STATISTICAL ANALYST IV - Evaluation Manager

Salary : $7,415.00 - $10,953.00 Monthly
Location : Denver, CO
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: ILA 05872 10/22/2026
Department: Colorado Department of Human Services
Division: BHA -
Opening Date: 10/26/2026
Closing Date: 11/9/2026 11:59 PM Mountain
FLSA: Determined by Position
Type of Announcement: This position is open only to Colorado state residents.
Primary Physical Work Address: 710 S. Ash Street, Unit C140, Denver, CO 80246 - Hybrid working arrangements
FLSA Status: Exempt; position is not eligible for overtime compensation.
Department Contact Information:
How To Apply: Please submit an online application for this position at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/colorado. 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.

Hybrid. Predominantly telework with a minimum of one in-person meeting a month. This is subject to change.

8-5 Monday through Friday
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Description of Job
About this Unit:
This position is located within the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) Behavioral Health Administration (BHA) which is responsible for policy development, service provision and coordination, program monitoring and evaluation, and administrative oversight for the behavioral health system.

Additionally, the Behavioral Health Administration (BHA) leads and promotes the State's behavioral health priorities, ensures that behavioral health services respond to the changing needs of communities, monitors State and local data, and continuously evaluates State efforts. In collaboration with other state agencies, BHA is accountable for the delivery of behavioral health services in Colorado. It bestows a streamlined and efficient government approach to support quality care while minimizing the burden on providers so that they can focus on service delivery. BHA is responsible for behavioral health policy development and effective collaboration with cross-sector partners working in and around the behavioral health system and along the continuum from prevention to treatment and recovery. BHA works in partnership with State agencies to reduce bureaucracy and fragmentation.

This position is located within the Technology and Data division of BHA. The Technology and Data division is responsible for the end-to-end data and digital strategy for the BHA, including:
Designing and building easy-to-navigate digital services that get people the information they need, faster;
Producing actionable insights and evaluation that drive better outcomes;
Promoting transparency and data access to drive accountability and continuous improvement;
Improving data quality and information flows between providers and the BHA, reducing administrative burden; and,
Maintaining critical data infrastructure that supports the delivery of the BHA's services.

The data insights and evaluation function of the Technology and Data Division includes assessing equitable access to quality behavioral health services for people in Colorado among publicly-funded programs, monitoring the quality of services delivered by behavioral health providers as well as population-level outcomes for communities in Colorado. The division is also responsible for reporting information and answering questions about behavioral health service delivery to various partners or funders such as advisory boards, other state agencies, the federal government (SAMHSA), the Colorado General Assembly, and the Governor's office.

About this Position:
This position exists to nurture evaluation practitioner skills, practices, and capacity that ensure the effective use of evaluative methods to design, develop, improve, and manage evaluation services for BHA.
Provide practice leadership and general guidance to a mixed-methods evaluation and data insights team to create consistent, clear, and rigorous methods and approaches for the evaluation practice in the Technology and Data division
Foster a learning environment for the evaluation practice, including developing and supporting training, capacity building, and career development plans for staff.
Leverage communication and community-building strategies across diverse audiences to advance evaluation practices and inform and influence individual, organizational, community, and policy actions in order to improve behavioral health in Colorado.
Create a safe, open, and accessible environment where debate is encouraged, and opinions are respected to facilitate consensus in decision-making and the advancement of sound evaluation practices at BHA.

Evaluation Practices and Expertise:
This position supports the consistent and rigorous design of Evaluation studies to assess BHA-funded programs and services against BHA objectives. This position leads the design, implementation, and oversight of best practices and guidelines around evaluation that informs how the division approaches the strategic planning, program design and project implementation with research and analysis to uncover, document, or advance evidence-based approaches.
Develops best practices, guidelines, standards, and other resources that help promote a consistent, high-quality approach to evaluation. Works with Evaluators to implement practice standards and document approaches.
Provides strategic advice on the full range of evaluation methods and processes, including: providing technical assistance in defining measurable program goals and objectives; planning and designing evaluation research methodologies to assess needs, aid in program improvement, demonstrating accountability, effectiveness or impact, all to inform programmatic decisions; assessing the statistical reliability and validity of potential measurement instruments and/or developing new measurement tools as needed; planning and independently performing descriptive and inferential statistical analyses of quantitative data sets used in evaluation studies; employing qualitative research methods such as surveys, focus groups and key informant interviews to elicit qualitative evaluation information, and independently interpreting results to inform judgments about the program's performance related to their evaluation questions.
Deploys a high level of knowledge and expertise in evaluation theories, frameworks, tools, and research methods, as well as expertise in the full gamut of descriptive and inferential statistical analysis techniques available to answer various evaluation and data questions.
Develops and maintains an Evaluation practice talent strategy that supports the growth and development of Evaluation professionals and the maturation of Evaluation practices in the division. Works with other practice and delivery leadership to ensure alignment across practice approaches and delivery functions.

Management and Coaching:
Provides practice leadership and general direction to a mixed-methods evaluation and data insights team to create timely, clear, clean and statistically rigorous products; develops and executes training, capacity building, and career development plans for staff
Provides coaching and mentoring to Evaluation professionals to support the development of a strong Evaluation practice at the BHA and to promote individual career growth for Evaluation professionals.
Develops and guides staff and other professionals by providing effective performance feedback and making sure team skills and developmental goals are consistent with responsibilities
Oversees a strategic approach to the hiring, development, and management of Evaluation staff. Works with delivery management to understand the required skills and resources needed and supports the timely hiring of staff.
Creates a culture of inclusion, psychological safety, dependability, continuous learning, in a fast paced environment.
Ensures a supportive employee experience, including promoting equity and fairness in hiring and managing staff.

Communication and Collaboration:
Works in partnership with others areas of the TaDa division, the BHA, agencies, organizations, and communities to promote good evaluation practices, communicate, and apply shared visions, missions and values; inspire trust and motivate others; build capacity; improve performance and enhance the quality of behavioral health system
Advances an understanding of Evaluation and the role it plays in producing actionable insights that drive better outcomes.
Prepares and presents written and oral reports on evaluation and data insights methods, results, key findings, and programmatic implications for a variety of audiences.
Nurtures an Evaluation community of practice at the BHA to support sharing of lessons learned, best and emerging practices in the evaluation field.
As appropriate, contributes to the body of evidence for public health strategies and interventions by submitting evaluation methodologies and key findings to professional journals in the field of public health evaluation.
Works with other practice leads in the TaDa division to share best practices, tools, advice, and relevant resources to support the maturing of practices and processes.

Learning and Development:
Designs and develop learning and development strategies for the evaluation practice, in support of nurturing evaluation practitioner skills, practices and capacity that ensure effective use of evaluative methods to design, develop, improve and manage evaluation services for the BHA.
Fosters a continuous learning environment and learns often themselves - from within the evaluation practice, with TaDa partners, external partners, industry leaders - in both traditional and non-traditional ways.
Develops a learning curriculum to support the growth and career development of Evaluators across levels of experience.
Promotes learning and development opportunities that advance an understanding of equity, diversity and inclusion, with an emphasis on those communities traditionally underserved in the behavioral health space.
Nurtures an Evaluation community of practice at the BHA to support sharing of lessons learned, best and emerging practices in the evaluation field.
Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights

Minimum Qualifications

Experience Only:
Eight (8) years of relevant experience in applied, mixed-methods (qualitative and quantitative) social science research and/or program evaluation, data analysis, or research design and implementation or closely related field.
OR
Education and Experience:
A combination of related education in program evaluation, public health, community and behavioral health, sociology, applied social science research, statistics, psychology, or a closely related degree and/or relevant experience in applied, mixed-methods (qualitative and quantitative) social science research and/or program evaluation, data analysis, or research design and implementation an occupation related to the work assigned equal to eight (8) years.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in program evaluation, public health, community and behavioral health, sociology, applied social science research, statistics, psychology, or a closely related degree;
• Mastery of best practices and demonstrated capacity in research and evaluation design, qualitative and quantitative methods, statistical analyses and modeling, with the ability to utilize statistical methods for hypothesis testing and program effectiveness modeling
• Experience using or supporting teams in using SQL, R, Python, and Tableau
• Understanding of health equity and social determinants of health, particularly as they relate to research and evaluation
• Demonstrated capacity in leadership, including effective program and project management
• Experience successfully recruiting, supervising, and coaching stellar employees

Conditions of Employment:

• Conditions of Employment (Insert Conditions of Employment)
  • (Standard/full)background check and reference check required
  • This position requires State of Colorado residency at the time of application (unless otherwise identified in the posting), and residency within the state throughout the duration of employment in this position.
  • Motor Vehicle Check , if the employee will drive a state-owned vehicle, either in an on-going capacity while performing their normal day-to-day job duties OR on occasion for training/meetings/client visits/etc.
  • Must possess a valid, non-restricted Colorado Driver's License or an non-restricted U.S. Driver's License for positions within 30 miles of the CO state border
  • Out-of-State Driver's License holders must obtain a valid, non-restricted Colorado Driver's License within 30 days of employment start date.
  • Other Conditions of Employment specific to Program
  • Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must:
  • Disclose that information on the application.
  • Explain why the prior termination or resignation should not disqualify you from the current position.
  • Provide your employee number from your prior State employment. Absent extraordinary circumstances, prior disciplinary termination or resignation in lieu of termination and failure to provide this information will disqualify the applicant from future State employment with CDHS.