Summary

Senior Policy Managers lead assigned initiatives to accomplish CCHN’s public affairs priorities. This can include careful legislative tracking and advocating for CHCs by advancing priority bills during the state legislative session, ensuring CCHN and Community Health Centers (CHCs) have strong relationships with Colorado’s Congressional Delegation to advance federal legislation that supports CHCs, and monitoring and influencing state or federal regulatory and administrative policy issues as they

Description

About this Position 

Colorado Community Health Network (CCHN) is seeking a second Senior Policy Manager to join its Policy Division. Senior Policy Managers lead assigned initiatives to accomplish CCHN’s public affairs priorities. This can include careful legislative tracking and advocating for CHCs by advancing priority bills during the state legislative session, ensuring CCHN and Community Health Centers (CHCs) have strong relationships with Colorado’s Congressional Delegation to advance federal legislation that supports CHCs, and monitoring and influencing state or federal regulatory and administrative policy issues as they arise for CHCs, and as they are prioritized through the CCHN Public Affairs committee. The Policy Division staff strive to be agile, cross-trained, and responsive to priority issues that impact CHCs (state or federal), and this Senior Policy Manager's focus will center more on state level priorities. This position reports to the Policy Director, is expected to collaborate on division strategy and management, and contribute to agendas and presentations to the CCHN Public Affairs Committee of the Board, monthly.  

 

About CCHN 

CCHN is the membership association of Colorado’s 21 CHCs which serve their communities by offering integrated primary, behavioral, and oral health care at over 250 clinic sites in underserved communities. CCHN is a dynamic and team-orientated non-profit of approximately 21 employees. CCHN’s Policy Division is responsible for advocating for CHC policy priorities to state agencies, and state and federal lawmakers.   

 

CCHN Mission: To increase access to high quality health care for people in need in Colorado. 

 

CCHN Vision: Colorado’s 21 CHCs are the health care home for 1,000,000 Coloradans. 

 

CCHN values:  

  • Integrity: trust, respect, genuineness, wholeness, integrated 

  • Commitment: quality, specificity, ownership, engagement, standards, measures 

  • Abundance: generosity, balance, health, wellness, well-being 

  • Innovation: creativity, curiosity, wonder, awe, investigation, researching, experimentation 

  • Collaboration: partnerships, community, empathy 

 

CCHN is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, age, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.  

 

For more information on CCHN, visit our website at http://cchn.org  

Job Title: Senior Policy Manager  

Division: Policy Division 

Reports to: Policy Director 

Supervises: N/A 

Category: Exempt 

Posted: August 13, 2026  

 

Essential Duties/Responsibilities 

  1. Develop and recommend strategic activities to accomplish CCHN’s Public Affairs priorities. 

  1. Co-manage CCHN’s state legislative portfolio including analyzing and summarizing state bills, recommending positions and strategic advocacy when needed, and leading CCHN priority bills, in consultation with Policy Director, contract lobbyist, and team members.  

  1. Track and develop comments on state regulatory activities that impact Community Health Centers with key state boards and departments.    

  1. Represent CCHN and CHC interests at stakeholder meetings  

  1. Contribute to CCHN’s state and federal lobby-day events, held annually (CCHN’s Policy and Issues Forum typically in March; CCHN’s participation in the NACHC Policy & Issues Forum typically in February in Washington, DC.)  

  1. Have or develop expertise and serve as a resource to others on topics such as: Medicaid eligibility (including Medicaid Work Requirements), Medicaid system delivery, Medicaid CHC reimbursement, integrated behavioral health care, value-based care, the legislative and regulatory process in Colorado and federally, 340B, telehealth, and more. 

  1. Establish strong working relationships with CHC staff, partners, and other CCHN staff to offer training/technical assistance, problem solve and move projects forward. Demonstrate strong engagement by sharing information that may impact CHCs or political strategy with the CCHN staff, CHCs, contract lobbyist, as appropriate. 

  1. Lead or support board committees and CHC peer groups, as assigned. 

  1. Create content for fact sheets, materials, and other collateral to support lobbying and education efforts. 

  1. Support CCHN’s work to monitor the federal environment, and engage Colorado’s Congressional delegation regularly on CCHN federal priorities.  

 

Other Duties/Responsibilities  

  1. Report corporate compliance concerns to CCHN’s Corporate Compliance Officer; any CCHN employee who reports a compliance concern in good faith is protected by law from retaliation. 

  1. Assume other responsibilities as assigned. 

 

Note: Employees are held accountable for all duties of this job. 

 

Qualifications 

  1. Business writing, with the capacity to deliver accessible information to a diverse audience, including technical and non-technical groups. 

  1. Ability to think critically and strategically, problem solve, and practice solution-based thinking in a rapidly changing environment. 

  1. Fluency in written and spoken English. 

  1. Ability to speak in front of groups and facilitate meetings.  

  1. Demonstrated ability to work remotely and manage time and tasks with minimal supervision.  

  1. Ability to work as a team member and work effectively with diverse groups. 

  1. Ability to travel: within the Denver Metro area as needed (typically once or twice a month, and more during state legislative session), occasional overnight trips both in-state (approximately 2-3 times a year) and out of state (approximately twice a year). This position typically requires several hours of travel to meetings in the front range area monthly.  

 

Training/Education and Experience  

 

Training  

Bachelor’s degree in a related field preferred. At least four years of experience in a relevant field, such as primary care or Community Health Center setting, will be considered in lieu of a degree.   

 

Experience 

At least five years of professional experience (in addition to training) including policy analysis, lobbying or advocacy.  Additional desired expertise: 

  1. Health policy 

  1. Government/public affairs  

  1. Community Health Centers or Primary Care Associations 

  1. Meeting development and facilitation 

 

Working Environment and Physical Activities 

Hybrid office environment with up to 80% remote work, and at least 20% of work at the CCHN office at 600 Grant St., Denver, CO; subject to change. This position will also need to be available to attend meetings or hearings at the Colorado State Capitol during the state legislative session.  

 

intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, or qualifications associated with the job. 

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