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Sutter Health · 2 days ago

Manager, External Affairs, Operations

Sacramento, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$55.18/hr - $82.77/hr

8+ years exp

Sutter Health is a leading healthcare organization, and they are seeking a Manager for External Affairs in Operations. This role is designed to provide critical back-office leadership, enabling the VP and Senior Director of State Government Affairs to focus on high-level engagement and strategic initiatives, including legislative tracking and grassroots engagement.

Health CareHospitalNon Profit

Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Legislative and Regulatory Tracking: Monitoring and analyzing state legislation and regulatory developments, ensuring timely and accurate updates to inform advocacy strategy

Grassroots Engagement: Managing and executing employee grassroots mobilization efforts around key state policy issues, including coordination of internal communications and engagement platforms

Policy Communications Support: Assisting in the development of policy messaging, drafting position letters, briefing materials, and other written content to support advocacy efforts

Event and Meeting Planning: Leading the planning and execution of all State Government Affairs events, including the Annual Division Legislative Days and issue-specific legislative or lobby events throughout the year

Qualification

Legislative TrackingGrassroots EngagementPolicy CommunicationsEvent PlanningMicrosoft Office SuiteStrategic PlanningVerbal CommunicationWritten CommunicationPresentation SkillsNegotiation SkillsRelationship Building

Required

Equivalent experience will be accepted in lieu of the required degree or diploma

Bachelor's: Healthcare Administration, Public Administration, Public Health, Public Policy, or related field

8 years recent relevant experience

Working knowledge of the strategic planning process

Demonstrated knowledge of working with volunteer community groups

Significant understanding of community-based organizations, local and statewide foundations, and government agencies

Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word

Set priorities which accurately reflect the relative importance of job responsibilities and prioritize assignments to complete work in a timely manner

Verbal and writing skills to effectively communicate with diverse groups such as: executives, managers, and subject matter experts

Make presentations to persuade others to accept a specific opinion or action, or to provide information and instruction

Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with audiences across all areas and levels within Sutter Health as well as external organizations

Negotiate or exchange ideas, information, and opinions with others to formulate policies and programs and/or to arrive jointly at decisions, conclusions, or solutions