Legislative Director Resume Example

• Prepare, write and edit copy to correct grammatical errors, improve readability; review articles and approve proofs submitted by stakeholders prior to monthly publication of newsletter.
• Verify and regularly fact check resources using standard reference sources to develop social media content and maintained editorial standards.
• Coordinate production and distribution activities while adhering to the communications budget. Maintain up-to-date inventory of the Muddy Branch's monthly and bi-monthly publications.
• Draft and manage print, online and social media communications to promote Muddy Branch Alliance's mission, image and values.

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• Developed a high-quality marketing campaign to successfully recruit over 1100 human subjects from a target population in the Washington Metropolitan area; ahead of our five-year schedule, saving over $200,000 in project costs.
• Contacted clients in person, by phone, and in writing to ensure they completed required pre-arrival tasks prior to arriving for study visit. Maintained updated client records with plans, notes, appropriate release forms, and related information.
• Produced and distributed marketing and recruitment materials, including flyers, brochures, updated web content and other informational documents to inform members of a targeted community.
• Identify members of high-risk or otherwise targeted groups, such as members of minority populations, low-income populations, or pregnant women. Advise community groups on issues related to improving cardiovascular health, such as diet and exercise.
• Cultivated effective relationships with vendors and health professionals, to guarantee on time, cost-effective delivery of all materials.
• Oversaw copy editing for event materials related to special events, such as the NCI Director s Awards, Take Your Child to Work Day, the Combined Federal Campaign, and Annual Blood Drive.Provided broad project management support for the Internal Communications Branch to help staff optimize organizational strategy; established program plans, assigned tasks, developed timelines and prepared final reports.
  
• Served as the primary point of contact for incoming media inquiries; regularly negotiated advertising schedules or news media organizations coverage, including requests for meetings and interviews with company executives and experts. 
  
• Created and implemented external and internal communication strategies for promoting employee engagement; including maintaining web pages and circulating monthly newsletter of important updates, upcoming events and employee spotlights. Coordinated media placement, assisting with getting articles placed in relevant publications.

• Acted as the representative for the Congressman (candidate); including answering casework correspondence, meeting with constituents, verbal communications with constituents, and serving as a liaison with federal, district, and local agencies.
• Handled casework assignments; informed the Congressman and Campaign manager of all events in assigned area by interacting with constituents.
• Assessed casework for problems requiring legislative action and made recommendations to the appropriate campaign staff.
• Monitored scheduled meetings for the Congressman with constituents; screened and referred cases, when appropriate, to other district offices.
• Trained and supervised staff assistants, including volunteers and interns, to handle office matters such as logging incoming and outgoing correspondence, handling visitors and telephone calls.
• Prepared periodic reports for the Campaign manager on pending cases and district activities to ensure that their cases were resolved in a responsive and professional manner.
• Maintained a positive working relationship with the Congressman, staff, and constituents; worked extremely well under pressure and effectively handled stress while working a demanding and unpredictable schedule; including long hours, nights and weekends. 
  

• Developed and maintained programs, standards, and procedures governing internal and external communications.
• Developed Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of program deliverables; ensured concerns were regularly communicated to all stakeholders.
• Regularly performed needs-based assessments to develop proactive outreach campaigns to educate human subjects on health issues as a result of low health literacy and deteriorating oral health.
• Synthesized data and technical documents into reports and prepared summaries of adverse findings and memos for clients and senior staff. Associate Investigator of Multi-Site Dental Study with The UMD School of Dentistry and UCLA.
• Developed the components of health research study survey to conduct analysis of the relationship between health literacy and oral health outcomes.
• Drafted standard operating procedures manual for staff to clearly communicate day-to-day responsibilities, updated the organization's strategic plan, mission, vision statement, goals and objectives. 

• Provided counseling and resources for disadvantaged families to address housing shortages, unemployment, the working poor and those affected by physical and emotional abuse to aid in the development of specific goals and plans to transition out of poverty.
• Completed program quality control reviews and made recommendations regarding process and training based on findings.
• Evaluated caseload of programs, collecting and organizing data, performing basic analysis, such as benchmark reports, to improve program delivery.
• Developed strategic partnerships with a variety of community organizations designed to improve client services and ensure that services were not duplicated.
  
  

• Drafted, reviewed and updated program guidelines to ensure compliance with laws, regulations, or standards.
• Compiled up-to-date policy information, including: legislation, court proceedings, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, and agency regulations to aid in the development of outreach activities at state and local levels.
• Oversaw the implementation of new policies to ensure compliance with OSHA regulations, regularly communicated big picture strategies into easy to understand messages for a variety of audiences.
• Regularly responded to press inquiries, policy makers and other outside groups regarding underrepresented populations receiving the H1N1 flu vaccine. 

• Developed innovative communications products and curriculum materials to educate community members and patients about healthy lifestyle behaviors, to encourage behavior changes to diverse audiences.
• Administered performance reviews to evaluate each participant's progress; assessing public health programs promoting disease prevention; improving program delivery and survey processing time by 50%.
• Routinely conducted research to identify optimal communication channels for disseminating public health updates and publicizing course offerings.
• Clearly communicated objectives for all lessons, units and projects to all participants.
• Oversaw employee mentoring program that trained and developed ten newly assigned instructors and increased instructor's performance scores by developing new employee processes.