Kaiser Permanente
Head of Government Relations, Georgia
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Job Description
- Req#: 1344441
- Promotes learning in others by communicating information and providing advice to drive projects forward; builds collaborative, cross-functional relationships.
- Solicits and acts on performance feedback; provides actionable feedback to others, including upward feedback to leadership; influences, mentors, and coaches team members.
- Practices self-leadership; creates, evaluates, and responds to the strengths and weaknesses of self and unit or team members.
- Leads the adaptation to competing demands and new responsibilities; adapts to and learns from change, challenges, and feedback.
- Fosters open dialogue amongst team members.
- Drives the execution of multiple work streams by identifying member and operational needs; translates business strategy into actionable business requirements; develops and updates new procedures and policies.
- Gains cross-functional support for objectives and priorities; determines and carries out processes and methodologies; solves highly complex issues; escalates and resolves issues as appropriate; sets standards and measures progress.
- Develops work plans to meet business priorities and deadlines; coordinates, obtains and distributes resources.
- Removes obstacles that impact performance; guides performance and develops contingency plans accordingly; influences the completion of project tasks by others.
- Promotes KPs interests by: fostering effective relationships with elected and appointed officials, policymakers, trade associations, and other groups; providing guidance on communicating with key external stakeholders on KP; mentoring others on influencing strategic partners to take positions consistent with KP; and facilitating others to be effective liaisons and representatives of KP.
- Partners with internal stakeholders on government relations by: coordinating with key internal stakeholders and senior leadership on developments in legislation, regulations, legal proposals, public policy, key personnel changes, national/state/local issues; integrating approaches and solutions to key issues; guiding planning efforts and response to proposed legislation, regulations, legal proposals, public policy, national/state/local issues; and managing recommendations and ensuring communication of positioning to internal audiences.
Job Summary:The Head of Government Relations for Georgia, is responsible for protecting, promoting and enhancing Kaiser Permanente’s interests in Georgia by developing and directing a comprehensive advocacy strategy on key legislative and regulatory policy issues. This position represents the interests of the organization, as well as our members and the communities we serve, with a high degree of integrity, a broad understanding of the impact of public policy and a realistic understanding of what is possible.
In addition to the responsibilities listed below, this position is responsible for:
· Establishing and fostering effective relationships with legislative and executive branch staff, legislators, trade associations, and other stakeholders;
· Educating policymakers and their staff about Kaiser Permanente’s unique model and the impact of proposed legislation or regulations on our organization;
· Partnering with policymakers to craft legislation;
· Communicating and negotiating with relevant legislators and staff, executive branch officials, trade associations, and other groups;
· Advising key internal stakeholders on the development of legislative policy positions; and
· Overseeing the review of relevant legislation and assessing its impact on Kaiser Permanente.
Essential Responsibilities:About the company
Providing high-quality, affordable health care services and improving the health of our members and the communities we serve.