across technical and non-technical audiences.

5. Experience developing clear, logical, and persuasive data training, documentation, and resources that help staff and partners meet reporting requirements with less friction, including communicating complex analytical topics to non-technical audiences.

6. Ability to collaborate with communities of color and people traditionally underrepresented in local decision-making, and to operationalize equity in data and reporting decisions.

Preferred Qualifications:

• At least 6 years of professional related experience in climate, sustainability, or public-sector program work.
• Familiarity with the roles and workflows of data analysts, data engineers, and program evaluators
• Experience coordinating external evaluation consultants or research partnerships

What to Expect:

1. Application Review - (Week of October 26): We'll review your application materials to ensure you meet the minimum qualifications listed above.
2. Notice/Feedback - (Week of November 2): You will receive an email when the minimum qualification review is complete. If you disagree with the evaluation results, you may request a review within 14 days of the email notice, per City Administrative Rule 3.01.
3. Selection Process - (Early / Mid November): The hiring bureau will review qualified applications, conduct interviews, and check references.
4. Conditional Job Offer - (Late November): Final candidates may undergo a background or driving record check, depending on the position.

Learn More About:

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• City of Portland Core Values
• HRAR-3.01 - Recruitment Processes
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• Total Compensation and Benefits
• Language Pay Differential Eligibility

We’re committed to providing a fair, inclusive, and accessible hiring process. If you need assistance with your application or would like to request a reasonable accommodation due to a disability, pregnancy, or religious belief, please contact the recruiter listed below.

Questions? We're here to help!

If you have questions about this recruitment or need assistance, contact:

Tamela Ressler, Senior Recruiter
[e-mail]
Bureau of Human Resources