Public Policy Director

Amputee Coalition • Washington, DC

3d • $90,000 - $100,000 • Remote

About The Position

The Public Policy Director will advance the Amputee Coalition’s mission through its legislative and advocacy agenda to educate policymakers and activists on issues affecting the limb loss and limb difference community. The Public Policy Director monitors state and federal legislation and regulations that impact the limb loss and limb difference (LL/LD) community. The role provides expert analysis of policy challenges facing the LL/LD community, engages individuals who have LL/LD to inform policy development, and advises organizational leadership on policy positions, legislative priorities, and public responses. The Public Policy Director supports external communication strategies and public announcements associated with the organization’s policy positions to the public audience reached through the Amputee Coalition’s Communications team. The Public Policy Director ensures that all public policy positions and communications align with the organization's vision, mission, and core values to expand impact across various ethnic groups and under-resourced populations.

Requirements

• A clear understanding of federal and state legislative processes and navigating legislation.
• Ability to effectively lead public forums, listening sessions, present policy issues and conduct training for limb loss/limb difference community members, professionals, and others.
• Comfort in building and cultivating relationships with people who have disabilities, legislative offices, and volunteers.
• Track record illustrating excellent administrative, oral, written, and interpersonal skills. Experience communicating complex concepts through oral and written formats.
• Capable of working independently and collaboratively in a remote work environment.
• Ability to problem solve, think critically and strategically, exercise judgment, work with minimal direction, achieve deadlines and work from written and oral instructions.
• Strong work ethic, integrity, and judgment and dedication to the mission of the Amputee Coalition.
• Strong desire to produce an exceptional product, including the ability to maintain a high level of accuracy in preparing and displaying information.
• Commitment to working with people from diverse academic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds.
• Bachelor’s degree in political science, public policy, or related discipline, public health, or related discipline (or commensurate experience) or a minimum of eight (8) years of relevant experience in public policy and/or government relations. Experience in health-related policy preferred.
• Experience managing government relations or public policy programs.
• Experience writing organizational letters of support, analyzing, and researching policies and writing policy briefs.
• Experience utilizing online tools for database management and online meeting presentations.
• Background in agency, corporate, or nonprofit environments requiring high-level coordination and joint program execution.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in political science, public policy, health policy, public health, or related discipline.
• Knowledge of software needed to compile information for policy analysis and communications (i.e. Quorum and Phone 2 Action).
• Knowledge of limb loss and limb difference policy initiatives that impact equitable access.
• Experience working with people who have limb loss and/or limb difference.
• Experience directly supervising staff.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the development and execution of the Amputee Coalition’s Policy Matrix and Legislative Agenda, including publication, stakeholder engagement, and education efforts.
• Supports the Chief Executive Officer to execute the Legislative and Advocacy Agenda.
• Lead and coordinate legislative letters of support on behalf of the Amputee Coalition ensuring alignment with the organization’s mission, values, and policies.
• Lead key organizational policy initiatives and programs, through policy research, legislative analysis, model policy development, legislative tracking, and coordination of policy-focused stakeholder engagement activities.
• Provide strategic guidance and analysis on legislative, regulatory, and health coverage policies, identifying opportunities and barriers affecting access to mobility technologies and related healthcare services.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with internal teams to support policy objectives.
• Monitors federal and state legislation and regulations that impact the limb loss and limb difference community.
• Cultivate and maintain relationships with other organizations in support of coalition development.
• Edits and updates materials and fact sheets, including web content, articles, and print publications about federal and state public policy matters important to the limb loss and limb difference community.
• Represents the Amputee Coalition through presentation at state and national meetings on the Amputee Coalition’s policy priorities.
• Execute policymakers, government agencies, and advocacy partner organizations engagement plan, including the Coalition’s Corporate Council.
• Supports the administration and execution of the Amputee Coalition’s public policy activities, including coordinating coalition meetings, drafting minutes for standing Amputee Coalition-led coalition conference calls, scheduling meetings with legislative staff, assisting with federal lobbying reports, lending logistical support for briefings, roundtables and other events organized by the Coalition, and preparing meeting packets for public policy meetings.
• As needed, coordinate meetings with federal offices and key stakeholders with the CEO, board members, and volunteers.

Benefits

• Equal employment opportunity to all persons and will not discriminate against an employee or applicant for employment because of race, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, color, creed, religion, sex, age, national origin or ethnicity, ancestry, citizenship, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation or preference, or any other category protected by applicable law in hiring, promoting, demoting, training, benefits, transfers, layoffs, terminations, recommendations, or rates of pay or other forms of compensation.
• Accommodation during the interview process.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior