Director​/Senior Director of Policy and Campaigns

Job Title: Director/Senior Director of Policy and Campaigns

Reports to: Executive Director

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 Director/Senior Director of Policy and Campaigns, a senior leadership role responsible for translating Healthier Colorado’s mission into integrated campaigns that drive policy change, shape public conversation, and build long‑term momentum for healthier communities across Colorado.

Reporting to the Executive Director, this position serves as a strategic leader at the intersection of policy development, advocacy campaigns, external affairs, coalition leadership, and project management. Working across physical health, mental health, and social determinants of health, the Director/Senior Director of Policy and Campaigns helps identify emerging opportunities, develop policy and advocacy strategies, manage cross‑functional campaigns, and cultivate relationships with policymakers, coalition partners, funders, and community leaders.

Healthier Colorado utilizes a campaign‑based approach to advocacy that integrates policy, communications, and fundraising as equal and mutually reinforcing drivers of impact. As a peer to the Communications Director and Development Director, this role plays a central leadership function in shaping organizational priorities, coordinating campaign execution, and ensuring advocacy efforts are strategically aligned, publicly resonant, and operationally effective.

The ideal candidate is a strong project manager, systems thinker, and external‑facing leader who can move fluidly between high‑level strategy and day‑to‑day execution. This individual should be comfortable managing complex initiatives across multiple stakeholders, navigating political and policy environments, supervising staff, and translating complex issues into actionable campaign strategies and compelling public narratives.

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.

• Drive the development and execution of integrated advocacy campaigns from concept through implementation in collaboration with the team.
• Develop and manage campaign plans, timelines, deliverables, stakeholder engagement strategies, and measurable objectives.
• Ensure strong project management systems, internal coordination, and operational accountability across campaign work in collaboration with the team.
• Evaluate campaign opportunities through multiple lenses, including policy impact, political viability, public resonance, coalition support, and fundraising potential.
• Manage external consultants, campaign partners, and vendors as needed.
• Contribute to organizational strategy, annual planning, and cross‑department coordination.

• Monitor Colorado’s political, legislative, and public policy landscape to identify strategic opportunities and emerging issues.
• Develop policy frameworks, advocacy positions, and legislative strategies informed by research, community engagement, and field insights.
• Translate public opinion research and complex policy concepts into actionable strategies, public‑facing narratives, and campaign priorities.
• Support lobbying and advocacy efforts at the Colorado General Assembly and, when appropriate, local and federal levels.
• Build and maintain productive relationships with legislators, government agencies, legislative staff, and policy stakeholders.
• Ensur…