Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
DCPHR Legislative Director - Policy Advisor VI - Policy/Stakeholder Engagement.
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Denver, Colorado, United States, 80285
DCPHR Legislative Director - Policy Advisor VI - Policy/Stakeholder Engagement
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DCPHR Legislative Director - Policy Advisor VI - Policy/Stakeholder Engagement
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Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment .
Department Information Disease Control & Public Health Response – Policy and Stakeholder Engagement
You must be a resident of the State of Colorado to be eligible to apply.
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.
In addition to free parking, access to RTD bus lines, Cherry Creek bike path and flexible working arrangements.
Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. For more information, go to: Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF).
Description of Job The Division of Disease Control and Public Health Response (DCPHR) is the department’s lead surveillance, planning and response arm for public events including communicable disease outbreaks and epidemics, pandemics, bioterrorism, and other public health and mass casualty events and disasters. The Division exists to ensure that the Department has the ability to effectively prepare for, monitor, detect, diagnose, investigate, and respond to all types of conditions, events and disasters that impact the public’s health.
The DCPHR Policy Unit coordinates, implements, and monitors the division’s legislative and regulatory agenda; conducts legislative, policy, and regulatory reviews; coordinates internal and external stakeholder engagement initiatives; researches, develops, and recommends policy positions and courses of action for the division; develops policies and procedures as they relate to legislative and regulatory engagement. The unit guides and influences policy work throughout the division, oversees the fiscal note process, and has broad impacts on policy research and direction for all DCPHR programs and legislative initiatives.
About the Position This position serves as the staff authority for all of DCPHR’s legislative work and is responsible for legislative tracking, triaging legislative issues for DCPHR leadership, overseeing legislative and policy communications across the division, providing consultation to programs regarding advancing policy initiatives and strategic goals, developing legislative analyses, decision items, budget requests, fiscal notes, talking points, briefing documents, and monitoring legislative committees. The role serves as a liaison and a resource with division staff and stakeholder groups, represents the division’s interest with inter‑governmental and intra‑governmental groups and agencies, including state legislators, maintains oversight of the division’s legislative and regulatory policy implementation, and supports special projects, including research projects.
Responsibilities
Advise the DCPHR Division Director, Deputy Director, division leadership, and department leadership on complex policy, policy implementation, and stakeholder relations issues related to DCPHR.
Provide leadership and support for the legislative process; review legislation and track bills introduced throughout the legislative session to assess relevance and division impact.
Work with the CDPHE Legislative Affairs Unit (LAU) to request amendments, positions of support or opposition, or other engagements.
Support the Division Director, Deputy Director and division leadership in advancing and advocating before the legislature, federal, state or local agencies or other forums as needed.
Liaise, advocate, and defend division proposals before the legislature, and other federal, state or local agencies or other forums, as approved by division and department leadership.
Serve as a conduit for communication between division staff and the LAU.
Represent DCPHR interests in cross‑agency discussions regarding key policy discussions, closely collaborating with the DCPHR Director, Deputy Director, department leadership and Governor's Office.
Develop responses to legislative questions from legislators, the Governor’s Office, advocates, and others, as appropriate.
Elevate legislative challenges and issues to DCPHR division leadership, as appropriate.
Draft bill language that supports DCPHR’s position on a bill, as approved by CDPHE leadership and the Governor’s Office.
Provide support and consultation to DCPHR programmatic leadership regarding the legislative process and legislation impacting the division.
Coordinate with program and fiscal staff to analyze the fiscal and operational impacts of proposed legislation.
Positively influence and guide DCPHR programs and leadership regarding legislative actions and strategy.
Coordinate the division’s response to federal requests for comments, including providing guidance for staff to prepare and submit comments.
Direct the implementation of program modifications and process improvements to comply with changes in statutory and regulatory policy.
Monitor deadlines to ensure compliance with statutory obligations, such as legislative requests for information and required annual reports.
Analyze public health policy trends to inform DCPHR strategy and program implementation.
Research best practices and successful projects/policies in other states and literature reviews to inform future projects and policies.
Develop factsheets, talking points, briefing documents, FAQs, and other materials related to relevant legislation.
Stakeholder Engagement
Advise the Division Director, Deputy Director, division leadership, and department leadership on stakeholder relations issues related to DCPHR.
Develop and implement plans to engage stakeholders for legislative or other policy and programming initiatives, in accordance with the overarching stakeholder engagement strategy.
Serve as spokesperson in external forums, particularly those with or involving elected officials, as approved by the DCPHR Division Director and department leadership.
Develop and maintain relationships with members of local, state and national agencies, community organizations and various program stakeholders.
Articulate purpose, identify stakeholders, determine methods of engagement, provide briefings, listen to stakeholder input, document suggestions, and make recommendations based on these suggestions.
Communicate actions taken to stakeholders as the project progresses.
Summarize and report results of engagement.
Use problem‑solving skills to identify innovative solutions to address division needs and issues.
Remain abreast of the current literature on stakeholder engagement and assess its applicability to DCPHR’s work.
Provide support for regulatory rulemaking, as needed.
Division Privacy Officer
Ensure implementation of federal regulations and department standards for protecting the privacy or confidentiality of public health information created, maintained, or received within DCPHR.
Ensure DCPHR programs/IT systems have a data release and data retention and destruction policies on file.
Work with the CDPHE privacy officer and DCPHR programs to develop or draft memoranda of understanding and inter‑agency agreements for contractual issues that involve HIPAA compliance or the sharing of protected health information.
Serve on the department’s Privacy and Security Board. Receive division reports for potential privacy breaches and report them to the CDPHE privacy officer for resolution.
Minimum Qualifications Experience Only
Nine (9) years of full‑time professional experience in legislative or regulatory development and analysis, stakeholder outreach, public administrative processes, performing legal research and analysis, experience in policy management, policy development and implementation, or experience pursuing administrative legal or enforcement actions.
Education and Experience
A combination of related education in law, public health, public administration, political science or closely related field and/or years of full‑time professional experience in legislative and regulatory development and analysis, stakeholder outreach, public administrative processes, performing legal research and analysis, experience in policy management, policy development and implementation, or experience pursuing administrative legal or enforcement actions or closely related field that equal to nine (9) years.
Part‑time work will be prorated.
Preferred Qualifications
Ability to communicate complex information clearly, listen well, ask relevant questions, and give and receive clear instruction.
Ability to prioritize multiple tasks, work efficiently within time constraints and deadlines, and handle stressful situations.
Ability to function independently and in a team environment and to work beyond normal hours during the legislative session.
Experience interpreting statutes, regulations, guidance, policies, and legal documents, including federal, state and local levels.
Experience with developing policy briefing documents, legislative materials, talking points, and fiscal notes.
Experience with policy negotiations.
Experience building consensus with diverse stakeholders on regulatory proposals.
Implementation of program modifications in response to changes in legislation, regulation and policy.
Experience with public health program operations in other states or federal programs.
Experience developing policies and procedures for boards and/or commissions.
Experience in creating compliance assistance documentation for the regulated community.
Experience in developing position papers analyzing the impact of initiatives for internal staff, managers, and commission members.
Experience in identifying short‑ and long‑term goals and developing strategies to achieve them, and coordinating with internal and external partners.
Experience presenting numerical data effectively to others.
Conditions of Employment
Pre‑employment background check.
Travel for meetings, legislative committee hearings, stakeholder meetings; may require overnight stays and out of state travel.
Worksite flexibility during emergencies or continuity of operations plans.
Appeal Rights An applicant who has been removed from an employment list or from consideration during the selection process may request a review by the State Personnel Director. The appeal must be submitted within ten (10) calendar days by email to dpa_state.personnelboard@state.co.us.
Application Process Submit a complete application packet, including a résumé that documents work history, transcripts if education is used to meet minimum qualifications, and a DD‑214 for veterans. The selection process may involve a structured application review and then interviews with up to six candidates.
E‑Verify CDPHE uses E‑Verify to confirm eligibility to work in the United States. Learn more about E‑Verify and your rights and responsibilities.
ADAAA Accommodations The State of Colorado is an equal‑opportunity employer that encourages applicants from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply. For accommodations, contact the ADAAA Coordinator at daniel.mckenna@state.co.us or call 303‑692‑2060, option 5.
Equal Opportunity Employer The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is a tobacco‑free campus and a proud equal‑opportunity employer.
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DCPHR Legislative Director - Policy Advisor VI - Policy/Stakeholder Engagement
role at the
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment .
Department Information Disease Control & Public Health Response – Policy and Stakeholder Engagement
You must be a resident of the State of Colorado to be eligible to apply.
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.
In addition to free parking, access to RTD bus lines, Cherry Creek bike path and flexible working arrangements.
Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. For more information, go to: Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF).
Description of Job The Division of Disease Control and Public Health Response (DCPHR) is the department’s lead surveillance, planning and response arm for public events including communicable disease outbreaks and epidemics, pandemics, bioterrorism, and other public health and mass casualty events and disasters. The Division exists to ensure that the Department has the ability to effectively prepare for, monitor, detect, diagnose, investigate, and respond to all types of conditions, events and disasters that impact the public’s health.
The DCPHR Policy Unit coordinates, implements, and monitors the division’s legislative and regulatory agenda; conducts legislative, policy, and regulatory reviews; coordinates internal and external stakeholder engagement initiatives; researches, develops, and recommends policy positions and courses of action for the division; develops policies and procedures as they relate to legislative and regulatory engagement. The unit guides and influences policy work throughout the division, oversees the fiscal note process, and has broad impacts on policy research and direction for all DCPHR programs and legislative initiatives.
About the Position This position serves as the staff authority for all of DCPHR’s legislative work and is responsible for legislative tracking, triaging legislative issues for DCPHR leadership, overseeing legislative and policy communications across the division, providing consultation to programs regarding advancing policy initiatives and strategic goals, developing legislative analyses, decision items, budget requests, fiscal notes, talking points, briefing documents, and monitoring legislative committees. The role serves as a liaison and a resource with division staff and stakeholder groups, represents the division’s interest with inter‑governmental and intra‑governmental groups and agencies, including state legislators, maintains oversight of the division’s legislative and regulatory policy implementation, and supports special projects, including research projects.
Responsibilities
Advise the DCPHR Division Director, Deputy Director, division leadership, and department leadership on complex policy, policy implementation, and stakeholder relations issues related to DCPHR.
Provide leadership and support for the legislative process; review legislation and track bills introduced throughout the legislative session to assess relevance and division impact.
Work with the CDPHE Legislative Affairs Unit (LAU) to request amendments, positions of support or opposition, or other engagements.
Support the Division Director, Deputy Director and division leadership in advancing and advocating before the legislature, federal, state or local agencies or other forums as needed.
Liaise, advocate, and defend division proposals before the legislature, and other federal, state or local agencies or other forums, as approved by division and department leadership.
Serve as a conduit for communication between division staff and the LAU.
Represent DCPHR interests in cross‑agency discussions regarding key policy discussions, closely collaborating with the DCPHR Director, Deputy Director, department leadership and Governor's Office.
Develop responses to legislative questions from legislators, the Governor’s Office, advocates, and others, as appropriate.
Elevate legislative challenges and issues to DCPHR division leadership, as appropriate.
Draft bill language that supports DCPHR’s position on a bill, as approved by CDPHE leadership and the Governor’s Office.
Provide support and consultation to DCPHR programmatic leadership regarding the legislative process and legislation impacting the division.
Coordinate with program and fiscal staff to analyze the fiscal and operational impacts of proposed legislation.
Positively influence and guide DCPHR programs and leadership regarding legislative actions and strategy.
Coordinate the division’s response to federal requests for comments, including providing guidance for staff to prepare and submit comments.
Direct the implementation of program modifications and process improvements to comply with changes in statutory and regulatory policy.
Monitor deadlines to ensure compliance with statutory obligations, such as legislative requests for information and required annual reports.
Analyze public health policy trends to inform DCPHR strategy and program implementation.
Research best practices and successful projects/policies in other states and literature reviews to inform future projects and policies.
Develop factsheets, talking points, briefing documents, FAQs, and other materials related to relevant legislation.
Stakeholder Engagement
Advise the Division Director, Deputy Director, division leadership, and department leadership on stakeholder relations issues related to DCPHR.
Develop and implement plans to engage stakeholders for legislative or other policy and programming initiatives, in accordance with the overarching stakeholder engagement strategy.
Serve as spokesperson in external forums, particularly those with or involving elected officials, as approved by the DCPHR Division Director and department leadership.
Develop and maintain relationships with members of local, state and national agencies, community organizations and various program stakeholders.
Articulate purpose, identify stakeholders, determine methods of engagement, provide briefings, listen to stakeholder input, document suggestions, and make recommendations based on these suggestions.
Communicate actions taken to stakeholders as the project progresses.
Summarize and report results of engagement.
Use problem‑solving skills to identify innovative solutions to address division needs and issues.
Remain abreast of the current literature on stakeholder engagement and assess its applicability to DCPHR’s work.
Provide support for regulatory rulemaking, as needed.
Division Privacy Officer
Ensure implementation of federal regulations and department standards for protecting the privacy or confidentiality of public health information created, maintained, or received within DCPHR.
Ensure DCPHR programs/IT systems have a data release and data retention and destruction policies on file.
Work with the CDPHE privacy officer and DCPHR programs to develop or draft memoranda of understanding and inter‑agency agreements for contractual issues that involve HIPAA compliance or the sharing of protected health information.
Serve on the department’s Privacy and Security Board. Receive division reports for potential privacy breaches and report them to the CDPHE privacy officer for resolution.
Minimum Qualifications Experience Only
Nine (9) years of full‑time professional experience in legislative or regulatory development and analysis, stakeholder outreach, public administrative processes, performing legal research and analysis, experience in policy management, policy development and implementation, or experience pursuing administrative legal or enforcement actions.
Education and Experience
A combination of related education in law, public health, public administration, political science or closely related field and/or years of full‑time professional experience in legislative and regulatory development and analysis, stakeholder outreach, public administrative processes, performing legal research and analysis, experience in policy management, policy development and implementation, or experience pursuing administrative legal or enforcement actions or closely related field that equal to nine (9) years.
Part‑time work will be prorated.
Preferred Qualifications
Ability to communicate complex information clearly, listen well, ask relevant questions, and give and receive clear instruction.
Ability to prioritize multiple tasks, work efficiently within time constraints and deadlines, and handle stressful situations.
Ability to function independently and in a team environment and to work beyond normal hours during the legislative session.
Experience interpreting statutes, regulations, guidance, policies, and legal documents, including federal, state and local levels.
Experience with developing policy briefing documents, legislative materials, talking points, and fiscal notes.
Experience with policy negotiations.
Experience building consensus with diverse stakeholders on regulatory proposals.
Implementation of program modifications in response to changes in legislation, regulation and policy.
Experience with public health program operations in other states or federal programs.
Experience developing policies and procedures for boards and/or commissions.
Experience in creating compliance assistance documentation for the regulated community.
Experience in developing position papers analyzing the impact of initiatives for internal staff, managers, and commission members.
Experience in identifying short‑ and long‑term goals and developing strategies to achieve them, and coordinating with internal and external partners.
Experience presenting numerical data effectively to others.
Conditions of Employment
Pre‑employment background check.
Travel for meetings, legislative committee hearings, stakeholder meetings; may require overnight stays and out of state travel.
Worksite flexibility during emergencies or continuity of operations plans.
Appeal Rights An applicant who has been removed from an employment list or from consideration during the selection process may request a review by the State Personnel Director. The appeal must be submitted within ten (10) calendar days by email to dpa_state.personnelboard@state.co.us.
Application Process Submit a complete application packet, including a résumé that documents work history, transcripts if education is used to meet minimum qualifications, and a DD‑214 for veterans. The selection process may involve a structured application review and then interviews with up to six candidates.
E‑Verify CDPHE uses E‑Verify to confirm eligibility to work in the United States. Learn more about E‑Verify and your rights and responsibilities.
ADAAA Accommodations The State of Colorado is an equal‑opportunity employer that encourages applicants from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply. For accommodations, contact the ADAAA Coordinator at daniel.mckenna@state.co.us or call 303‑692‑2060, option 5.
Equal Opportunity Employer The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is a tobacco‑free campus and a proud equal‑opportunity employer.
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