Chief of Staff, Democrats

The 49-member House Democratic caucus is one of the largest and most diverse caucus in state history, with members bringing a wide range of backgrounds and experiences.

In the eight years since voters put Democrats in control of the state legislature, the House majority caucus has passed transformative, impactful legislation that we intend to continue building upon.

The Chief of Staff leads a team of 11-13 partisan caucus staff supporting with policy, communications and operations functions. The COS must have experience managing people and a highly attuned sense of what people need to thrive and succeed quently interfacing with Senate staff, the Governor’s staff, and nonpartisan legislative staff in addition to members, the COS holds dozens of critical relationships and should be able to walk into any room and quickly ascertain the dynamics, problem solve, and identify a path toward progress.

The Colorado House Democrats are seeking a Chief of Staff to support the Speaker of the House and House Democrat caucus through the next chapter of governing in the 76th General Assembly.

The Chief of Staff is a strategic advisor, trusted partner, respected manager, and effective implementer who executes the objectives, day-to-day operations, and legislative agenda of the caucus. This is an exciting opportunity for a well-established leader with policy expertise and political acumen, excellent relationships, significant management experience, and a strong track record who wants to bring their talents to the epicenter of Colorado’s legislative action.

This position is necessarily very dynamic and requires a nimble leader and fast learner. The position also requires extraordinary discretion, maturity, and emotional resilience. This person must be highly organized with strong attention to detail while also having the capacity to design processes, structures, and workflows to effectively manage wide-ranging staff operations and large-scale legislative projects.

• Guide the policy team members by overseeing policy development and committee work

• Develop and track internal systems and structures to manage staff workflow, communication, and collaboration

• Design and lead thoughtful, inclusive staff hiring processes

• Support the professional development goals of staff, provide feedback on performance, and build and enhance our staff culture to foster an inclusive, welcoming atmosphere; ensure diversity, equity, and inclusion are central to all staff outcomes and operations

• Identify and help quickly resolve policy and political issues as they arise

• Provide strategic guidance and center equity when troubleshooting issues with House leadership and caucus members

• Staff the Speaker and members of House leadership in meetings on a regular basis

• Support crisis response efforts by acting quickly, providing guidance to leadership, deploying staff, and being responsive to caucus members

• Take point on big, consequential bills and support the sponsor(s) in all stages of the bill’s development and process: policy development, stake holding, committee hearing(s), amendments, floor debate, tracking progress and debate through the Senate chamber, etc.

• Manage large-scale projects with regular communication about updates and decision points, including management of an appropriations process and key budget decisions

• Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders; interface with lobbyists and stakeholders regularly on a wide variety of bills

• Strategic and analytical thinker and creative problem solver
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