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The Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute, a data-driven nonpartisan nonprofit focused on mental health policy in Texas, seeks a Chief of Staff to support the Chief Policy Officer and Policy team. This is a strategic operations and administrative leadership role supporting the organization's commitment to helping Texans access effective mental health care.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support the Chief Policy Officer in assessing resource demands, staffing needs, budget prioritization, and resource management across the Policy team's portfolios to drive progress toward annual goals and program growth.
- Hold the Chief Policy Officer accountable for commitments to staff, partners, funders, and key stakeholders.
- Coordinate with other chiefs of staff and administrative leads across the institute to optimize resource allocation and ensure progress toward annual goals.
- Lead coordination, orchestration, and completion of priority special projects on behalf of the Chief Policy Officer at the highest quality level.
- Accompany the Chief Policy Officer to priority internal and external meetings as requested, and represent the CPO in meetings as directed.
- Execute administrative functions including planning and executing large meetings, scheduling, processing forms and reimbursement protocols, and managing team meeting agendas.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Statewide travel up to 25% may be required; some duties may require access to reliable personal transportation.
Note: This position may not be filled or performed in California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, or Washington at this time.
Requirements:
Required: Master's degree in Business, Human Services, Public Health, or related field (or comparable experience); 5–7 years of directly related professional experience; excellent budgeting and resource development/management experience; excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to work independently and collaboratively; excellent organizational skills with ability to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously while meeting deadlines; capacity to think strategically, critically, and respond analytically; flexibility with new issues, topics, and approaches.
Preferred: 8–10 years of professional-level experience in a related role; subject matter knowledge in mental health policy and experience in government affairs.
