Evaluator - Statistical Analyst II - TERM Limited - 1023

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The position is only open to current, permanent State of Colorado residents.

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) is dedicated to the Colorado for All philosophy - working toward a Colorado where everyone has the opportunity to succeed.

We support the basic human rights of our neighbors regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, education level, disability, socio-economic status, or any other visible or invisible identity. We are committed to increasing the diversity of our staff and providing culturally responsive programs and services. Therefore, we strongly encourage individuals from diverse backgrounds to apply.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

This is a term-limited position and funding cannot be guaranteed beyond June 30, 2028. The incumbent in this position must be willing and able to resign on this date or when funds run out, whichever comes first.

Be bold... Make a real difference... join us in serving our communities advancing Colorado's health and protecting the places we live, work, learn, and play, to create a healthy and sustainable Colorado where current and future generations thrive. CDPHE offers:

• Free parking and access to RTD bus lines.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Retirement (PERA options), medical and dental health plans.
• Defined Benefit Plan or the PERA Defined Contribution Plan, plus optional 401K and 457 plans.
• Paid life insurance.
• Short- and long-term disability coverage.
• 11 paid holidays per year and generous personal time off.
• Tuition assistance.
• Wellness programs.
• Professional development opportunities on a wide variety of subjects.
• Career advancement opportunities throughout the State system.
• Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program.

This position is housed in the Chronic Disease Epidemiology and Evaluation Program (CDEEP), which is located in the Center for Health and Environmental Data (CHED). The program exists to provide surveillance, epidemiology, and evaluation support to CDPHE programs, primarily those in the Prevention Services Division. The program provides managers, policy makers, and other decision makers with population and programmatic data to help direct programs and policies to the appropriate geographies and demographics, and evaluate programs' efficiency, effectiveness, and impact.

The program is also responsible for data collection, analysis, and dissemination of population surveillance data for use in monitoring population and health trends, and in support of measuring progress towards state and local public health goals. This position reports to the CDEEP Interim Program Manager.

Purpose of Position:

This position exists to provide evaluation services to CDPHE's public health and environmental programs. This includes providing technical assistance in defining measurable program goals and objectives; planning and designing evaluation research methodologies with the purpose of assessing needs and health equity, aiding in program improvement, demonstrating accountability, effectiveness or impact, and managing performance measurement reporting processes, all to inform programmatic decisions;

assessing the statistical reliability and validity of potential measurement instruments and/or developing new measurement tools as needed; collecting, managing and implementing quality controls of primary data; planning and independently performing descriptive and inferential statistical analyses of quantitative data sets used in evaluation studies; employing qualitative research methods such as surveys, focus groups and key informant interviews to elicit qualitative evaluation information;

and independently interpreting results to inform judgments about the program's performance related to their evaluation questions. The position is responsible for convening partners to plan evaluations, discuss interim progress, share key findings, and discuss potential implications of the findings on program operations and future evaluation needs. This position collaborates with multiple internal and external partners to negotiate evaluation timelines, methods, and deliverables, and document the agreements in written scopes of works.

The position deploys a high level of knowledge and expertise in evaluation theories, frameworks, tools, and research methods, as well as expertise in statistical test and/or qualitative methodologies available to answer various evaluation and data questions. The position has suitable knowledge and expertise to offer opinions that will provide direction for future action by program staff.

Key Responsibilities:

• Designs program evaluation studies.
• Develops data collection tools and collects and manages data.
• Cleans, analyzes, synthesizes, and interprets data.
• Prepares data summaries, written reports and oral presentations.
• Provides technical assistance on evaluation concepts and methods, and performance measurement.
• Ensures…