About CEI

CEI is a non-profit public policy organization dedicated to reforming America’s unaccountable regulatory state. We develop and advocate policies to eliminate harmful bureaucratic controls so people can live in a freer, healthier, and more prosperous nation. We believe economic freedom is essential for entrepreneurship, innovation, and prosperity to flourish. CEI takes a full-service approach to advancing public policy, encompassing original scholarly research, active communications campaigns, direct advocacy with policymakers, and litigation.

About the Role

The Competitive Enterprise Institute seeks a Quantitative Policy Analyst to support CEI’s policy experts across all the domains of policy that CEI examines. This includes working with policy experts to augment their work with quantitative evidence, and reviewing and critiquing data analysis performed internally and externally. Candidates will be expected to keep track of work done at CEI, as well as work that is a significant part of the broader policy discourse. This position is best suited to an individual with two to four years of experience working with data, who is highly engaged with national policy issues and holds a consistent free-market outlook.

Culture matters: CEI is a feisty think tank that embraces a forward-thinking, entrepreneurial approach to policy change. Quantitative Policy Analysts are expected to be self-starters who are strategic and creative. Team members emphasize personal accountability and accountability to one another and to colleagues in other departments. They work hard, have a good sense of humor, and are intensely dedicated to conveying CEI’s principles of individual liberty, free enterprise, and limited government.

This position is based out of CEI’s downtown Washington, D.C. office with the potential to work from home one day a week.

Work Authorization: Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of application and throughout employment. CEI does not provide visa sponsorship now or in the future for this position. CEI is an equal opportunity employer. We value a workplace in which employees are treated fairly and encourage qualified candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

Primary Responsibilities

  • Conduct data analysis on CEI issues.
  • Work with policy experts to add quantitative support to their writing to help persuade audiences.
  • Seek opportunities to contribute quantitative arguments across the full range of products CEI generates, across all policy areas and media.
  • Construct clear, easy-to-understand charts and graphs that convey quantitative arguments and influence policy discussions.
  • Review CEI’s work to ensure quantitative arguments are sound.
  • Track major datasets from the Census Bureau, BLS, BEA, and similar sources relevant to policy work, and provide guidance based on them.
  • Assess the quantitative analysis of outside experts.
  • Communicate quantitative approaches and analysis to audiences with a range of expertise.

Qualifications

  • 2-4+ years of experience as a data analyst, or comparable education or training.
  • Experience working with and presenting data to convey a message, and a passion for public policy.
  • An entrepreneurial spirit: as a new role, the Quantitative Policy Analyst will have both the opportunity and the expectation to contribute to many different projects.
  • Strong quantitative, communication, and organizational skills.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Microsoft Excel.

Characteristics

If you believe this position may be a good fit, the following will describe you:

  • A strong communicator with excellent oral communication skills; public affairs experience is a plus.
  • Detail-oriented and takes pride in high-quality work.
  • A self-starter who takes ownership and follows through.
  • Curious and policy-minded, with an interest in public policy and the ability to distill complex policy ideas in ways that are both factually accurate and engaging for external audiences.
  • Adaptable in a fast-moving environment with shifting priorities.
  • Flexible, and able to maintain a positive attitude whenever needs or priorities shift.
  • Collaborative, but comfortable working independently.
  • Aligned: you are philosophical aligned with CEI’s mission and vision. See cei.org for a deeper understanding of the organization’s policy agenda.

Compensation

This position has a salary range of $90,000-$130,000, commensurate with the candidate’s experience.

To Apply

To apply, qualified individuals should submit the following application materials in one PDF document:

  • Cover letter including:
    • An introductory paragraph describing three distinct reasons you are drawn to CEI’s mission and how you came to those beliefs. Be sure to include at least one specific policy area that resonates with you.
    • Salary requirements.
  • Resume.
  • Two writing samples (no more than five pages each; relevant excerpts from longer work are acceptable), demonstrating use of data and communication of that analysis to a general audience.
  • Three or more professional and/or personal references.

Applications should be submitted to Talent Market via this link: talentmarket.org/apply-for-your-dream-job/.

Questions can be directed to Katie Krout, Project Manager at Talent Market, who is managing the search process: [email protected]

There is no application deadline for this position. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. This job will remain posted on our site until it is filled.

While we thank all applicants in advance for their interest in this position, we are only able to contact those to whom we can offer an interview. Only direct applications will be considered. No phone calls, please.

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