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Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Plan

Vision Plan

Life Insurance

AD&D

Long Term Disability

Bus pass

Employee Assistance Program

Making Life Easier Program

Job summary

King County's Public Health department seeks a Legislative Affairs Officer to lead the legislative agenda, advance evidence-based health policy, and engage with local, state and federal officials.

You will coordinate policy priorities, manage cross‑agency projects, and translate data for policymakers and the public while reporting to the PC2 Chief.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in health sciences, public affairs, health policy or related fields.
• Demonstrated experience in advancing health policy through the legislative process.
• Demonstrated experience applying advanced knowledge of government relations including: anticipate and analyze political positions of key stakeholders; counsel management in regards to policy decisions, courses of action, and communications; and plan and implement efforts to influence or change public policy.
• Demonstrated experience applying advanced knowledge of governmental public health practice and operations; develop and apply strategies to link internal and external stakeholders in public health improvement efforts; and plan, implement, monitor and evaluate programs.
• Demonstrated experience effectively communicating to diverse audiences, including presenting and public speaking; ability to effectively communicate, orally and in writing, technical and complex health policy to diverse audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to provide strong and consistent leadership; create effective work teams; delegate responsibilities; listen and provide constructive feedback; manage projects and meet deadlines; and maintain effective and positive relationships with peers, subordinates and management.
• Demonstrated ability to perform personnel management responsibilities such as mentoring, team-building, hiring, performance evaluations, disciplinary actions, and producing results through employees.
• Demonstrated skill in making decisions and negotiating outcomes where conflicting opinions exist regarding priorities, political issues, and historical and situational factors.
• Demonstrated technical skills using computers in a networked environment, including a working knowledge of MS Office Suite.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate the legislative agenda for Public Health and liaise with officials.
• Develop and coordinate health policies and strategic directions related to the OMP goals and BOH.
• Manage Public Health's position on proposed legislation and communicate bills to stakeholders.
• Build relationships with local, state and federal officials and staff to inform policy.
• Participate in interagency planning and translate data into policymaker information.
• Advise senior management on policy feedback and priorities.

Skills

Public speaking

Policy analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Leadership

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in health sciences, public affairs, health policy or related fields

Master's degree in Public Health / Public Affairs or related field

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

Description

The Legislative Affairs Officer serves a dynamic role within Public Health to foster relationships between a broad range of jurisdictions and organizations. This position works within the Policy, Community Partnerships & Communications (PC2) unit as a policy strategist, public affairs and legislative relations expert; participates in departmental and county health policy development; leads and serves on department projects and initiatives; and serves on a team which advises and utilizes expertise of the department’s senior managers and program experts. It is also responsible for coordinating recommended legislative policy priorities. The Legislative Affairs Officer will communicate Public Health’s policy priorities to legislative entities such as the King County Council, Seattle City Council, State Legislature, and federal law makers and other stake holders. This position reports to the PC2 Chief.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENT

A cover letter describing how you meet or exceed the requirements and qualifications of this position is required. All application materials will be considered when rating written communication skills.

Candidates selected to be interviewed will be asked for a writing sample.

This full-time, career service position is open to all qualified applicants. It is FLSA exempt and therefore not eligible for overtime.

Examples of Duties

• Lead and coordinate the legislative agenda for Public Health, perform as the team lead on Public Health’s legislative agenda at the direction of the Section Chief and Department Director, and in conjunction with the County Executive Office. The Legislative Affairs Officer takes an active role initiating communication; fostering relationships with elected officials; researching, analyzing, assessing, developing and recommending promising evidence-based public health policies, policy priorities, and Public Health strategies on King County Board of Health (BOH), King County, and City of Seattle policy matters.
• Lead and participate in fulfilling the policy development and legislative goals established for the department through the Public Health Operational Master Plan (OMP). Develop and coordinate health policies and strategic directions as related to the OMP goals, BOH activities, and other department priorities, including at the local, state, and federal level.
• Lead and manage Public Health’s position on proposed legislation in a highly dynamic and demanding work environment, lead and coordinate internal and external communication regarding bills and quickly changing State legislative priorities during legislative sessions. Work closely with the Department’s Board of Health Administrator who is the department’s dedicated representative to the BOH and supervises staff who manages monitoring legislative bill development and response tracking.
• Lead and coordinate the department’s role in developing and maintaining high performance, functional relationships with local, state and federal elected officials and their staffs, agency directors, other jurisdictions, and health policy leaders. Report to the department director and senior management regarding key stakeholder’s policy feedback to inform health policy making.
• Initiate/participate in strategic interagency planning, systems development, lead and participate on department initiatives and projects, project management, information exchange and translating data into information for policymakers and the public, and prioritizing policy matters and recommending policy positions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in health sciences, public affairs, health policy or related fields.
• Demonstrated experience in advancing health policy through the legislative process.
• Demonstrated experience applying advanced knowledge of government relations including: anticipate and analyze political positions of key stakeholders; counsel management in regards to policy decisions, courses of action, and communications; and plan and implement efforts to influence or change public policy.
• Demonstrated experience applying advanced knowledge of governmental public health practice and operations; develop and apply strategies to link internal and external stakeholders in public health improvement efforts; and plan, implement, monitor and evaluate programs.
• Demonstrated experience effectively communicating to diverse audiences, including presenting and public speaking; ability to effectively communicate, orally and in writing, technical and complex health policy to diverse audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to provide strong and consistent leadership; create effective work teams; delegate responsibilities; listen and provide constructive feedback; manage projects and meet deadlines; and maintain effective and positive relationships with peers, subordinates and management.
• Demonstrated ability to perform personnel management responsibilities such as mentoring, team-building, hiring, performance evaluations, disciplinary actions, and producing results through employees.
• Demonstrated skill in making decisions and negotiating outcomes where conflicting opinions exist regarding priorities, political issues, and historical and situational factors.
• Demonstrated technical skills using computers in a networked environment, including a working knowledge of MS Office Suite.

Desired Qualifications

The most successful candidates will have a Masters degree in Public Health, Public Affairs/Policy, or related field; have a minimum of five years of progressively responsible management experience developing/prioritizing/promoting public health policy, and working with elected officials.

Supplemental Information

This position may be subject to up to ten (10) days of unpaid furlough leave in 2009.

The selected candidate will be required to pass a thorough background investigation.

This selection process may include but is not limited to: evaluation of application materials and supplemental questions, testing and interviewing. For more information on our selection process, please refer to http://www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/jobs/hiring.aspx

Public Health relies on office automation (Microsoft Office) and web-based enabled tools, therefore candidates must be proficient and comfortable with computer use to perform functions associated with on-going work.

Employees are required to adhere to OSHA/WISHA guidelines including but not limited to completing their mandatory trainings on time and obtaining required immunizations.

Regular and reliable attendance, effective communication skills, and development of effective working relationships are requirements of all Public Health positions.

Employees are required to protect the privacy and security of protected health information as defined in State and Federal Law.

Staff may be required to play an active role in the event of a public health emergency, which may include changes in responsibilities and working hours.

If you need a disability accommodation in the application or testing process, please call the contact number listed on the job announcement.

For more information about the duties of this position please contact Scott Jones at [e-mail]. For more information about the application process please contact Reeshema Lewis at [e-mail].

King County offers a highly-competitive compensation and benefits package to all eligible employees. These benefits include county-wide paid medical, dental and vision coverage for yourself and all eligible dependents (spouse/state-registered domestic partner and children) who you enroll. Benefit eligible positions include -- Career Service, Career Service Exempt, provisional and term-limited temporary (TLT) employees working 20 hours/week or the equivalent of half-time or greater. These benefits become effective on the first calendar day of the month following the month in which the employee is hired; except if the employee's hire date is the first calendar day of the month, benefits begins on the day of hire.

County Paid Benefits Include

• Health Insurance (choice of several plans)
• Dental Plan
• Vision Plan
• Life Insurance -- lump sum equal to annual base salary
• Accidental Death and Dismemberment (basic and enhanced)
• Basic Long Term Disability (LTD) -- replaces 60% of earnings after 180-day waiting period
• Bus pass and other alternative transportation incentives
• Employee Assistance Program
• Making Life Easier Program

Retirement

Employees are covered under retirement plans provided through the Washington State Department of Retirement Systems and are covered by Social Security.

Holidays

10 paid holidays per year plus 2 additional floating holidays administered through the vacation plan.

Leave accruals will be pro-rated for employees assigned less than a full‑time FTE.

Vacation With Pay

Hire date through end of year 5: accrual at 12 days per year (available after first 6 months of employment)

• Beginning of year 6: accrual at 15 days per year
• Beginning of year 9: accrual at 16 days per year
• Beginning of year 11: accrual at 20 days per year
• Beginning of year 17: accrual at 21 days per year
• Beginning of year 18: accrual at 22 days per year
• Beginning of year 19: accrual at 23 days per year
• Beginning of year 20: accrual at 24 days per year
• Beginning of year 21: accrual at 25 days per year
• Beginning of year 22: accrual at 26 days per year
• Beginning of year 23: accrual at 27 days per year
• Beginning of year 24: accrual at 28 days per year
• Beginning of year 25: accrual at 29 days per year
• Beginning of year 26: accrual at 30 days per year

Sick Leave

Sick Leave is accumulated at the rate of one day per month. There is no restriction on the amount of sick leave that can be accumulated and carried over to subsequent years. At retirement an employee will be paid 35% of their unused, accumulated sick leave. Non-represented employees and employees in certain bargaining units will receive this benefit as a payment to a VEBA account, which pays for post-retirement health benefits on a pre‑tax basis.

Other Leaves Include

• Bereavement Leave (up to 3 days/year)
• Military Leave
• Family Medical Leave
• King County Medical Leave
• Jury Duty Leave
• Organ Donor Leave
• Executive Leave (for eligible FLSA‑exempt employees)

Voluntary Benefits

• Deferred Compensation Plan (no employer match) IRS 457 Plan
• Enhanced Long Term Disability -- reduce waiting period/increase monthly
• benefit
• Additional Life Insurance -- 1 to 4 times your base annual salary for yourself and 50% of your enhanced amount for your spouse/domestic partner; and $10,000 for each child
• Additional Accidental Death and Dismemberment coverage for employee and family
• Credit Union membership
• Flexible Spending Accounts – Health and Dependent Care
• HRA Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association (VEBA) Trust upon retirement

NOTE

This is a general description of the benefits offered through employment with King County, and every effort has been made to ensure its accuracy. If any information on this document conflicts with the provisions of a collective bargaining agreement (CBA), the CBA prevails. Also, in the event of any incorrect information in this document, applicable laws, policies, rules, CBAs or official plan documents will prevail.