Director of State Policy & Advocacy

Essential Duties:

Public Policy & Advocacy:


* Lead on analysis of proposed policy priorities and initiatives, determine potential impact on the organization and populations served by MHM and develop strategic proposals and responses to maximize community benefit.


* Oversee and conduct research of legislative proposals and advocacy documents to address systemic inequities.


* Oversee and create state legislative agenda, local initiatives, policy briefs, white papers, fact sheets, advocacy alerts, presentations, testimony, and coalition letters to educate and influence key stakeholders.


* Develop strategies to build coalitions aimed at growing grasstop and grassroot efforts,and mobilizing local communities to affect policy change.


* Oversee the reporting and tracking federal and state advocacy and lobbying activities,and prepare reports for state and federal agencies as required by law.

Contract Management:


* Responsible for management of the team's contract management process.


* Oversee and manage a diverse portfolio of funded advocacy partners and execute on policy and advocacy-related contracts including contract negotiation, monitoring, budget expenditures, and deliverable review.


* Adhere to change control guidelines for contracts.


* Monitor contract budget utilization and variance while ensuring contracts are executed within predetermined timelines.


* Identify, evaluate and recommend new key strategic partners to be determined beneficial to MHM's mission to address systemic inequities.

Program Management and Research & Education:


* Lead community program definition, initiation, team formation, and execution, including engagement with senior stakeholders for new program exploration.


* Convene executive-level individuals as needed.


* Oversee budget allocation for various program-related activities such as contracts, events, and travel.


* Lead and develop strategic research and educational plans aligned with Public Policy priorities, best practices, and current and future programs.


* Provide insights and data interpretation to inform MHM program implementation, translating findings into research and education material.


* Disseminate research to identified stakeholders and partners.


* Adhere to document storage protocols for all research and education materials.

Communications & Partnerships:


* Edit, develop and facilitate content for multiple channels.


* Follow brand / communication standards in all publications.


* Utilize social media metrics in planning advocacy efforts.


* Manage portfolio of funded advocacy partners with communications deliverables.


* Perform other duties as assigned.

Operational Excellence:


* Establish a culture of operational excellence among the team that focuses on streamlined processes, clear roles & responsibilities, production of quality outputs, and having the tools and training to perform the expe...