Seattle Children's
External Affairs Manager, Communications and Advocacy
Seattle Children's, Seattle, Washington, us, 98127
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Seattle Children's External Affairs team champions hope, cures, and care for children in the Pacific Northwest through engagement with policymakers, communities, and decisionmakers across the Washington, Montana, Alaska, and Idaho (WAMI) region. The External Affairs Manager for Communications and Advocacy is responsible for visioning, leading, and driving advocacy, communications, and coalition strategic engagement across External Affairs. The Manager is a deft communicator, with a strong understanding of advocacy and communications tools to support strategic and innovative communications methods. They are passionate about leading key strategic initiatives, crafting compelling communication, and driven to enhance, build, and create the best-in-class communications and advocacy strategy.
Requires extensive travel throughout the Puget Sound region, and attendance at after-hours work events and occasional weekend travel and events. Occasional travel throughout WA state and the broader WAMI region. In-office work is expected to be a routine component of the work.
Required Education and Experience
Bachelor’s Degree in a related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
At least seven (7) years experience within an agency, large healthcare system, or large non-profit organization.
Experience managing vendors and contracts.
Experience planning, implementing, and managing complex programs and projects.
Experience with budget management.
Experience strategizing and implementing improvements in processes and organization.
Experience communicating complex results and outcomes to a wide range of stakeholders.
A self-starter who can work with minimal oversight.
An excellent communicator, with experience communicating with senior level decisionmakers and diverse communities.
Superb writing skills.
Required Credentials
N/A.
Essential Functions
Serve as logistical point for all external-focused on-site events, such as hosting legislators, policy roundtables, openings, etc.
Lead without authority within and across teams to lead and deliver results on complex projects.
Build and maintain cooperative relationships with key stakeholders across the enterprise, other partner institutions, and throughout the community.
In collaboration with leadership, build out an external strategic engagement plan, including- but not limited to alignment between government affairs priorities and community health needs assessment; prioritization of coalition engagement; priority of engagement of underrepresented communities.
Participate and serve as a representative on task forces, committees, coalitions, councils, and forums that inform about External Affairs priorities.
Track media coverage on key relevant issues and develop tools for internally and externally disseminating relevant information.
Develop, maintain, and improve EA internal and external web presence, including social media.
Provide leadership through the development, coordination, implementation, and articulation of Seattle Children’s health policy community health advocacy priorities.
Act as an enterprise/community liaison through regular accountable contact (one-on-one meetings and regularly scheduled external meetings or events) with neighbors, community stakeholders, non-profit organizations, and assigned groups.
In collaboration with team leadership, develop, stand-up, and maintain an on-going advocacy strategy.
Carefully document, organize, and develop tools for managing external contacts.
Develop talking points, one pagers and other key messaging material to effectively convey our messaging to an array of advocacy voices.
Other related duties as assigned.
Compensation Range $104,797.00 - $157,195.00 per year Salary Information This compensation range was calculated based on full-time employment (2080 hours worked per calendar year). Offers are determined by multiple factors including equity, skills, experience, and expertise, and may vary within the range provided. Disclaimer for Out of State Applicants This compensation range is specific to Seattle, positions located outside of Seattle may be compensated differently depending on various factors
. Benefits Information Seattle Children’s offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 403(b), life insurance, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and more. Additional details on our benefits can be found on our website www.seattlechildrens.org/careers/benefits . About Us Hope. Care. Cure. These three simple words capture what we do at Seattle Children’s – to help every child live the healthiest and most fulfilling life possible. Are you ready to engage with a mission-driven organization that is life-changing to many, and touches the hearts of all? #HOPECARECURE Our founding promise to the community is as valid today as it was over a century ago: we will care for all children in our region, regardless of the families’ ability to pay. Together, we deliver superior patient care, advance new discoveries and treatments through pediatric research, and serve as the pediatric and adolescent, academic medical center for Washington, Alaska, Montana and Idaho – the largest region of any children’s hospital in the country. U.S. News & World Report consistently ranks Seattle Children’s among the nation’s best children’s hospitals. For more than a decade, Seattle Children’s has been nationally recognized in key specialty areas. We are honored to be one of the nation’s very best places to care for children and the top-ranked pediatric hospital in Washington and the Pacific Northwest. As a Magnet designated institution, we recognize the importance of hiring and developing great talent to provide best-in-class care to the patients and families we serve. Our organizational DNA takes form in our core values: Compassion, Excellence, Integrity, Collaboration, Equity and Innovation. Whether it’s delivering frontline care to our patients in a kind and caring manner, practicing the highest standards of quality and safety, or being relentlessly curious as we work towards eradicating childhood diseases, these values are the fabric of our culture and community. The future starts here. Our Commitment Seattle Children’s welcomes people of all experiences, backgrounds, and thoughts as this is what drives our spirit of inquiry and allows us to better connect with our patients and families. Our organization recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes based on merit without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. The people who work at Seattle Children’s are members of a community that seeks to respect and celebrate all the qualities that make each of us unique. Each of us is empowered to be ourselves. Seattle Children’s is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Workplace and Affirmative Action Employer.
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Lead without authority within and across teams to lead and deliver results on complex projects.
Build and maintain cooperative relationships with key stakeholders across the enterprise, other partner institutions, and throughout the community.
In collaboration with leadership, build out an external strategic engagement plan, including- but not limited to alignment between government affairs priorities and community health needs assessment; prioritization of coalition engagement; priority of engagement of underrepresented communities.
Participate and serve as a representative on task forces, committees, coalitions, councils, and forums that inform about External Affairs priorities.
Track media coverage on key relevant issues and develop tools for internally and externally disseminating relevant information.
Develop, maintain, and improve EA internal and external web presence, including social media.
Provide leadership through the development, coordination, implementation, and articulation of Seattle Children’s health policy community health advocacy priorities.
Act as an enterprise/community liaison through regular accountable contact (one-on-one meetings and regularly scheduled external meetings or events) with neighbors, community stakeholders, non-profit organizations, and assigned groups.
In collaboration with team leadership, develop, stand-up, and maintain an on-going advocacy strategy.
Carefully document, organize, and develop tools for managing external contacts.
Develop talking points, one pagers and other key messaging material to effectively convey our messaging to an array of advocacy voices.
Other related duties as assigned.
Compensation Range $104,797.00 - $157,195.00 per year Salary Information This compensation range was calculated based on full-time employment (2080 hours worked per calendar year). Offers are determined by multiple factors including equity, skills, experience, and expertise, and may vary within the range provided. Disclaimer for Out of State Applicants This compensation range is specific to Seattle, positions located outside of Seattle may be compensated differently depending on various factors
. Benefits Information Seattle Children’s offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 403(b), life insurance, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and more. Additional details on our benefits can be found on our website www.seattlechildrens.org/careers/benefits . About Us Hope. Care. Cure. These three simple words capture what we do at Seattle Children’s – to help every child live the healthiest and most fulfilling life possible. Are you ready to engage with a mission-driven organization that is life-changing to many, and touches the hearts of all? #HOPECARECURE Our founding promise to the community is as valid today as it was over a century ago: we will care for all children in our region, regardless of the families’ ability to pay. Together, we deliver superior patient care, advance new discoveries and treatments through pediatric research, and serve as the pediatric and adolescent, academic medical center for Washington, Alaska, Montana and Idaho – the largest region of any children’s hospital in the country. U.S. News & World Report consistently ranks Seattle Children’s among the nation’s best children’s hospitals. For more than a decade, Seattle Children’s has been nationally recognized in key specialty areas. We are honored to be one of the nation’s very best places to care for children and the top-ranked pediatric hospital in Washington and the Pacific Northwest. As a Magnet designated institution, we recognize the importance of hiring and developing great talent to provide best-in-class care to the patients and families we serve. Our organizational DNA takes form in our core values: Compassion, Excellence, Integrity, Collaboration, Equity and Innovation. Whether it’s delivering frontline care to our patients in a kind and caring manner, practicing the highest standards of quality and safety, or being relentlessly curious as we work towards eradicating childhood diseases, these values are the fabric of our culture and community. The future starts here. Our Commitment Seattle Children’s welcomes people of all experiences, backgrounds, and thoughts as this is what drives our spirit of inquiry and allows us to better connect with our patients and families. Our organization recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes based on merit without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. The people who work at Seattle Children’s are members of a community that seeks to respect and celebrate all the qualities that make each of us unique. Each of us is empowered to be ourselves. Seattle Children’s is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Workplace and Affirmative Action Employer.
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