[YEP-DC] Job Posting: The Center for American Progress is hiring!

Policy Analyst, Early Childhood Policy and K-12 Education

Reports to: Vice President, Education Policy; Director, Early Childhood Policy

Department: Education

Staff reporting to this position: None

Position classification: Exempt, full-time

Summary

American Progress has an immediate opening for a Policy Analyst for early childhood policy and K-12 education. The analyst will work under the direction of the Vice President of Education Policy and the Director of Early Childhood Policy on policies that span early education and K-12.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct original research and synthesize extant knowledge.
• Write and edit accessible letters, columns, briefs, and papers.
• Elicit and provide feedback on written materials.
• Manage projects independently.
• Interface formally and informally with media, external groups, and policymakers.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and requirements:

• Master's degree in a social science discipline, public policy, or education.
• Three to five years of relevant, full-time work experience.
• Excellent writing and editing skills.
• Strong ability to conceptualize problems.
• Proven expertise in aspects of federal or state early childhood and education policy.
• Robust understanding of local early childhood and education policy or practice.
• Knowledge of federal policymaking and budget process.
• Strong ability to manipulate and analyze data using statistical software.
• Strong ability to formulate policy recommendations.
• Ability to generate new and original ideas for solving policy problems.
• Ability to work under pressure and tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to initiate projects and balance multiple projects at once.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and ability to work well on a team.
• Fluency in Spanish preferred.
• Commitment to the organization's mission and goals.

American Progress provides a competitive compensation and benefits package.

American Progress is an equal opportunity employer; women, minorities, and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.  

To apply

E-mail your Word resume and cover letter attachments to: jobs@americanprogress.org.

Or you may write to: Center for American Progress, 1333 H St. NW, 10th Floor, Washington, D.C., 20005.

In your correspondence, please reference the exact title of the job you are applying for in the subject line. This announcement will remain posted until the position is filled. No phone calls, please.

Please note that only those individuals whose qualifications match the current needs of this position will be considered applicants and will receive responses from American Progress.

Thank you for your interest in American Progress.

Additional information

American Progress operates two separate nonprofit organizations to maximize the progressive agenda: the Center for American Progress and the Center for American Progress Action Fund. This job posting refers collectively to the two organizations under the name "American Progress." The Center for American Progress is a nonpartisan 501(c)(3) tax-exempt research and educational institute. It undertakes research, public education and a limited amount of lobbying. The Center for American Progress Action Fund is a nonpartisan 501(c)(4) tax-exempt organization dedicated to achieving progress through action. It works to transform progressive ideas into policy through rapid-response communications, legislative action, grassroots organizing, political advocacy, and partnerships with other progressive leaders. The organizations share office space and employees.

For more information on the Center for American Progress, please go to www.americanprogress.org. For more information on the Center for American Progress Action Fund, please go to www.americanprogressaction.org.

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