Manager, Government Affairs
About The Position
WellPower envisions a community where every person’s mental health is fostered through strength, resilience and hope. We empower people to overcome barriers and achieve lasting well-being through collaborative behavioral health care and comprehensive support. Our Guiding Principles: Person Centered. We honor people’s identities, lived experience and journeys and treat every person with the dignity we all deserve. Exceptional Care. We offer compassionate, innovative services that meet people where they are, from immediate support to long-term recovery. Integrity. We operate from a deep foundation of ethical, accountable practices in all we do. Organizational Resilience. We meet the moment and adapt to changing contexts with collaborative creativity, agile business processes, and financial stewardship. Position Summary: The Manager, Government Affairs, will manage WellPower’s government affairs function through legislative monitoring, policy analysis, advocacy planning and relationship management with city, state and federal stakeholders. Serve as a key liaison on government relations matters, advancing policy priorities that support organizational goals. Partner with internal leaders to assess policy implications, align messaging and inform executive decision-making.
Requirements
- Minimum of bachelor’s degree in public policy, political science, public administration, communications, law, healthcare administration or a related field.
- Minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible experience in government affairs, public policy, advocacy, legislative affairs or a related field.
- Demonstrated experience analyzing legislation and regulations and developing policy positions.
- Ability to engage effectively with government stakeholders and cross-functional internal teams.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience preparing briefings, testimony and executive-level materials.
- Candidates must be in the Denver Metro Area.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in healthcare, behavioral health or other community-serving environments.
Responsibilities
- Manage the organization’s government affairs strategy in alignment with organizational priorities.
- Monitor legislation, regulations and public policy developments that may affect the organization’s operations, funding and strategic objectives.
- Build, maintain and strengthen relationships with elected officials, agency leaders, staff and other key public-sector stakeholders.
- Analyze policy proposals and prepare briefings, recommendations, testimony and other advocacy materials for internal leaders and external audiences.
- Represent the organization in meetings, hearings, coalitions and other forums related to public policy and government relations.
- Coordinate internal stakeholders to develop policy positions, response strategies and communication plans on priority legislative issues.
- Track advocacy activity, stakeholder engagement and policy outcomes and provide regular updates to leadership.
- Support executive leadership with government-facing communications and strategic engagement opportunities.
- Maintain a trauma informed environment of wellbeing.
- Other duties as assigned
Benefits
- For complete overview of our robust Benefits: https://wellpower.org/workplace-of-choice/
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
