Manager​/Senior Manager of Policy

Job Title: Manager/Senior Manager of Policy

Reports to: Senior Director of Policy and Campaigns

Status: Full-time exempt

Healthier Colorado is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to raising the voices of Coloradans in the public policy process to improve the health of our state’s residents. Healthier Colorado believes every Coloradan should have an equal opportunity to live a healthy life. Healthier Colorado aims to make meaningful changes to improve people’s health throughout our state’s diverse communities. Our brand is fun, engaging, and approachable–we tackle serious health issues with charm, humor, and a willingness to think creatively and “around corners.”

Healthier Colorado seeks a Manager/Senior Manager of Policy to turn our campaign priorities into sound, winnable policy — and to carry that policy through the Colorado legislative process and beyond.

Reporting to the Senior Director of Policy and Campaigns, this position is Healthier Colorado’s day-to-day engine for policy research, bill development, legislative tracking, and stakeholder follow-through. Working across physical health, mental health, and social determinants of health, the Manager/Senior Manager of Policy researches emerging issues, drafts policy proposals and advocacy materials, staffs legislative and coalition work, and makes sure nothing falls through the cracks during the session.

Healthier Colorado uses a campaign-based approach to advocacy. In this role, you will be the policy expert inside those campaigns, partnering with communications staff to make complex issues clear and compelling.

The ideal candidate is a rigorous researcher and clear writer who is just as comfortable in a committee hearing room or coalition meeting as at a desk. They are highly organized, curious about how policy actually gets made, and eager to grow their legislative and campaign leadership. The role is posted at two levels — Manager or Senior Manager — with the title based on experience (see Leveling below).

The successful candidate will be an innovative and collaborative individual who leads with optimism, humor, and a “sunshine warrior” approach, tackling serious challenges with approachability and levity.

• Research and analyze health policy issues, emerging trends, and best practices in Colorado and other states to inform Healthier Colorado’s priorities.
• Draft policy proposals, issue briefs, one-pagers, bill summaries, fact sheets, testimony, and talking points.
• Work with legislative drafters, bill sponsors, and partners to develop and refine bill language and amendments.
• Analyze fiscal notes, budget implications, and implementation considerations, including TABOR and state budget constraints.
• Translate research, data, and public opinion findings into clear recommendations and plain-language materials.

• Track and analyze legislation, rule making, and interim committee activity relevant to Healthier Colorado’s priorities.
• Prepare recommendations on organizational positions for priority and secondary bills.
• Support lobbying at the Colorado General Assembly, including meetings with legislators and staff, committee testimony, and coordinating witnesses.
• Maintain session tracking systems, bill-position lists, and legislative calendars; keep internal teams informed of fast-moving developments.
• Support lobbying registration, disclosure, and reporting in partnership with the Senior Director.
• Monitor implementation of passed legislation and engage in agency rule making and stakeholder processes as needed.

• Manage policy work streams within integrated advocacy campaigns, including timelines, deliverables, and…