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Colorado Governor Jared Polis is committed to building a Colorado For All, a place where everyone has an opportunity to succeed and live the Colorado way of life. Governor Polis is focused on lowering health care costs for hardworking Coloradans, transitioning the state to renewable energy sources, ensuring every Colorado child gets a quality education, making housing more affordable and available, improving public safety, and building an economy that works for everyone. The Office of the Governor's staff includes budgeting, communications and outreach, legal counsel, legislative liaison, operations, policy and research, and scheduling.

The Governor’s Office of Federal Funds and Strategic Initiatives (OFFSI)

The Governor’s Office of Federal Funds and Strategic Initiatives (OFFSI) works to maximize federal funding opportunities, effectively preserve and implement federal and stimulus funding, and execute strategic initiatives that build from cross-agency lessons from a coordinated response. The Office specifically works on the $8.7B in American Rescue Plan Act (“ARPA”) Colorado received and the anticipated $10B from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill (“BIL” or “IIJA”) and the Inflation Reduction Act (“IRA”).

Through a cross-agency team of Strategy Officers and a network of local grant navigators, the Office operates as a convener of state agencies, local governments, and other entities to improve the drawdown of federal funds for Colorado while improving government systems to drive efficiencies and implement federal funding.

Description Of Job

Position Title: Director of Implementation

Salary: $149,000-$159,910

FLSA Classification : Exempt

Term: This is a term limited position through December 2026

Anticipated Start Date: Early January 2026

Department: The Governor’s Office of Federal Funds and Strategic Initiatives (OFFSI)

Office of Federal Funds and Strategic Initiatives reflects the diverse work that goes beyond economic recovery including implementing long-term transformative investments of ARPA funds, maximizing IIJA/IRA opportunities to move Colorado forward, cross-agency coordination and engagement to improve systems strained by the pandemic recovery, and strategic work on Governor priorities.

Our Focus Is On

Minimizing risks, maximizing opportunities, operating with transparency.
Being prepared to shift strategies and resources based on emerging public needs and the federal funding landscape, while staying grounded in data, trust, and the OFFSI mission.
Ensuring federal and stimulus funding is spent effectively, impactfully, and equitably.
Building upon lessons learned to improve public systems.

Organizational Relationships: This position reports to the Chief of the Governor’s Office of Federal Funds and Strategic Initiatives. The position is a senior member of the OFFSI team and supervises a team of Strategy Officers embedded within agencies across State government.

Expected Annual Travel: Occasional in and out of state travel

Summary of Functions: The Director of Implementation is a senior member of the OFFSI leadership team and is in charge of managing a team of Strategy Officers, leading strategic initiatives and supporting the development and implementation of the Governor’s federal strategy. The position is critical for supporting the Office’s direction, culture, and strategic engagement. The position regularly interacts with Cabinet members, Governor Office senior staff, and agencies ranging from early childhood to transportation. Our team’s structure of a Governor’s Office with senior staff embedded within agencies is truly unique within government and provides the position with the opportunity to learn from and influence cross-agency collaborations.

This position requires experience managing a team, working across government, and interacting with senior governmental leaders. It is desired that candidates can demonstrate skills with project management, strategic planning, and supporting the management of an office’s operations.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

Supervision and Leadership:

Provide management of a team of approximately ten Strategy Officers. While Strategy Officers are largely self-sufficient, this position will provide day-to-day support for the team including project direction, performance expectations, and professional development.
Maintain relationships with department executive directors and senior leadership at each of the Strategy Officer’s departments to help navigate critical issues and ensure successful engagements within departments.
Maintain relationships with senior staff within the Governor’s Office to ensure coordination between teams within the Governor’s Office and alignment with OFFSI activities.
In partnership with the office Chief, contribute to management the budget, performance, and culture of OFFSI, including regular team meetings, team events, strategic retreats, and organizational planning.

Lead Strategic Initiatives Within OFFSI

Lead teams of Strategy Officers and Governor’s Office staff to build upon lessons-learned from cross-agency economic recovery work and execute strategic initiatives relating to the Governor’s priorities and desired operational improvements.
Continually assess how the skills, leadership, and experience of the team of Strategy Officers can be best deployed to support the changing needs and landscape around federal funding.
Manage strategic initiatives through project management, performance goal setting, and ultimate execution.

Support The Development And Implementation Of Federal Strategy

In conjunction with other senior leaders of OFFSI, work with agencies to protect existing federal grants, support applications for new grants, and address implementation issues as they may arise.
Provide direction and management of Strategy Officers in support of the development and implementation of the Governor’s federal strategy.
In conjunction with the Office of the State Controller, support the Strategy Officers to ensure agencies have the systems and processes necessary to successfully implement federal funds.

Skills And Competencies

Management of a team, including setting work priorities, supporting team members, and developing team building opportunities.
Familiarity with government and how to develop and implement cross-agency initiatives.
Creative thinker capable of balancing competing demands and managing multiple constituencies.
Collaborative team partner capable of working across multiple agencies and teams.
Strong written and oral communication skills with the ability to effectively advocate for solutions.

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions Of Employment & Appeal Rights

Strongly Preferred credentials and experience :

At least 7 years of relevant experience
A bachelor's degree in a related field
Experience with state government budget, policy analysis, and performance management
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and demonstrated ability to work with diverse interests through coalition building, community relations, and advocacy
Experience with training and leading teams
Strategic thinker, with experience in economic recovery
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion, and act with transparency and integrity
Solution-oriented approach, with strong problem solving and analytical skills
Detail-oriented, with the ability to organize information, manag e workload, prioritize, and deliver to deadlines
Strong verbal presentation skills are needed

Conditions of employment: Applicants must pass a thorough background check prior to employment. Applications will be considered from residents and non-residents of Colorado; however, applicants must reside in Colorado at the time of employment.

Supplemental Information

To Apply

A cover letter and resume must be submitted with the application for consideration. Your cover letter and resume must provide sufficient detail about your background and experience to allow the screening panel to properly assess your experience in the required elements, including your experience and achievements.

The State of Colorado/Office of the Governor offers a generous benefits package including:

Annual leave accrued at 13.33 hours per month (4 weeks a year)
Sick leave accrued at 6.66 hours a month (10 days a year)
12 paid holidays per year
Medical and dental plans
State paid life insurance policy of a minimum of $50,000 or 1x annual salary
Choice of 2 retirement plans
401K and 457 plans
State paid Short Term Disability coverage
Additional optional life and disability plans
Credit Union Membership
RTD pass
Training and professional development

To learn more about State of Colorado benefits visit: https://www.colorado.gov/dhr/benefits .

Inclusion and Belonging

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.

ADAAA Accommodations

The Office of the Governor 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 our ADAAA Staffing Coordinator (the Senior Human Resources Director) at gov_hr@state.co.us.

Please submit an online application for this position at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/colorado. Reach out to the Department Contact to apply using a paper application, including any supplemental questions. Failure to submit a complete and timely application may result in the rejection of your application. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that application materials are received by the appropriate Human Resources office before the closing date and time listed.

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