Manager, Federal Government Relations

Kaiser Permanente; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaiser Permanente in Washington, DC, seeks a Government Relations professional to advise internal stakeholders on legislation, regulations, and public policy developments, and to build strategic responses with minimal guidance.

You will establish relationships with elected officials and trade groups, lead planning for proposed laws, and communicate positioning to internal audiences while guiding cross-functional teams toward compliant, effective advocacy.

Qualifications

• Minimum three (3) years of experience in legislative, regulatory, or government relations at the local, state, or federal level.
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university AND Minimum five (5) years of professional experience OR Minimum eight (8) years of experience in legislative, regulatory, or government relations at the local, state, or federal level.
• Experience in health policy, communications, public affairs, or related fields is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Advises internal stakeholders and senior leadership on developments in legislation, regulations, and public policy.
• Establishes and maintains relationships with elected officials, policymakers, trade associations, and other groups with minimal supervision.
• Leads planning efforts and responses to proposed legislation and regulatory proposals.
• Communicates positioning to internal audiences and provides recommendations.
• Collaborates cross-functionally to influence outcomes and achieve business objectives.

Skills

Ambiguity/Uncertainty Management

Attention to Detail

Communication

Critical Thinking

Decision Making

Influencing Others

Teamwork

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Job description

Job Summary:

Partners with internal stakeholders on government relations by advising key stakeholders on developments, researching solutions and leading responses to key issues, and communicating positioning. Establishes and maintains relationships with key external stakeholders to promote and advocate for KP with minimal guidance.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Promotes learning in others by proactively providing and/or developing information, resources, advice, and expertise with coworkers and members; builds relationships with cross-functional/external stakeholders and customers. Listens to, seeks, and addresses performance feedback; proactively provides actionable feedback to others and to managers. Pursues self-development; creates and executes plans to capitalize on strengths and develop weaknesses; leads by influencing others through technical explanations and examples and provides options and recommendations. Adopts new responsibilities; adapts to and learns from change, challenges, and feedback; demonstrates flexibility in approaches to work; champions change and helps others adapt to new tasks and processes. Facilitates team collaboration to support a business outcome.
• Completes work assignments autonomously and supports business-specific projects by applying expertise in subject area and business knowledge to generate creative solutions; encourages team members to adapt to and follow all procedures and policies. Collaborates cross-functionally and/or externally to achieve effective business decisions; provides recommendations and solves complex problems; escalates high-priority issues or risks, as appropriate; monitors progress and results. Supports the development of work plans to meet business priorities and deadlines; identifies resources to accomplish priorities and deadlines. Identifies, speaks up, and capitalizes on improvement opportunities across teams; uses influence to guide others and engages stakeholders to achieve appropriate solutions.
• Promotes KPs interests by: establishing and maintaining effective relationships with elected and appointed officials, policymakers, trade associations, and other groups with minimal supervision; communicating with and influencing key external stakeholders on KP as directed; leveraging relations with strategic partners to persuade them to take positions consistent with KP with minimal supervision; and representing KP following minimal guidance.
• Partners with internal stakeholders on government relations by: advising key internal stakeholders and senior leadership on developments in legislation, regulations, legal proposals, public policy, key personnel changes, national/state/local issues with general guidance; independently researching approaches and solutions to key issues; leading planning efforts and response to proposed legislation, regulations, legal proposals, public policy, national/state/local issues with general guidance; and providing recommendations and communicating positioning to internal audiences as directed.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: (Core)

• Ambiguity/Uncertainty Management
• Attention to Detail
• Business Knowledge
• Communication
• Critical Thinking
• Cross-Group Collaboration
• Decision Making
• Dependability
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Support
• Drives Results
• Facilitation Skills
• Health Care Industry
• Influencing Others
• Integrity
• Learning Agility
• Organizational Savvy
• Problem Solving
• Short- and Long-term Learning & Recall
• Teamwork
• Topic-Specific Communication

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: (Functional)

• Business Documentation
• Business Value Communication
• Government Operations
• Information Gathering
• Market Risk Knowledge
• Persuasion
• Reputational Management
• Risk Management
• Written Communication

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum three (3) years of experience in legislative, regulatory, or government relations at the local, state, or federal level, health policy, communications, public affairs, or a directly related field.
• Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university AND Minimum five (5) years of professional experience (includes internship and unpaid work experience) OR Minimum eight (8) years of experience in legislative, regulatory, or government relations at the local, state, or federal level, health policy, communications, public affairs, or a directly related field.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's from an accredited college or university.
• Experience with healthcare lobbying or policy