Deputy Director, Policy and Advocacy

6 days ago

Washington, United States Washington Center for Equitable Growth Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Deputy Director, Policy and Advocacy to join our team at the Washington Center for Equitable Growth. As a key member of our leadership team, you will play a critical role in advancing our mission to promote strong, stable, and broad-based economic growth.

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead Policy Team: Supervise and provide guidance to majority policy staff, ensuring they are equipped to effectively advance our policy agenda.
  • Strategic Planning: Work with our Vice President to drive an agenda for Equitable Growth's policy and advocacy programming, including policy materials, reports, and events.
  • Policy Development: Advance evidence-backed policy and policy proposals by conducting policy-relevant research and applying the best available academic research to policy debates.
  • Stakeholder Engagement: Engage with people in government, as well as other stakeholders, to explain the evidence behind certain policy ideas or concepts.
  • Collaboration: Connect with people at other think tanks and advocacy organizations to collaborate on policy work.
  • Scholar Support: Support scholars in the Equitable Growth network and beyond to make their work relevant for policymakers.
  • External Representation: Represent Equitable Growth to the media, policymakers, and other outside stakeholders.
  • Conference Attendance: Attend academic conferences and maintain relationships with the academic community and other professional economists and policymakers.
  • Grant Program Support: Support Equitable Growth's competitive grant program and commissioned research series by providing intellectual guidance, solicitations, and review as necessary.
Requirements
  • Advanced Degree: An advanced degree in economics or a related social science field, or commensurate applied or government experience.
  • Experience: 10+ years of experience engaged in research or research-oriented policy work.
  • Expertise: Expertise in family economic security issues, labor, and/or mobility is particularly helpful.
  • Communication Skills: Proven ability to apply academic social science research to policy questions and communicate evidence-based policy guidance to key stakeholders.
  • Community Understanding: Strong understanding of the academic and policymaking communities.
  • Written and Verbal Communication: Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Mission Alignment: Commitment to Equitable Growth's mission and goals.

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