[Hiring] Purchasing Agent V @State of Colorado

Role Description

This position is only open to current Residents of Colorado. Incumbent will be required to complete work for CDE within Colorado.

The Colorado Department of Education (CDE) provides leadership, resources, support, and accountability to the state's 178 school districts, 1,888 schools, over 53,000 teachers, and over 3,200 administrators to help them build capacity to meet the needs of the state's approximately 905,000 public school students.

As the administrative arm of the State Board of Education, CDE is responsible for:

• Implementing state and federal education laws
• Disbursing state and federal funds
• Holding schools and districts accountable for performance
• Licensing all educators
• Providing public transparency of performance and financial data

CDE is a values-based agency that serves students, parents, and the general public by protecting public trust through ensuring adherence to laws, strong stewardship of public funds, and accountability for student performance.

CDE strives to incorporate five core values:

• Integrity
• Equity
• Accountability
• Trust
• Commitment to Service

The State of Colorado strives to create a Colorado for All by building and maintaining workplaces that value and respect all Coloradans through a commitment to equal opportunity and hiring based on merit and fitness.

Qualifications

• Excellent writing, research, analytical, and critical thinking skills.
• Skilled at building consensus and making decisions for requirements and scopes of work for complex information technology and service-based projects.
• Demonstrated diplomacy when working on sensitive topics.
• Initiative-taker with project management skills.
• Exceptional communication skills with experience communicating with all levels of staff.
• Diligence and mindfulness with an attention to detail.
• Experience in training or explaining difficult concepts to internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively balance quality of work and productivity expectations.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively collaborate with internal and external customers.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize and organize work to accommodate changing needs.
• Demonstrated ability to take initiative and exhibit a proactive approach to work.
• Demonstrated ability to identify problems and recommend solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, as well as on a team.

Requirements

• This position requires eight (8) years of experience OR a combination of education and experience totaling eight (8) years.
• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree and four (4) years of relevant experience.
• If no bachelor’s degree, eight (8) years of relevant experience is required.
• A Juris Doctor degree or a Master’s degree may be substituted for the required experience on a year-for-year basis.
• Relevant experience must include writing requests for proposals, ITN solicitations, and/or writing contract statements of work.

Benefits

• Flexible work schedules and workplace options.
• Premier medical, dental, vision, and dependent life insurance options.
• Employer paid short-term disability and life insurance.
• Up to 160 hours of Paid Family Medical Leave (PFML).
• 11 paid holidays per year.
• Competitive vacation and sick leave accruals.
• Retirement through the Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA).
• Employer paid RTD Eco Pass (certain restrictions may apply).
• Paid professional development opportunities.