Senior Learning & Evaluation Officer

The Foundation is happy to announce an opening for the position
of Senior Learning & Evaluation Officer. The Senior Officer
leads a subset of the Foundation’s portfolios in the design and
implementation of learning and evaluation strategies. As part of
this work, the position is responsible for creating and
implementing comprehensive plans that integrate strategic
conversations with learning and evidence, designing and deploying
evaluation studies, and engaging the teams in learning that informs
future strategy work and assesses existing work. The Senior Officer
also supports aspects of organizational capacity building around
strategy, evidence and learning, as well as creating and overseeing
structures and practices for the Learning & Evaluation team to
improve and innovate their own practices. The Senior Officer will
need to be able to apply principles of equity and equitable
evaluation across all their work. 

At the Foundation, we believe that keeping equity at the heart
of our work will lead us to better health. That starts from within,
including intentional application of diversity, equity, and
inclusion practices that guide how we operate and work in
communities across Colorado. For example, our cornerstones are
designed to help ensure that:

• We serve Coloradans who have less power, privilege, and income,
  and prioritize Coloradans of color.
• We do everything with the intent of creating health
  equity.
• We are informed by the community and those we exist to
  serve.

Candidates will have a personal commitment and connection with
our mission and cornerstones; work well in ambiguity and managing
change; and proactively identify opportunities to advance our
mission while remaining grounded in the day-to-day
responsibilities. They will need to be able to apply principles of
health equity and racial justice across all of their work, as well
as integrate concepts of strategy formation and refinement, systems
thinking, complexity, adaptive/emergent strategy, worldviews and
power. 

The ideal candidate will have demonstrated expertise in the
following key areas:

• Designing evaluations to assess the progress and impact of
  strategy (beyond a single program)
• Leading the design and implementation of learning practices for
  groups or organizations, with strong facilitation and group process
  skills
• Incorporating evidence and learning into planning and
  implementation of organizational strategy
• Demonstrated ability to center principles of equity in
  evaluation, learning and strategy work
• Superb skills in critical thinking, problem solving, and an
  ability to make decisions and see paths forward even when there is
  considerable ambiguity
• Design and coordinate multifaceted and complex projects
  involving multiple stakeholders
• Work both independently and collaboratively, within and across
  teams
• Exceptional motivation to identify issues, innovate solutions,
  and continuously improve practice
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office suite

Candidates must possess:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Minimum 8 years in lead roles that involved generating
  evidence, and supporting stakeholders to apply evidence to strategy
  decisions through robust learning practices
• Demonstrated ability to center evaluation, learning and
  strategy work in principles of equity
• Valid Colorado Driver’s License

It’s an exciting time to join the Foundation whose assets
include a complex investment portfolio valued at approximately $2.7
billion and whose annual grant making is in excess of $100 million.
We offer a robust benefit and wellness package, 401(k) match, and
generous paid leave programs. The range for this position is
$105,063-$141,758 paid as salary exempt and is eligible for all CHF
benefits. This is a full-time position in Denver, Colorado with the
exception of required travel. We work on a hybrid schedule of three
days in-office (required) and two days remote. This is an
extraordinary opportunity for an individual to have a meaningful
impact through their professional contributions. Interested
candidates may submit their resumes and cover letters on the
Colorado Health Foundation’s website (www.coloradohealth.org).

This position closes on 5/24/24

The Colorado Health Foundation is an Equal Opportunity
Employer and invites qualified candidates from all backgrounds to
apply.