• Medical and Dental plans
• Strong, flexible retirement plans including PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan, plus pre-tax and Roth 401K and 457 plans
• Paid life insurance
• Short- and long-term disability coverage
• Employee Wellness programs
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Health Savings Accounts
• 11 paid holidays per year plus generous vacation and sick leave
• Flexible work schedule options and remote-work options
• Career advancement opportunities throughout the State system
• Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.

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  Performs technical and professional assistance to the CPW Director’s office.
• Evaluates and disseminates a high volume of information, managing the scheduling of meetings and functions for the Director, researches various issues or conflicts that arise to clarify the information and report the findings to the Director.
• Delegates follow up to internal requests from the DNR executive director’s office, constituents, commission members and staff as part of administering the overall operations of the director’s office.
• Also responds in writing via e-mail or memo to constituents in order to understand the business of Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
• Manages the office budget for the Director and Executive Assistant.
• Ensures travel, salaries, and other expenses do not exceed allocated budget.
• Works with CPW Chief Financial Officer to establish future budgets.
• Maintains current knowledge on leave rules and requirements for the Director.
• Monitors the Director’s email, hard copy mail, voice mail and mail “inbox”and replies to general questions deemed by the Director.
• Uses judgment to determine which matters are considered urgent and require immediate response to, legislators, Commissioners, constituents and provides an understanding of the business of Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
• Co-coordinates with Commission Secretary to track and delegate requests from the CPW Commission and constituents.
• Attends Commission meetings and ensure agendas are “noticed”, meeting logistics are managed; and organizes the meeting materials for the director.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications
At least five (5) years of experience in an administrative and/or program support role in an occupational field closely related to the work assigned to the position.

Substitutions

• Appropriate education will substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis

• Current or former State experience relevant to this position
• Current or former Colorado Parks & Wildlife work or volunteer experience
• Professional level writing, research and communication development skills
• Experience working in a government role
• High level of written and oral communications

• Strong written skills with an understanding of legal and regulatory concepts and language
• Excellent organizational and time management skills

• State of Colorado residency is required at the time of application.
• Must possess and maintain a valid state of Colorado driver's license if operating a State vehicle.
• Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must disclose the information on the application and provide an explanation why the prior termination or resignation should not disqualify their application from the current position. (Please Note: Absent extraordinary circumstances, prior disciplinary termination or resignation in lieu of termination will disqualify the applicant from future State employment with DNR).

• All applications received by the closing of this announcement will be reviewed by an HR Specialist against the Minimum Qualifications in this announcement.
• Colorado Revised Statutes require that state employees are hired and promoted based on merit and fitness through a comparative analysis process. Part of, or all of, the comparative analysis for this position will be a structured application review by Subject Matter Experts.
• Resumes, cover letters and other attachments are not considered as part of initial reviews, therefore, it is important to document in your application your education, experience, minimum qualifications, and preferred qualifications as outlined in the job announcement .
• Please thoroughly answer all supplemental questions (if listed) since question responses may be evaluated for content, writing ability, spelling, grammar, and effective communication.
• This recruitment may involve additional testing and/or exams to arrive at the top group for interviews.