Department Information

Are you interested in investing in a career that makes a difference?

Consider joining the dedicated people of the Colorado Department of Natural Resources. It’s our mission to manage and conserve Colorado’s natural resources for the benefit of people today – and tomorrow. That means we have to balance development with conservation so the state we all love provides similar opportunities for our children and their children.

We invite you to explore our website at https://dnr.colorado.gov/about-us to find out more about the work we do to manage Colorado’s natural resources for today – and tomorrow.

The State of Colorado believes that equity, diversity, and inclusion drive our success, and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply.

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  Medical, Vision and Dental plans
• Strong, flexible retirement plans including PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan, plus pre-tax and Roth 401K and 457 plans
• Paid life insurance
• Short- and long-term disability coverage
• Employee Wellness programs
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Health Savings Accounts
• 11 paid holidays per year plus generous vacation and sick leave
• Flexible work schedule options and remote-work options
• Career advancement opportunities throughout the State system

• Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program

For more detailed information, please visit State of Colorado Employee Benefits

The Colorado State Board of Land Commissioners is a unique, entrepreneurial agency within Colorado state government. The agency manages a constitutionally created 148 year old, multi-billion dollar endowment of assets for the benefit of Colorado's K-12 school children. The endowment holds more than 3 million acres of land and 4 million acres of minerals that are carefully managed for grazing and agriculture, natural resource extraction, renewable energy, recreation, commercial real estate and other uses. Over the past several years, the revenues generated by these activities have funded the construction or renovation of more than 500 schools around the State. The State Land Board (SLB) is composed of six primary work groups. Asset Management incorporates our District field offices, Resource Extraction, Real Estate and other programs. The Service groups include Transactions and Records Services (TRS), Data Services/GIS, Finance and outreach/external affairs.

The Outreach work unit exists to achieve the State Land Board’s strategic plan goals of supporting all business needs and stakeholder relationships through unified professional communications. The position leads the development and maintenance of a branded, consistent communications program that supports all business functions at the division level. This position represents the agency externally and regularly speaks on behalf of the agency at external functions. Outreach includes responding to all public and media inquiries, communicating with government officials and other stakeholders, creating and managing high quality agency documents and the agency’s website, shepherding the use and development of the customer relationship management (CRM) system, overseeing all internal agency communications, supporting business development activities, interfacing with agency lessees, communicating with beneficiary groups, and increasing lessee and beneficiary awareness of the agency’s mission.

Description of Job

The SLB Public Information Officer (PIO) is the chief storyteller of the division. The position exists as a senior authority on strategic communications, marketing and brand maintenance, and media/governmental/beneficiary/stakeholder relations for those natural resources and financial concepts that are unique to the work of the State Land Board. These unique responsibilities are a result of the division’s status as an owner of working lands and mineral resources leased to the public for sometimes sensitive and challenging uses. The position is the expert manager of public relations for the division, and must be sensitive to the needs and expectations of the Department of Natural Resources, the Governor’s office, and other influential stakeholders. The position must navigate complex and delicate communication issues and builds proactive communication strategies. The position serves as primary contact with important external stakeholders including the media, city and county officials, state legislators, Governor’s Office, and trust beneficiary groups. It ensures that the DNR/SLB’s history and values are reflected in the agency’s public communications, marketing materials, website and other communications resources.

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights

Minimum Qualifications:

Experience Only:
Eight (8) years of relevant experience in an occupation related program marketing, communications and public information.

- OR -

Education and Experience:
A combination of related education and/or relevant experience in an occupation
related to the work assigned equal to eight (8) years.

Acceptable degrees include Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degrees in journalism, public relations, communications, business administration and political science. Demonstrable application of professional certifications such as Certified Public Information Officer will also be considered.

Please note: The required experience must be substantiated within the work
experience section of your application. Your resume will not be reviewed to determine
if you meet the minimum qualifications; only the work experience section of your
application will be reviewed to determine this. “See Resume” statements on the
application will not be accepted. In addition, part-time work will be prorated.

Required Competencies:

• Strong oral and written communication skills including persuasive message creation and delivery
• Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills
• The ability to build stakeholder engagement while balancing competing interests in natural resources and working lands management
• Project management, organized and professional, with a strong self-motivated work ethic
• Content creation and management skills that unify communications across broad audiences and over the long term
• Dependable and trustworthy, uses good judgment and problem solving
• Adaptable and open to change, contributes with a positive attitude

Preferred Qualifications:

• Three (3) years of experience in a government agency’s public information division responding to media inquiries and/or managing media relations
• Three (3) years of continuous experience supporting the communications needs of the executive suite and/or governing board of an organization
• Current or former State experience relevant to this position

Conditions of Employment:

• Must be a Colorado resident at time of employment.
• You must be legally eligible to work in the United States to be appointed to this position. DNR does not sponsor non-residents of the United States.

Supplemental Information

• All applications received by the closing of this announcement will be reviewed by an HR Specialist against the Minimum Qualifications in this announcement.
• Colorado Revised Statutes require that state employees are hired and promoted based on merit and fitness through a comparative analysis process. Part of, or all of, the comparative analysis for this position will be a structured application review by Subject Matter Experts.
• Resumes, cover letters and other attachments are not considered as part of initial reviews, therefore, it is important to document in your application your education, experience, minimum qualifications, and preferred qualifications as outlined in the job announcement.
• Please thoroughly answer all supplemental questions (if listed) since question responses may be evaluated for content, writing ability, spelling, grammar, and effective communication.
• This recruitment may involve additional testing and/or exams to arrive at the top group for interviews.