Director of Legislative Affairs - Health Department

Responsibilities include:

• Develop and execute BCHD advocacy agendas in conjunction with the Health Commissioner, including legal, regulatory, and sustainability polices that will accelerate BCHD's strategic mission
• Serve as BCHD's point of contact for the Baltimore City Council, Maryland General Assembly, and the federal government; represent BCHD at hearings, public events, and community meetings
• Build and maintain relationships with elected officials and city, state, and federal agencies to promote BCHD's advocacy agenda, including supporting the Commissioner and other BCHD staff in their interactions by tracking the ongoing status of each relationship and providing recommendations for next steps
• Develop and implement creative strategies to advance BCHD's legislative agenda, through researching model legislation and best practices in other jurisdictions, engaging content experts for input, and identifying unique opportunities to highlight Baltimore as a national model for public health innovation
• Analyze legislative and regulatory proposals and disseminate information, including relevant recommendations, through written briefs and memoranda to senior staff
• Prepare written and/or oral testimony, letters, speeches, and reports to local, state, and federal legislative/regulatory bodies
• Build systems to track legislative activity across BCHD and at all levels of government, including maintenance of a master tracker and organizational relationship management 

• Vision, creative thinking, and strong sense of urgency necessary to achieve the successful implementation of BCHD's strategic mission
• Demonstrated success developing legislative, regulatory, and budget-related proposals as well as building partner coalitions and leveraging relationships to ensure proposals are successfully implemented
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including preparation of reports, memos, and letters; ability to present information clearly and concisely to various audiences; policy research and analysis; and maintenance of confidentiality/handling of sensitive conversations.
• Self-starter who is able to work independently with minimal supervision and who brings strong organizational, strategic planning, and project management skills
• Demonstrated track record of working closely with executive management and establishing strong collaborative relationships with community, business, and elected leaders
• Graduate from a master's program in public policy, health policy or JD preferred but not required; five years of legislative, law, or public policy experience at the local, state, or federal level required