Senior Policy Analyst, Postsecondary Education and Workforce Development Team at the Center for Law and Social Policy Inc.

Location
Washington D.C.

Salary
$68,900 - $106,000​

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Working closely with the director and members of the postsecondary education and workforce development team, the senior policy analyst will play a significant role in shaping and moving the team’s advocacy agenda for workforce development. 

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Lead federal and state advocacy strategies to increase access to workforce development and education and training opportunities. These include federal programs authorized under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA); pre-apprenticeships and apprenticeships; and career pathways to promote greater access for low-income people, youth and adults of color, immigrants, and under-represented students; 
• Provide policy analysis and technical assistance to a variety of audiences through legislation and policy recommendations, presentations, on-site assistance, publications, commentaries, e-mails, and teleconferences; 
• Speak to a wide variety of audiences, including national, state ,and local policymakers and practitioners on substantive areas of work;
• Lead and support policy convenings, roundtables, meetings, and webinars with key stakeholders, including state leaders and agency officials, policy experts, advocacy partners, workforce development boards, labor and community-based organizations, adult education providers, and higher education leaders;
• Write high-quality reports, issue briefs, and commentaries in substantive areas of work;
• Incorporate an anti-poverty, racial-equity lens into all national, state, and local policy work; research and written products; technical assistance; advocacy strategies; and partnerships with key stakeholders;
• Play a role in managing funder relationships, including writing grant reports and proposals;
• Play a leadership role in the postsecondary education and workforce development team as well as CLASP-wide activities (e.g., racial equity team, state technical assistance team); and
• Build and maintain relationships with diverse partners.