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Job Title: Manager, State Policy
Department: Public Policy and Government Affairs
Reports to: Director, State Policy
Salary Range: $74K-$92K*
*New hires are typically brought into the organization between the minimum to midpoint of the salary range posted depending on qualifications, internal equity, and the budgeted amount for the role.
Location: Remote but region specific. Candidates must reside in the regions listed at the top of the job post.
There are five positions open for this role one for each region below:
Region 1: Southwest (AR, NM, LA TX, OK)
Region 2: Coastal (AZ, CA, HI, NV and Guam)
Formerly the Mental Health Association of New York City (MHA-NYC), Vibrant Emotional Health’s groundbreaking solutions have delivered high quality services and support, when, where and how people need it for over 50 years. Through our state-of-the-art technology-enabled services, community wellness programs, and advocacy and education work, we are building a society in which emotional wellness can be a reality for everyone.
Position Overview:
The Manager, State Policy will serve as the primary external-facing contact for state and local public policy stakeholders within a specified region of the country, with responsibility for managing Vibrant public policy interests within the region.
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Build relationships with state and local stakeholders, including other mental health organizations, patient groups, etc to strengthen and support organization’s mission
- Educate and provide technical assistance to interested parties regarding Vibrant priorities and programs
- Communicate complex health policy to a variety of audiences to build support for Vibrant’s mission
- Collaborate across workstreams in support of Vibrant’s priorities and programs
- Synthesize policy initiatives for impact on the organization
- Create templates and other materials for use by affiliated organizations and stakeholders
- Serve as a SME for the organization on policy trends, resources and information
- Represent the organization in external meetings
- Draft policy content for Vibrant communication platforms
- Work closely with the Director, State Policy to execute and advance Vibrant’s mission
- Other duties as assigned
Required Skills/Abilities:
- Exceptional working knowledge of state and local public policy procedures and protocols
- Knowledge of mental health or crisis services policy
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Analytical and strategic ability
- Strong customer-service orientation
- Excellent organizational, time management, verbal, written and computer skills.
- Self-motivated approach to work and a strong ability to initiate problem-solving tasks without direction.
- Ability to work effectively, collaboratively and positively in a team environment.
- Comfort in both asking for direction and initiating quality improvement recommendations within the context of remote based supervision.
- Intermediate to advanced skills with MS Office Suite, Slack, Zoom, Google and other technology platforms
- Ability to be flexible and versatile, while maintaining a positive attitude, in an ever-changing work environment.
Required Qualifications:
- Has a very strong background in state or local mental health or crisis services policy
- The candidate is curious, takes great pride in their work, finds public health policy intriguing, and approaches their job from a friendly, continuous quality improvement perspective.
- Possesses great organizational skills
- Possesses a bachelor’s degree in public health, psychology, social work, counseling, communications, or business.
- Experience working within the National Suicide Prevention Network or in mental health / public health policy is ideal.
- Interest and experience in Mental Health, Public Health or suicide prevention is desired in the event the candidate does not have a Bachelors’ or Master’s degree in those fields. Vibrant is based in New York City; however, remote-based employment will be considered for individuals in the regions listed on this job post. Candidates must reside in the regions listed at the top of the job post.
Excellent comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, supplemental income insurance, pre-tax transit/parking, pre-tax FSA for medical and dependent care, and 401K available. 4 weeks’ vacation, plum benefits, etc.
Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply for jobs unless they believe they are able to perform every task in the job description. We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job, and that candidate may be one who come from a less traditional background. Vibrant will consider any equivalent combination of knowledge, skills, education and experience to meet minimum qualifications. If you are interested in applying, we encourage you to think broadly about your background and skill set for the role.
Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply for jobs unless they believe they are able to perform every task in the job description. We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job, and that candidate may be one who come from a less traditional background. Vibrant will consider any equivalent combination of knowledge, skills, education and experience to meet minimum qualifications. If you are interested in applying, we encourage you to think broadly about your background and skill set for the role.
Vibrant Emotional Health is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants are considered for positions without regard to veteran status, uniformed service member status, race, creed, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, citizenship status, national origin, marital status, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, caregiver status or any other category protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.
"Please be aware that fictitious job openings, consulting engagements, solicitations, or employment offers may be circulated on the Internet in an attempt to obtain privileged information, or to induce you to pay a fee for services related to recruitment or training. Vibrant does NOT charge any application, processing, or training fee at any stage of the recruitment or hiring process. All genuine job openings will be posted on our careers page and all communications from the Vibrant recruiting team and/or hiring managers will be from an @vibrant.org email address"
"Please be aware that fictitious job openings, consulting engagements, solicitations, or employment offers may be circulated on the Internet in an attempt to obtain privileged information, or to induce you to pay a fee for services related to recruitment or training. Vibrant does NOT charge any application, processing, or training fee at any stage of the recruitment or hiring process. All genuine job openings will be posted on our careers page and all communications from the Vibrant recruiting team and/or hiring managers will be from an @vibrant.org email address"
