Who we are:  Humana Inc., headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, is one of the nation's largest publicly traded health benefits companies. Humana offers a diversified portfolio of health insurance products and related services - through traditional and consumer-choice plans - to employer groups, government-sponsored plans, and individuals.

Today, Humana is a leader in consumer engagement. Throughout its diversified customer portfolio, the company provides guidance that can both help lower costs and lead to a better health plan experience.

Role: Advocacy and Alliances Consultant

Location: Washington, DC preferred. Other locations considered for highly-qualified candidates.

Status: Full time or half time considered. This could be ideal for an individual with experience who wants to stay in the field but needs to work part time.  For example, a parent with young children at home.

What does a fit look like?
This position needs a person with a passion for public affairs and politics. The ideal candidate will love working with people, making and leveraging connections for mutual benefit, arranging details while having an eye on the big picture, and a passion for execution.  This person should naturally get energized asking - and answering - questions like "what's next?", "how can we make that even better?", "how would others think about/react to this?", and "why?".  

Details about the Role
Humana Inc. seeks an effective, dynamic individual to organize state and federal advocacy and alliance campaigns and projects. The successful candidate will work closely with employees at all levels of the company and, externally, with individuals from all walks of life to identify, develop, and implement various advocacy and alliance programs that engage our employees, members, business partners, and third party organizations. The position is co-responsible for managing the day-to-day aspects of an advocacy database and promoting program enhancements to ensure that all projects operate efficiently and effectively.

As a Government Relations Consultant you will develop and maintain key relationships; work with assigned areas to demonstrate the company's value to public policy audiences, manage relationships with internal and external individuals and groups, coordinate events, analyze trends and opportunities; and execute flawlessly.

Responsibilities Include

• Working with internal groups and external vendors to design and implement strategic advocacy campaigns
• Working with external constituencies and nontraditional alliances to achieve positive change for our members through legislative advocacy
• Creating and managing advocacy projects and ongoing engagement programs
• Co-managing non-technical aspects of departmental databases
• Utilizing new and traditional media, coalition building, and one-on-one relationship management skills and tools
• Engaging activists and volunteers at all levels
• Coordinating and conducting issue and advocacy projects
• Encouraging and leading individuals and groups who chose to participate in advocacy campaigns
• Designing and executing message-training programs to provide partners with the necessary information and confidence to act as supporters in a variety of settings.

Relevant Qualification and Experience

• Experience with health care issues and advocacy in a political environment
• Attention to detail and ability to multitask
• Ability to manage dynamic projects and execute for results
• Experience working with volunteers of all ages
• Strong written, oral, computer and presentation skills
• Knowledge of the legislative process
• Proven project management skills
• Self-motivated drive and initiative
• Experience working with diverse constituencies
• Proactive and creative problem solver
• Ability to meet deadlines and respond to changing landscape and priorities
• Experience managing multiple tasks under tight time pressures

Key Competencies

• Builds Trust - You honor your word by doing what you say you are going to do.
• Drives for excellence - You are a continuous learner who encourages others to learn. By constantly upgrading your own work, you achieve results and outperform the competition.
• Implementation/Execution - You are good at organizing and managing multiple priorities and/or projects by using appropriate methodologies and tools.
• Problem Solving - You are a problem solver with the ability to encourage others in collaborative problem solving. Acting as both a broker and consultant regarding resources, you engage others in problem solving without taking over.

Role Essentials

• Proven experience in a fast paced government, political, or other public policy setting, preferably in health care.
• Computer literate (competent with MS Word, Power Point, Excel, email software, and Internet searching).
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
• Strong relationship building skills

Role Desirables

• Bachelor's Degree or comparable work experience
• Conversational Spanish

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