Government Relations Administrative Coordinator

Overview

Position Title: Government Relations
Agency Division: Government Relations
Employment Status: Full-time
FLSA Status: Exempt
Reports to: VP, Government Relations
Pay Grade: 5

Creation Date: 11/11/2025

SCI

Summary:

SCI supports people with disabilities, behavioral challenges, medically complex needs, transitioning youth, the elderly, and other populations using Maryland Department of Health’s Targeted Case Management and Supports Planning work models.

Service Coordination, Inc. (SCI) is seeking a full-time Government Relations Administrative Coordinator to support the day-to-day execution, administration, and logistics for SCI’s federal and state government relations function. The government relations administrative coordinator is a professional role supporting the VP of Government Relations and will be a valued team member within SCI’s Government Relations Center of Excellence (GRCoE). The role requires executive administrative experience.

We are seeking a candidate who is proactive, detail oriented, organized, comfortable working under pressure and wants to contribute to high-impact health, disability and human services focused advocacy, external affairs, and stakeholder engagement efforts. The ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise discretion is required. The administrative coordinator will collaborate within the GRCoE, cross functionally within SCI and with externally contracted policy consultant lobby firms to advance the goals of the GRCoE.

The administrative coordinator will report to and support the VP, Government Relations. The position will require periodic in-person attendance at meetings and events in Washington, D.C., Annapolis and other areas within Maryland.

All SCI Team Members are expected to:
Ensure services provided follow the organization’s mission statement, core operating values and policies and procedures, follow HIPAA, confidentiality and security procedures and principles; collaborate with peers, leadership, and support areas of the organization; actively participate in and contribute to leadership and other staff meetings and trainings; maintain compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations; follow self-direction and person-centered planning procedures and philosophy;

and to foster a culture that values diversity.

• Coordinate the day-to-day activities of the Government Relations Center of Excellence
• Provide administrative support for SCI’s Government Relations Committee and other internal subcommittees and work groups
• Provide strategic management and planning for the GRCoE
• Policy and legislative analysis, research, tracking state and federal legislation, hearings and other policy developments
• Coordinate work of contracted state and federal policy consultant teams
• Coordinate cross-functional work within SCI and externally with stakeholders that include legislators, their staff, agency officials, and coalition partners
• Calendar management on behalf of the Government Relations Center of Excellence
• Develop meeting agendas, take minutes, and track action items
• May prepare and edit presentations, remarks, talking points, testimony, policy letters, issue briefs and other advocacy related materials
• Organize and assist with SCI’s participation in advocacy events and other in-person and virtual meeting planning
• Assist the Government Relations Center of Excellence with consultant invoice management, credit card statement processing, and budget tracking
• Utilize government relations software to track legislation and regulations, run reports, document meetings with lawmakers and other tasks
• May draft summaries of new laws, regulations, and interpretations
• Complex meeting scheduling, both virtually and in-person, including selecting and reserving meeting space
• Support the Government Relations Center of Excellence with lobbying compliance tracking and related reporting requirements
• Support team plans, projects, activities, or other deliverables as needed
• Serve as the main point of contact for administrative questions from the team
• Develop a strong understanding of government operations and lobbying…