Job Description
Michigan Nurses Association
Government Relations Associate
Based in Okemos, MI Summary/Objective:
The Government Relations Associate is responsible for will work under the direction of the Associate Executive Director for Healthcare Practice, Policy & Strategic Initiatives to help implement a comprehensive and effective governmental relations and member mobilization program for MNA.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support Strategy Execution: Collaborate with GA staff and leadership to implement strategies, engaging with nurse and healthcare leaders, policymakers, and experts.
- Legislation Monitoring: Track and analyze state legislation and regulations impacting nurses and healthcare workers.
- Prepare Materials: Create summaries, analyses, briefings, and testimonies for officials, staff, and MNA members.
- Candidate Support: Assist in screening candidates for endorsements and support electoral campaigns in coordination with labor and community allies.
- Schedule Management: Maintain and adjust calendars, coordinate meetings aligning with organizational goals.
- Legislative Advocacy: Engage with legislative bodies and officials to promote MNA’s legislative positions.
- PAC Administration: Manage MNA-PAC records, ensure accurate contribution collection, and file finance reports.
- Training and Collaboration: Plan and deliver advocacy training and organize lobby days with MNA staff.
- Reporting and Communication: Develop and submit reports, communicate policy agendas and legislative progress to members.
- Performance Tracking: Establish metrics, track performance, and adjust priorities to meet strategic goals.
- Effective Communication: Demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication, build professional relationships, and contribute to team success.
Non-Essential Responsibilities:
- Event Coordination: Schedule and organize meetings and events with legislative offices, ensuring logistical arrangements.
- Follow-Up: Facilitate follow-up communications to ensure action items are addressed.
- Event Mobilization: Mobilize participation for MNA PAC and advocacy events, and support MNA’s legislative and political goals.
- Other duties as assigned.
Required education and experience:
- Associate’s degree
- Minimum of three (3) years’ demonstrated experience, with progressively increased responsibility, in legislative or political advocacy.
- Strong project management skills with demonstrated ability to handle multiple tasks and assignments from inception to completion.
- Understanding and experience with campaign finance regulations and compliance, ensuring adherence to financial reporting requirements.
- Established relationships with external healthcare and labor organizations.
- Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
- Ability to create complex spreadsheets, presentations, and documents.
- Experience with maintaining and managing databases.
- Ability to input, analyze, and extract data efficiently.
- Hands-on experience with Voter Activation Network software and demonstrated knowledge of utilizing VAN for voter outreach & engagement.
- Demonstrated experience with member turnout/mobilization for campaigns and events.
Preferred qualifications/experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in nursing, political science, public administration, communications, or related field.
- Demonstrated experience leading and organizing issue advocacy campaigns with a proven record of upward movement.
- Demonstrated experience with public policy.
- Demonstrated experience developing and implementing effective policy-based communications for internal and external use.
- Experience in serving on or working with organizational boards of directors.
- Experience engaging with Michigan-based legislators on healthcare and labor-related issues.
- Proven experience in providing comprehensive event support.
- Proven track record in supporting the labor movement and promoting fair labor practices.
- Other combinations of education and experience which could provide the necessary knowledge and skills will be evaluated on an individual basis.
Physical Demands:
- Work is generally performed in an office setting with prolonged periods of sitting and working on the computer.
- When necessary, lifting of normal items found in an office setting (boxes of paper, storage boxes, etc.)
Additional Requirements
Travel Required:
- Ability to travel in Michigan, ability to work long, irregular hours according to the demands of the job. Offsite work and overnight travel are required.
- A valid drivers’ license, use of a car for work, and specified automobile insurance coverage are required.
To Apply
Send a cover letter, résumé and a writing sample to Lori Bernstein at Lori.Bernstein@minurses.org
WHEN APPLYING: Be sure to indicate that you saw this information at .
Job Tags
Night shift,