Mayor and City Council of Baltimore Looking for 03143NC Legislative Affairs Director – Health Department at Fayette, Alabama Full Time

03143NC Legislative Affairs Director – Health Department page is loaded 03143NC Legislative Affairs Director – Health Department Apply locations 1001 E Fayette St posted on Posted 20 Days Ago job requisition id R(phone number removed) THIS IS A NON-CIVIL SERVICE POSITION 
Salary Range: $65,000.00 – $(phone number removed) Annually The Baltimore City Health Department (BCHD) seeks a Legislative Affairs Director to drive ongoing engagement and advocacy initiatives to ensure BCHD visibility and voice in relevant legislative affairs, policy and strategy decisions.
 
Founded in 1793, BCHD is the oldest health department in the country, with 1,000 employees and an annual budget of $130 million that aims to promote health and improve well-being through education, policy/advocacy, and direct service delivery. BCHD’s wide-ranging responsibilities include maternal and child health, youth wellness, school health, senior services, animal control, restaurant inspections, emergency preparedness, STI/HIV treatment, and acute and chronic disease prevention.
 
Reporting to the Chief Health Policy Officer, the Legislative Affairs Director will play a critical role in promoting the mission of the Health Department by overseeing BCHD’s legislative agenda and policy activities. The Legislative Affairs Director will span from exercising thought leadership by advocating for future policy frameworks to diving deep into detailed regulatory affairs and rules, as well as building and managing relationships with elected officials, business leaders, and community partners to ensure successful implementation of BCHD’s advocacy agenda. The Legislative Affairs Director advocates before elected officials, policymakers and their staff. The Legislative Affairs Director will also monitor, anticipate, and understand local, state, and federal legislative and regulatory policy activities to develop recommendations and prepare communications for the Commissioner of Health, senior executive leadership, and programmatic staff to strategically shape BCHD’s position, advocacy, and response.
 
The Legislative Affairs Director will play a key role in ensuring that BCHD continues as a national model for cutting-edge public health legislation and policy innovation. We are looking for a Legislative Affairs Director who can design plans for government outreach and thought leadership through gathering of intelligence and preparation of position papers, policy briefings, presentations, and other materials related to government actions. The BCHD Legislative Affairs Director will have the ability to plan and implement a legislative advocacy effort and persuasively communicate and advocate for BCHD positions and policies through the legislative process. The Legislative Affairs Director will also work cross-functionally with the senior executive leadership to develop BCHD’s strategic position for regulatory, legislative and government affairs.
 
The right candidate is an experienced, effective, comprehensive thinker who can drive BCHD’s public health policy agenda and successfully oversee government and legislative engagement. The BCHD Legislative Affairs Director will be comfortable in a fast-paced environment and have the ability to manage a diverse and complex workload. This vital member of the BCHD senior leadership team will prepare comments on proposed legislation, regulation, and guidance, and coordinate with internal and external partners to obtain input and participate in joint efforts through pertinent strategic collaboration. The Legislative Affairs Director will monitor, track, and analyze legislative, regulatory and public policy developments, and identify emerging trends to assess potential impacts on BCHD, and draft or contribute to subsequent amendments, comments and position papers. The Legislative Affairs Director will also actively maintain knowledge of current and emerging public policy trends relating to BCHD’s policy agenda and leading initiatives.

This entrepreneurial team player and legislative strategist will: 

• Develop and execute BCHD advocacy agendas in conjunction with the Health Commissioner, Chief of Staff, Deputy Chief of Staff and Chief Health Policy Officer; including the drafting, introduction, and passage of BCHD legislation in coordination with BCHD leadership and the Mayor’s government relations staff; 
• Serve as BCHD’s point of contact for the Baltimore City Council, Maryland General Assembly, and the federal government; represent BCHD at hearings, public events, and community meetings; 
• Build and maintain relationships with elected officials and city, state, and federal agencies to promote BCHD’s advocacy agenda, including supporting the Health Commissioner and other BCHD staff in their interactions by tracking the ongoing status of each relationship and providing recommendations for next steps; 
• Develop and implement creative strategies to advance BCHD’s legislative agenda, through researching model legislation and best practices in other jurisdictions, engaging content experts for input, and identifying unique opportunities to highlight Baltimore as a national model for public health innovation;
• Analyze legislative and regulatory proposals and disseminate information, including relevant recommendations, through written briefs and memoranda to senior staff; 
• Prepare written and/or oral testimony, letters, speeches, and reports to local, state, and federal legislative/regulatory bodies; and 
• Establish systems to track legislative activity across BCHD and at all levels of government, including maintenance of a master tracker. 

Successful Candidate’s Qualifications/Skills: 

• Impeccable integrity, good judgment, and proven track record in advancing legislative initiatives; 
• Demonstrated success developing legislative, regulatory, and budget-related proposals as well as building partner coalitions; 
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including preparation of reports, memos, and letters, and customary policy research; ability to read and understand legal and regulatory language included in legislation and rules, and present information clearly and concisely to various audiences; 
• Self-starter who has knowledge of the principles, theories and practices of the legislative processes and a sophisticated understanding of public policy; and
• Demonstrated track record of working closely with executive management and establishing strong collaborative relationships with community, business, work group and elected leaders, and leveraging relationships to ensure proposals are successfully implemented. 

Education and Experience requirements:

• Advanced degree (MA, JD, PhD) in business, political science, public policy, public administration, health policy, with five years or more of legislative, government affairs, law, or policy experience in the private sector, or at the local, state, or federal level required; 
• Experience counseling c-suite executives and/or elected officials on legislative agenda development and advocacy, public policy matters and strategic coalition building;
• Impeccable writing, editing, and presentation skills;
• High degree of emotional intelligence, excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills, and substantial collaborative skills; and
• Familiarity with use of Google drive, Microsoft suite tools, and Slack.

Salary offer will be commensurate with experience. An excellent fringe benefit package accompanies the salary.
 
Application and Selection Process:

Qualified candidates should submit a cover letter, resume and application.

Financial Disclosure:

This position is required to complete a Financial Disclosure pursuant to Sections 7-7, 7-8, and 7-9 of the City Ethics Law. 

If you have questions regarding this position, please contact Lucas Presta Recruitment and Talent Acquisition Specialist via email at [email protected]

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