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JOB TITLE: State Government Affairs LOBBYIST
EMPLOYER: Healthcare Distribution Management Association (HDMA)
Job Description
Experienced professional needed to advocate for member interests in assigned states by tracking, analyzing, lobbying and reporting on state legislative/regulatory activities; maintaining and expanding grassroots efforts; writing briefs and testimony, as well as summaries for communications to members; and testifying before state legislative and regulatory bodies.
Qualifications and Experience
Bachelor's degree required. Five to seven years corporate or trade association experience in state government relations with thorough understanding of the legislative and regulatory process. Excellent written and oral communication skills with experience in persuasive public speaking. High degree of teamwork, organizational and project management skills. Ability to juggle multiple responsibilities with high-quality execution and performance. Understanding of distribution and/or pharmaceutical/pharmacy issues strongly preferred. Some travel required.
Contact
HDMA is metro accessible and offers an excellent benefits package and working environment. Please send cover letter, resume and one-page writing sample to HRQ25@hdmanet.org. Learn more about our organization at www.HealthcareDistribution.org.
Posted 11/2/11
HONDA NORTH AMERICA, INC.
ANALYST, STATE RELATIONS
To spot and analyze newly-introduced legislation that would impact Honda and to monitor, report and coordinate legislative updates with associates within Honda's DC office, with working groups within Honda and with Honda's contract lobbyists.
Responsibilities:
- Track, monitor and analyze state legislation
- Communicate legislation and coordinate positions with working groups within Honda
- Communicate Honda's positions to public policy makers
If anyone is interested in applying, they should use our online process at:
http://corporate.honda.com/careers/find-a-job.aspx
Job # HNA00000G
Posted on 10/4/2011
NATIONAL PATIENT ADVOCATE FOUNDATION
DIRECTOR OF STATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
JOB DESCRIPTION
Position Reports To: EVP, Government Affairs and Chief of Staff
Manages: Manager, State Government Affairs and Volunteer Personnel
SCOPE:
The Director of State Government Affairs of National Patient Advocate Foundation will have responsibility for the oversight of state government affairs. He/she will also be responsible for developing legislative priorities and initiatives for effectively positioning NPAF, Regulatory Analyst, CEO and volunteers to further the organization’s mission. The Director of State Government Affairs will work closely with the EVP of Government Affairs and the CEO to successfully fulfill its governance function through accurate and timely reporting, adequate communication and adherence first and foremost to the mission of National Patient Advocate Foundation as defined as the organization charged with representing the interests of Patient Advocate Foundation.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- * Research and track state legislative and regulatory issues to determine their impact on patients and their access to healthcare with special emphasis on challenges to the access and affordability of treatment options including those made available by industry’s innovations and advancements in clinical research.
- * Prepare analyses and action plans that address the state legislative and regulatory issues of greatest impact to patients’ access to affordable healthcare and make recommendations for the most effective strategies to secure NPAF’s position.
- * Prepare weekly reports of all state legislative activities identified as important in which the organization is involved.
- * Identify state legislative and regulatory issues of importance to volunteers and direct their notification and grassroots activities.
- * Organize and execute volunteer State Lobby Days in 8 targeted states.
- * Develop methods for the recruitment, development and retention of advocate volunteers to a level that exceeds the current level in the program.
- * Evaluate performance of direct reports for compliance with established policies and objectives of the organization and contribution in attaining objectives.
- * Coordinate, when appropriate, state legislative and regulatory initiatives with NPAF’s federal legislative and regulatory initiatives.
- * Attend and coordinate meetings with state regulatory officials, key state and legislative members and staff; national healthcare organizations and non-profit patient organizations and coalitions as determined beneficial to NPAF’s mission by EVP of Government Affairs and/or Chief of Staff and/or CEO.
- * Develop and maintain contact with other organizations that are following the same issues.
- * Support relationships with donors through state advocacy initiatives.
- * Represent NPAF at National Conference of State Legislatures meetings.
- * Make formal presentations to organizations and coalitions.
ADDITIONAL SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
- * Ability to present information and respond to questions in a concise, articulate manner to the EVP, Government Affairs and the Chief Executive Officer and externally through conferences an assigned coalition meetings;
- * Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work well with individuals across all organizational levels with a collaborative approach that fosters teamwork;
- * Ability to track and assimilate multiple projects and issues in a rapidly changing environment;
- * Composure and confidence in initiative, judgment, discretion and decision-making to achieve organizational objectives and individual job responsibilities;
- * Excellent oral and written communication skills;
- * Ability to travel as requested; and
- * Ability to write reports and standard business correspondence suitable to legislators, administrators and public officials.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
* Provides direct supervision to the Manager of the SPL Program and the manager of the PVN network and reports to EVP of Government Affairs and the Chief Executive Officer.
EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:
- * Bachelors degree required; Masters preferred, with 8-10 years, or equivalent thereof, of experience in industry, advocacy, foundation and/or healthcare environment with strong scientific and/or clinical background either academically or through work experience;
- * Experience in successful state government strategy and program design and delivery required; including business case preparation and the development and monitoring of outcome and output measures;
- * Proven managerial and leadership experience required.
LOCATION: Washington, DC
Please send resume, cover letter, writing sample and three references to action@npaf.org or fax to 202-347-5579.
Posted on 10/3/11
