Northwest Denver Community Connector

City and County of Denver • Denver, CO

1d • $60,064 - $99,105 • Hybrid

About The Position

This is a limited, grant-funded position with an expected end date of June 30, 2028, and the potential to be extended. The City and County of Denver offers competitive pay, great benefits, and opportunities to work with purpose. The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure (DOTI) enhances the quality of life in Denver by delivering public infrastructure and services. DOTI is committed to equity and focuses on areas with the greatest need. Their culture is based on investing in people, operating with discipline, using data, and delivering results. The Denver Department of Transportation & Infrastructure (DOTI)’s Office of Community & Business Engagement (OCBE) is seeking a Northwest Denver Community Connector to work full-time with the Denver Community Active Living Coalition (CALC) program. This role focuses on engagement efforts in Northwest (NW) Denver, promoting active transportation and community health through small projects, events, and activities. Denver CALC collaborates with partners and residents to make walking, rolling, biking, transit, and playing in Denver easier, safer, and more fun. The Community Connector will act as a relationship-builder, a communicator between DOTI and residents, a role model for equity and inclusion, and a service-based steward spending at least 40% of their time in community settings.

Requirements

• At least five years of experience in community engagement, built environment, and/or physical activity promotion (can include volunteer or paid experience) with a strong understanding and commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion.
• History living, working, engaging, or having strong connections to Northwest Denver neighborhoods (especially Sunnyside, Chaffee Park, Globeville, Elyria Swansea, Sun Valley, Lincoln.
• Experience with program planning, implementation, and administration, with public health, governmental, or organizational settings.
• Spanish or other non-English language proficiency in both speaking and writing.
• Oral and written communication skills and a passion for working with people in ways that are respectful, empathetic, supportive, and consensus-building.
• Ability to understand, utilize, and collect data (from health and non-health sources) to monitor progress and evaluate outcomes.
• Bachelor's Degree in Public Administration, Management, Sociology, Psychology, Political Science, or a related field.
• Three (3) years of professional or technical level experience planning the administrative aspects of a program(s) or training program participants and/or volunteers. (Some positions may require experience in a specific program area.)
• One (1) year of the appropriate type and level of experience may be substituted for each required year of post-high school education. Additional appropriate education may be substituted for the minimum experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead community engagement and outreach programs in Northwest Denver, building relationships and supporting community-driven solutions and priorities for active living and neighborhood health.
• Plan and deliver citywide CALC engagement and programming goals, including coalition meetings, trainings, volunteer recruitment and coordination, communications, and program evaluation.
• Support DOTI’s Safe Routes to School programs in the NW CALC areas through education and encouragement efforts, data collection, policy development, parent and community organizing, and other actions outlined in the SRTS Action Plan and/or determined by local program partners.
• Provide strategic guidance to DOTI project/program managers and staff for equitable public outreach planning and implementation to increase opportunities for authentic community engagement.
• Write progress reports and developing grant deliverables, including quarterly progress summaries, program evaluation reports, sustainability plans, and other grant tasks as assigned by the CALC Program Manager.

Benefits

• A guaranteed life-long monthly pension, once vested after 5 years of service
• 457B Retirement Plan
• 140 hours of PTO earned within first year
• 12 paid holidays
• 1 personal holiday
• 1 Wellness Day
• 1 volunteer day per year
• Competitive medical, dental and vision plans effective within 1 month of start date

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level