KAP 2025-2026 - Privatization and Government Finance Policy Analyst - Reason Foundation

Stand Together; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Stand Together is seeking a Policy Analyst to join the Reason Foundation. This role involves producing policy research on government finance issues and requires strong analytical and communication skills. The ideal candidate will work collaboratively and be motivated to tackle complex problems. Opportunities for virtual work are available, and applicants should align with the mission of promoting libertarian principles.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical skills and ability to convey complex concepts.
• Knowledge of data analysis and visualization applications preferred.

Responsibilities

• Produce policy research and commentaries on privatization issues.
• Identify value-added policy projects with existing teams.
• Support team members in implementing financial policy changes.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Problem Solving

Self-Motivation

Tools

R

Tableau

Job description

The Koch Associate Program (KAP) is a career accelerator for early to mid-career professionals with a drive to tackle our country’s most pressing challenges in more effective, principled ways. KAP equips associates with the tools, mindsets, and community to succeed as social entrepreneurs—individuals excited to find new and better ways to break barriers and eliminate injustice. Associates spend one day each week engaging in experiential learning with Stand Together Fellowships and work at one of our many partner organizations the rest of the week. Our curriculum is designed to supercharge your development and equip you for long-term success as you seek to have an impact on the problems that prevent people from realizing their potential.

About Reason Foundation

Reason Foundation advances a free society by developing, applying, and promoting libertarian principles, including individual liberty, free markets, and the rule of law.

Reason Foundation produces respected, nonpartisan public policy research on a variety of issues and publishes the critically-acclaimed Reason magazine. Together, our top-tier think tank and political and cultural magazine reach a diverse, influential audience, advancing the values of choice, individual freedom, and limited government.

About the Opening

The Privatization and Government Finance Policy Analyst will work with Reason policy teams to produce policy research that addresses key issues such as revenue, spending, and debt levels of state and local governments, as well as federal spending and revenue. Additional issues include managing government finances and financial transparency, improving the effectiveness of spending through public-private partnerships, asset management and partnerships, contracting out services, and full privatization.

A critical capability will be to work virtually with Reason teams on research and policy projects, including quantitative analysis, evaluating key research questions in real-time, and producing well-written analysis and commentary. The ideal candidate is a team player who is quantitatively oriented, exceptionally resourceful, willing to tackle large projects independently, enjoys problem solving, and pays close attention to detail.

In-office in Los Angeles or Washington, DC, or Virtual Anywhere in the US.

Responsibilities

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

Qualifications

• 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

In your application, please include a cover letter detailing your alignment with Reason’s mission, your interest in the position, your qualifications, and a writing sample.

About Stand Together Fellowships

Learn more aboutStand Together Fellowships.

Stand Together Fellowships believes that diversity in experiences, perspectives, knowledge and ideas fuels creativity, broadens knowledge, and helps drive success. Our admissions office treats all program participantsand applicantswith honesty, dignity, respectand sensitivity.We welcome all qualified applicants regardless ofcolor,race,religion,religious creed,sex,genderor gender identity,gender expression,sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, ethnicity, ancestry, age, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy(including medical needs which may arise from pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions),military andveteran status,genetic information,maritalor familialstatus, political affiliation,or any other legallyrecognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances.