United States onlyAbout Reason FoundationReason Foundation advances a free society by developing, applying, and promoting libertarian principles, including individual liberty, free markets, and the rule of law.
Reason Foundation produces respected, nonpartisan public policy research on a variety of issues and publishes the critically-acclaimed Reason magazine. Together, our top-tier think tank and political and cultural magazine reach a diverse, influential audience, advancing the values of choice, individual freedom, and limited government.
About the OpeningThe Privatization and Government Finance Policy Analyst will work with Reason policy teams to produce policy research that addresses key issues such as revenue, spending, and debt levels of state and local governments, as well as federal spending and revenue. Additional issues include managing government finances and financial transparency, improving the effectiveness of spending through public-private partnerships, asset management and partnerships, contracting out services, and full privatization. A critical capability will be to work virtually with Reason teams on research and policy projects, including quantitative analysis, evaluating key research questions in real-time, and producing well-written analysis and commentary. The ideal candidate is a team player who is quantitatively oriented, exceptionally resourceful, willing to tackle large projects independently, enjoys problem solving, and pays close attention to detail.
In-office in Los Angeles or Washington, DC, or Virtual Anywhere in the US.
Responsibilities
- Produce policy research, commentaries, and other written products that address key issues in privatization
- Be entrepreneurial in identifying value-added policy projects with existing teams
- Researching federal, state, and local government finance issues
- Support team members in working with elected officials, government managers, and interested stakeholders who are seeking to implement meaningful financial policy changes
- Other duties as assigned
- Travel and attendance to a few conferences per year are expected.
Qualifications
- Strong analytical skills
- Working knowledge of or ability to rapidly learn data analysis and data visualization applications such as R, Shiny Apps, and Tableau is preferred
- Strong oral and written communication skills and an ability to effectively convey complex concepts to non-experts
- Working knowledge of state legislative processes and practices
- Curiosity and self-motivation to learn new things and tackle difficult technical problems you may have never dealt with before
- General alignment with Reason Foundation’s mission to advance a free society by developing, applying, and promoting libertarian principles
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