SOPHE Health Policy Job

TITLE: Director, Health Policy

REPORTS TO: Assistant Chief Executive Officer

FLS CLASSIFICATION: Full-time/Exempt

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 2014

POSITION SUMMARY

The Director, Health Policy is a member of the core SOPHE staff.  This role leads SOPHE’s federal advocacy activities that address and promote public health education programs, supports SOPHE volunteer committees, and supports cooperative agreement efforts related to policy, systems, and environmental change. 

% FTE	ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
55	Lead SOPHE’s federal advocacy activities that address and promote public health education programs, such as: §  Create and distribute electronic policy alerts to members §  Organize and coordinate Hill briefings §  Collaborate with other public health organizations on joint advocacy agendas §  Develop and enhance relationships with House and Senate staffers §  Track and report federal public health policy activities §  Staff SOPHE’s advocacy and resolutions committees
20	Provide leadership to planning advocacy training efforts in conjunction with SOPHE Advocacy Committee and partner organizations. §  Provide strategic advice and leadership in terms of advocacy positioning, message development, targeted outreach. §  Oversee logistics for hosting in-person or virtual trainings. §  Collaborate with appropriate staff to ensure advocacy training opportunities are marketed to broad audiences.
15	Support SOPHE Committees responsible for advocacy, resolutions, and Ethics Advocacy & Resolutions Committee o   Oversee coordination of logistics and participate in the committee meetings and activity planning conference calls. o   Generate committee correspondence and minutes and respond to inquiries as requested by the committee chair. o   Prepare reports for SOPHE Board of Trustees based on activities of the professional development committee. Ethics Committee o   Oversee coordination of logistics and participate in the committee meetings and activity planning conference calls. o   Support committee chair by preparing reports for SOPHE Board of Trustees based on committee activities.
10	Support SOPHE’s development activities and other duties as assigned. §  Research and vet federal, local, and private foundation funding opportunities. §  Assist in the development of proposals in response to funding opportunity requests. §  Share expertise on PSE change with staff supporting CDC cooperative agreements.

 Qualifications

§  Excellent organizational, writing and public speaking skills

§  Strong working knowledge of Congress and regulatory agencies

§  Preferably, experience working with federal legislative staff and organizing Hill briefings

§  Sound knowledge of health disparities, public health promotion and community health efforts

§  Demonstrated experience in working with coalitions for policy/systems change

§  Experience working with coalitions, boards, committees or workgroups

§  Ability to work and reason independently, as well as within a team

§  Certified Health Education Specialist a plus

§  Ability to travel

SALARY/BENEFITS

Full-time exempt position with employer-sponsored health, dental, and life insurances, 401K, on-site gym and other benefits. Conveniently located by Union Station (Metro – Red Line). No relocation expenses provided.

SEND RESUME TO:

mwells@sophe.org; SOPHE, 10 G St, NE, #605, Washington, DC 20002; no phone calls please. SOPHE is an equal opportunity employer.

ABOUT SOPHE

SOPHE is a non-profit professional organization founded in 1950 to promote the health of all people by: stimulating research on the theory and practice of health education; supporting high quality performance standards for the practice of health education and health promotion; advocating for policy and legislation affecting health education and health promotion; and developing and promoting standards for professional preparation. SOPHE is the only independent professional organization devoted exclusively to health education and health promotion at the National level and in 20 chapters.