The Nisknen Center's Stte Cpcity tem seeks t lest two policy professionls of vrible experience level to reserch, crft, n vocte for policies n prctices tht improve the government's bility to trn policy into progrms n progrms into reslts. We re expning or tem n inviting pplictions from intereste nlysts or prctitioners who hve emonstrte bility to proce high-qlity pblic policy writing n hve n interest in one or more fnctionl res in which we operte, sch s: personnel mngement & the civil service, igitl infrstrctre n elivery, procrement, grntmking, ministrtive procere, et l. s well s broer focs on pblic ministrtion, brecrcy, mngement, n leership.
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eprtment: Stte Cpcity
Loction: Wshington, .C.
Schele: Flexible hybri, 2-3 ys per week in-person; my reqire infreqent trvel
Job Stts: Fll-Time
Experience: 3-1+ yers of experience
Slry: $8, - $15,, epening on level n experience, pls generos benefits pckge
Reports to: irector, Stte Cpcity
The Position(s)
We re looking to hire t lest two policy nlysts with specilize expertise in one or more of wie rnge of fnctionl res (etile below). Or priority is fining otstning people with the skills to proce gol-str policy nlysis n who cn thrive in or collbortive environment. We invite professionls of vrios experience levels to pply.
Senior Policy nlysts re expecte to inepenently cltivte reltionships t senior levels insie n otsie of government, le lrge reserch projects, write moel legisltion, n look for opportnities for policy entreprenership cross complex stkeholer ecosystem. Senior Policy nlysts shol be recognize experts in their fnctionl iscipline, speking t conferences, writing op-es, n bringing creibility to their work.
Policy nlysts re expecte to, with coching, o those sme things, with the gol of becoming n inepenent opertor n recognize expert over time.
Core Competencies
Regrless of fnctionl focs re, strong cnites will hve emonstrte excellence in:
Love of Government. Yo mst cre eeply bot the pblic sector's role in solving big, ifficlt problems on behlf of everyy people rther thn specil interests. Yo re not fri to critiqe instittions shrply, irectly, n in pblic when they fll own on the job, bt yo re motivte by esire to mke them stronger thn ever.Experience concting originl reserch n policy evelopment. Yo hve opinions bot how the government oght to work, bt re intellectlly crios n follow the evience where it les. This might incle generting new evience where none exists. Yo seek to move beyon problem ignosis to etile policy recommentions tht ccont for rel-worl conitions n tre-offs while iming to be right on the merits.nerstning of the policy ecosystem. Yo nerstn how ecisions re me in Congress n gencies. Yo bil reltionships cross the broer policy commnity n engener trst mong those yo meet internlly n externlly cross or colitions.Otstning commniction skills. Yo re strong writer who cn move from short commentries to fll reserch reports, n write moel legisltive or regltory text when pproprite. Yo cn brief complex informtion perssively to key iences, incling legisltors n their stff. Yo re effective t promoting (or eger to lern how to promote) yor work n opinions (e.g., on socil mei, tritionl mei, speking enggements). Ielly, yo cn write enggingly bot yor res of expertise for plcement in mgzines, externl pblictions, n Nisknen's jornl Hypertext.
Fnctionl Focs re:
Policy nlysts will work s prt of mltifnctionl tem, tckling mny stte cpcity isses n contribting to the tem's overll perspective on pblic ministrtion n mngement. However, ech policy nlyst is expecte to own fnctionl focs re n primrily rive policy chnge in tht lne.
ccoringly, we re seeking strong cnites with creibility in one or more of the following topic res:
New topic res for sBget Formltion/Exection & ppropritionsProcrement (Both Contrcting & cqisition Strtegy)Oversight (GO, IG, n/or Congressionl)Feerl Finncil ssistnce (Grnts, Lons, etc.)Service elivery & Cstomer ExperienceStte-Level Mngement Isses / Stte-level Stte CpcityExective Office of the Presient n/or gency StrctresExpnsion within existing resPblic Sector Workforce & Civil ServiceTechnology n igitl Implementtionministrtive Procere (P, PR, Privcy ct, etc.)
Hve nother focs re (or mltiple) tht yo think fits with or interests bt is not liste? Plese pply n tell s bot it.
How to pply
Plese sbmit cover letter, resme, n writing smple (2,5 wors mximm; pblishe work preferre) combine into single PF. pplictions re e by 11:59 p.m. ET on November 29, 226, n will be reviewe fter the eline closes.
Slry
$8, - $15, per yer
