Serve as issue resource, lead and support to ACS CAN field staff in applying national public policy positions to state and local legislative, regulatory and ballot initiatives. In partnership with ACS CAN regional and field staff, this includes: actively representing ACS CAN with national external and internal partners, stakeholders and forming new partnerships to drive the issue priorities at the state and local levels as well as participating in policy discussions at the state and local government levels. Develop, analyze, provide guidance and utilize best practice programs to achieve and support state prevention advocacy strategies for issue portfolio. Support staff by drafting and/or adapting legislative testimony, talking points, fact sheets, etc. for a legislative audience and by training and assisting with strategic and other planning. Participate in ACS CAN fund-raising opportunities as appropriate.
Areas of Responsibility:
- List the major job duties and responsibilities in order of importance and/or percentage of time spent performing them. These duties should be directly related to the reason(s) the position exists (as outlined in the summary).
- Serve as an issue and campaign resource for assigned issue portfolio internally and externally for ACS CAN for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam and Puerto Rico.
- Serve as an expert in analyzing state and local legislation through the application of public policy positions and messaging.
- Monitor and analyze all relevant portfolio issues and provide oral and written analysis, guidance and support to ACS CAN field division, regional and leadership staff, and other relevant ACS CAN and Society staff including the Global team.
- Working with supervisor, provide strategic issue and campaign best practice guidance and consultation to ACS CAN staff and to the Society and the Global team as appropriate on issue portfolio legislative, regulatory and initiative campaigns as appropriate.
- Draft or adapt state legislative testimony, talking points, fact sheets, background materials, cost benefit analysis, and other materials for a legislative and legislative staff audience.
- Work with ACS CAN policy, media and grassroots staff to coordinate advancement of strategic leadership role for issue portfolio as appropriate.
- Working in partnership with ACS CAN policy team, develop or support the development of policy reports as may be needed.
- Provide local research as needed to supplement information provided by policy team and state and local campaigns team.
- Help coordinate, from a policy perspective, strategic and other legislative campaign planning in all the states as appropriate.
- Track policy trends within assigned issue portfolio, and assist state and local campaigns team with being as proactive as possible when new types of cancer-related legislation emerge.
- Facilitate campaign planning using Direct Action Organizing principles as required.
- Manage consultants and internal project/campaign teams as well as legislative/campaign and grant budgets as appropriate for nationwide projects.
- Work to support ACS CAN’s income development goals.
- Apply and follow ACS CAN policies and guidelines.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Educational Background:
Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 7 years of relevant work experience.
Skills/Experience:
Demonstrates the following Legislative Analytics/Policy competencies:
- Manages complexity - Makes sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.
- Strategic mindset - Sees ahead to future possibilities and translates them into breakthrough strategies.
- Action oriented - Takes on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm.
- Plans and aligns - Plans and prioritizes work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals.
- Collaborates - Builds partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
- Organizational savvy - Maneuvers comfortably through complex policy, process, and people-related organizational dynamics.
- Nimble learning - Actively learns through experimentation when tackling new problems, using both successes and failures as learning fodder.
- Situational adaptability - Adapts approach and demeanor in real time to match the shifting demands of different situations.
- Additional Skills:
- Excellent research and analysis, writing, and teaming skills required.
- Ability to work independently with minimum direction as well as work as a member or leader of a team.
- Demonstrated ability to work on fast-paced, time-sensitive matters with internal and external constituents.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with diverse individuals and communities.
- Ability to complete work in a timely and efficient manner and ensure work is accurate.
- Ability to utilize available technology to perform position responsibilities.
- Familiarity with legislative language, processes and public policy implications.
- Knowledge of health care policy preferred.
Job Function:
Organization Info
Listing Stats
Post Date:
Feb 3 2018
Active Until:
Mar 3 2018
Hiring Organization:
American Cancer Society
industry:
Nonprofit