The American Heart Association (AHA) has an excellent opportunity for a Policy Research Manager for our Voices for Healthy Kids team at our National Center office in Dallas, TX (Remote/Home Based is acceptable) .
Our POLICY RESEARCH MANAGER is key to making a healthier generation a reality. This individual will be responsible for providing strategic consultation and other support for policy and message research as well as supporting resources and tools related to state and city-based advocacy policy change campaigns making the places kids live, learn and play healthier. This position can be remote. Must live near a major airport.
Areas of Responsibility:
- Researching and developing public policy solutions.
- Supporting national polling and message research projects.
- Developing resources and tools to support Voices for Healthy Kids and grantees.
- Providing strategic counsel and technical assistance on policy development, message research, and public opinion polling to Voices for Healthy Kids and its grantees and related field campaigns.
- Managing related partnerships including other Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grantees and projects.
Educational Background:
Bachelor's Degree in political science, public policy, public health or related field.
Skills/Experience:
- Minimum of five (5) years of experience in public policy research and development, with a demonstrated succession of increasing professional responsibilities.
- Knowledge of governmental operations, both at the state and local level.
- Successful experience with building or demonstrated understanding of health equity and role it plays in public policy.
- Demonstrated ability to simultaneously manage multiple, complex projects in varying stages of development under time constraint.
- Must be able to travel overnight approx. 10% of the time.
Here are some of the preferred skills we are looking for:
- Experience with public health issues is desirable.
- Experience working with or commissioning polling and/or message research.
Job Function:
Organization Info
Listing Stats
Post Date:
Oct 27 2018
Active Until:
Nov 28 2018
Hiring Organization:
American Heart Association | American Stroke Association
industry:
Nonprofit