Initial Posting Date: 05/02/2025 Application Deadline: 05/13/2025 Agency: Department of Agriculture Salary Range: $6,123 - $9,409 Position Type: Employee Position Title: Natural Resource Specialist 4 ...

STATE OF COLORADO RESIDENCY REQUIRED NOTE: This announcement may be used to fill multiple openings. Colorado Governor Jared Polis is committed to building a Colorado For All, a place where everyone has an opportunity to succeed and live the Colorado way of life. Governor Polis is focused on lowering health care costs for hardworking Coloradans, transitioning the state to renewable energy sources, ensuring every Colorado child gets a quality education, and building an economy that works for everyone. Committed to Diversity - 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. If you’re looking for a place where you can be your authentic self at work and celebrate the uniqueness of those around you, then we want to talk to you! State of Colorado employees were asked to reflect on their experience with equity, diversity, and inclusion. Click here to learn more about their experiences Colorado For All - Colorado Employees Reflect on Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion. We offer a generous benefits package including: • 11 paid holidays per year plus vacation and sick leave • Medical, dental, and vision plans • State paid life insurance policy • Choice of 2 retirement plans (defined benefit or defined contribution) • Optional 401(k) and 457 plans • State paid short-term disability coverage • Additional optional life and disability plans • Credit Union membership • Training and professional developmentTo learn more about State of Colorado benefits visit: https://www.colorado.gov/dhr/benefits.Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. For more information, go to https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/repay-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service? This position will have the opportunity for a hybrid schedule (a combination of in-office and remote workplace). **Please note - equipment provisioning and certain onboarding tasks will take place in person, in our downtown Denver office, on the first day of employment.The Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC) ensures the delivery of a comprehensive, community-informed, data-driven, high-quality, and equitable early childhood system that supports the care, education and well-being of all Colorado's young children, their families and early childhood professionals in all settings. CDEC provides access to collaborative, coordinated, quality early childhood programs and support to children, families, and early care professionals in an effort to best prepare Coloradans for future success. CDEC works with many partners, including parents, schools, child care providers, Early Childhood Councils, counties, Community Centered Boards, early intervention service providers, family resources centers, county human services, county public health, businesses, community organizations, and other stakeholders to provide high-quality early childhood and family support programs.The CDEC Product Strategy and Management team owns the development and execution of the department’s strategic vision of a unified, accessible and coordinated user experience for the department’s complex, matrixed ecosystem of external-user-facing products. Senior Product Strategists will lead complex, cross-division, and cross-program software development projects. They own the design, development, rollout of systemic changes to unify family, provider, and partner-facing experiences, in alignment with CDEC’s mission, values and strategic objectives. By fostering inter-team trust and collaboration, Senior Product Strategists serve as a catalyst for the coordinated evolution in the delivery of high-quality, impactful services, tools, and information to Colorado families, care providers and partners.