Senior Advocacy Messaging Research Officer (CHF)

The Colorado Health Foundation; Denver (CO); In loco; USD 100.000 - 150.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

The Colorado Health Foundation invites applications for a two-year, full-time Senior Advocacy Messaging Research Officer position. The role leads a signature effort to understand how Coloradans think about health and policy issues, reporting to the Senior Director of Public Policy.

Over two years you will develop and launch a long-term strategy for commissioning and disseminating public opinion research that yields actionable insights for advocacy.

Competenze

• Eight or more years of experience in commissioning and managing public opinion research projects.
• Experience in coalition and stakeholder management.
• Experience designing training/learning programs for internal and external stakeholders.

Mansioni

• Develop and launch a long-term strategy for commissioning and disseminating public opinion research.
• Produce actionable insights for effective policy advocacy.
• Lead the development of a training and learning agenda leveraging research findings.
• Collaborate with Foundation leadership and policy/communications teams to position CHF as a national leader in health advocacy.

Conoscenze

Public opinion research

Stakeholder management

Advocacy communications

Project management

Formazione

Bachelor's degree in communications/public policy

Descrizione del lavoro

Senior Advocacy Messaging Research Officer (CHF)

Posted on February 12, 2018

The Colorado Health Foundation is excited to announce the opportunity for a two-year term-position of Senior Advocacy Messaging Research Officer. This position will manage the creation of a new Foundation signature effort to better understand how Coloradans think about health and what shapes their values, perceptions, and opinions about policy issues. The officer will report to the Senior Director of Public Policy.

Over the course of two years, this position is responsible for developing and launching a long-term strategy for commissioning and disseminating public opinion research that produces actionable insights for effective policy advocacy. The position provides leadership and guidance for the development of a training and learning agenda that leverages research findings to craft persuasive messaging approaches that are broadly adopted by advocates for health equity. The Senior Advocacy Messaging Research Officer works in partnership with Foundation leadership and the policy and communications departments to position the Foundation as a leader in the advocacy field both in Colorado and nationally.

Qualified candidates will have proven expertise in prioritizing and managing a public opinion research agenda. They will partner with firms who specialize in a variety of qualitative and quantitative research methodologies, including deep ethnographic research, that are appropriate for executing the Foundation’s public opinion research agenda. The ideal candidate has experience designing and executing a training and learning program for internal and external stakeholders. They have led, developed, and implemented engagement strategies that build capacity to craft persuasive messaging approaches by using insights from public opinion research. They excel at managing external partner relationships and are able to position the Foundation as a national leader in health advocacy.

Applicants must have at least eight (8) years of experience in commissioning and managing public opinion research projects, coalition and stakeholder management, advocacy communications strategy, and project management. Experience working in philanthropy, issue campaigns, or the non-profit sector is plus. Candidates must possess a Bachelor’s degree in communications, public policy, or a related discipline.

The Colorado Health Foundation is an Equal Opportunity Employer and invites qualified candidates from all backgrounds to apply.