Grants Specialist Iii - Equity Resources Specialist - Health Equity Branch

Department Information

Division of Disease Control and Public Health - Health Equity Branch

You must be a resident of the State of Colorado to be eligible to apply.

IMPORTANT NOTE: This is a term-limited position and funding cannot be guaranteed beyond June 30, 2024. The incumbent in this position must be willing and able to resign on this date or when funds run out, whichever comes first.

We are committed to increasing the diversity of our staff and providing culturally responsive programs and services. Therefore, we encourage responses from people of diverse backgrounds and abilities.

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Description of Job

The Work Unit

DCPHR’s new Health Equity Branch exists to expand and promote equitable access to opportunities and resources that impact an individual’s or community’s health and right to be free from communicable diseases and their health effects. The Branch partners with community-based organizations, healthcare entities and local public health agencies in Colorado by promoting health equity and implementing strategies tailored to address the varying complex causes of health disparities that often stem from structural racism or the historical disenfranchisement and discrimination of marginalized groups, including racial and ethnic minorities, low-income populations, and members of the LGBTQ community. The Branch works collaboratively to set strategic priorities, collect and disseminate data, identify and implement effective strategies, and align resources within the division and across the department and other state agencies.

The Health Equity Branch includes a Resource Support Team Unit. This Unit consists of several lines of work focused around identifying and supporting community-based organizations, health care entities, and local public health agency's access opportunities and resources that support and promote health equity. Resource support specialists are based in the community they live and work with these entities to support accessing funding and other resources to support programs that aim to advance health equity and address social determinants of health as they relate to COVID-19 health disparities among populations at higher risk and that are underserved.

The Resource Support Team Unit will consist of 9 resource specialists (each with a specific geographic region of focus) and 2 supervisors. The Resource Support Team Unit is responsible for assisting community-based organizations and other entities in applying for and managing grant funding through CDPHE for programs related to COVID-19 around cultural/community health navigation, wrap-around resource support, and community engagement and communications. The Regional Support Team is responsible for directing the overall portfolio of funded work including; reviewing grant applications, developing statements of work, developing budgets, reviewing invoices, approving deliverables and other program and contract monitoring duties within each region and across the state to assure community needs are met in regional populations experiencing a disproportionate burden of COVID-19 infection, severe illness, and death to guide the response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

DCPHR, and the Health Equity Branch, operate on the belief that all people - no matter their race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, education level, age, language, religion, ability or geographic location - should have the opportunity to live healthy lives.

Equity Resource Specialist - Grants Specialist III are each responsible for assisting community-based organizations and other entities in their region in accessing COVID-19 related funds/resources through CDPHE. Equity Resource Specialists support community based organizations, health care agencies, and other entities apply for and manage funding administered through CDPHE. This includes but is not limited to program monitoring, contract monitoring, invoice reviews, and compliance. The Equity Resource Specialist is responsible for ensuring the overall portfolio of funded work within their assigned region comprehensively covers community needs.

What You'll Be Doing;

SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE

• Maintains awareness of grant program requirements, goals, and objectives; is the responsible party for ensuring compliance with funding requirements and laws.
• Serves as a subject matter expert for the work portfolio and funding in the Resource Support Teams Unit.
• Responsible for understanding of contract monitoring and compliance requirements.
• Provides subject matter expertise related to allowable expenditures and programmatic content of various funding mechanisms, including an understanding of both state and federal limitations on allowable spending.
• Is aware of relevant funding opportunities outside of CDPHE, to direct organizations towards alternative options when CDPHE funding is not an appropriate fit.
• Assists community groups in identifying the correct funding mechanisms and resources for their activities and programs.

COLLABORATION/COORDINATION

• Coordinates with Regional Outreach team members to ensure cohesive support for community based organizations related to identifying funding to meet community needs and implementing work with that funding to serve community needs.
• Understands the complete picture of available resources and goals of community support, to assess whether the portfolio of funded groups and projects is fulfilling needs of the community.

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions Of Employment & Appeal Rights

To be considered for this position, your application must clearly demonstrate that you meet one of the following options outlining the requirements needed for consideration:

(OPTION 1) Experience Substitution

Six (6) years of professional experience in the following, or a combination of,: grant administration, contract management, coordinating grants, securing funding, working with diverse stakeholders and community members with a wide range of backgrounds and identities in pursuit of common goals, neighborhood organizations, knowledge of the community organizations, programs and social issues regarding residents of Colorado.

OR

(OPTION 2)

Two (2) years of professional experience of the following, or a combination of,: grant administration, contract management, project management, coordinating grants, working with diverse stakeholders and community members with a wide range of backgrounds and identities in pursuit of a common goals AND a b achelor's degree in social science, human services, public health, environmental health, community health, public administration or closely related field.

OR

(OPTION 3) Advanced Education

A Master's degree in public health, public administration, community health or closely related field will substitute for the required bachelor's degree and work experience.

NOTE: Click on the link here How to Apply to submit a complete application that documents your work history giving details of your qualifications, including how your experience aligns with the minimum and preferred qualifications for this position when listing your work history.

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Conditions Of Employment
Must be willing to:

• Travel for meetings and community based organizations and trainings, may be necessary for overnight stay.
• Effective September 20, 2021, employees will be required to attest to and verify whether or not they are fully vaccinated for COVID-19. Employees who have not been fully vaccinated may be required to submit to serial testing in the future. Upon hire, new employees will have three (3) business days to provide attestation to their status with proof of vaccination. Vaccinated employees must provide proof of vaccination.
• A pre-employment background check

NOTE: Fully Vaccinated means two (2) weeks after a second dose in a two-dose series of the COVID-19 vaccine, such as the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, or two (2) weeks after the single-dose vaccine, such as Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen vaccine, as defined by the most recent State of Colorado’s Public Health Order and current guidance issued by the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment.
Preferred Qualifications

• A passion for social justice and for the mission of DCPHR.
• Relevant years of Colorado State Service.
• Experience collaborating with stakeholders and partners, including providing technical assistance.
• Experience with grant funding.
• Experience with a variety of funding opportunities available to community based organizations.
• Previous experience in disproportionately impacted communities.
• Previous experience with collaborative efforts at the state, local, or community level.
• Excellent communication, organizational, critical thinking, interpersonal and problem solving skills.
• Previous experience monitoring contracts, deliverables, and budgets.
• Those candidates that are able to communicate with others in a language other than English are strongly encouraged to apply.

APPEAL RIGHTS:
If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for the position, you may protest the action by filing an appeal with the State Personnel Board/State Personnel Director within 10 days from the date you receive notice of the elimination.
Also, if you wish to challenge the selection and comparative analysis process, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board/State Personnel Director within 10 days from the receipt of notice or knowledge of the action you are challenging. Refer to Chapters 4 and 8 of the State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, 4 CCR 801, for more information about the appeals process.
The State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures are available at www.colorado.gov/spb. A standard appeal form is available at: www.colorado.gov/spb. If you appeal, your appeal must be submitted in writing on the official appeal form, signed by you or representative, and received at the following address within 10 days of your receipt of notice or knowledge of the action: Colorado State Personnel Board/State Personnel Director, Attn: Appeals Processing, 1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver, CO 80203. Fax: 303-866-5038. Phone: 303-866-3300. The ten-day deadline and these appeal procedures also apply to all charges of discrimination.
Supplemental Information
A Complete Application Packet Must Include

• A copy of your transcripts (unofficial copy acceptable)
• If you are a veteran, attach a copy of your DD214 to your application
• A complete application that documents your work history giving details of your qualifications, including how your experience aligns with the minimum and preferred qualifications when listing your work history

The Selection Process:

• Part of, or all of, the comparative analysis for this position may be a structured application review, which involves a review of the information you submit in your application by Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) against the preferred qualifications.
• A top group, up to six (6) candidates, will be invited to schedule an interview with the hiring manager.

E-Verify: CDPHE uses e-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about E-Verify , including your rights and responsibilities.
The State of Colorado believes that equity, diversity, and inclusion drive our success, and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply. The State of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer committed to building inclusive, innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. Therefore, in all aspects of the employment process, we provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, medical condition related to pregnancy, creed, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, or military status (with preference given to military veterans), or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law.
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to our ADAAA Coordinator, Daniel Mckenna at [email protected] or call 303-692-6319 .
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