Job Summary

• The Senior Policy Advisor is responsible for managing WGU’s public policy stewardship, analysis, and coordination processes.
• Develop timely, credible, and consistent policy products—including position statements, policy briefs, comment letters, and legislative memos—that articulate WGU’s perspective to policymakers and external stakeholders.
• This is a full-time, regular position (classified for 40 standard weekly hours) that is eligible for bonuses; medical, dental, vision, telehealth and mental healthcare; health savings account and flexible spending account; basic and voluntary life insurance; disability coverage; accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages; legal and identity theft coverage; retirement savings plan; wellbeing program; discounted WGU tuition; and flexible paid time off for rest and relaxation with no need for accrual, flexible paid sick time with no need for accrual, 11 paid holidays, and other paid leaves, including up to 12 weeks of parental leave.

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Salary

Pay Range: $119,400.00 - $185,100.00; Bonus/Equity: Not specified; Benefits: medical, dental, vision, telehealth and mental healthcare; health savings account and flexible spending account; basic and voluntary life insurance; disability coverage; accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages; legal and identity theft coverage; retirement savings plan; wellbeing program; discounted WGU tuition; flexible paid time off; flexible paid sick time; 11 paid holidays; parental leave

Skills & Requirements

Key Requirements

• 7+ years of relevant public policy experience
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field
• Knowledge of legislative and regulatory processes
• Ability to exercise sound judgment
• Ability to represent WGU positions externally

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