Health Policy Advocate

Responsibilities

• Meet biweekly with CPEHN to co-develop campaign strategies and deliverables with the MICOP supervisor
• Work closely with CPEHN and supervisor to coordinate shared priorities, timelines and expectations
• Perform outreach activities to become familiar with community base and their health care priorities
• Participate as a partner and point person for coalition activities with CPEHN
• Responsible for keeping the coalition accountable to fulfill campaign expectations and reporting requirements
• Track and report measurable campaign outcomes
• Organize and mobilize members to support campaign activities, including story collection, public comments, district actions, letter sign-ons, and sharing educational materials
• Create and/or participate in relevant local/regional coalitions, contributing to their influence in the region and assisting CPEHN in developing new partnerships
• Support statewide campaigns to raise revenue, advance community health workers and promotores, defend Medi-Cal for all, and promote people-centered health care reforms
• Lead and organize legislative visits, rallies, and press conferences, and recruit community leaders to participate
• Create and execute a local health care reform campaign with CPEHN

Requirements

• Bachelor degree or equivalent experience required
• Bilingual Spanish-English skills required. Mixteco a plus
• Commitment to MICOP’s mission
• Able to inspire others to believe in a cause and to volunteer their time and effort to work towards it
• Group facilitation skills
• Strong interpersonal and communications skills
• Strong analytical, negotiation, and problem-solving skills
• Understand the government structures. Knowledge on how the political system works
• Understand the Health Policy systems and processes
• Able to work weekends and evenings/nights and have reliable transportation
• Strong computer skills needed
• Self-started with strong integrity and a collaborative spirit