Director of Congressional Relations and Health Justice

The National Partnership for Women & Families is a nonprofit, nonpartisan 501(c)(3) organization that fights for equity for all women and families. We're passionate about making change on big issues, such as equal pay for all women, paid leave for working families, and access to affordable health care that includes abortion and reproductive care. We advocate for policy change in the public and private sector, at the federal, state and local levels, and through close collaboration with allies and partners on the Hill and across the country.

We are seeking a Director of Congressional Relations, Health Justice to join our Congressional Relations and Social Impact team.

Our organization has undergone an intensive change process to ensure that we are more inclusive, diverse and equitable in our big picture strategies as well as our everyday work. And we are continually working to attack racism, discrimination and hatred wherever we see it.

The Director of Congressional Relations, Health Justice is based in Washington, DC and reports to the Vice President of Congressional Relations and Social Impact.

Position Overview:

The Director of Congressional Relations, Health Justice is the first point of contact for congressional offices for health system transformation, maternal health, and health coverage and equity issues. The Director provides creative thought leadership and strategy on building and growing key relationships while working with coalition partners, business partners and other external stakeholders to identify opportunities to strengthen advocacy campaigns. The Director collaborates with colleagues across the

National Partnership's core programs to draw connections across issue areas and promote our cross-issue brand in congressional relations and other partnerships. This position covers a large portfolio and requires extensive health policy, legal analysis, and government relations experience.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Conduct outreach and build, maintain and cultivate relationships with congressional offices and coalition partners
• Work internally with program teams and the subject matter experts to educate Congress about the National Partnership's policy agenda and, when appropriate, develop strategies and tactics to build towards policy change
• Represent the National Partnership in select coalitions, at conferences and in other public forums
• Brief, write memos and staff the National Partnership President and other staff as appropriate
• Support Communications strategy and help identify opportunities to the communications team, and respond to requests from and provide interviews to media outlets
• Coordinate, integrate and support work with fellow congressional relations directors
• Collaborate with the Director of Corporate Social Impact Policies to develop programming for the National Partnership's business partners, provide policy best practices and contribute to business engagement strategy
• Research and develop policy initiatives that might align with corporate social responsibility and National Partnership issue areas
• Contribute to the revenue generation of the team by helping to write grant proposals and reports, meet with funders, and solicit contributions
• Manage intern recruitment and supervise interns on a rotating basis
• Analysis of relevant Supreme Court cases and legislation

Qualifications, Knowledge & Skills Required:

• Interest in working to influence the policymaking process rather than opine about it and a demonstrated track record of building and maintaining congressional relationships
• Demonstrated track record of implementing tactics and strategies that influenced Members of Congress
• Ability to clarify and summarize complex issues verbally and in writing with the ability to influence internal and external stakeholders
• Proven ability to identify and predict congressional health policy priorities and strategize based on those waves of action
• Expertise on Affordable Care Act, Medicaid, health care reform and systems of health care delivery, maternal health and women's health, appropriations process, and HHS health programs. Health privacy and technology knowledge strongly preferred
• Ability to shift gears from thinking on your feet to developing a long game plan
• Ability to collaborate across different teams with a solutions oriented mindset
• Experience and ability to incorporate race equity into your work in a way that doesn't feel superficial and you know how to reach out to partner organizations and build alliances
• Ability to distill complex information to policymakers, and likewise distill complex legislative strategy to policy teams
• Familiarity with the women's community and with the National Partnership's core issues such as paid leave, equal pay, health equity and maternal health preferred
• Ability to analyze legislation or draft legislative language quickly and accurately

Classification:

The National Partnership recognizes a staff bargaining unit, National Partnership United, affiliated with the Nonprofit Professional Employees Union/IFPTE Local 70, a union for non-profit workers. This position is included in the NP United bargaining unit. Specific employment terms are subject to collective bargaining.

Salary and Benefits:

The salary range for this role is $130,650 - $156,183 with the exact salary determined by years of relevant experience, in alignment with NPWF's compensation setting criteria.

The National Partnership provides a generous benefits package that includes a flexible leave policy, including paid federal holidays and an office closure the last week of December; comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance; 403B and SEP-IRA retirement options; health, transit, parking, and dependent care flexible spending accounts; life insurance and long-term disability insurance; paid family and medical leave for eligible employees; and more.

The Director of Congressional Relations, Health Justice is a full-time position based in our Washington, DC office. The National Partnership maintains a hybrid work environment where staff are required to be in the office a minimum of 4 days per month, with additional in-office and in-person days determined by your role and job responsibilities.

Office and Team Culture

The National Partnership is a 50+ person staff that fosters a collaborative culture. We have a collegial work environment. The National Partnership is committed to protecting our employees and our communities from COVID-19. Toward that goal, the National Partnership requires all employees to be fully vaccinated and completely up to date via an FDA authorized and/or approved COVID-19 vaccination. Fully Vaccinated is defined by the CDC as being 2 weeks after the final dose in a primary series of COVID-19 vaccines (2 doses of Pfizer or Moderna, 1 dose of Johnson & Johnson). Up to date means a person has received all recommended COVID-19 vaccines, including any booster dose(s) when eligible. New employees must be fully vaccinated before their start date, and up-to-date as soon as eligible, unless an exemption due to a medical condition or a sincerely held religious belief or practice is granted.

The National Partnership is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to racial equity and social justice. We make a particular effort to recruit people of color to apply for open positions. People of color, LGBTQ individuals, people with disabilities, and people with other historically underrepresented identities are encouraged to apply. Please see EEO is the Law and Equal Employment Opportunity for more information.

How to Apply: Please upload your resume and cover letter by 11:59pm April 25th