Office Specialist 2 (OS2)

Initial Posting Date:

12/04/2025

Application Deadline:

12/14/2025

Agency:

Public Employees Retirement System

Salary Range:

$3,429 - $4,622

Position Type:

Employee

Position Title:

Office Specialist 2 (OS2)

Job Description:

If you are an individual with excellent communication skills, the ability to stay organized and prioritize your workload effectively, and strong attention to detail, please apply today!

The Public Employees Retirement System is recruiting for one (1) Office Specialist 2 (OS2) position in the Operations Division (OD), Calculations Section (CALC).

• There is one full-time, permanent position.

• This position is full-time in-office based at our headquarters office in Tigard, Oregon.

• This recruitment will be used to establish a list of qualified applicants to fill the current vacancy and may be used to fill future vacancies as they occur.

• This position is represented by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU).

We serve the people of Oregon by administering public employee benefit trusts to pay the right person, the right benefit, at the right time.

Operations Division (OD)

The PERS Operations Division provides services to PERS members along the entire life cycle of their public service career: from their first job with a PERS-participating employer until their retirement. The division helps ensure that PERS fulfills its mission to provide the right person the right benefit at the right time. The Operations Division supports four benefit programs for members of the three PERS plans (Tier One, Tier Two, and the Oregon Public Service Retirement Plan (OPSRP):

1. The lifetime pension.

2. The Individual Account Program (IAP).

3. The Oregon Savings Growth Plan (OSGP).

4. The PERS Health Insurance Program (PHIP).

Calculations Section (CALC)

The Calculations Section is responsible for calculating all purchases, estimates, service retirements, withdrawals, disability, divorce, and death benefits for Tier One, Tier Two, OPSRP and IAP programs.

What you will be doing:

As the Office Specialist 2 (OS2), you will sort, update, and provide accurate documents, and information to external partners, members, and other appropriate parties. This position will process membership related documents and provide information to PERS members and to PERS member employers.

For a complete review of the position description, please contact the recruiter recruitment@pers.oregon.gov.

What Are We Looking For?

Minimum Qualifications

Two years of general clerical experience that includes keyboarding, word processing, or other experience generating documents; OR

An associate degree in any field; OR

An equivalent combination of education and experience.

Candidates who are the most competitive will possess the following skills, background, and areas of experience:

• Illustrate excellent time-management skills - Ability to efficiently manage competing priorities while staying focused and on task to meet set goals. Easily reprioritizes urgent business and seeks clarity on priorities when unclear.

• Strong organizational skills - Ability to anticipate and manage workflow. Stays organized to meet service-level agreements in a high-volume production environment.

• Utilize analytical and problem-solving abilities – Pays attention to the details to accurately evaluate and enter data, identify discrepancies, and determine possible solutions. Makes decisions with supporting documentation and well-thought-out reasoning to produce highly accurate results.

• Excellent communication skills - Strong oral and written communication with internal and external parties. Able to communicate in a clear and concise manner.

• Self-motivated to work independently - Efficiently works with commitment to stay on task to meet or exceed standard expectations.

• Professional - Consistently conducts themselves professionally in a team environment by being dependable, accountable, positive, and showing respect.  

• Proficient in MS Office 365 – Able to utilize MS Word to enhance written and verbal communication to internal and external stakeholders.  Skilled in creating and editing documents and statistical analysis. 

Benefits of Working for the State of Oregon & the Public Employees Retirement System:

Our team focuses closely on collaboration to support fellow teammates, while ensuring safety and looking for ways to innovate. Additional benefits include:

• Work/life balance, 11 paid holidays a year, and a competitive benefits package.

• Advancement and learning opportunities that will help grow your career with the State of Oregon.

Application Instructions & Requirements

Current State of Oregon Employees:  Apply via your employee Workday account.

External Applicants: Apply via the State of Oregon job opportunities webpage.

• Fill out the application or submit a resume. Your submitted experience fields or attached resume should include the beginning and end dates (mm/dd/yyyy) for each employer. The State of Oregon does not request or require your age, date of birth, attendance or graduation dates from an educational institution during the application process.

• Complete the supplemental questionnaire. Your answers to the supplemental questions must be supported by the information provided in the application/resume. 

• After you submit your application, please respond to the public records request authorization and gender identity questionnaire. This screen will come after you submit and will complete the process.  If you are an employee, the tasks will come to your Workday inbox.

• If you are a veteran, you may receive preference. The task to upload your documents will come before the public records request and gender identity questionnaire tasks.

Additional Details:

• Visa Sponsorship: Agency does not offer visa sponsorship. Within three (3) days of hire, applicants will be required to complete I-9 documentation and confirm authorization to work in the United States. If your employment authorization and documentation is contingent on sponsorship now or in the future, you will not meet Agency employment eligibility standards.

• Eligible veterans who meet the qualifications will be given veterans' preference. For more information, please visit Veterans Resources, or call Oregon Department of Veterans' Affairs at: 1-800-692-9666.  NOTE: If claiming veterans’ preference please be sure to check your Workday account for pending tasks or actions under your “My Applications” section.

• The information in your application will be used to complete a pay equity assessment to determine salary placement upon hire. Please see the link here to our Pay Equity Project

• The salary listed is the non-PERS qualifying salary range. If the successful candidate is PERS qualifying, the salary range will reflect the additional 6.95%.

• Finalists may be subject to a criminal history check. Criminal records are compared against the needs of the position and if found to conflict then may lead to disqualification.

• The use of outside resources such as Artificial Intelligence software during applicant skill assessments, examinations, and/or interviews is prohibited unless otherwise stated by the hiring agency. Unauthorized use of outside resources during the hiring process will result in disqualification.

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For additional information you may contact the recruiter by e-mail at vitaly.putintsev@pers.oregon.gov or by phone at 503-603-7500.

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