Director of Government Affairs Operations, US

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🕒 May 7

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Kooth plc

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201 - 500 employees

Founded 2015

⚕️ Healthcare Insurance

🧘 Wellness

☁️ SaaS

Healthcare Insurance • Wellness • SaaS

Kooth plc is a company dedicated to providing effective and personalized digital mental health care. It creates accessible products with tailored clinical models and community support for both young people and adults. Kooth's youth-centric mental health services focus on creating positive individual outcomes, while its Qwell platform extends mental health support to adults in the UK. The company embeds its services within communities by employing numerous engagement leads across the UK and US, ensuring broad access to free, safe, and confidential support. Kooth partners with various private and public sector institutions to deliver digital services that improve mental health outcomes.

📋 Description

• Own the full lifecycle of government funding opportunities, including RFPs, tenders, grants, and alternative funding submissions • Lead narrative development, cross-functional coordination, submission, and quality control • Ensure all submissions are compliant, aligned to evaluation criteria, and delivered to a high standard under tight timelines • Act as the central orchestrator across US functions (Clinical, Legal, Finance, Product, Service Operations, Account Management) • Build and scale a high-quality, repeatable approach to procurement submissions • Develop and maintain templates, content libraries, and standardized workflows • Define clear win themes and positioning strategies for government buyers • Continuously improve submission quality through post-submission reviews and win/loss insights • Ensure consistency and scalability across US and UK markets • Strengthen how Kooth identifies and accesses funding pathways • Track and evaluate federal, state, and local funding opportunities, including grants and alternative funding streams • Monitor legislative and policy developments to anticipate market opportunities • Provide clear, actionable insights to Commercial Leadership on funding access and risks • Establish structured processes for tracking, prioritization, and coordinated response • Ensure funding strategy, service design, and commercial approach are aligned • Partner with Commercial Leadership on go/no-go decisions and bid strategy • Align funding requirements with service model design and commercial viability • Translate external funding dynamics into clear internal priorities and actions • Support a seamless transition from award to contract execution • Lead internal coordination from notice of award through contracting • Partner with Legal and Finance to ensure timely, accurate, and commercially aligned contracts • Track key requirements, deliverables, and dependencies • Enable a smooth handoff to implementation and account management • Drive clarity and accountability across complex, high-stakes work • Act as the central coordination point across Clinical, Legal, Finance, Product, Service Operations, and Account Management • Manage timelines, dependencies, and deliverables across concurrent submissions • Ensure high-quality outputs under pressure while maintaining a strong candidate and partner experience

🎯 Requirements

• Significant experience leading public sector procurement, RFPs, or grant funding processes • Strong understanding of government funding and policy environments (US and/or UK) • Proven ability to lead complex, cross-functional submissions under tight timelines • Experience in healthcare, behavioral health, or public sector environments preferred • Exceptional project management, writing, and coordination skills • Strong attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple high-priority workstreams • Strategic mindset with strong execution capability • Clear, compelling written communication and narrative development skills • Collaborative, solutions-oriented approach

🏖️ Benefits

• Excellent Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage • 401(K) Retirement Plan with company match • Generous Paid Time Off • Remote-first flexibility and work-from-home support • Paid parental leave • Learning & development opportunities • 8 Paid Holidays, plus two half-day holidays (Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve)