Chief Advocacy & Campaigns Officer

Kaiser Permanente; Oakland (CA); On-site; USD 248,000 - 309,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaiser Permanente in Oakland, CA, seeks a seasoned Advocacy, Campaigns & Government Relations Communications leader to own enterprise advocacy campaigns, coalition activation, and stakeholder engagement strategies that advance legislative, regulatory, business, and reputation priorities.

Reporting to the SVP, Government Relations, this leader partners across State Affairs, Federal Government Relations, Policy & Regulatory Affairs, Community Affairs, External Communications, Market Public Affairs

Qualifications

• Minimum ten years of progressively responsible experience in advocacy, public affairs, government relations, political campaigns, issue campaigns, coalition management, stakeholder engagement, communications, or related disciplines.
• Experience building coalitions and engaging elected officials, policymakers, and advocacy groups.
• Ability to translate complex policy or business objectives into compelling campaigns and stakeholder engagement strategies.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead integrated advocacy campaigns that advance Kaiser Permanente's legislative, regulatory, business, reputation, and stakeholder engagement priorities.
• Design campaign strategies that combine coalition activation, communications, digital engagement, events, grassroots and grasstops outreach, thought leadership, and earned media strategies.
• Partner with Government Relations leadership to identify strategic opportunities where advocacy and public affairs campaigns can help shape outcomes.
• Develop campaign frameworks, activation plans, messaging architectures, stakeholder strategies, and implementation roadmaps.
• Ensure campaigns align with enterprise priorities and are coordinated across national and market teams.
• Lead communications strategies that support Kaiser Permanente's government relations priorities at the federal, state, and local levels.
• Coordinate messaging, materials, and advocacy resources with relevant leaders and external stakeholders.

Skills

Advocacy

Public affairs

Government relations

Stakeholder engagement

Coalition management

Political campaigns

Communications

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Kaiser Permanente in Oakland, CA, seeks a seasoned Advocacy, Campaigns & Government Relations Communications leader to own enterprise advocacy campaigns, coalition activation, and stakeholder engagement strategies that advance legislative, regulatory, business, and reputation priorities.

Reporting to the SVP, Government Relations, this leader partners across State Affairs, Federal Government Relations, Policy & Regulatory Affairs, Community Affairs, External Communications, Market Public Affairs