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Date Posted: July 29, 2013
Job Title: Policy Manager
Category: 11
Employer: J-PAL North America (J-PAL NA
Location: Cambridge, MA

Description:

J-PAL North America (J-PAL NA) is the newest regional center of J-PAL, focusing on promoting and supporting randomized evaluations in the United States and Canada. J-PAL NA seeks a Policy Manager to contribute significantly to the design and execution of policy outreach work. Policy Manager is a mid-level position based at MIT in Cambridge, MA.

Requirements include:

• Master’s degree in economics, public policy or a closely related field with graduate level coursework in microeconomics and econometrics;
• 4 years of relevant experience working in a research or policy organization with a mission similar to J-PAL NA.
• Candidates for this position should be knowledgeable about domestic public policy issues in North America.

Responsibilities include:

• Research relationships: Building and maintaining relationships with researchers working on randomized evaluations in North America, along with  senior policymakers, practitioners, and donors.
• Policy Outreach: Meeting with and building relationships with key partners in governments, legislatures, non-profits, foundations, multilateral aid agencies, and the private sector across the United States and Canada. Giving presentations on J-PAL NA’s work.
• Policy Publications and Analysis: Create publications that “translate” J-PAL’s economic research into policy lessons for dissemination.

For a job description and to apply, please visit: http://www.povertyactionlab.org/search/apachesolr_search?filters=type:job and search for keywords: “Policy Manager”