Policy & Research Fellow - Office Treasurer & Tax Collector

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The essential duties of the position include but are not limited to:

Projects can be developed in partnership with the fellow, based on their content area interests and desires. Potential research topics may include the following:

• Researching topics related to youth financial inclusion and asset building to support EJC initiatives
• Researching and analyzing financial fraud and scams and studying best practices to protect consumers in San Francisco.
• Researching safe and affordable financial services for consumers often excluded from mainstream financial services.
• Analyzing quantitative and/or qualitative survey data.
• Developing clear and concise graphics and summaries of research and/or data analysis.
• Other research and data analysis topics as assigned

Part of our work includes legislative advocacy, so it is critical for us to stay up to date on local, state, and federal legislation related to our work. Potential tasks may include:

• Tracking specific California bills that we’ve cosponsored, generally support, or opposed.
• Tracking local ordinances, state legislation, and/or federal legislation that could impact the work we do or the people we serve.
• Developing media briefings about relevant issue areas.
• Creating letters of support for relevant legislation.

Program administration plays a vital role in carrying out our various programs. Potential administrative tasks could include:

• Organizing and updating department’s library of research articles and reports
• Taking and distributing meeting notes.
• Scheduling and coordinating research interviews, focus groups, or other related meetings as needed.
• Drafting or improving communications materials.

• Possession of a Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in policy, public or business administration, accounting, finance, economics, social sciences, education or related fields, or other subject areas closely related to a specific departmental program or function; AND
• Possession of or in the process of completing a graduate degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in policy, public or business administration, accounting, finance, economics, social sciences, education or related fields, or other subject areas closely related to a specific departmental program or function; AND
• At least 1 year (2 – 3 preferred) of full-time equivalent experience performing professional-level management and/or administrative/research duties in functional areas such as: policy analysis, program/office/operations management or administration, and/or other closely related functional areas.

• Strong ability to take initiative on new projects and conduct independent research.
• Detail-oriented with excellent time-management skills and ability to follow through on projects.
• Interest and experience in local government, research, or analysis positions.
• Excellent analytic skills and ability to synthesize and translate complicated material into clear and simple language.
• Experience speaking to a variety of audiences regarding financial information and related complex matters.
• Strong design skills and ability to create compelling visuals.
• Experience managing social media and other communications outlets.
• Experience establishing, promoting, and maintaining professional, cooperative-working relationships with those contacted throughout the course of work.
• Demonstrated interest in moving forward policy or programmatic…