• Distinctive career advancement opportunities throughout the state system;
• Strong, secure, yet flexible retirement benefits including PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan plus 401K and 457 plans;
• Medical and dental health plans;
• Short and long term disability coverage;
• Paid life insurance;
• 11 paid holidays per year plus vacation and sick leave;
• Flexible Work Arrangements;
• Wellness program, tuition reimbursement, training opportunities and more.

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  Serves as CDOC’s policy, legislative and governmental relations representative before stakeholders, federal and local government, state agencies, other governmental agencies, and interest groups with respect to legislative policy, major fiscal issues, proposed criminal justice legislation and related issues, in order to adhere to existing statutes, and meet the mission of the Department and preserve public safety;
• Plans, directs, and executes the policy process, conducive of appropriate legislative support, initiating enhancements to departmental operations;
• Interacts at management levels to stimulate innovative ideas and actions by eliminating organizational barriers, creating new business models, and challenging conventional wisdom;
• Implements strategies for increasing legislative understanding of issues impacting the Department and fostering collaborative intergovernmental relations.
• Serves over the auspices of the Legislative Liaison and affairs as a department point person responsible for identifying operational improvements and directing specifics for policy improvement;
• Oversees policy and legislative impact with services and support programs creating efficiencies in the department to deliver its services effectively and efficiently along with protecting the citizens of Colorado;
• Advises and informs the Department’s Executive Director, and Deputy Executive Director, on impacts of legislative developments, and policy and operational decisions within the CDOC and other state agencies;
• Develops and manages strategic plans for policy implementation, legal services, victim services and legislative intent;

• Provides visionary yet practical leadership, ensuring the department's leadership builds trust and transparent communication so that CDOC delivers credible public service while maintaining public safety;

• Other duties as assigned.

• Managing through subordinate supervisors;
• Establishing organization structure;
• Developing strategic work plans;
• Budget development and control;
• Setting goals and objectives to achieve program results.

• Creative ability to develop or produce new concepts, techniques, or programs through imaginative or innovative skills;
• Proven experience in public sector budget and government financial management;
• Proven experience managing a staff with diverse professional experience and qualifications;
• Proven experience in policy analysis, development and implementation;
• Excellent interpersonal skills;
• Polished written and oral communication skills;
• Ability to problem solve and execute decisions;
• Excellent leadership, supervisory and team building skills;
• Ability to work in a complex political environment;
• Excellent negotiation and consensus building skills;
• Proven ability to manage a multi-programmatic agency;
• Proven ability to provide operational knowledge of managing an organization;
• Ability to provide efficient and effective customer service to the stakeholders of Colorado which includes exemplary responsiveness;
• Ability to understand, develop, and implement performance and outcome measures, managing effective operations while ensuring performance measures are met;
• Proven ability to provide analytical expertise in strategic planning, operational effectiveness and progressive evaluation of measurements;
• Ability to establish effective measures of efficiencies through the creation of objectives, which measure efficiencies;
• Ability to implement and improve operations through effective performance measures.

• Senior level management experience;
• Experience managing and directing an organization which includes the ability to develop proven inter-agency relationships with state, federal, and local agencies;
• Experience developing strategic plans in a corrections or criminal justice environment.

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  Must be 21 years of age;
• Possess a valid driver’s license;
• Possess a high school diploma or GED;
• Have NO felony convictions, to include any actions defined in 5 U.S.C. 301; U.S.C. 509, 510; 42 U.S.C. 15601-15609. The CDOC shall not hire nor promote anyone who may have contact with an offender who has engaged in sexual abuse which includes acts, activity, and sexual behavior, in a prison or other institution as defined in 42 U.S.C. 1997; or has been convicted of engaging or attempting to engage in sexual activity in the community facilitated by force, overt or implied threats of force or coercion, or if the victim did not consent or was unable to consent or refuse, or has been civilly or administratively adjudicated to have engaged in the activity described in the above paragraph. The agency shall consider any incidents of sexual harassment in determining whether to hire anyone who may have contact with offenders or residents.
• Applicants must be legally eligible to work in the United States to be appointed to this position. CDOC uses e-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. CDOC does not sponsor non-residents of the United States.
• Successfully pass all modules of the Colorado Department of Corrections Basic Training, to include English reading comprehension, relevant competency assessments and written/practical exams in Defensive Tactics;
• Possess the physical ability to successfully complete Defensive Tactics;
  • Lift arms above head and kick as high as own waist;
  • Stabilize another person to accomplish a controlled take down;
  • Use arms, palms of hands, shins, and feet to deliver blows;
  • Withstand impact (slow speed or with a safety bag) on own body from strikes/blows;
  • Swing a baton in a striking technique;
  • Rotate body 90 degrees with feet planted for striking with foot or using a defensive tactic;
  • Get down on one or both knees and up again with multiple repetitions;
• Will be exposed to Oleoresin Capsicum during Basic Training and will be exposed while on assignment;
• Must be able to see and hear in order to observe, address and respond to potential breaches in safety and security;
• Seize, hold, control or subdue violent or assaultive persons and defend oneself or others to prevent injury;
• Demonstrate body agility, strength of all four limbs and the ability to walk and climb stairs consistently;
• Work in situations involving assaultive behavior, physical control of another person and/or restraint situations;
• Deal with individuals with a range of moods and behaviors, utilizing tactfulness and a congenial, personable manner;
• Work with people of the opposite sex, diverse racial ethnic groups, mentally ill and emotionally disturbed offenders;
• Communicate by talking, listening and/or signaling people to convey or exchange information, assignments;
• Work in an environment with fluctuating noise and temperature (hot and cold) which may include working outdoors in inclement weather and/or concrete floor/wall work settings;
• Willing and able to travel;
• Willing and able to work various shifts, days, afternoons, graveyards (nights) which includes a rotating shift schedule;
• TB (tuberculosis) screening is required of all new employees upon hire;
• Employees may be required to submit to regular serial testing and reporting for COVID-19.

Exception: Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) certified employees are prohibited from the use of marijuana. Health care professionals must check their licensing requirements regarding marijuana use.