• Design legislative strategies for assigned states based on knowledge and monitoring of policy priorities. • Create and execute on opportunities to advance policies that impact the lives of people living with MS; identify, share, and implement effective strategies. • Responsible for monitoring and tracking policy interests across assigned states; elevate issues to priority status as deemed necessary. • Identify, develop and maintain strong relationships with key decision makers that produce legislative champions on behalf of the Society. • Communicate the Society’s priorities to all necessary audiences; offer recommendations and suggestions for messages to ensure that they are on-point, unified, and reflect applicable research and engaging stories to enhance impact. • Lead coalitions that support policy agenda; keep activists informed of all state and federal legislative priorities that affect the Society. • Provide leadership and active participation in state coalitions to broaden support; identify, recruit and engage activists to promote priorities. • Manage and report on a relationship portfolio of 60+ relationships that advise state advocacy strategy, advance legislation and influence policy makers to act on the Society’s behalf. • Understand and implement best practices for grassroots communication. • Leverage Society communications, programs and events to promote advocacy engagement opportunities. • Actively engage MS Activists in appropriate activism role(s).