Labor Communications Principal Consultant

HealthPartners is hiring for a full-time Labor Communications Principal Consultant.

POSITION SUMMARY STATEMENT:
Principal Communications Consultants drive strategy planning and project oversight on large and
complex projects, often with focused areas of specialized expertise. They have deep, specialized
knowledge and experience in their area of communications and are able to apply this expertise
across one of more areas of the business. Principal Communications Consultants are strategic
advisors and influencers, capable of assessing needs and identifying opportunities that strengthen
and grow our business.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
• Education, Experience or Equivalent Combination:
o Bachelor's degree or 4+ equivalent years of job-related experience
o 7 years of communications, public relations, and/or journalism experience
o 3-5 years experience with messaging and strategy related to labor communications.
o Extensive experience writing and editing a wide variety of organizational
communications across large audiences
o Mastery level experience with seeking out news and information through many sources,
and knowing how to craft a compelling story that will connect with a desired audience
o Highly experienced in maintaining exceptional communication and working relationship
with their leader, anticipating their needs, proactively addressing them, providing them
feedback, and regularly updating them on work in a way fitting for their style and
expectations
o Has experience using their formal and informal network to inform leader of new
information that may impact work
o Mastery of a variety of computer programs and technologies that support effective
communications teams, and is capable for guiding and supporting others development
in these areas
• Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
o Highly skilled at delivering messages in a clear, compelling, and concise manner

o Actively listens, checks for understanding, asks great questions, and proactively seeks out
multiple perspectives to inform their approach
o Highly skilled at adjusting communication content, style, and approach to meet the needs of
diverse partners and senior leaders
o Mastery level of written communication skills, with ability to coach and mentor consultants and
partners on their written communication skills
o Proven ability to use data and insights to develop strategies and tactics that lead to positive
outcomes
o Able to proactively develop relationships with a wide variety of people
o Shows evidence of engaging input from others regularly and listening with empathy and
understanding
o Highly skilled at picking up on the need to change personal, interpersonal, and leadership
behavior quickly, and adapts style or approach to meet those needs
o Well-organized, able to handle a variety of complex projects, define and negotiate priorities and
thrive under deadline pressure
o Demonstrates results-driven work with strong outcomes, including measurement, analysis and
evolution work
o Takes responsibility for decisions, actions and failures and coaches peers on how to do the
same
o Highly effective in actively seeking input from key sources to make timely and well-informed
decisions
o Skillfully separates opinions from facts
o Role models personal commitment and guides team action to continuously improve

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• Education, Experience or Equivalent Combination:
o Health care experience, leadership experience (in similar role without people
leadership)

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
1. (20%) - Builds strategic recommendations for area of focus
and sets plan and work priorities for cross-functional teams.
2. (20%) – Leads from within by creating connections internally and externally, building strong,
long-lasting partnerships with partners.
3. (10%) – Regular consultation with executives, leaders, and business partners.
4. (10%) – Reviews and approves work of others, provides mentorship, broad leadership and
guidance to colleagues.
5. (10%) – Uses available data and insights to plan, optimize and innovate. Assesses insights
and data, understands business opportunities, and clearly communicates vision and plan to
team.

6. (10%) – Leads cross-functional team to deliver on strategy and ensures team understands
their work and their roles related to overall outcomes.
7. (10%) – Owns areas of execution oversight ensuring execution is delivered on strategy.
Presents, communicates, and persuades to build alignment and partnership to reach desired
goals.
8. (10%) – Performs other duties and project