Senior Health Policy & Advocacy Leader — Remote-Eligible

The Jewish Federations of North America; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

FSA

Defined contribution plan

Generous vacation policy

Paid legal and Jewish holidays

Life insurance

Generous parental leave policies

Flexible remote work practices

Job summary

The Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) seeks a Senior Manager for the Strategic Health Resource Center in Washington, DC. You will join a public affairs and advocacy team representing 141 local federations and hundreds of communities to Congress and the Administration.

The role focuses on health, mental health, aging, and disability policy, building coalitions and translating complex policy into accessible messaging for diverse audiences.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience advocating or analyzing health and human services policy.
• Strong familiarity with federal legislative and regulatory processes.
• Knowledge of health, mental health, and long-term care policies, particularly Medicaid.
• Experience collaborating with stakeholders and coalitions to advance shared priorities.
• Excellent research, analytical, oral, and written communication skills.
• Highly organized self-starter with ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong commitment to supporting the Jewish community.

Responsibilities

• Represent JFNA before Congress and the Administration to advance health care, mental health care, home- and community-based services, long-term care, aging, and related policy priorities in coordination with the Political Affairs Department.
• Develop and maintain deep substantive expertise in the SHRC’s health, mental health, aging, and long-term care priority areas.
• Conduct legislative, regulatory, and policy research and analysis; draft testimony, statements for the record, and regulatory comment letters; and make recommendations for Federation executive and lay leadership to support or endorse legislation and policies.
• Represent the SHRC in national coalitions to build strategic partnerships and advance shared priorities.
• Work closely with all Public Affairs staff, as well as the communications and marketing teams, by ensuring that complex policies and practices are translated into accessible communications for diverse audiences.
• Develop products for advocacy activities and for communication to federation leaders, government affairs professionals, partner agency executives, and the public, including webinars, issue briefs, template letters, brief advocacy messages, talking points, memoranda, analyses, newsletter updates, blogs, and letters to the editor.
• Participate in programmatic planning for JFNA social safety-net advocacy fly-ins and webinars, and assist with planning, coordinating, and running these events.

Skills

Policy advocacy

Health policy analysis

Federal legislative processes

Stakeholder collaboration

Research and writing

Organization and multitasking

Community engagement

Job description

The Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) seeks a Senior Manager for the Strategic Health Resource Center in Washington, DC. You will join a public affairs and advocacy team representing 141 local federations and hundreds of communities to Congress and the Administration.

The role focuses on health, mental health, aging, and disability policy, building coalitions and translating complex policy into accessible messaging for diverse audiences.