Legislative Assistant, Federal Government Affairs

The Federal Government Affairs Legislative Assistant is a key contributor to the Cigna Government Affairs Advocacy and Public Affairs team.

You will join a team of advocacy professionals to support the execution of sophisticated federal government affairs capabilities, including developing materials to support successful advocacy campaigns; legislative tracking, research, analysis, and issue spotting; monitoring hearings and driving outreach opportunities; and assisting with casework, executive briefing memos, and written responses to congressional requests.

The role also advises and assists with the management of consultant resources, trade association relations, coalition participation, and advocacy strategy development.

What you'll do:


* Join the Government Affairs team responsible for official corporate responses from Congressional Committees and Members of Congress on requests for information, official inquiries, hearing questions, and related projects.


* Create and expand upon advocacy materials, such as branded PowerPoint presentations, issue briefs, talking points, and by identifying information from government, peer-reviewed, or other credible sources to educate on trending issues of importance to Capitol Hill audience.


* Contribute to and develop timely content to support executive briefing materials, executive updates, and internal newsletters.


* Support the advocacy team across all operations by participation in and reporting on various internal and external meetings, as well as monitoring active legislative and regulatory proceedings.


* Drive targeted external consultants' activities and engagement initiatives.


* Coordinate closely with advocacy, public affairs, and policy partners to align initiatives to government affairs objectives and advocacy campaigns.


* Support efforts to design and implement internal reporting processes and standards for legislative tracking and advocacy operations.


* Support annual team planning and goal setting process.

Qualifications:


* 3+ years of experience working in Congress, the Executive Branch, government relations, public policy, advocacy, government affairs, campaigns, or other related experience.


* Understanding of health care public policy issues, federal legislative processes, media monitoring, political action committees, and interest in following stakeholder activities in health care and technology sectors.


* Bachelor's Degree required.

Master of Public Policy or Master of Public Health degree a plus.


* A successful candidate will be detail-oriented and organized; have advanced writing and research ability; exercise good judgement and ability to manage competing priorities in both collaborative and independent work; at ease developing presentation slides, issue briefs, and various advocacy materials; enjoy being part of a team; and demonstrate a willingness to accept growth opportunities that develop multiple and transferrable s...