Senior Policy Analyst-Education, Labor Worker Justice Team

Center for Law and Social Policy•Washington, DC

9d•$85,040 - $127,560•Hybrid

About The Position

CLASP seeks an experienced Senior Policy Analyst to lead a significant body of workforce development policy work within its Education, Labor & Worker Justice (ELWJ) team. The position helps shape and advance CLASP’s federal and state workforce development policy and advocacy agenda. Working closely with the ELWJ Director and team members, the analyst independently leads assigned work, develops strategies and recommendations, conducts policy analysis and research, manages projects, builds external relationships, and represents CLASP with policymakers, partners, and stakeholders. The role focuses on expanding equitable access to high-quality workforce development, education and training, apprenticeships, career pathways, and employment opportunities for people with low incomes and communities that have historically faced barriers to economic opportunity. The analyst also connects workforce policy with economic security, job quality, and worker justice, and incorporates CLASP’s intersectional racial equity priorities throughout the work. The position is full-time and based in CLASP’s Washington, D.C. office. CLASP currently follows a hybrid model requiring in-person work four days per month; candidates must be based in D.C. The role is part of the bargaining unit represented by CLASP Workers United, an affiliate of OPEIU Local 2, and is subject to the Collective Bargaining Agreement, including union dues as applicable. Salary is $85,040–$127,560, commensurate with experience.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and at least seven years of relevant professional experience, or a master’s or other advanced degree and at least five years of relevant professional experience.
Demonstrated experience leading a substantive body of policy work, portfolio, project, or initiative, including strategy development, priority setting, deliverable management, and completion.
Substantive expertise in federal and/or state workforce development policy, particularly pathways for people historically excluded from opportunities; knowledge of WIOA, workforce systems, apprenticeships, career pathways, and related education and training policies and programs.
Strong policy analysis skills, including analyzing complex legislative, regulatory, administrative, and budgetary issues and developing clear recommendations.
Exceptional research, analytical, writing, and oral communication skills.
Ability to synthesize complex information and communicate policy ideas persuasively and creatively to diverse audiences.
Ability to produce high-quality work, exercise sound judgment, work independently, and lead assigned work with limited oversight.
Strong organizational and project management skills, including setting priorities, managing multiple projects and deliverables, and meeting deadlines.
Demonstrated ability to build relationships and collaborate with a wide range of internal and external partners and stakeholders.
Comfort working in a highly collaborative environment focused on high-impact policy and advocacy goals.
Ability to work independently and as a team member.
Demonstrated commitment to racial, social, and economic justice and improving opportunities for people with low incomes and communities that have historically faced barriers to education, training, employment, and economic mobility.
Ability and willingness to travel as needed.
Must be based in Washington, D.C.
Must submit a resume and cover letter explaining interest in CLASP’s mission and the position.

Nice To Haves

Experience developing and advancing federal and/or state workforce development policy and advocacy strategies that ensure equitable access, particularly for workers at the margins.
Experience working with WIOA and other federal workforce development programs.
Knowledge of registered apprenticeships, pre-apprenticeships, career pathways, sector strategies, work-based learning, and workforce training programs.
Experience working with federal or state agencies, workforce development boards, policymakers, labor organizations, community-based organizations, education and training providers, employers, or advocacy coalitions.
Experience providing policy or technical assistance to state and local workforce systems and partners.
Experience leading policy advocacy strategies, research projects, technical assistance, or multi-partner initiatives.
Knowledge of connections among workforce development, education and training, economic security, job quality, and worker justice.
Experience contributing to grant proposals, funder reports, and foundation-funded policy work.
Experience working across diverse and cross-cultural settings and with partners representing different perspectives and lived experiences.

Responsibilities

Lead a significant body of federal and state workforce development policy work, including developing priorities, strategies, recommendations, and deliverables.
Shape and advance advocacy strategies that increase access to workforce development, education and training, apprenticeships, career pathways, and employment opportunities.
Lead and contribute to policy work on apprenticeships, work-based learning, career pathways, workforce training, WIOA, and related federal and state programs.
Analyze legislation, regulations, administrative actions, budgets, and other policy developments and assess their effects on workers, job seekers, and people with low incomes.
Develop policy recommendations and provide policy analysis and technical assistance to policymakers, agencies, workforce development boards, advocates, practitioners, community-based organizations, and other partners.
Monitor federal and state workforce policy developments and identify opportunities for CLASP to inform policy discussions.
Conduct research and produce reports, issue briefs, policy analyses, commentaries, regulatory comments, testimony, presentations, and other materials.
Translate complex policy issues, research, and data into clear, accessible information for varied audiences.
Speak to policymakers, workforce leaders, advocates, practitioners, labor and community-based organizations, and other stakeholders.
Lead and support policy convenings, roundtables, meetings, briefings, and webinars.
Build and maintain relationships with diverse partners and stakeholders.
Manage assigned projects and work areas, including priorities, timelines, deliverables, partnerships, and coordination with colleagues.
Collaborate across the ELWJ team and other CLASP teams on intersecting issues.
Integrate racial equity priorities into policy analysis, research, advocacy, technical assistance, partnerships, and engagement with people with lived experience.
Contribute to funder relationships, including grant proposals, reports, and other materials.
Provide guidance, support, and knowledge sharing to colleagues, fellows, or junior staff, as appropriate.
Participate in organization-wide working groups, committees, and other CLASP activities.
Travel as needed.

Benefits

Several health insurance options, most of which currently require no employee-paid premiums.
Dental insurance with no employee-paid premiums.
Vision insurance with no employee-paid premiums.
Life insurance with no employee-paid premiums.
Short- and long-term disability insurance with no employee-paid premiums.
Long-term care insurance with no employee-paid premiums.
403(b) retirement program with employer contributions.
Flexible spending accounts.
No-cost onsite gym at the D.C. office.
Generous vacation, paid sick leave, and personal days.
Paid family and medical leave.
Holiday schedules.