Public Health Grant Evaluator

Department Information
IMPORTANT NOTE: This is a term-limited position and funding cannot be guaranteed beyond November 30, 2027. The incumbent in this position must be willing and able to resign on this date or when funds run out, whichever comes first.
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• Distinctive career advancement opportunities throughout the State system
• Tuition assistance for college-level courses including Masters degree programs
• Bike to work programs, including access to storage lockers and bike racks
• A variety of employee resource groups
• Strong, yet flexible retirement benefits including a choice of the PERA Defined Benefit Plan or the PERA Defined Contribution Plan, plus optional 401K and 457 plans
• Paid life insurance
• Short- and long-term disability coverage
• Employee wellness programs and facilities
• Medical and dental health plans
• Excellent work-life programs, such as flexible schedules, and
• 11 paid holidays per year plus generous personal time off
• Extensive internal professional development opportunities on a wide variety of subjects
• Mentoring program with opportunities for mentors and mentees

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Description of Job
The Work Unit
The mission of the Office of Public Health Practice, Planning, and Local Partnerships (OPHP) is to collaborate and partner across the public health system to maintain and further strengthen statewide infrastructure and capacity. The Office of Public Health Practice, Planning, and Local Partnerships exists to build capacity and improve performance of state and local public health agencies. Office staff members work across the department and with local public health agencies, boards and organizations to foster collaboration and leverage resources to:

• Provide technical assistance to state and local public health agencies for training, assessment and planning, public health practice, performance improvement, workforce development, 2 Revised 6/1/2022
• Distribute funds to local public health and monitor contracts.
• Increase public health practice competency through the utilization and dissemination of evidence-based best practices using a variety of delivery mechanisms including synchronic and asynchronous training, tools, and resources.
• Lead Colorado's assessment and planning system for state and local public health.
• Connect with national organizations and governmental public health agencies in other states.
• Support the development of the public health workforce through training, capacity building, funding, and partnerships
• Serve as a liaison and contact for all local public health agencies and provide connections to a variety of CDPHE programs and resources.
• Develop infrastructure to ensure all counties provide the core public health services and local public health directors meet the defined minimum qualifications.
• Represent the department in professional public health organizations.

What You'll Be Doing
This position will reside in the Office of Public Health Practice Planning, and Local Partnerships and will serve as the Grant Evaluator of the CDC Strengthening U.S. Public Health Infrastructure, Workforce, and Data Systems grant. The Grant Evaluator will facilitate progress reporting, use of grant performance measures, internal evaluation activities, collaboration with national partners from Component B on evaluation of the grant, and participation in relevant national organizational and workforce assessments.
This position will work extremely closely and collaboratively with a variety of people within and outside of CDPHE, including partnerships with Local Public Health Agencies, the Colorado Association of Local Public Health Organizations, Component B technical advisors, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The position will work with department health equity staff to ensure health equity is included in evaluation and work plans.
Minimum Qualifications/Substitutions
Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights
In order to be included in the applicant pool you must meet one of the following conditions:
(OPTION 1)

• Seven (7) years of professional experience in public health, community education, and/or community outreach. (Substitution)

(OPTION 2)

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree in public health, psychology, sociology, social work or closely related field.

AND

• Three (3) years of professional experience in public health, community education, and/or community outreach

(OPTION 3)

• A Master's degree from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree in public health, psychology, sociology or social work, or closely-related field will substitute for the required education and two years of experience.(Substitution)

AND

• One (1) year of professional experience in public health, community education, and/or community outreach

This experience must be substantiated within the Work Experience section of your application. "See Resume" will not be accepted. In addition, part-time work will be prorated.
Conditions Of Employment

• A criminal background check and drug test will be conducted as part of the selection process. Felony convictions or conviction of crimes of moral turpitude or convictions of misdemeanors related to job duties may disqualify you from being considered for this position. Should your background check reveal any charges and convictions, it is your responsibility to provide the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Human Resources office with an official disposition of any charges.

Preferred Qualifications And Essential Competencies
The preferred experience, competencies and abilities are highly desirable for this position and will be considered in selecting the successful candidate:

• Excellent leadership, communication, organizational, critical thinking, interpersonal and problem solving skills
• Experience with stakeholder management and communication
• Outstanding skills and abilities in verbal and written communications; ability to adapt a style to fit diverse audiences of varying technical levels, and at various levels within an organization, in groups and individual settings
• Possesses a high degree of cultural competence and emotional intelligence
• Racially conscious and culturally competent with the skill, will, capacity, and knowledge to commit to a culture of continuous improvement.
• Experience with program evalutaion; including creating evaluation measures and reporting
• Excellent organizational skills; the ability to set, track, and accomplish priorities, goals, and timetables to achieve maximum productivity, knowing the status of activities at all times

Supplemental Information
A Complete Application Packet Must Include

• A completed State of Colorado application.
• If you are a veteran, a copy of your DD214 attached to your colorado.gov/jobs application.
• A copy of your resume

The Selection Process

• Colorado Revised Statutes require that state employees are hired and promoted based on merit and fitness through a comparative analysis process.
• A top group, up to six candidates, will be invited to schedule an interview with the hiring manager.
• 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 materials by Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) against the preferred qualifications.
• All applications that are received by the closing of this announcement will be reviewed against the Minimum Qualifications in this announcement. Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications proceed to the next step.

Appeal Rights
If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for the position or that as a result of no longer being considered, you were discriminated against, 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. If an applicant seeks to have an allegation of discrimination reviewed by the Board, that person must file an appeal (petition for hearing) within 10 days of the action or receipt of any final written selection decision. 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.
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You must be legally eligible to work in the United States to be appointed to this position. CDPHE does not sponsor non-residents of the United States.