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State of Colorado · 11 hours ago

Senior Operations Advisor (internal candidates only).

Denver, CO

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$90K/yr - $95K/yr

8+ years exp

The State of Colorado is committed to building a Colorado For All, and they are seeking a Senior Operations Advisor to support the execution of the initiatives of the Governor’s Office of Operations. This role involves coaching state agencies in performance management, facilitating working groups, coordinating talent development, and managing operational excellence initiatives.

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Responsibilities

Coach state agencies and teams in strategic planning processes to ensure State Measurement for Accountable, Responsive and Transparent (SMART) Government Act compliance for performance plans and reporting

Ensure agencies comply with data and goal reporting submissions, tracking progress toward agency goals and the Governor’s Priorities

Coach agencies in SMART Goal development, identifying lead and lag measures, developing strategies and mapping out a plan for goal achievement and tracking

Facilitate ongoing, cross-agency working groups that support execution on the Governor’s priorities

Lead groups in developing annual goals, and monitoring progress towards those goals

Coordinate the team’s professional development portfolio, including the Governor’s Professional Development Academy and the Executive Fellowship

Coordinate the recruitment of top talent into executive leadership positions across State government

Supporting the organization of team development activities, including team retreats and trainings

Oversee and support the annual Tom Clements Better Government Award

Supporting short and long-term statewide initiatives to improve operational performance, which may include support with implementation design and planning, meeting facilitation, expert identification, and/or overall sponsorship. Examples may include implementation of the Governor’s Greening Government Executive Order, the realization of the vision of the State’s Digital Government Strategic Plan, and the Governor’s Operational Agenda

Provide project and change management and direction to agencies to ensure overall success of statewide initiatives. This includes developing project plans such as project charters or scopes of work, objectives, timeline, deliverables, trackers, and success criteria that support organizational goals

Identify and elevate operational or performance issues across State government, and make recommendations to address those issues

Work with agencies to address those issues by creating accountability, and ensuring clear communication of expectations

Qualification

Performance ManagementData AnalysisProject ManagementTalent DevelopmentOperational ExcellenceCoachingFacilitationCommunication SkillsProblem SolvingOrganizational Skills

Required

At least six (6) years of relevant experience. This may be exclusively work experience OR a combination of higher education, training, and work experience

Senior Operations Advisors must have an additional two years of highly relevant work experience, for a minimum of eight (8) years of professional and/or educational experience

A skilled project leader, who has a demonstrated ability to mobilize and motivate teams around shared goals, to set direction and approach in a complex and ever-changing environment, to make difficult decisions, and to deliver tough messages with grace

Strong analytical skills, with a sound understanding of statistics and ability to identify and use data to inform decisions and to make recommendations

Strong organizational skills, and self motivation to follow-up on projects, information, and issues until resolved

Empathetic and creative problem solver able to listen, understand, and lead various decision makers at all levels of state government in an emotionally intelligent manner

Enthusiastic about the power of performance management, data, and information to drive action toward positive outcomes