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Location : Remote - Part-time, OR
Job Type: Volunteer
Remote Employment: Flexible/Hybrid
Job Number: V2023-01605
Bureau: Office of Community & Civic Life
Opening Date: 11/22/2023
Closing Date: 12/31/2023 11:59 PM Pacific
The Position
This body exists to provide community input on both the special projects worked on by the Equity and Inclusion Office (EIO) at the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) as well as advising on EIO's progress on the Racial Equity Plan more generally. Its members are expected to give advice around how EIO can best advocate for vulnerable communities including but not limited to; communities of color, people with disabilities, the LGBTQ+ community, and individuals experiencing houselessness.
Time Commitment
We Remove Barriers
Let us know if there are barriers to your participation. The Equity Office will seek to remedy any factors that make participation more difficult for its membership.
Volunteer Ethics
People who join this committee will become what we call "Public Officials," which means that while you serve you must behave fair and ethically. We will provide training on this once you are accepted. Part of following Public Officials Ethics laws means you must tell the group when you or a relative may financially benefit (or avoid fees) by your recommendations. This is called a "Conflict of Interest." If you tell us about potential Conflicts of Interest that does not mean you cannot serve, in fact, many committees have potential members with Conflicts of Interest. We appreciate your ethical inclusion of possible Conflicts of Interest on the form included in the application.
To Qualify
To be eligible for the advisory committee, members must live, play, worship, go to school, work or do business in the City of Portland.
What We Look For
We want people from every part of Portland here to share their voice on this committee, especially people who have not been involved before. If you want to serve your community and to help government make better choices, then we want to see your application. The attributes listed below are what will guide our selection process. It is helpful if you are specific in your answers. We do not expect you to be or have everything listed.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
The Recruitment Process
Applications are due by 11:59pm on Sunday, December 31, 2023.
To talk with someone about this opportunity or to receive assistance completing the application, please contact the advisory body staff liaison at or 503-956-0370.
Voluntary & Confidential Demographic Information
The City is committed to diversity, inclusion, and equity. Completing the demographic information on the application is voluntary, but we encourage you to provide that information. The City uses this information to help ensure that advisory body appointments represent a broad cross-section of community. Your information will not be used during the recruitment nor the selection process. State and federal law prohibit use of this information to discriminate against you. Questions about this may be sent to AdvisoryBodies@Portlandoregon.gov
General Questions
For general questions about the Advisory Bodies program, the volunteer recruitment process, or other upcoming advisory body opportunities, please email AdvisoryBodies@Portlandoregon.gov.
This is an unpaid, volunteer position.
Additional Information
Meeting Location
Currently, many advisory bodies are meeting remotely due to COVID-19. In the future, meetings could: 1) be conducted fully remotely, or 2) be conducted remotely and in person (hybrid model). As the situation evolves, the exact meeting location may change based upon leadership direction and approval.
City of Portland volunteers are unpaid; therefore, employment benefits are not available.
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Do you understand that this is a volunteer (non-paid, non-employment) position?
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Are you able to prepare for meetings on your own time? And can you commit to regularly attend and participate in meetings and for the duration of the service term?
03
Currently, do you live, work, play, go to school, and/or worship in the City of Portland? Please mark all that apply so we can know the variety of ways you are involved in Portland.
04
Are you or is a relative of yours associated with a business, as defined by ORS 244.020(3)(4), that is related to the subject matter to be considered by this advisory body? If yes, please explain. If no, enter "N/A," which stands for "not applicable."
05
Do you or a relative have connections to businesses that could result in a financial benefit of more than $500 annually as noted in ORS 244.020(3)(4)? If yes, please explain. If no, enter "N/A."
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Even if you or a relative's connection to a business does not rise to the financial thresholds contained in ORS 244.020(3)(4), the City would like to know of any relationship to a business that could benefit financially from the outcome of the matter to be considered by this advisory body. Please list those connections here. If no, enter "N/A."
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Do you or do any relative of yours have a professional affiliation with the City of Portland, either as a staff member or through a contract? Please list their name, their position, the bureau/department they are affiliated with, the contract, and your relationship to that individual. If no, enter "N/A."
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By signing and/or typing my name below, I affirm I can commit to participate fully in the work of the advisory body I'm applying for. All information contained herein is true to the best of my knowledge, and I understand that any misstatement of fact or misrepresentation of credentials may result in this application being disqualified from further consideration. I affirm that all information contained in this form is true to the best of my knowledge. If at any time following the submission of this form I become aware of any actual or potential conflicts of interest or if the information provided becomes inaccurate or incomplete, promptly notify the staff contact for the City advisory body. Misstatement of fact or misrepresentation of information may result in your application being disqualified, or future dismissal from the advisory body.
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What is your commitment and experience working with a diversity of people, in terms of age, ethnic background, sexual orientation, gender, disability, culture, religious preference, etc.? How have or how would you contribute to productive group processes and collective work in a collaborative, multicultural, and/or multilingual setting?
10
Do you have any affiliations with groups that you would like to tell us about, such as other committees, non-profits, churches, political action committees, or community-based organizations you are part of? Please list the name and your role with them, and dates you were active.
11
What excites you about the possibility of serving on this advisory body?
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Describe your relevant skills, knowledge, and lived experience as well as any volunteer, work, and/or educational experience that would serve the advisory body's ability to meet its mission.
13
If selected and appointed to serve, what would you hope to accomplish during your service?
14
Please describe your experience and/or interest working in community, diverse groups, or public bodies, and provide examples in which you contributed to productive group processes and collective work in a collaborative, multicultural, and/or multilingual setting.
15
Please describe your ability to listen and consider other perspectives which may be different from your own.
16
Please address your commitment to and experience supporting and/or advancing equitable outcomes. Refer to examples from: your school, work, community, places of faith, family, etc.
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We Remove Barriers. Please let us know if there are barriers to your participation that we can help eliminate. Examples include bus/parking passes and food at meetings when in-person gatherings return, childcare, or stipends. While we may not have these options on all advisory bodies, the Advisory Bodies Program is interested in planning and budgeting in the future based on needs expressed here.
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Please complete the demographic survey at the link provided: https://forms.gle/hQD5fsDgKrezAekT7. Copy and paste it into another window. Please do not answer the text box below.
Required Question
Location : Remote - Part-time, OR
Job Type: Volunteer
Remote Employment: Flexible/Hybrid
Job Number: V2023-01605
Bureau: Office of Community & Civic Life
Opening Date: 11/22/2023
Closing Date: 12/31/2023 11:59 PM Pacific
The Position
This body exists to provide community input on both the special projects worked on by the Equity and Inclusion Office (EIO) at the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) as well as advising on EIO's progress on the Racial Equity Plan more generally. Its members are expected to give advice around how EIO can best advocate for vulnerable communities including but not limited to; communities of color, people with disabilities, the LGBTQ+ community, and individuals experiencing houselessness.
- Committee activities include:
- Advise PPB Equity Manager
- Assist with development of special projects related to the Racial Equity Plan
- Provide input to staff about needs of marginalized communities
- Provide feedback on the prioritization of work in future phases
Time Commitment
- Quarterly meetings will take place on weekday evenings via Zoom.
- Members are involved for a duration of one to two years, or no more than 8 consecutive years.
- The anticipated time commitment per month is two hours
- Members are expected to prepare for meetings on their own time. Meeting materials for review may be sent with minimal time to review, possibly as few as forty-eight hours (or two days) in advance
- Members are also expected to attend one mandatory retreat.
We Remove Barriers
- We provide interpreters who will translate the conversation in your language during the meeting. Please ask for an interpreter at least a week in advance of the meeting so we have enough time to make arrangements.
- Verbal and written translations are performed by outside organizations. The dialects may be different than your home region and may be different on each document.
Let us know if there are barriers to your participation. The Equity Office will seek to remedy any factors that make participation more difficult for its membership.
Volunteer Ethics
People who join this committee will become what we call "Public Officials," which means that while you serve you must behave fair and ethically. We will provide training on this once you are accepted. Part of following Public Officials Ethics laws means you must tell the group when you or a relative may financially benefit (or avoid fees) by your recommendations. This is called a "Conflict of Interest." If you tell us about potential Conflicts of Interest that does not mean you cannot serve, in fact, many committees have potential members with Conflicts of Interest. We appreciate your ethical inclusion of possible Conflicts of Interest on the form included in the application.
To Qualify
To be eligible for the advisory committee, members must live, play, worship, go to school, work or do business in the City of Portland.
What We Look For
We want people from every part of Portland here to share their voice on this committee, especially people who have not been involved before. If you want to serve your community and to help government make better choices, then we want to see your application. The attributes listed below are what will guide our selection process. It is helpful if you are specific in your answers. We do not expect you to be or have everything listed.
- You believe government is better when community is involved
- You are an advocate for racial equity: you want positive and long-lasting outcomes for racial and ethnic communities who have been left out before.
- You have a perspective on navigating the community with a disability.
- You are available to attend all meetings and participate in the discussions
- You want to help the Portland Police Bureau's Equity and Inclusion Office better serve the diverse community of Portland.
- You are willing to learn about the Bureau's Racial Equity Plan and help create accountability around the plan.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Availability to regularly attend meetings and events.
- Ability to prepare for meetings on your own time.
- Ability or experience working with a diversity of people, in terms of age, race, ethnic background, sexual orientation, gender, disability, culture, religion, etc.
- Ability to contribute to productive group processes and collective work in a collaborative, multicultural, and/or multilingual setting.
- Commitment and experience listening and considering other perspectives which may be different from your own.
- Knowledge and experience supporting and/or advancing equitable outcomes.
The Recruitment Process
Applications are due by 11:59pm on Sunday, December 31, 2023.
To talk with someone about this opportunity or to receive assistance completing the application, please contact the advisory body staff liaison at or 503-956-0370.
Voluntary & Confidential Demographic Information
The City is committed to diversity, inclusion, and equity. Completing the demographic information on the application is voluntary, but we encourage you to provide that information. The City uses this information to help ensure that advisory body appointments represent a broad cross-section of community. Your information will not be used during the recruitment nor the selection process. State and federal law prohibit use of this information to discriminate against you. Questions about this may be sent to AdvisoryBodies@Portlandoregon.gov
General Questions
For general questions about the Advisory Bodies program, the volunteer recruitment process, or other upcoming advisory body opportunities, please email AdvisoryBodies@Portlandoregon.gov.
This is an unpaid, volunteer position.
Additional Information
Meeting Location
Currently, many advisory bodies are meeting remotely due to COVID-19. In the future, meetings could: 1) be conducted fully remotely, or 2) be conducted remotely and in person (hybrid model). As the situation evolves, the exact meeting location may change based upon leadership direction and approval.
City of Portland volunteers are unpaid; therefore, employment benefits are not available.
01
Do you understand that this is a volunteer (non-paid, non-employment) position?
- Yes
- No
02
Are you able to prepare for meetings on your own time? And can you commit to regularly attend and participate in meetings and for the duration of the service term?
- Yes
- No
03
Currently, do you live, work, play, go to school, and/or worship in the City of Portland? Please mark all that apply so we can know the variety of ways you are involved in Portland.
- Live in Portland (reside and sleep)
- Work in Portland (or do business, includes non-profit/volunteerism, and family caretaking)
- Play in Portland (recreation, visiting establishments in Portland)
- Worship in Portland (engage in spiritual activities of all types such as churches, or religious organization affiliations and practices)
- Go to school in Portland (including study, take classes, research, broadly interpreted)
04
Are you or is a relative of yours associated with a business, as defined by ORS 244.020(3)(4), that is related to the subject matter to be considered by this advisory body? If yes, please explain. If no, enter "N/A," which stands for "not applicable."
05
Do you or a relative have connections to businesses that could result in a financial benefit of more than $500 annually as noted in ORS 244.020(3)(4)? If yes, please explain. If no, enter "N/A."
06
Even if you or a relative's connection to a business does not rise to the financial thresholds contained in ORS 244.020(3)(4), the City would like to know of any relationship to a business that could benefit financially from the outcome of the matter to be considered by this advisory body. Please list those connections here. If no, enter "N/A."
07
Do you or do any relative of yours have a professional affiliation with the City of Portland, either as a staff member or through a contract? Please list their name, their position, the bureau/department they are affiliated with, the contract, and your relationship to that individual. If no, enter "N/A."
08
By signing and/or typing my name below, I affirm I can commit to participate fully in the work of the advisory body I'm applying for. All information contained herein is true to the best of my knowledge, and I understand that any misstatement of fact or misrepresentation of credentials may result in this application being disqualified from further consideration. I affirm that all information contained in this form is true to the best of my knowledge. If at any time following the submission of this form I become aware of any actual or potential conflicts of interest or if the information provided becomes inaccurate or incomplete, promptly notify the staff contact for the City advisory body. Misstatement of fact or misrepresentation of information may result in your application being disqualified, or future dismissal from the advisory body.
09
What is your commitment and experience working with a diversity of people, in terms of age, ethnic background, sexual orientation, gender, disability, culture, religious preference, etc.? How have or how would you contribute to productive group processes and collective work in a collaborative, multicultural, and/or multilingual setting?
10
Do you have any affiliations with groups that you would like to tell us about, such as other committees, non-profits, churches, political action committees, or community-based organizations you are part of? Please list the name and your role with them, and dates you were active.
11
What excites you about the possibility of serving on this advisory body?
12
Describe your relevant skills, knowledge, and lived experience as well as any volunteer, work, and/or educational experience that would serve the advisory body's ability to meet its mission.
13
If selected and appointed to serve, what would you hope to accomplish during your service?
14
Please describe your experience and/or interest working in community, diverse groups, or public bodies, and provide examples in which you contributed to productive group processes and collective work in a collaborative, multicultural, and/or multilingual setting.
15
Please describe your ability to listen and consider other perspectives which may be different from your own.
16
Please address your commitment to and experience supporting and/or advancing equitable outcomes. Refer to examples from: your school, work, community, places of faith, family, etc.
17
We Remove Barriers. Please let us know if there are barriers to your participation that we can help eliminate. Examples include bus/parking passes and food at meetings when in-person gatherings return, childcare, or stipends. While we may not have these options on all advisory bodies, the Advisory Bodies Program is interested in planning and budgeting in the future based on needs expressed here.
18
Please complete the demographic survey at the link provided: https://forms.gle/hQD5fsDgKrezAekT7. Copy and paste it into another window. Please do not answer the text box below.
Required Question
