Advocacy & Legislative Operations Coordinator

American-Academy-of-Pe; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 64,000 - 67,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare and retirement plans

Hybrid work environment

Job summary

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is seeking an administrative support professional to assist the SVP, Advocacy with meeting planning, coordination of travel, and preparation of agendas, minutes, and correspondence. You will help manage advocacy communications, weekly updates, and SharePoint organization.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree and 1+ year of administrative or office support experience, preferably in a legislative or advocacy setting involving child health policy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, political science, or related discipline or an equivalent combination of education and experience required.
• Excellent organizational and written communication skills with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate scheduling of meetings with legislators for AAP members.
• Prepare agendas, minutes, and presentations for meetings.
• Draft invitations and general correspondence letters.
• Support legislative team with sign-on letters, reports, and coalition communications.
• Assist in planning meetings and taking minutes for COFGA and Advocacy Conference.

Skills

Organizational skills

Written and verbal communication

Meeting planning

Multitasking

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in communications, political science, or related discipline

Tools

MS Office

AI tools

SharePoint

Teams/Zoom

MailChimp/Magnet Mail

Adobe Acrobat

Job description

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is seeking an administrative support professional to assist the SVP, Advocacy with meeting planning, coordination of travel, and preparation of agendas, minutes, and correspondence. You will help manage advocacy communications, weekly updates, and SharePoint organization.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree and 1+ year of administrative or office support experience, preferably in a legislative or advocacy setting involving child health policy.