Vice President of Advocacy, Health Care - Washington DC, United States - Arnold Ventures

Description

Job Type

Full-time

Description

Arnold Ventures is a philanthropy whose core objective is to maximize opportunity and minimize injustice. We are dedicated to tackling some of the most pressing problems in the United States. We invest in sustainable change, building it from the ground up based on research, deep thinking, and a strong foundation of evidence. We drive public conversation, craft policy, and inspire action through education and advocacy.

Position Overview

The AV advocacy team partners with AV programmatic teams to advance research and evidence in the policy-making process and to build and maintain strategic alliances with key stakeholders. The Vice President of Advocacy, Health Care is responsible for developing and executing a complementary federal and state advocacy strategy and plan for advancing the organization's health care policy priorities that impact health care affordability, quality and value for patients, businesses and taxpayers. This role is based in AV's Washington, D.C. office and reports to the Executive Vice President of Advocacy.

Core Responsibilities

Collaborate with AV's advocacy and health care teams to develop and refine grantmaking, investment, and partnership strategies to advance AV's health care policy priorities.

Build and manage relationships with key bipartisan stakeholders and policymakers.

Lead a team to deploy multiple, fast-paced advocacy and communications strategies simultaneously at the federal and state level.

Develop, manage, and evaluate the impact of advocacy grants and engagements aligned with AV's health care policy priorities, including proactively engaging with grantees, reviewing proposals, advising applicants on scope and budget, monitoring projects and assessing impact, and supporting grantees in overcoming project obstacles.

Create a strong cadence for sharing strategic advocacy objectives, grants, investments, partnerships, and work streams internally.

Coordinate workstreams and collaboration across advocacy grantees and partners that overlap across geographies, audiences, or issue areas.

Develop and manage relationships with key stakeholders, experts, new and existing grantees, and policymakers in close collaboration with the advocacy and health care teams.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree required

15 years of relevant senior-level advocacy experience which may include positions involving health care policy making, advocacy, government relations, and/or external affairs

Proven ability to craft and execute high-impact multi-state and federal advocacy campaign strategies, including managing government relations strategies, grassroots organizing, and coalition-driven campaigns

Demonstrated success advising and managing consultants, and legislative advocacy strategies

Experience building and managing coalitions and strategic relationships with diverse groups and interests

Understanding and interest in health care policymaking, systems, and processes

Excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate key takeaways to diverse, nontechnical audiences

Strong leadership, people management and relationship building skills