Policy Analyst, Next Social Contract Initiative

Job ID : 090729.3
Job Title : Policy Analyst, Next Social Contract Initiative
Organization : New America Foundation
Job Location : Washington, D.C.
Company URL : http://www.newamerica.net
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Job Description :

ORGANIZATIONAL BACKGROUND

The New America Foundation is a nonprofit, nonpartisan public policy institute that invests in new thinkers and new ideas to address the next generation of challenges facing the United States. With an emphasis on big ideas, impartial analysis and pragmatic solutions, New America invests in outstanding individuals whose ability to communicate to wide and influential audiences can change the country’s policy discourse in critical areas, bringing promising new ideas and debates to the fore. Through its fellowships and issue-specific programs, New America sponsors a wide range of research, writing, conferences, and public outreach on the most important global and domestic issues of our time. Based in our nation’s capital, the New America Foundation currently has over 120 staff members and fellows. For more information, please visit www.newamerica.net.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

The New America Foundation’s Next Social Contract Initiative has an immediate opening for a Policy Analyst. The Next Social Contract Initiative is dedicated to mapping and revising the American social contract in order to better arrange institutions and ensure economic opportunity for workers and families. The Policy Analyst’s work will focus on helping the initiative propose, develop, and analyze policy solutions that will help the U.S. surmount the global financial crisis, promote long-term economic growth, restore the link between productivity growth and wages, and invest in the nation’s infrastructure and productive economy.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead and conduct research on employment, unemployment and trends in wages.
• Evaluate academic literature, economic data, and government reports.
• Write issue briefs, working papers, op-eds, and magazine stories, as well as regular blog posts.
• Perform analysis of policy proposals, and participate in policy design efforts.
• Provide programmatic support.

QUALIFICATIONS

Ideal candidates will have the following qualifications:

• Proven quantitative, analytic, and research skills.
• Demonstrated ability to accurately and concisely summarize complex information to multiple audiences.
• Solid knowledge of and/or experience with labor market and wage issues.
• Highly proficient writing ability; candidate should be able to communicate in a readable and broadly accessible manner.
• A graduate degree in economics, public policy, or related fields is a strong plus.

How to Apply :

APPLICATION PROCESS

Mail, or e-mail a cover letter, resume and writing sample (no more than six pages) to: Human Resources, New America Foundation, 1899 L Street, NW, 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20036. Fax: 202-986-3696. E-mail: jobs@newamerica.net. Please state “Policy Analyst, Next Social Contract Initiative” in the e-mail subject line. No phone calls, please.

Generous salary package commensurate with experience; excellent benefits. The New America Foundation is an equal opportunity employer.