Public Policy Fellowship (Part Time)

POSITION TITLE:        Public Policy Fellowship (Part Time)

ORGANIZATION:       National Health Foundation

LOCATION:                 Downtown, Los Angeles

DURATION:                 Minimum of 9 months

HOURS:                       8-10 hours per week

PAID STIPEND:           $3,000.00 per semester ($6,000.00 for a full school year; Minimum of 9 months)      

Do YOU meet the REQUIRED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS for this position? If so, this is the PERFECT FELLOWSHIP for you! APPLY NOW!

Public Policy Fellowship with National Health Foundation                        

NHF is looking for a Public Policy Fellow that will help develop NHF’s position on policy issues, research policy matters, interact with partner CBOs, and represent the organization at coalition meetings and events. The Public Policy Fellow will work collaboratively with the Community Initiative and Communications teams to ensure alignment between organizational priorities and public policy goals. The Fellow will work closely with team members to assess government activities of importance to NHF, anticipate potential government actions, and develop mitigation positions to assist in our external advocacy efforts. The Fellowship is intended for a Master of Public Policy or Master of Public Administration student, or recent graduate. The Fellowship will be a part time (8-10 hours/week) and paid a stipend of $3000 per semester ($6,000 for a full school year, minimum of 9 months).

What you’ll be doing:

• Conduct thorough research and analysis of policy or legislation related to or impacting the social determinants of health (SDOH), but specifically homelessness and housing, food insecurity, the built environment, and education.
• Work with the Marketing and Communications Department to prepare a range of materials regarding pending legislation and policy, including but not limited to policy updates, policy briefs, and letters of support/opposition.
• Represent NHF at government and policy-related coalition meetings and build relationships with partners to increase NHF’s visibility.
• Provide public comments on issues pursuant to NHF’s policy/advocacy strategies.
• Participate and present at community education and organizing efforts.
• Analyze and synthesize NHF program data to make compelling policy arguments and/or write policy implication memos.

Requirements

Required Qualifications:

• Enrolled in a Master of Public Policy or Master of Public Administration program.

• Familiarity with Los Angeles County government agencies, elected officials, their staff, advocacy groups and civic leadership.
• Familiarity with LA City and LA County legislative and other governmental processes.
• Familiarity with Sacramento and California state legislative process and elected officials.
• Experience with statistics and using statistical platforms to analyze data.
• Experience working effectively with diverse communities.
• Comfortable with preparing and giving presentations, and comfortably interacting with diverse audiences including Board members, elected and appointed officials, policy staff, as well as nonprofit and community groups.
• Familiarity with social media platforms.
• Experience in creating and implementing policy campaigns
• Fluent in English and a second commonly used language in LA County’s under-resourced communities, preferred.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Work is performed in an office and clinical setting within NHF’s Administrative Offices.
• Must be able to sit, stand, and walk for extended periods throughout the day.

• Ability to lift up to 25 pounds occasionally.

• Frequent use of hands for typing, writing, and handling documentation.

Benefits

PROGRAMS

National Health Foundation is addressing the social determinants of health using several research-proven strategies. We are targeting Food Access, with an emphasis on increasing the availability of health and fresh foods in under-resourced communities, Housing, with a focus on providing shelter and care for individuals who have been released from the hospital, the Built Environment, prioritizing the removal of the barriers to health in the Historic South Los Angeles community, and Education, with a focus on risk prevention and support for pregnant and parenting teens to complete their education. For further details on the programs, please visit our site at: http://nationalhealthfoundation.org