About Our Job

With competitive pay, great benefits, and endless opportunities, working for the City and County of Denver means seeing yourself working with purpose — for you, and those who benefit from your passion, skills and expertise. Join our diverse, inclusive and talented workforce of more than 11,000 team members who are at the heart of what makes Denver, Denver.

What We Offer

The City and County of Denver offers a competitive salary commensurate with education and experience. The salary range for this position is $78,337 - $129,256. We also offer generous benefits for full-time employees which include but are not limited to:

• 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 and 1 volunteer day per year

• Competitive medical, dental and vision plans effective within 1 month of start date

This is a full-time, benefited, limited position with an expected end date of December 31, 2030, with the possibility of extension.

Location

The City and County of Denver supports a hybrid workplace model. Employees work where needed, at a job site 3 days per week and off-site as needed. Employees must work within the state of Colorado on their off-site days. The office for this position is located in the Wellington E. Webb Municipal Building at 201 W. Colfax Ave., Denver, CO 80202.

What You’ll Do

Denver's Department of Public Health and Environment (DDPHE) is dedicated to advancing Denver's environmental and public health goals. DDPHE works collaboratively with city, state and community partners to conduct education, community engagement, and enforcement to promote healthy people, healthy pets, and a sustainable environment. DDPHE oversees a number of services related to public health and the environment and is comprised of seven divisions: Division of Shared Services and Business Operations; Community & Behavioral Health; Public Health Investigations; Denver Animal Protection; the Office of Medical Examiner; Emergency Manage and Medical Operations; and Environmental Quality. For more information on DDPHE’s programs and services, visit the DDPHE website at: Denver Department of Public Health and Environment.

We foster an inclusive culture by respecting the values, customs, and authenticity of everyone and by implementing equitable public health strategies so Denver communities can thrive.

CBH has an opening for a Senior Evaluator. This position will be integral to CBH strategic learning and evaluation activities, which support responsive, evidence-based programs. Through collaboration with program staff, partners, community, and fellow evaluation team members, this position will lead evaluation for opioid abatement and related behavioral health programming. This position will develop robust data collection mechanisms that meet the needs of diverse partners, including local organizations and DDPHE, and coordinate across partners and evaluation components to facilitate understanding of processes and impacts at varied program and initiative levels, with an early focus on the efficacy of Opioid Abatement Settlement funding that will be expanded to align with and support additional behavioral health programming. This position will be responsible for identification and analysis of data; providing technical assistance and support to program staff and community partners; and dissemination of knowledge to leadership, program staff, and community. Duties may include, but not be limited to, assessment of needs; development of systems and reporting; data sharing and tracking; grantee engagement; and collaborative evaluation design and data collection and analysis processes. The position will actively assist CBH and partners in working to achieve greater health equity for disproportionally impacted populations.

Specifically, as the Senior Evaluator you will:

• Lead the design and implementation of strategic learning and evaluation activities that support the development of impactful opioid abatement and other behavioral health initiatives, through collaboration, assessment and synthesis of appropriate evidence, and use of thoughtful planning, methodologies, models, literature, and quality control procedures

• Facilitate strategic learning for program staff and advisory board members so evaluation findings and recommendations are used in ongoing program development and continuous improvement

• Provide technical assistance and training to internal and external partners, for instance, through leading group learning processes, facilitating the use of equity and research methods, and other means to evaluate effectiveness and find opportunities for development

• Work in close collaboration with DDPHE staff and varied program and community partners to ensure alignment between program objectives and learning and evaluation activities

• Create detailed reports and presentations outlining programs’ progress, effectiveness, and impact and present results and conclusions to governing board, internal and external project partners, and additional interested partners

• Along with all department staff, this position will actively participate on an emergency preparedness and response team to support DDPHE’s responsibilities outlined in the City’s Emergency Operations Plan. This may require being ‘on-call’ from time to time to help respond to emergencies. Additional training commensurate with assigned duties will be provided

• Other duties as assigned

What You’ll Bring

We value diversity of ethnicity, race, socioeconomic status, sexual identity, gender, religion, language, ability, and experience and exemplify this through the makeup of our team at all levels. You'll be right at home here if you cultivate strong relationships and push yourself, your work, the people around you and Denver to the next level.

Our ideal candidate has some or all the following experience, skills, and characteristics:

• Ability to independently assess program strategic learning and evaluation needs and to lead collaborative evaluation/applied research

• Quantitative and qualitative research skills and experience collecting, analyzing, and reporting complex data from varied sources

• Ability to apply evaluation/research findings and techniques to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of programs and initiatives

• Experience collaborating with partners diverse in a multitude of ways, including education, lived experience, language, occupation, and interest

• Strong skills in communication and translating findings through a variety of mediums to inform decision-making, program development, and learning by program leaders and a variety of partners

• Collaborative and continuous-learning mindset

• Ability to handle a variety of tasks with a high degree of accuracy

Required Minimum Qualifications

• Education requirement: Bachelor's Degree in Public Health, Environmental Health, or in a related field based on a specific position

• Experience Requirement: Three (3) years of professional experience conducting research and analysis on a variety of environmental or public health issues or conducting environmental or public health inspections and investigations to ensure compliance with regulations and standards

• Education/Experience Equivalency: 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 requirements

• License/Certifications: None

Application Deadline

This position is expected to stay open until Monday, December 15, 2025. Please submit your application as soon as possible and no later than that date at 11:59 p.m. to ensure consideration.

To be considered for this position, you must include the following on your job application (upload the attachment(s) to the Resume/CV section on the My Experience tab):

• Cover letter

• Resume

About Everything Else

Job Profile

CE2267 Environmental Public Health Analyst Senior

To view the full job profile including position specifications, physical demands, and probationary period, click here.

Position Type

Limited (Fixed Term)

Position Salary Range

$78,337.00 - $129,256.00

Target Pay

Based on education and experience.

Agency

Dept of Public Health & Environment

The City and County of Denver provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, age, or any other status protected under federal, state, and/or local law. 

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