CDPHE ONLY - Communications Director - HP V - Disease Control & Public Health Response Division at State of Colorado | Denver, CO

State of Colorado

CDPHE ONLY - Communications Director - HP V - Disease Control & Public Health Response Division

Denver, CO (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableSenior Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Lead the division’s communications team and set risk-aware, high-quality public health messaging for CDPHE’s Disease Control and Public Health Response Division.

Must-have: Eight years of progressive government/public health communications experience.
Standout: Strategic, division-wide leadership and executive-level liaison capability.
Standout: Responsibilities span governance, risk management, media relations, and cross-division collaboration.

Job Description

Responsibilities

Provides leadership and direct supervision to assigned communications staff, establishing clear expectations for quality, timeliness, professionalism, and adherence to CDPHE department-wide communications protocols, approval processes, and escalation requirements. Plans, prioritizes, and assigns workload; monitors workflow and progress; and ensures communications deliverables meet established standards, deadlines, and division and department objectives.
Integrates department-wide communications priorities and enterprise governance expectations into staff work planning, goal-setting, and performance management. Ensures staff understand their roles within CDPHE’s communications governance structure and consistently elevate high-risk, high-profile, or sensitive issues through established channels.
Establishes work schedules; reviews and approves time and absences using the automated system; and ensures appropriate coverage during high-visibility or emergency situations.
Identifies training and professional development needs and provides coaching and skill development opportunities to strengthen communications capacity, risk awareness, and strategic thinking.
Provides ongoing feedback and coaching; drafts, reviews, and signs performance plans; evaluates and signs performance evaluations; and addresses performance concerns in a timely and constructive manner.
Resolves employee performance issues, disputes, and informal grievances; issues corrective actions; and initiates discipline as necessary in accordance with Department and State policies.
Writes and reviews position descriptions; recommends promotions, demotions, and compensation adjustments; signs personnel action forms; and initiates, participates and makes decisions in recruitment and hiring, including consultation with the second-level appointing authority.
Maintains up-to-date knowledge of Department and State policies and procedures and ensures staff operate in compliance with applicable requirements while advancing a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement
Provides Strategic leadership for all division-wide communications activities within the Disease Control and Public Health Response Division. Oversees division communications strategy, ensuring high-quality, accurate, timely, and risk-aware communications products that advance public health objectives and protect the department’s credibility and public trust.
Leads division-wide integration, adoption, and adherence to CDPHE department communications protocols, standards, and escalation requirements, operating within the department’s enterprise communications governance structure.

Requirements

Eight (8) years of progressive experience in marketing or public health communications in government, public affairs or closely related to the work assigned to the position.
A combination of related education in marketing communications, public affairs, journalism, or business and/or progressive work experience marketing or public health communications in government, public affairs or other experience or closely related field equal to eight (8) years.
This posting is only open to residents of the State of Colorado at the time of submitting your application.
- A pre-employment background check
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.

State of Colorado

Serve the needs of the State of Colorado through a number of subdivisions. The Colorado Judicial, Legislative, and Executive branches form the government for the State of Colorado. "A Career should be about believing in what you do and making a positive impact on your community. That is a career that makes you proud; that is a career with distinction."- Mary Mullarkey, Chief Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court.

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