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Senior Legislative Assistant
Requisition Number 1092
Public Interest
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in psychology or related field (Master’s degree preferred)
- Two years of policy related work experience (e.g. government relations or
congressional office)
- Thorough knowledge of the federal legislative and regulatory process
- Excellent communication skills (interpersonal, written, and verbal), including
public speaking
- Ability to understand psychological research and present complex concepts
to audiences with little scientific background
Description:
- Manages APA’s legislative and regulatory activities related to public interest
policy, including attention to issues impacting vulnerable populations; and
other emerging health/mental health issues.
- Develops and implements strategies for enhancing the utilization of psychological
research by Congress and federal agencies to represent APA policy and advance
public interest issues.
- Researches and writes legislative proposals, congressional testimony, legislative
summaries, APA briefing papers, grassroots e-mail notices, and newsletter
articles, official comments to federal agencies on proposed regulatory action,
and correspondence to key policymakers.
- Initiates and maintains relationships with members of Congress and their
staff and executive branch officials to provide psychology’s input into research
priorities and public service programs, and to monitor federal policies for
their impact on public interest constituencies.
- Establishes and maintains a network of contacts with other professional,
consumer, scientific, provider, and government-related health, education,
social service, and civil rights organizations and coalitions.
- Establishes and maintains contact with APA members and governance groups
with expertise and/or interest in public interest issues, utilizes their expertise
in the development of APA's policy agenda and actions, and keeps them informed
of APA public policy activities.
Qualified candidates should send resumes indicating requisition
number, cover letter and salary requirements to: American Psychological Association,
Human Resources, 750 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242, or via email
to
Human Resources or fax to 202-336-5501.
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