Health Communications Manager, National Partnership for Women & Families (Washington, DC)

Health Communications Manager


Salary: Salary commensurate with skills and experience, and includes generous benefits.
Education: Bachelor (BA, BS, etc.)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia, 20009, United States
Posted by: National Partnership for Women & Families
Job Category: Communications, Editing & Writing , Health & Medical, Public Policy, Public relations
Language(s): English
Job posted on: December 4, 2008
Area of Focus: Government Oversight and Reform, Health and Medicine, Women's Issues
Type: Full time
Last day to apply: February 2, 2009
Last updated: December 4, 2008



Description:
The Health Communications Manager crafts and implements the strategies, messages and materials that make the National Partnership for Women & Families and its multi-faceted health program visible to media, policy makers, advocates, and the public. She or he works closely with the President, Vice President, health team, and other members of the communications team, and reports to the Vice President.

The health program addresses: health care quality, access and coverage; payment reform; chronic care; reproductive health issues; health information technology; primary care and the medical home; and more. The organization’s health work will intensify as health care reform advances. This is a new mid- to senior-level position. The Health Communication Manager’s primary activities will include:

- Developing and implementing a highly visible, integrated communications strategy to promote the National Partnership’s work on a range of health-related issues.

- Writing news releases, statements, media alerts, editorial memoranda, oped pieces, speeches or remarks, brochures, newsletter stories, blog posts, web copy and other materials on health issues.

- Pitching media and handling media queries on health issues.

- Generating and setting up interviews, edit board meetings, deskside briefings, and other such opportunities.

- Preparing National Partnership spokespersons to give interviews on health issues.

- Writing talking points, questions-and-answers, and other message materials on health issues.

- Supporting the National Partnership’s work in numerous coalitions.

- Helping to track media coverage, and develop and maintain media lists for the National Partnership’s health program.

- Providing general support to the National Partnership’s communications operation.
Additional Qualifications:
- Five to eight years work on health communications.

- Familiarity with health-specific public policy through work on Capitol Hill or with policy makers at the state or national level.

- Familiarity with advocacy work from the perspective of a non-profit advocacy group, think tank, foundation or similar organization.

- Excellent writing skills.

- Experience writing media materials.

- Experience in media relations.

- Excellent interpersonal and strategic skills.

- Experience working under tight deadlines.

- A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in communications or a health-related field.

- Experience writing for websites, and media contacts with journalists covering health-related issues a plus.
How to Apply:
Submit cover letter, resume, and three writing samples to Health Communications Manager #700, National Partnership for Women & Families, 1875 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 650, Washington, DC 20009, or to jobs@nationalpartnership.org. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.