KAPPrivatization and Government Finance Policy Analyst - Reason Foundation
KAPPrivatization and Government Finance Policy Analyst - Reason Foundation
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Job Description
The Koch Associate Program (KAP) is a career accelerator for early to midcareer professionals with a drive to tackle our countrys most pressing challenges in more effective principled ways. KAP equips associates with the tools mindsets and community to succeed as social entrepreneursindividuals excited to find new and better ways to break barriers and eliminate injustice. Associates spend one day each week engaging in experiential learning with Stand Together Fellowships and work at one of our many partner organizations the rest of the week. Our curriculum is designed to supercharge your development and equip you for longterm success as you seek to have an impact on the problems that prevent people from realizing their potential.
About Reason Foundation
Reason Foundation produces respected nonpartisan public policy research on a variety of issues and publishes the criticallyacclaimed Reason magazine. Together our toptier think tank and political and cultural magazine reach a diverse influential audience advancing the values of choice individual freedom and limited government.
About the Opening
The 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 publicprivate 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 realtime and producing wellwritten 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.
Inoffice 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 valueadded 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 nonexperts
- Working knowledge of state legislative processes and practices
- Curiosity and selfmotivation to learn new things and tackle difficult technical problems you may have never dealt with before
- General alignment with Reason Foundations mission to advance a free society by developing applying and promoting libertarian principles
In your application please include a cover letter detailing your alignment with Reasons mission your interest in the position your qualifications and a writing sample.
About Stand Together Fellowships
Learn more aboutStand Together Fellowships.
Stand Together Fellowships believes that diversity in experiences perspectives knowledge and ideas fuels creativity broadens knowledge and helps drive success. Our admissions office treats all program participantsand applicantswith honesty dignity respectand welcome all qualified applicants regardless ofcolorracereligionreligious creedsexgenderor gender identitygender expressionsexual orientation national origin citizenship ethnicity ancestry age physical disability mental disability medical condition pregnancy(including medical needs which may arise from pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions)military andveteran statusgenetic informationmaritalor familialstatus political affiliationor any other legallyrecognized protected basis under federal state or local laws regulations or ordinances.
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