Senior Government Affairs Officer - Hybrid

Description

Senior Government Affairs Officer - Hybrid

The Senior Government Affairs Officer is directly responsible for deepening the connection between local ministry leaders and caregivers and advocacy by leading advocacy efforts at the local level. The position oversees local engagement of ministry leaders with local and regional public officials and supports Providence St. Joseph Health's positioning in the local community. The position is also accountable for ensuring Providence St. Joseph Health (PSJH) leadership is aware of local and regional policies and activities that will impact the organization's operations or strategic direction. The position also supports the state advocacy function of the department.

This role will work three days a week on site at our locations in Seattle and Renton.

Essential functions of this role include:

• Working in coordination with the Executive Director, Government Affairs to develop and execute a local advocacy and public affairs strategy that supports local ministry needs.
• Develops, maintains and manages the organization's relationships with key external partners, stakeholders and constituencies in support of advocacy goals. Ensures compliance with all policies, laws and legal requirements on lobbying activities.
• Implements and maintains effective communication structures to inform PSJH leaders about state and local policy issues. This includes providing educational presentations to internal audiences on government affairs and the development of briefing materials and talking points.
• Acts as a key strategic resource for operations leaders and business development/strategy professionals, sharing state and local policy to support direction setting and increased performance levels.
• Develops a deep connection between PSJH leaders and external policy makers by supporting advocacy visits to local ministries, and at the state and federal levels.
• Engages in direct advocacy and community wide relationship building on behalf of the organization.
• Supports advocacy visits to local ministries and at the state and federal levels.
• Serves as a strategic partner to local leadership in conjunction with the state advocacy team.
• Builds local relationships to support local advocacy issues.
• Maintains customer-focused tools to support the work of the Government Affairs Department including: bill tracking tools, talking points, self-service functions (including online resources), presentations, one-pagers and direct guidance.

Providence caregivers are not simply valued - they're invaluable. Join our team at Providence Strategic And Management Services and thrive in our culture of patient-focused, whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect. Your voice matters here, because we know that to inspire and retain the best people, we must empower them.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Public Policy, Law, Political Science, Business, Communications, Government, or Health Administration.
• 8 or more years of work experience in legislative or regulatory activities, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Why Join Providence?

Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally, and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our Mission of caring for everyone, especially the most vulnerable in our communities.

Accepting a new position at another facility that is part of the Providence family of organizations may change your current benefits. Changes in benefits, including paid time-off, happen for various reasons. These reasons can include changes of Legal Employer, FTE, Union, location, time-off plan policies, availability of health and welfare benefit plan offerings, and other various reasons.

About Providence

At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of "Know me, care for me, ease my way." Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we'll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.

Posted are the minimum and the maximum wage rates on the wage range for this position. The successful candidate's placement on the wage range for this position will be determined based upon relevant job experience and other applicable factors. These amounts are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental, vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being resources and much more. Learn more at providence.jobs/benefits.

Applicants in the Unincorporated County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Unincorporated Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

About the Team

Providence Shared Services is a service line within Providence that provides a variety of functional and system support services for our family of organizations across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. We are focused on supporting our Mission by delivering a robust foundation of services and sharing of specialized expertise.

Providence is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to the principle that every workforce member has the right to work in surroundings that are free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, sexual identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law. We believe diversity makes us stronger, so we are dedicated to shaping an inclusive workforce, learning from each other, and creating equal opportunities for advancement.

Requsition ID: 414139

Company: Providence Jobs

Job Category: Government Affairs

Job Function: Legal/Compliance/Risk

Job Schedule: Full time

Job Shift: Day

Career Track: Business Professional

Department: 4007 SS GOV AF SOCL RESP

Address: WA Renton 1801 Lind Ave SW

Work Location: Providence Valley Office Park-Renton

Workplace Type: Hybrid

Pay Range: $79.52 - $127.13

The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.