Policy Coordinator

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Please Note - Pursuant to Executive Order D a hiring freeze is in effect for positions with start dates in 2025. The intended start date for this role is after January 1 2026.

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Colorado Governor Jared Polis is committed to building a Colorado For All a place where everyone has an opportunity to succeed and live the Colorado way of life. Governor Polis is focused on lowering health care costs for hardworking Coloradans transitioning the state to renewable energy sources ensuring every Colorado child gets a quality education making housing more affordable and available improving public safety and building an economy that works for everyone. The Office of the Governors staff includes budgeting communications and outreach legal counsel legislative liaison operations policy and research and scheduling.

Description of Job

Position: Policy Coordinator

Hiring Range: $57784 - $60000 Annually depending on qualifications

FLSA Status: Exempt

Recruitment process:We will begin the review of applications on December 5 2025 and continue until a finalist is identified.

Please Note - Pursuant to Executive Order D a hiring freeze is in effect for positions with start dates in 2025. The intended start date for this role is after January 1 2026.

This is a term-limited position

Colorado Governor Jared Polis is committed to building a Colorado For All a place where everyone has an opportunity to succeed and live the Colorado way of life. Governor Polis is focused on lowering health care costs for hardworking Coloradans transitioning the state to renewable energy sources ensuring every Colorado child gets a quality education and building an economy that works for everyone. The Governors staff includes offices for budgeting communications and outreach legal counsel legislative liaison operations policy and research and scheduling.

Position Description:The Policy Coordinator reports to the Director of Policy and Research and the Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy and Legislative Affairs. This position (1) provides administrative support including scheduling to the Governors Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy and Legislative Affairs and Director of Policy and Research (2) supports administrative and operational processes among the Governors Policy and Research team and (3) supports special projects and policy research as assigned.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Maintains and manages calendars coordinating all meeting and event logistics for the Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy and Legislative Affairs and the Director of Policy and Research
• Manages logistics for Policy and Research team weekly meetings including attending and taking notes
• Point of contact for conference room and video conferencing access for Policy and Research team
• Works with the Governors Scheduling Team to ensure all memos and briefing materials for the Governor are organized and prepared on time
• Maintains and updates relevant contact lists (internal agency stakeholders and federal)
• Manages the Agency Report Review Process tracking and organizing reports and ensuring they are reviewed and submitted in a timely manner
• Supports Policy and Research offices workflow such as fielding and directing inquiries maintaining the office condition and arranging necessary repairs sending weekly team emails with important documents and other miscellaneous tasks
• Confirms Policy and Research team are tagged in correct proclamations and reviews proclamations that dont fit in others portfolios
• Assigns bills in Salesforce to Policy and Research team during Legislative Session
• Assists the communications scheduling and legislative team during the Bill Signing Tour; point on memos for talking points for the Governor and travels as advance team to set up bill signings
• Assists with research and special projects related to policy initiatives

Desired Skills and Competencies:

Successful coordinators are familiar with governmental and legislative processes. They are detail-oriented with well-developed decision-making research analytical and project management skills with demonstrated adherence to deadlines while adapting to incoming priority changes. They also have excellent written and verbal communication skills advanced interpersonal skills the ability to learn quickly and the ability to influence and persuade to affect solutions to complex problems.

Additional competencies should include the ability to synthesize complex information and research into concise relevant logical and organized formats for analysis and discussion as well as the ability to identify and resolve or minimize potential conflicts in goals and objectives missions and agendas. The ability to work effectively in teams a good sense of humor and a positive attitude all are important.

Minimum Qualifications Substitutions Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights

Education/Experience:

• Two years professional experience in a related field or an Associates degree or higher can be substituted for professional experience on a year to year basis.

• Applicants must pass a thorough background check prior to employment.

• Individual selected must reside in Colorado at time of employment.

Supplemental Information

To Apply:

A cover letter and resume must be submitted with the application for consideration.Your cover letter and resume must provide sufficient detail about your background and experience to allow the screening panel to properly assess your experience in the required elements including your experience and achievements.

The State of Colorado/Office of the Governor offers a generous benefits package including:

• Annual leave accrued at 13.33 hours per month (4 weeks a year)

• Sick leave accrued at 6.66 hours a month (10 days a year)

• 12 paid holidays per year

• Medical and dental plans

• State paid life insurance policy of a minimum of $50000 or 1x annual salary

• Choice of 2 retirement plans

• 401K and 457 plans

• State paid Short Term Disability coverage

• Additional optional life and disability plans

• Credit Union Membership

• RTD pass

• Training and professional development

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The State of Colorado believes thatequity diversity and inclusion drive our success and we encourage candidates from all identities backgrounds and abilities to apply. The State of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer committed to building inclusive innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. Therefore in all aspects of the employment process we provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race color religion sex disability age sexual orientation gender identity or expression pregnancy medical condition related to pregnancy creed ancestry national origin marital status genetic information or military status (with preference given to military veterans) or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law.

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The Office of the Governor is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment including completing the application process interviewing completing any pre-employment testing participating in the employee selection process and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position please direct your inquiries to our ADAAA Staffing Coordinator (the Senior Human Resources Director) at

Please submit an online application for this position at Reach out to the Department Contact to apply using a paper application including any supplemental questions. Failure to submit a complete and timely application may result in the rejection of your application. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that application materials are received by the appropriate Human Resources office before the closing date and time listed.