Privatization and Government Finance Policy Analyst

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Privatization and Government Finance Policy Analyst at Reason Foundation producing policy research and collaborating with government teams on financial issues.

Posted 5/23/2026full-timeRemote • District of Columbia, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Tableau

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Produce policy research, commentaries, and other written products that address key issues in privatization
Be entrepreneurial in identifying value-added policy projects with existing teams
Researching federal, state, and local government finance issues
Support team members in working with elected officials, government managers, and interested stakeholders who are seeking to implement meaningful financial policy changes
Other duties as assigned

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strong analytical skills
Working knowledge of or ability to rapidly learn data analysis and data visualization applications such as R, Shiny Apps, and Tableau is preferred
Strong oral and written communication skills and an ability to effectively convey complex concepts to non-experts
Working knowledge of state legislative processes and practices
Curiosity and self-motivation to learn new things and tackle difficult technical problems you may have never dealt with before
General alignment with Reason Foundation’s mission to advance a free society by developing, applying, and promoting libertarian principles

Benefits

Comp & perks

Travel and attendance to a few conferences per year are expected.

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Hard Skills & Tools

data analysisdata visualizationRShiny AppsTableau

Soft Skills

analytical skillsoral communicationwritten communicationcuriosityself-motivation