DCPHR Legislative Director Policy Advisor VI PolicyStakeholder Engagement

The Division of Disease Control and Public Health Response (DCPHR) is the departments 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. Division exists to ensure that the Department has the ability to effectively prepare for monitor detect diagnose investigate and nimbly respond to all types of conditions events and disasters that impact the publics health.

The Unit:The Disease Control and Public Health Response Division (DCPHR) ensures that the Department and State of Colorado has the ability to effectively prepare for monitor detect diagnose investigate and respond to all types of conditions that impact the publics health. The DCPHR Policy Unit coordinates implements and monitors the divisions 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 DCPHRs 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 etc. monitoring legislative committees serving as a liaison and a resource with division staff and stakeholder groups representing the divisions interest with inter-governmental and intra-governmental groups and agencies including state legislators maintaining oversight of the divisions legislative and regulatory policy implementation and supporting special projects including research projects. This position identifies actions that need to be completed by each division program area provides technical assistance and support and ensures timely action by all program areas. This position leads and implements short-term and long-term projects to support the division with its policy and legislative efforts. This position implements the direction and strategy determined by executive leadership department leadership division leadership and the Departments Legislative Affairs Unit. This position coordinates and manages these functions within the division and supports the development of material for the Division Director and Deputy Director.

• As the delegated Staff Authority advise the DCPHR Division Director Deputy Director division leadership and department leadership on complex policy policy implementation and stakeholder relations issues related to DCPHR.
• Provides leadership and support for the legislative process. Independently and timely reviews legislation and tracks bills introduced throughout the legislative session to assess relevance and division impact.
• Works 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.
• Liaises advocates and defends division proposals before the legislature and other federal state or local agencies or other forums as needed and approved by division and department leadership.
• Serves as a conduit for communication between division staff and the LAU.
• Represents DCPHR interests in cross agency discussions regarding key policy discussions closely collaborating with the DCPHR Director Deputy Director department leadership and Governors Office.
• Develops responses to legislative questions from legislators the Governors Office advocates and others as appropriate.
• Elevates legislative challenges and issues to DCPHR Division Director Deputy Director and division leadership as appropriate.
• Drafts bill language that supports DCPHRs position on a bill as approved by CDPHE leadership and the Governors Office.
• Provides support and consultation to DCPHR programmatic leadership regarding the legislative process and legislation impacting the division.
• Coordinates with program and fiscal staff to analyze the fiscal and operational impacts of proposed legislation.
• Positively influences and guides DCPHR programs and program leadership regarding legislative actions and strategy.
• Coordinates the divisions response to federal requests for comments including providing guidance for staff to prepare and submit comments.
• Directs 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.
• Analyzes public health policy trends to inform DCPHR strategy and program implementation.
• Researches best practices and successful projects/policies in other states and literature reviews to inform future projects and policies.
• Develops factsheets talking points briefing documents FAQs and other materials related to relevant legislation.

• Advise the Division Director Deputy Director division leadership and department leadership on stakeholder relations issues related to DCPHR.
• Develops and implements plans to engage stakeholders for legislative or other policy and programming initiatives in accordance with the overarching stakeholder engagement strategy.
• Serves as spokesperson in external forums particularly those with or involving elected officials as approved by the DCPHR Division Director and department leadership. This may include federal state local and community efforts including workgroups coalitions and standing committees.
• Develops and maintains relationships with members of local state and national agencies community organizations and various program stakeholders.
• Articulates purpose identifies stakeholders determines methods of engagement provides briefings listens to stakeholder input documents the suggestions made makes recommendations based on these suggestions.
• Communicates actions taken to stakeholders as the project progresses.
• Summarizes and reports results of engagement.
• Uses problem-solving skills to identify innovative solutions to address division needs and issues.
• Remains abreast of the current literature on stakeholder engagement and assesses its applicability to DCPHRs work.
• Provide support for regulatory rulemaking as needed.

• Ensures implementation of federal regulations and department standards for protecting the privacy or confidentiality of public health information created maintained or received within DCPHR.
• Ensures DCPHR programs/IT systems have a data release and data retention and destruction policies on file.
• Works with the CDPHE privacy officer and DCPHR programs to develop or draft memoranda of understanding and interagency agreements for contractual issues that involve HIPAA compliance or the sharing of protected health information.
• Serves on the departments Privacy and Security Board. Receives division reports for potential privacy breaches and reports them to the CDPHE privacy officer for resolution.

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:

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.

A combination of related education in law public health public administration political science or closely-related field and/oryears 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 orclosely-related field that equal to nine (9) years.

• A pre-employment background check
• Travel for meeting legislative committee hearing and stakeholder meetings and potentially out of state for conferences and may require overnight stays..
• Be expected to work and/or remain at their worksite in delayed start early release or closure situations.
• Be available in the event of an emergency (e.g. bio-terrorist attack chemical attack disease outbreak or all hazards) and be required to report to work immediately at the regular or alternate location. During this time travel restrictions may be in place.
• Be available in the event of the activation of the Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) and be required to report to work immediately at the regular or alternate location. During this time travel restrictions may be in place.

• Ability to actively clearly and concisely communicate complex information in written and spoken English listen well ask relevant questions and give and receive clear and understandable instruction
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks work efficiently within time constraints and deadlines and handle stressful situations
• Ability to function both independently and in a team environment and when necessary to work more than eight hours in a day or to work on a holiday or weekend with little or no advance notice during the legislative session.
• Ability to work collaboratively across CDPHE State government other organizations to achieve results
• Experience interpreting statutes regulations guidance policies and legal documents including those at the federal state and local level
• Experience with developing policy briefing documents legislative materials talking points and fiscal notes
• Experience with policy negotiations
• Experience working to build consensus with diverse stakeholders on regulatory proposals
• Implementation of program modifications in response to and in order to comply with changes in legislation regulation and policy
• Experience with public health program operations in other states or in other federal programs
• Experience in the 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 impact of initiatives for internal staff managers and commission members
• Experience in identifying short- and long-term goals and develop strategies to achieve them and coordinate with internal and external business partners.
• Experience in presenting numerical data effectively to others.

As an applicant directly affected by the results of the selection or comparative analysis process you may file a written appeal with the State Personnel Director.

Review of the completed signed and submitted appeal will be timely on the basis of written material submitted by you using the official appeal form signed by you or your representative. This form must be completed and delivered to the State Personnel Board by email atwithin ten (10) calendar days from your receipt of notice or acknowledgement of the Departments action.

For further information on the Board Rules you can refer to 4 Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) 801-1 State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Directors Administrative Procedures Chapter 8 Resolution of Appeals and Disputes at Information

A complete application packet must include:

1. 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.
2. A copy of your transcripts if you are using education to meet the minimum qualifications. (unofficial copy acceptable)
3. If you are a veteran attach a copy of your DD214 to your application

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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. The 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 ourADAAA Coordinator Dan McKenna at or call option 5.