Legislative & External Affairs Director

Legislative & External Affairs Director

Begin a fulfilling career with the State of Indiana by joining one of the largest employers in the state, offering a range of opportunities across 60+ agencies. At the state, you'll find competitive compensation, a robust benefits package and a commitment to work-life balance. Most importantly, you'll have the chance to make a real and measurable impact on the lives of Hoosiers across Indiana.

The Indiana Department of Health's mission is to promote, protect, and improve the health and safety of all Hoosiers so that they can reach their optimal health regardless of where they live, learn, work, or play.

Role Overview :

As the Legislative & External Affairs Director at the Indiana Department of Health, you will be responsible for the oversight, coordination, and direction of agency legislative activities and agenda related to promoting, protecting and improving the health of Hoosiers. In this position, you will be responsible for managing the relationships / contacts with the legislature, the governor's office and key stakeholders and working with complex issues, negotiations and coordinating on all related legislative activities.

Salary Statement :

The salary for this position traditionally starts at $75,010.00 but may be commensurate with education or work experience.

A Day in the Life :

The essential functions of this role are as follows :

• Coordinate, develop, and oversee agency legislative matters.
• Negotiate language with stakeholders and bill authors.
• Prioritize and manage legislative issues.
• Maintain relationships with House and Senate staff.
• Serve as the main point of contact for legislators, including working with legislators and their staff on constituent inquiries.
• Advise lead team members on legislative strategy.
• Run the agency's legislative agenda.
• Monitor all legislation and legislative committees impacting the agency.
• Manage bill review process for staff.
• Assist with ensuring strategic workforce vision aligns with administration.
• Ensure stakeholders follow assigned responsibilities.
• Represent the agency in a variety of situations with other state agencies, the legislature, institutions, the general public and special interest groups.
• Maintain confidentiality in discussing sensitive organizational matters and issues.
• Ensure progress and satisfaction of all required tasks.
• Recruit, select, onboard, and train employees to ensure role responsibilities and expectations are clearly understood while providing opportunities to continue professional development.
• Set expectations, measure progress, provide ongoing feedback, and evaluate the performance of employees. Ensure work adheres to quality standards, deadlines, and proper procedures.

The job profile is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.

This position is exempt from overtime compensation for additional work hours which may be required to complete essential functions or other assigned work. Exempt employees may work more than 75 hours in a pay period without additional compensation and must report a minimum of 75 hours per pay period of work hours and / or paid leave taken to receive their base biweekly salary.

What You'll Need for Success :

You must meet the following requirements to be considered for employment :

Supervisory Responsibilities / Direct Reports :

This role may provide direct supervision for one or more staff members.

Benefits of Employment with the State of Indiana :

The State of Indiana offers a comprehensive benefit package for full-time employees which includes :

Equal Employment Opportunity :

The State of Indiana is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to recruiting, selecting, developing, and promoting employees based on individual ability and job performance. Reasonable accommodations may be available to enable individuals with disabilities to complete the application and interview process as well as perform the essential functions of a role. If you require reasonable accommodations to complete this application, you can request assistance by contacting the Indiana State Personnel Department at jobs@spd.IN.gov.