What are the responsibilities and job description for the Grant Prioritization Program Manager position at State of Colorado Job Opportunities?
Department Information
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.
Be BOLD and make a real difference . . .
Do you desire a career that provides you with opportunities to improve the world around you? The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) is seeking diverse individuals from all backgrounds to apply for a career position that makes a direct impact on improving the lives of Colorado residents. Our mission is to advance Colorado's health and protect the places we live, work, learn, and play. Our vision is to create a healthy and sustainable Colorado where current and future generations thrive.
If your goal is to build a career that makes a difference, consider joining the dedicated people of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Our tobacco-free campus offers free parking and is conveniently located near RTD bus lines, Glendale City Set, and the Cherry Creek bike path. In addition to a great location and rewarding, meaningful work, we offer:
- Employee wellness programs and facilities
- Extensive internal professional development opportunities on a wide variety of subjects
- Bike to work programs, including access to storage lockers and bike racks
- Distinctive career advancement opportunities throughout the State system
- 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
- Medical and dental health plans
- Paid life insurance
- Short- and long-term disability coverage
- 11 paid holidays per year plus generous personal time off
- Mentoring program with opportunities for mentors and mentees
- Tuition assistance for college-level courses including Masters degree programs
- Excellent work-life programs, such as flexible schedules, and
- A variety of employee resource groups
Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. For more information, go to: https://studentloans.gov/myDirectLoan/pslfFlow.action#!/pslf/launch
Description of Job
The Work Unit
The Prevention Services Division’s (PSD) mission is to promote healthy lifestyles, prevent disease and injuries, and promote access to health care for Coloradans. PSD works with public and private partners across Colorado to improve the health of all Coloradans. Division professionals develop, review, implement and evaluate public health interventions that promote healthy living, prevent chronic disease, protect against injury and ensure access to health care and opportunities for a healthy lifestyle.
The Violence and Injury Prevention – Mental Health Promotion (VIP-MHP) Branch exists to coordinate state and local
efforts toward mental health promotion, substance abuse prevention, and the prevention of death and disability in
Colorado due to unintentional and intentional injuries through health policy, legislation, public awareness and
education, training, assessments, and intervention programs.
We are aware that many kinds of injury and violence share the same systemic causes: poverty and economic instability;
lack of substance use treatment and mental health services; social norms related to violence; and a lack of social
connectedness that affects us all and leaves too many youth unconnected or unsafe at school. As we seek to address
these crucial issues, we commit to being responsive to the reality that structural racism intensifies each of them. The
VIP-MHP Branch recognizes that racism is a public health crisis and is committed to improving racial and other forms
of equity through all of its programs.
These systemic injustices and additional risk and protective factors are shared across many of the outcomes we
address. Our work continues until all Coloradans have the opportunity to live and have healthy lives, in a way that
celebrates intersectional identities including race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, education level,
age, language, religion, ability, and geographic location. Collectively we all can work to achieve this goal by
improving racial justice and other forms of equity through all of our programs and practices.
The Position
This position is being created to serve as Grant Prioritization Program Manager, a required role according to the Grant Prioritization Task Force Grant HB 23-1223 and is the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s staff authority over the Grant Prioritization Task Force as outlined in C.R.S. §25-1-137 (HB23-1223). This position supports all facets of the task force, from implementing bylaws and norms, ensuring appointments are made, The staff authority duties include drafting reports on the activities of the Grant Prioritization Task Force, making recommendations to PSD Leadership and the CDPHE Central Procurement Office regarding potential changes to the processes the division and department use for procurements for grants designed to reduce youth delinquency, suicide, and violence.
This position drafts grant application standard operating process documentation, application forms, and resources for applicants, and initial accreditation (which includes the Pre-Application, Application, Documentation Selection/Submission) and makes recommendations to PSD and CDPHE leadership regarding these processes and forms. The position creates agendas and facilitates the Grant Prioritization Task Force, to support members of the task force to identify alignment for grants designed to reduce youth delinquency, violence, and suicide. The task force is comprised of leaders from the Behavioral Health Administration, Department of Early Childhood, Department of Education, Department of Human Services, Department of Public Safety, and other agencies and meets monthly to data findings and initiatives addressing substance misuse and youth violence, suicide, and delinquency findings. Based on the recommendations of the task force to achieve the maximum impact on reducing youth violence, suicide, and delinquency risk factors in priority communities, this position makes recommendations to PSD and CDPHE leadership, and other divisions regarding opportunities for action, such as pooling agency resources, and standardizing grant processes. This position is responsible for keeping division and senior leadership teams aware of the work in order to support the recommendations in changes to CDPHE grant programs. This position is responsible for drafting language for review by the CDPHE Director of Legislative Affairs, to update the legislature (through the annual SMART Act) on the activities of the task force.
The position has expert level knowledge on desired task force goals, operationalizing data findings and implementingstrategic plans. PSD leadership relies on consultation with this position in order to make recommendations for
programs addressing critical youth violence, suicide, and delinquency risk factors, in alignment with the
recommendations of the Grant Prioritization Task Force. This position uses knowledge of multiple statewide
prevention projects to stay informed about developments in the field of prevention at a national, state and local
level. This position determines how to improve and provide technical knowledge in evidence-based practices for
service delivery as well as fidelity to evidence-based models and makes recommendations to PSD programs to do
so.
Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights
An applicant may meet the minimum qualifications for this job in one of two ways: They may qualify through their work experience alone or through a combination of education and work experience.
Experience Only: Seven (7) years of relevant experience in project management, public administration, or an occupation related to the work assigned to this position.
OR
Education and Experience: A combination of related education, graduation from an accredited college or university in any degree or closely-related field AND relevant experience in project management, public administration or an occupation related to the work assigned to this position equivalent to seven (7) years.
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:
- Experience in collaboration by taking action to build strategic relationships among different groups, sectors, and organizations to help achieve intended outcomes that address the broader policies, practices, and community-wide systems that can positively influence a community.
- Interpersonal and Conflict Management Skills- Displays understanding, courtesy, tact, empathy and concern; develops and maintains effective relationships; deals skillfully with people who are difficult, hostile or distressed; effectively manages and resolves conflicts, confrontations and disagreements in a positive and constructive way; does not avoid conflict when it can produce better solutions.
- Excellent communication skills, including the ability to convey complex terminology and concepts in clear, accessible verbal and written language, tailoring messages for diverse audiences, and delivering/facilitating presentations that promote productive group discussions.
- Proven experience in project administration and management, including resource allocation and relationship management.
- Experience with grant management, procurement, and contracting
- Knowledge of tools and methods for assessing the effectiveness and impact of community collaborations.
- Demonstrated commitment to strong ethical standards, including integrity, transparency, and accountability in all actions and decisions, ensuring trust and credibility in both internal and external interactions.
- Deep understanding of and respect for diverse cultural, linguistic, and social backgrounds, ensuring that partnerships are inclusive and power distribution equitable, and addressing the needs and values of community and government entities.
Conditions of Employment:
- Pursuant to CDPHE policy, a background check is required for all positions at CDPHE.
- Must be willing to work a hybrid schedule.
APPEAL RIGHTS: If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for this position, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director. An appeal or review must be submitted on the official appeal form, signed by you or your representative. This form must be delivered to the State Personnel Board by email (dpa_state.personnelboard@state.co.us), postmarked in US Mail or hand delivered (1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver CO 80203), or faxed (303.866.5038) within ten (10) calendar days from your receipt of notice or acknowledgment of the department’s action. For more information about the appeals process, the official appeal form, and how to deliver it to the State Personnel Board; go to spb.colorado.gov; contact the State Personnel Board for assistance at (303) 866-3300; or refer to 4 Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) 801-1, State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, Chapter 8, Resolution of Appeals and Disputes, at spb.colorado.gov under Rules.
Supplemental Information
A complete application packet must include:
- A completed State of Colorado application.
- Unofficial transcripts if using to verify educational requirement
If you are a veteran, a copy of your DD214 attached to your colorado.gov/jobs application.
The Selection Process
- 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.
- Colorado Revised Statutes require that state employees are hired and promoted based on merit and fitness through a comparative analysis 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 materials by Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) against the preferred qualifications.
A top group, of up to six candidates, will be invited to schedule an interview with the hiring manager.
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.
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