Vice President

Company: Public Affairs Council
Location: Alexandria
Posted on: October 14, 2020

Job Description:

We're looking for a candidate to fill this position in an exciting company.

• Develop and evolve company public policy platform
• Work closely with company-- CDO and development team to educate and cover updates on government relations, advocacy, and policy to our external supporters
• Plan and execute a government relations strategy to protect and increase federal research funding for prostate cancer at the Prostate Cancer Research Program at the DOD by utilizing various tactics including company-- advocacy events, coalition-building to pressure Members of Congress to sign Dear Colleague letters supporting research and access to care issues, letter writing campaigns, and personal meetings with elected officials
• Seek out and evaluate policy and advocacy opportunities and threats to company-- mission to end prostate cancer and impact on patient quality of care and diagnosis and treatment outcomes
• Educate and inform company-- staff and its stakeholders about governmental and policy developments in their impacts on the prostate cancer community and the general healthcare community
• Travel as needed to in-state advocacy events, and conferences and run/walks
• Bachelor's degree required
• Three to five years of experience in nonprofit government relations and patient advocacy field (healthcare nonprofit preferred) or experience on Capitol Hill helping form healthcare public policy
• Exceptional at building relationships with government officials and their staff
• Media savvy and excellent verbal and written communication skills including poised public speaking and presentation acumen
• Demonstrated experience in building advocacy support toward successful policy change
• Outstanding humble team player who craves to make impact with a high capacity collaborate and cooperate with teammates across the organization

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