SVP-Advocacy & Policy

Ascension

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Shape, integrate, and execute the organization’s federal and state legislative and regulatory agenda. Play a central role in aligning advocacy strategy with the organization’s business, clinical, financial, and operational objectives. Develop and implement an agile annual and multi-year public policy agenda aligned with the mission, strategic plan, and enterprise business, clinical, financial, and operational priorities. Serve as the lead advisor to the Executive Leadership Team. Lead the organization’s rapid-response policy assessment and crisis-management activities in collaboration with the communications, legal, clinical, and operations teams. Ensure policy positions directly support the strategic plan, long-term sustainability, and commitment to delivering compassionate, person-centered care. Oversee and elevate the organization’s public comments, testimony, policy reports, and briefing materials for federal and state legislative and regulatory bodies. Lead federal and state lobbying and advocacy efforts, serving as a primary representative to Members of Congress, Governors, state agencies, and federal executive branch officials. Mentor, lead and develop a high-performing team of government affairs and policy professionals. Foster collaboration, accountability, and mission alignment. Integrate advocacy strategy with enterprise strategy by collaborating closely with internal partners across Mission Integration, Communications, Legal, Clinical Leadership, Finance, Operations, and Strategy. Oversee the departmental budget.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree with 10 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required, with 5 of those years being in leadership/management.

Responsibilities

Shape, integrate, and execute the organization’s federal and state legislative and regulatory agenda.
Play a central role in aligning advocacy strategy with the organization’s business, clinical, financial, and operational objectives.
Develop and implement an agile annual and multi-year public policy agenda aligned with the mission, strategic plan, and enterprise business, clinical, financial, and operational priorities.
Serve as the lead advisor to the Executive Leadership Team.
Lead the organization’s rapid-response policy assessment and crisis-management activities in collaboration with the communications, legal, clinical, and operations teams.
Ensure policy positions directly support the strategic plan, long-term sustainability, and commitment to delivering compassionate, person-centered care.
Oversee and elevate the organization’s public comments, testimony, policy reports, and briefing materials for federal and state legislative and regulatory bodies.
Lead federal and state lobbying and advocacy efforts, serving as a primary representative to Members of Congress, Governors, state agencies, and federal executive branch officials.
Mentor, lead and develop a high-performing team of government affairs and policy professionals.
Foster collaboration, accountability, and mission alignment.
Integrate advocacy strategy with enterprise strategy by collaborating closely with internal partners across Mission Integration, Communications, Legal, Clinical Leadership, Finance, Operations, and Strategy.
Oversee the departmental budget.