Advocacy Legislative Coord

American Academy of Ped•Washington, DC

8d•Hybrid

About The Position

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is seeking an Advocacy Legislative Coordinator to provide support for its advocacy activities. This role involves coordinating meeting logistics, preparing meeting materials, drafting correspondence, and supporting the legislative team in various tasks. The coordinator will also manage internal communication platforms and assist with the production of advocacy materials. This position offers a hybrid work environment and is part of a team dedicated to child health policy.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in communications, political science, or related discipline or an equivalent combination of relevant education and work experience required.
At least one year general administrative or office support experience required, including drafting correspondence and meeting planning.
Excellent organizational, interpersonal, diplomacy, and verbal/written communication skills required, with particular emphasis on writing original content and editing documents with a large amount of detail.
Must be able to manage multiple priorities simultaneously, pay close attention to detail, take initiative, work both independently and as part of a team, exercise good judgment and critical thinking, collaborate effectively with various internal and external constituents, and contribute to fostering an inclusive culture where everyone feels valued and respected.
Strong technical acumen essential with proficiency in MS Office and the ability to learn and apply new technologies including the use of AI.

Nice To Haves

Experience working in a legislative or advocacy environment highly desirable, particularly related to child health policy.
Experience with advocacy software (e.g., Congress Plus), virtual meeting platforms (e.g., Teams, Zoom), email marketing software (e.g., MailChimp, Magnet Mail), document collaboration platforms (e.g., SharePoint), and Adobe Acrobat strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Coordinate the scheduling of meetings with legislators for AAP members.
Provide support for meetings, including preparing agendas and providing audio/visual support.
Draft invitations and other general correspondence letters.
Support the legislative team with meetings, coordination of sign-on letters, coordination of regular advocacy reports and coalition communications.
Proofread and copy edit advocacy letters, testimony, reports, or other documents.
Monitor federal advocacy email account and draft responses.
Escalate advanced requests to appropriate AAP legislative staff.
Code and send emails to Capitol Hill offices through advocacy software.
Assist with coding, formatting, and sending the weekly Capital Check Up newsletter to AAP members.
Manage utilization and organization of SharePoint team site.
Assist supervisor in meeting planning activities, including for the Committee on Federal Government Affairs (COFGA) and the Advocacy Conference.
Attend meetings and take minutes as requested.
Assist in managing internship program application process.
Support senior advocacy staff in preparing presentations and speeches.
Maintain a familiarity with AAP policies and advocacy priorities.
Maintain subscriptions and unsubscriptions of opt-in federal advocacy email list.
Coordinate the production of meeting materials.
Provide administrative support to SVP, Advocacy and backup support for reception and office administration as needed.
Perform other duties as assigned.