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County Administration Policy and Contract Specialist.

State of Colorado · Denver, CO · 1 mo ago
LegalFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We must not repeat job title. Must preserve all substantive info, not invent. Remove boilerplate, navigation, EEO, etc. Also remove application instructions. We need to parse the posting. Key parts: - Department Information: State Of Colorado Residency Required At Time Of Application. Note about multiple openings. Then description of HCPF mission, etc. That's about the role? Could be "About the role" or "About the department". The instruction says use headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we need to map content. We have: - About the role: maybe a summary of the position: "This position serves as the Department’s lead policy and subject matter expert for the Centralized and Shared Service program, establishing policy requirements and ensuring consistent statewide implementation. The position oversees policy content for program contracts, evaluates contractor performance, reviews program metrics, and directs policy and program improvements. It leads the implementation of new initiatives and develops and updates county administration IGAs, rules, memos, and other sub-regulatory guidance. The position also leads county administration rulemaking, stakeholder engagement, and the interpretation and communication of federal and state policy requirements. Through ongoing research, analysis, and program evaluation, the position identifies opportunities to strengthen program performance, compliance, and statewide consistency." That's a prose paragraph. - Responsibilities: list of key responsibilities: "Centralized and Shared Service Policy Lead policy development and implementation for the Centralized and Shared Service program, ensuring alignment with federal and state requirements, Department policies, and sub-regulatory guidance. Establish program policy requirements and support consistent statewide implementation. Identify policy and operational gaps and develop solutions and implementation approaches. Direct implementation of new initiatives and monitor program performance, contractor deliverables, and key metrics. Evaluate contractor performance and coordinate improvements when policy, compliance, or oversight concerns are identified. Coordinate procurement, contracting, stakeholder communications, and ongoing program support. Analyze program data, research best practices, and incorporate lessons learned into policy and program improvements." Then "County and Cohort Intergovernmental Agreements Lead the development, review, implementation, and administration of Intergovernmental Agreements (IGAs) and related contracts with counties, cohorts, and subcontracted entities. Ensure contractual requirements align with federal and state requirements, Department policies, and program objectives. Facilitate stakeholder meetings and gather and evaluate feedback related to contractual requirements, implementation concerns, and proposed changes. Coordinate contract and IGA revisions with Department subject matter experts and other internal partners. Develop county business process and administrative standards and incorporate approved requirements into IGAs and related guidance. Coordinate with the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS), when applicable, to align administrative requirements. Monitor contract and IGA timelines, identify implementation barriers, and coordinate solutions to support timely execution." Then "County and Cohort Administration and Policy Lead the development and coordination of county administration policy, rulemaking, operational guidance, and county-facing communications. Initiate and support rulemaking activities and facilitate stakeholder engagement related to county administration requirements. Coordinate the interpretation and implementation of applicable federal and state requirements with Department subject matter experts. Develop and issue clear and consistent guidance through rules, memos, operational communications, web-based resources, and other communication channels. Collaborate across the Department to ensure county-facing guidance and expectations are accurate, timely, and consistent. Evaluate stakeholder feedback and implementation concerns to identify opportunities for clarification, policy updates, or additional engagement. Identify gaps or inconsistencies in county-facing guidance and coordinate resolution across affected program areas." These are responsibilities. Could be grouped under a single responsibilities list. - Requirements: maybe "Residency Requirement Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights". The posting includes residency requirement: "This posting is only open to residents of the State of Colorado at the time of submitting your application." Also "Class Code And Class Description Contract Administrator IV H1H4XX". Minimum Qualifications: Experience Only: Seven (7) years of relevant professional experience ... OR Education And Experience Bachelor's degree ... AND Three (3) years of relevant professional experience ... Preferred Qualifications: Prior or current state experience related to the duties of this position. 7+ years of experience working with public assistance programs Strong foundational understanding of Medicaid. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, rigorous attention to detail, ability to perform at a very high level under pressure and within tight deadlines, superb organizational skills, ability to build trust with senior decision-making audiences, and experience leading teams directly or indirectly through influence. Experience with call center operations and/or quality assurance (QA) auditing and performance monitoring. Experience ensuring compliance with federal and state statutes, regulations, grant requirements, procurement standards, and contract management policies, preferably in a public sector environment. Experience working within Colorado state government, county human services, Medicaid administration, or other public sector organizations administering federally or state-funded benefit programs is strongly preferred. Definition of Professional Experience: ... (maybe not needed). Could be part of qualifications. - Skills: "Skills To Support Success Communication Critical thinking Adaptability Attention to detail Conflict resolution Collaboration". That's a list. - Benefits: The posting includes a benefits paragraph: "As part of the State of Colorado, HCPF offers a competitive benefits package: PERA retirement benefits including PERA Defined Benefit Plan, PERA Defined Contribution Plan, plus 401K and 457 plans Medical , Dental , and Vision insurance coverage Automatic Short-Term and Optional Long-Term Disability Coverage Life and AD&D Insurance Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) job protection and State of Colorado Paid Family Medical Leave (PFML) 11 Paid Holidays Annually and Accrued Annual and Sick Leave Accrued Sick Leave for State of Colorado Temporary Employees Flexplace and Flextime work arrangements Variety of discounts on services and products available through the State of Colorado's Work-Life Employment Discount Program Free RTD EcoPass to all eligible State Employees Credit Union of Colorado Membership Eligibility Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. For more information, go to https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/dhr/student-loan-forgiveness-programs . https://dhr.colorado.gov/dhr-resources/student-loan-forgiveness-programs" We need to include Benefits section with that content. Should we include the URLs? Probably yes as part of benefits info. Not boilerplate. - Pay: Not mentioned. No pay info. So we should NOT include Pay section. - Schedule: Not mentioned. No schedule info. So we should NOT include Schedule section. We also have "Department Information State Of Colorado Residency Required At Time Of Application NOTE: This announcement may be used to fill multiple openings." That's metadata; we could fold into a short

maybe under About the role or separate? The instruction: do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short

or drop it. So we could include a short paragraph at top: "State of Colorado residency required at time of application. This announcement may be used to fill multiple openings." That's minor metadata. We also have "The Department of Health Care Policy & Financing (HCPF) oversees and operates Health First Colorado (Colorado's Medicaid Program), Child Health Plan Plus (CHP+), and other state public health programs for qualified Coloradans. Our mission is to improve health care equity, access and outcomes for the people we serve while saving Coloradans money on health care and driving value for Colorado. We are committed to increasing the diversity of our staff and providing culturally responsive programs and services. Therefore, we encourage responses from people of diverse backgrounds and abilities." That's about the department; could be part of About the role or a separate "About the department" but we only have allowed headings. Could incorporate into About the role. Thus final HTML:

State of Colorado residency required at time of application. This announcement may be used to fill multiple openings.

About the role

[the paragraph about position summary]

Responsibilities

  • ... each bullet maybe combine? Could be multiple
  • items for each responsibility bullet. We have many sentences; we could break into list items for each major bullet: "Lead policy development and implementation for the Centralized and Shared Service program, ensuring alignment with federal and state requirements, Department policies, and sub-regulatory guidance." etc. But we need to preserve ALL substantive information; we can keep as list items each sentence. However we must not lose any detail. Could combine into fewer items but still preserve. Safer to break each distinct responsibility into its own
  • . Let's extract. From "Centralized and Shared Service Policy" paragraph: list items: - Lead policy development and implementation for the Centralized and Shared Service program, ensuring alignment with federal and state requirements, Department policies, and sub-regulatory guidance. - Establish program policy requirements and support consistent statewide implementation. - Identify policy and operational gaps and develop solutions and implementation approaches. - Direct implementation of new initiatives and monitor program performance, contractor deliverables, and key metrics. - Evaluate contractor performance and coordinate improvements when policy, compliance, or oversight concerns are identified. - Coordinate procurement, contracting, stakeholder communications, and ongoing program support. - Analyze program data, research best practices, and incorporate lessons learned into policy and program improvements. From "County and Cohort Intergovernmental Agreements": - Lead the development, review, implementation, and administration of Intergovernmental Agreements (IGAs) and related contracts with counties, cohorts, and subcontracted entities. - Ensure contractual requirements align with federal and state requirements, Department policies, and program objectives. - Facilitate stakeholder meetings and gather and evaluate feedback related to contractual requirements, implementation concerns, and proposed changes. - Coordinate contract and IGA revisions with Department subject matter experts and other internal partners. - Develop county business process and administrative standards and incorporate approved requirements into IGAs and related guidance. - Coordinate with the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS), when applicable, to align administrative requirements. - Monitor contract and IGA timelines, identify implementation barriers, and coordinate solutions to support timely execution. From "County and Cohort Administration and Policy": - Lead the development and coordination of county administration policy, rulemaking, operational guidance, and county-facing communications. - Initiate and support rulemaking activities and facilitate stakeholder engagement related to county administration requirements. - Coordinate the interpretation and implementation of applicable federal and state requirements with Department subject matter experts. - Develop and issue clear and consistent guidance through rules, memos, operational communications, web-based resources, and other communication channels. - Collaborate across the Department to ensure county-facing guidance and expectations are accurate, timely, and consistent. - Evaluate stakeholder feedback and implementation concerns to identify opportunities for clarification, policy updates, or additional engagement. - Identify gaps or inconsistencies in county-facing guidance and coordinate resolution across affected program areas. That's a lot but okay.

    Requirements

    We need to include residency requirement? Already in metadata. Could also include class code. Minimum qualifications etc. We'll create a

    for residency requirement maybe already in metadata. But we could also include in Requirements: "Must be a resident of the State of Colorado at time of application." plus class code. Let's include:

    Class Code: Contract Administrator IV H1H4XX

    Residency requirement: Must be a resident of the State of Colorado at time of application.

    Then Minimum Qualifications: we can list as
      items. Minimum Qualifications: - Experience Only: Seven (7) years of relevant professional experience in contract administration, intergovernmental agreements, public administration, program administration, policy development or implementation, regulatory compliance, procurement, grants administration, or a closely related field. - OR Education And Experience: Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in Public Administration, Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Health Care Policy, or related field AND Three (3) years of relevant professional experience in contract administration, intergovernmental agreements, public administration, program

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