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Govt Affairs Specialist
Silver Spring, MD
Job Description
Description The Government Affairs Specialists will contribute to the local, state, federal and grassroots advocacy responsibilities carried out by the Department of
Government Affairs. The Specialist will coordinate grassroots activities to support key policy initiatives that impact the hospital and our mission, and work with members of the team to develop and implement legislative advocacy education programs. The Specialist is responsible to assist in the research and coordination of testimony, letters and policy papers, cover local and state legislative hearings, and analyze legislation.
Government Affairs. The Specialist will coordinate grassroots activities to support key policy initiatives that impact the hospital and our mission, and work with members of the team to develop and implement legislative advocacy education programs. The Specialist is responsible to assist in the research and coordination of testimony, letters and policy papers, cover local and state legislative hearings, and analyze legislation.
Qualifications Minimum Education
Bachelor's Degree (Required)
Minimum Work Experience
2 years Experience working for state or federal legislative body or equivalent government relations experience (Required)
Required Skills/Knowledge
Understanding of legislative process; strong oral and written communication skills
Some knowledge of hospital and/or health policy desired.
Demonstrate basic faculties in legislative and political strategic thinking.
Demonstrate basic skills in legislative analysis to support basic departmental responsibilities.
Functional Accountabilities
Legislative Advocacy & Communication
Organizational Accountabilities
Grassroots Advocacy
Organizational Commitment/Identification
Teamwork/Communication
Performance Improvement/Problem-solving
Cost Management/Financial Responsibility
Safety
Bachelor's Degree (Required)
Minimum Work Experience
2 years Experience working for state or federal legislative body or equivalent government relations experience (Required)
Required Skills/Knowledge
Understanding of legislative process; strong oral and written communication skills
Some knowledge of hospital and/or health policy desired.
Demonstrate basic faculties in legislative and political strategic thinking.
Demonstrate basic skills in legislative analysis to support basic departmental responsibilities.
Functional Accountabilities
Legislative Advocacy & Communication
- Draft hearing summaries, testimony, letters to support basic departmental responsibilities.
- Demonstrate strong written communication skills, include proficiency in basic grammar, to represent GEA with professionalism.
- Respond to informational or internal constituent service requests.
- Maintain jurisdictional legislative database to serve as a resource for research and reference.
- Speak up when team members appear to exhibit unsafe behavior or performance
- Continuously validate and verify information needed for decision making or documentation
- Stop in the face of uncertainty and takes time to resolve the situation
- Demonstrate accurate, clear and timely verbal and written communication
- Actively promote safety for patients, families, visitors and co-workers
- Attend carefully to important details - practicing Stop, Think, Act and Review in order to self-check behavior and performance
Organizational Accountabilities
Grassroots Advocacy
- Draft internal and external advocacy communications to raise awareness of government affairs and advocacy activities.
- Coordinate with Children's Hospitals on initiatives to help position the hospital as an influential grassroots leader.
- Identify ways to involve internal experts on targeted advocacy efforts to support the advocacy and employer of choice strategic pillars.
- Represent CNMC/GA's BearNet advocacy network at internal and external events to grow the network.
- Partner in the mission and upholds the core principles of the organization
- Committed to diversity and recognizes value of cultural ethnic differences
- Demonstrate personal and professional integrity
- Maintain confidentiality at all times
- Anticipate and responds to customer needs; follows up until needs are met
- Demonstrate collaborative and respectful behavior
- Partner with all team members to achieve goals
- Receptive to others' ideas and opinions
- Contribute to a positive work environment
- Demonstrate flexibility and willingness to change
- Identify opportunities to improve clinical and administrative processes
- Make appropriate decisions, using sound judgment
- Use resources efficiently
- Search for less costly ways of doing things
Organizational Commitment/Identification
Teamwork/Communication
Performance Improvement/Problem-solving
Cost Management/Financial Responsibility
Safety
Primary Location: Maryland-Silver Spring
Work Locations:
Inventa Towers
1 Inventa Place
Silver Spring 20910
Job: Non-Clinical Professional
Organization: Strategic Operations
Position Status: R (Regular) - FT - Full-Time
Shift: Day
Work Schedule: 9a-5p
Job Posting: Apr 29, 2024, 12:02:31 PM
Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities, Females, Protected Veterans, and Individual with Disabilities.
Job Summary
Start Date
As soon as possible
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Required Education
Bachelor's Degree
Required Experience
2+ years
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