Gun Shop Project Coordinator

State of Colorado•Denver, CO

46d•Hybrid

About The Position

This position operates independently and is accountable for coordinating, monitoring and outreach regarding suicide prevention initiatives related to lethal means safety, working-age men, service members, veterans, and their families. Serves as the Office of Suicide Prevention's subject matter expert on suicide prevention initiatives for these communities, the position applies professional standards and guidelines on best practices to provide technical guidance to grantees and stakeholders working on suicide prevention initiatives. This position provides staff support and leadership to the Colorado Service Members, Veterans and Their Families Workgroup and theGovernor's Challenge to Prevent Suicide Among Service Members, and Veterans and Their Families. Additionally, this position coordinates the Colorado Gun Shop Project and other lethal means safety efforts for suicide prevention, and coordinates efforts for Man Therapy and Operation Veteran Strong. Further, this position collaborates with other state injury and violence prevention programs in PSD and CDPHE, including the Office of Gun Violence Prevention. Knowledge of firearm safety, strategic program coordination and cross-sector coordination are vital for success in this position to anticipate and analyze the impact of decisions. Uses professional judgment, data analysis, and stakeholder engagement skills to develop and evaluate program strategies and is responsible for building and sustaining high-level partnerships to inform policy, align systems, and advance coordination on suicide prevention interventions at the community and state level.

Requirements

Six (6) years of relevant experience in prevention and/or education program planning or evaluation, including providing technical assistance, facilitation, or guidance to partners or grantees.
A combination of related education in health, psychology, sociology, social work, public policy, public administration, public health, or a closely related field AND/OR relevant experience in education program planning or evaluation, including providing technical assistance, facilitation, or guidance to partners or grantees equal to six (6) years

Nice To Haves

Experience with suicide prevention, intervention, and/or postvention programs
Experience with firearms, gun shops and/or ranges either as a firearm owner or professionally
Experience understanding and synthesizing the needs of firearm communities and communicating to broad partners around lethal means safety and firearms
Experience managing conflicts and diverse opinions of partners around lethal means safety and firearms.
Experience with programs, strategies, activities and practices serving the service members, veterans and their families (SMVF) community, and/or personal experience as a service member, veteran or military family.
Experience with project management which included managing/writing competitive grants, managing budgets and contracts.
Experience synthesizing complex research, data, or evaluation measures into understandable and usable resources.

Responsibilities

coordinating, monitoring and outreach regarding suicide prevention initiatives related to lethal means safety, working-age men, service members, veterans, and their families
Serves as the Office of Suicide Prevention's subject matter expert on suicide prevention initiatives for these communities
provides technical guidance to grantees and stakeholders working on suicide prevention initiatives
provides staff support and leadership to the Colorado Service Members, Veterans and Their Families Workgroup and theGovernor's Challenge to Prevent Suicide Among Service Members, and Veterans and Their Families
coordinates the Colorado Gun Shop Project and other lethal means safety efforts for suicide prevention, and coordinates efforts for Man Therapy and Operation Veteran Strong
collaborates with other state injury and violence prevention programs in PSD and CDPHE, including the Office of Gun Violence Prevention
develop and evaluate program strategies and is responsible for building and sustaining high-level partnerships to inform policy, align systems, and advance coordination on suicide prevention interventions at the community and state level

Benefits

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
A variety of employee resource groups