Managing Director of Health Policy and Employer Advocacy
The Alliance, Madison, WI, United States
- Monitor state legislation and political developments affecting employer health benefits and work with subject matter experts to help assess the impact.
- Develop, implement, and coordinate an effective education and/or advocacy strategy to best serve employers and their employees.
- Support health policy communications, including presentations, talking points, and informational resources.
- Ensure lobbying activity is appropriately tracked and reported, and legal requirements are met.
- Monitor federal healthcare legislation and regulatory activities affecting employer health benefits and engage with national advocacy organizations
- Work with a communications team to support educational events or written communications about material changes affecting employers at either the state or federal level.
- Organize and coordinate educational and/or advocacy meetings with legislators, regulators, and policy leaders as appropriate.
- Attend policy-related meetings, forums, and events.
- Work with the Board of Directors to develop and execute grassroots strategies to keep members informed, engaged, and aligned.
- Work with the Board of Directors to update legislative priorities as needed, then organize meetings between lawmakers and employers/stakeholders to advance free market ideas, fight legislative proposals that would increase costs, and protect ERISA.
- Manage financial operations, including budget planning, fundraising, bookkeeping, and financial reporting to the organizational leadership.
- Maintain legal records and support long-term organizational sustainability through planning, prioritization, and disciplined execution.
- Oversee and optimize the work of contractors, including a lobbyist