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Center on Budget and Policy Priorities · 4 weeks ago

Research Assistant/Associate, Federal Fiscal & Immigration

Washington, DC, US

Full-time

Hybrid

New Grad, Entry, Mid Level

$56K/yr - $63K/yr

0+ years exp

The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) is a nonpartisan research and policy institute focused on advancing equitable federal and state policies. They are seeking a Research Assistant or Research Associate to support teams analyzing federal fiscal and immigration policies, particularly those impacting low-income individuals. The role involves data analysis, report preparation, and collaboration with policy experts to promote economic justice and equity.

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Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Analyze data, including using Excel and software packages/programming languages, to assess policy proposals, including their cost and distribution

Help prepare reports and analyses that pertain both to current policy debates and to longer-term challenges facing the U.S. economy and immigration policy

Contribute to written analyses and graphic presentations of findings

Evaluate pending legislative proposals and policy options

Summarize existing research and develop written memos and other documents on relevant findings

Draft and create content to share research and policy updates through social media

Conduct careful reviews of data used in policy analysis reports, often on a time-sensitive basis

Respond to analytical requests about policy proposals from external partners, congressional staff, and media

Collaborate with Federal Fiscal and Immigration team members to bring an equity lens to all facets of the work, including public products as well as the processes we use to do our work

Provide support for key projects and discussions, such as developing agendas, scheduling, and facilitating meetings

Perform other job-related duties within the role’s scope as assigned to support the team’s goals

Qualification

Quantitative skillsData analysisEconomicsPublic policyStatisticsSTATARPythonCommitment to equityWriting skillsCollaborationAttention to detail

Required

Bachelor's degree in economics, public policy, statistics, or any field that requires strong quantitative skills and a minimum of zero to one year of professional experience in a related field

Advanced degree in economics, public policy, statistics, or any field that requires strong quantitative skills or at least two years of experience in a related field

Strong quantitative and writing skills, and the ability to work on multiple tasks both independently and as part of a highly collaborative team, often on a time-sensitive basis

Familiarity with one or more software packages or programming languages used for data analysis (such as STATA, R, Python) is highly desired

Applicants must demonstrate a commitment to accuracy

Interest in fiscal issues or policies affecting people with low incomes, and the intersection of immigration policy and economic and health security policy

A commitment to CBPP's mission to improve the well-being of people with low and moderate incomes

A commitment to advancing multiple dimensions of equity and inclusion, including racial and gender equity, in policy analysis and advocacy as well as CBPP's internal and external relationships