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 e