Grassroots Manager

Posting Date
08/21/2025

1231 Brentwood Rd Ne, Washington, District of Columbia, 20018-1019, United States of America

At DaVita, we find that our best leaders are those who create an inspiring vision for the future and empowers their team to achieve success. They have always enjoyed tackling difficult problems and believe that the best way to solve them is through collaborative, team efforts. They take ownership of results and instill accountability in those they lead. They are driven, strong communicators, relationship builders, and find real fulfillment in challenging work.

The ideal candidate for the Grassroots Manager role will have strong organizational skills and familiarity with government affairs work generally (state-level familiarity, a plus) including the role of grassroots advocacy. Additionally, the role will assist in tracking and helping to reconcile state-level political contribution activity. The position will assist the Grassroots Director in executing successful federal and state grassroots strategies and work closely with the Group Vice Presidents of the DaVita State and Federal Government Affairs teams.

Primary responsibilities include:

• Assist field and operations teammates to help maintain relationships with state and federal elected officials, their representatives and staff, as well as governors' office and state agency staff, both directly and through DaVita teammates.

• Help build Village-wide support for, and educate teammates on, the value of effective state and federal grassroots activities;
• Work closely with the Director, Grassroots to coordinate grassroots campaigns and facility visits by state and federal elected officials;
• Maintain records tracking state political contribution activity in support of required reporting;

• Help establish metrics for success, monitor efforts and evaluate progress toward yearly advocacy goals;
• Help recruit and develop a relationship portfolio of Village teammates that will advance DaVita's state and federal advocacy strategy;
• Assist in planning and delivering online and in-person events to cultivate engagement with
  teammates;
• Help conduct trainings as needed for patients and teammates to prepare volunteers for interactions with elected officials and their staff; and

• Works with the Director, Grassroots as well as the state and federal government affairs teams to support regular communication with teammates on advocacy issues and campaigns;
• Collaborate with the Director, Grassroots to build a portfolio of teammate and patient stories and experiences relevant to advocacy; and
• Assists the Group Vice President of State Government Affairs in compiling reports biannually listing state political contributions as well as other semi-regular internal reporting requests.

• Help partner with patients and patient advocacy groups, policy makers and other stakeholders to implement initiatives that will help advance kidney care focused objectives; and
• Assist in outreach programs, partnerships and initiatives with nonprofit organizations and community leaders.

• Strong work ethic with desire to complement a fun and dynamic team atmosphere
• Ability to balance multiple priorities simultaneously
• Strong organizational skills
• Bachelor's degree, and 2-3 years in relevant work experience
• Skilled in Powerpoint, Excel, Word

• Comprehensive benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match, paid time off, PTO cash out
• Support for you and your family: Family resources, EAP counseling sessions, access Headspace®, backup child and elder care, maternity/paternity leave and more

• Professional development programs: DaVita offers a variety of programs to help strong performers grow within their career and also offers on-demand virtual leadership and development courses through DaVita's online training platform StarLearning.