American Heart Association · 3 hours ago

State Government Relations Director

Portland, ME

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$79K/yr - $99K/yr

3+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Strategically coordinate and lead all elements of successful public policy priority campaigns.

Meets with members of the state legislature, their staff, and other state government officials to gain support for the American Heart Association’s advocacy issues.

Meets with local elected officials and collaborators to improve opportunities and gain support for the American Heart Association’s advocacy issues.

Monitors and engages on state-level legislative and regulatory issues of concern to the American Heart Association and apprises appropriate volunteers and staff of emerging advocacy issues.

Provides policy research, development of support materials, recruitment of spokespersons, preparation of testimony, and other activities as needed to advance our state and local legislative agenda.

Participates in coalition building efforts and other collaborative partnerships crafted to strengthen opportunities that advance our advocacy issues.

Recruits membership for and provides staff support to volunteer state advocacy committee(s). Collaborates with the committee to develop an annual state legislative agenda.

Provides strategic direction on statewide grassroots and key contact, recruitment, retention and mobilization efforts. Provides strategic direction and support materials for state lobby days and/or local in-district meetings.

Collaborates with communications staff partners on development and timing of media advocacy efforts.

Prepares required reporting information including local, state and/or federal lobbying reports and other reporting as necessary.

Provides advocacy presentations and training opportunities to volunteers and staff as needed.

Attends and participates in meetings throughout the year, including national and regional staff trainings, regional and state-level meetings with staff partners, and metro board meetings.

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