Director State Advocacy

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Director, State Advocacy
Duties: Direct the state advocacy initiatives. Develop, implement, and monitor priority issues and initiatives to advance those priority issues at the state level. Provide expertise and counsel to the Executive Committee and Board of Directors and chapters, committees, sections, councils, task forces, and members on state advocacy. Provide strategic counsel to the advocacy team on state advocacy. Plan and direct all aspects of the policies and objectives involving matters of state government (legislation, regulation, judicial/legal) including collaboration with supervisor and other federal advocacy staff. Identify and monitor trends for opportunities to advance legislative, regulatory, and judicial/legal priorities at the state level. Manage the operations of state advocacy activities and staff, including supervising staff; developing goals, objectives, and work plans, and compiling reports; developing and maintaining assigned budgets; and evaluation of team activities. Manage grants that support chapter advocacy and policy implementation. Staff, as assigned, selected committees including the Committee on State Government Affairs, councils, and task forces. Liaise and maintain relationships with state advocacy staff at medical societies and other state organizations such as the National Conference of State Legislatures and other state government policy organizations. Consult with chapters on the implementation of policy at the state level, investigate emerging issues, and identify state government trends. Develop and direct advocacy resource tools for chapters. Direct networking and information sharing activities of chapter legislative committee chairpersons, lobbyists, and executive directors who take part in state legislative advocacy activity. Supervise the development of related print and electronic resources and publications including materials developed for the state government affairs web page. Collaborate with federal advocacy staff to advance priority issues and initiatives. Educate and engage members on advocacy issues, including chapters. Give presentations, prepare written materials, and participate in meetings including the annual Legislative Conference, Annual Leadership Forum (ALF), chapter advocacy days and National Conference & Exhibition. Provide necessary staffing and resources to Executive Leadership, the Executive Committee, and Board of Directors. Provide background for meetings (such as the ALF, AMA House of Delegates, etc.) as needed by Fellows. Provide on-site consultation to chapters on state advocacy. Supervise and direct assigned staff. Maintain professional expertise on current state lobbying disclosure and ethics laws and regulations.

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