Chronic Disease Training and Workforce Programs Manager - Term-Limited

State of Colorado • Denver, CO

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

This position serves as a first-level supervisor for the Chronic Disease Workforce and Training Program within the Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention (HPCDP) Branch of the Prevention Services Division (PSD). The role involves being a subject matter expert in chronic disease workforce development, training, and infrastructure, and acting as the main point of contact for key workforce development and Rural Health Transformation partners. The position requires applying advanced public health practice, chronic disease prevention, workforce development, rural health, community-clinical linkages, health equity, evidence-based intervention implementation, and public health systems knowledge to provide strategic guidance and oversight for chronic disease workforce initiatives. This includes managing Community Health Worker (CHW) and Regional Health Connector (RHC) infrastructure, and expanding chronic disease trainings for various health professionals serving individuals at risk for or living with chronic diseases. The HPCDP Branch focuses on evidence-based practices, data-driven decision-making, capacity building, partnerships, and integrating program efforts to improve health-related quality of life for all Coloradans, with an emphasis on addressing systemic causes of chronic diseases like tobacco use, lack of access to nutritious foods, and environments that do not support physical activity. The position is housed in the Diabetes, Cardiovascular Health and Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias Unit (CarDiADRD Unit), which collaborates with health systems, community-based organizations, and internal programs to improve chronic disease outcomes.

Requirements

• Eight (8) years of relevant experience in public health, health care, population health, health professional training, higher education, workforce development, or a closely related field.
• Relevant experience must include work involving the development of health-related professional training.
• A combination of related education with a degree in public health, epidemiology, health services administration, health care administration, population health, health policy, higher education, or workforce development and/or relevant experience in public health, health care, population health, health professional training, higher education, workforce development, or a closely related field and relevant experience must include work involving the development of health-related professional training equal to eight (8) years.

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated experience supervising professional program staff, balancing competing priorities, developing project management plans, resolving team conflicts, and fostering a collaborative, accountable work environment.
• Demonstrated experience developing, communicating and implementing cohesive programmatic strategy and direction, including identifying project goals and responsibilities, scoping projects, determining methods for achieving goals, continuous quality monitoring and improvement, and directing work processes involving internal and external partners.
• Demonstrated expertise overseeing and implementing complex funding and administrative arrangements, including overall budget management, project procurement and lifecycle (competitive solicitation, scope of work negotiation, budget monitoring and closeouts), and outcome tracking and reporting.
• Demonstrated initiative in developing internal and external partnerships, including assessing landscapes, researching potential partners, conducting outreach and communicating program goals, developing collaborative projects that meet program goals, and maintaining professional relationships that yield results.
• Demonstrated experience in communicating about highly-visible projects and topics, including experience as a subject matter expert, identifying potential challenges and opportunities and communicating them with organizational leadership, and proactively developing solutions to potential challenges, in sensitive environments.
• Demonstrated experience developing and implementing training models for health professionals, including the development of workforce pipelines both within academic institutions and in partnership with community-based organizations.

Responsibilities

• Program and Project Management
• Supervision
• Technical Assistance and Strategy Development
• Partnership Development and Collaboration

Benefits

• Medical and dental plans
• Colorado PERA retirement options, including defined benefit plan or defined contribution plan
• Optional 401(K) and 457 retirement plans
• Employer-paid life insurance
• Short- and long-term disability coverage
• Potential flexible working arrangements
• 11 paid holidays per year
• Generous paid time off
• Free parking and access to RTD bus lines
• Tuition assistance
• Employee wellness programs
• Professional development opportunities
• Career opportunities throughout Colorado state government

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: Associate degree