Sr. Advocacy Advisor

The Sr. Advocacy Advisor furthers the American Heart Association's field advocacy public policy priorities through strategic leadership, advisement, coaching, training, and technical support. This is a grant-funded position with Voices for Healthy Kids, focusing on nutrition policy advocacy for the prenatal-to-three (PN-3) population. The role includes strategic campaign planning, campaign implementation, and drafting and analyzing legislation or regulations.

Responsibilities include providing strategic leadership and project management for PN-3 nutrition initiatives; engaging and convening external organizations, community groups, and lawmakers; tracking project metrics and driving funder deliverables; developing collaborative relationships with subject matter experts and advocacy entities; designing and managing advocacy strategies across internal teams; developing training and technical resources to strengthen partner and grantee advocacy skills; and monitoring PN-3 policy advocacy issues and emerging trends.

Qualifications: Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience and a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience. Key skills include government relations, legislative affairs, coalition building, media advocacy, state/local policy, grant management, community organizing, writing, public speaking, and training/coaching.