Project and Policy Analyst 1

University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA); Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA) Voting Rights Project seeks a Junior Policy Analyst to assist in policy, research, and program planning under close supervision by the Directors. You will support interpretation, monitoring and analysis of policies and provide information to department administrators, stakeholders, and the legal team.

Responsibilities include helping with administration and implementation, data extraction, and preparation of concise reports.

Qualifications

• Interpersonal skills and ability to communicate with diverse audiences (Required).
• Working knowledge of social science research methods and ability to communicate findings clearly (Required).
• Strong organization and experience using project management tools to track tasks (Preferred).
• Excellent writing, reporting and copy editing for academic/public audiences (Preferred).
• Ability to extract data, merge datasets, and review syntax for large data sets (Preferred).

Responsibilities

• Assist in policy, research, and program planning, development, administration, management, and implementation. (Under close supervision)
• Interpret, monitor, and analyze information regarding policies and procedures.
• Provide information and support to department administrators, stakeholders, and the legal team.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Social science research

Project management

Writing & editing

Data extraction & merging

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Department Summary

The UCLA Voting Rights Project (VRP) is located within the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs and is operated in partnership with the UCLA School of Law and the UCLA School of Social Sciences. VRP works to ensure an accessible and equitable system of voting through impact litigation, research, and clinical education.

Position Summary

Under close supervision of the Directors, the Junior Policy Analyst assists in policy, research, and program planning, development, administration, management and implementation. The position participates in interpreting, monitoring and analyzing information regarding policies and procedures and provides information and support to department administrators, stakeholders, and the legal team.

Salary & Compensation

*UCLA provides a full pay range. Actual salary offers consider factors, including budget, prior experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, and other business considerations. Salary offers at the top of the range are not common. Visit UC Benefit package to discover benefits that start on day one, and UC Total Compensation Estimator to calculate the total compensation value with benefits.

Qualifications

• Interpersonal skills and ability to maintain cooperative relationships and ongoing communications with persons of diverse social, educational, and cultural backgrounds. (Required)
• Working knowledge of social science research methods and ability to communicate research and policy-related information clearly to technical and non-technical audiences. (Required)
• Highly organized with strong skills in using project management tools to compile information in the most efficient and informative, manage project tasks, and track progress and information. (Preferred)
• Demonstrate exceptional abilities at writing, reporting and copy editing. This includes the ability to write concise, logical, grammatically correct documents and materials for academic and public consumption. (Preferred)
• Ability to help extract data, merge different data sets, read and review syntax for coding of large data sets. (Preferred)

Education, Licenses, Certifications & Personal Affiliations

• Bachelor's Degree in good academic standing from an accredited college or university. (Required)

Special Conditions for Employment

• Background Check: Continued employment is contingent upon the completion of a satisfactory background investigation.
• Live Scan Background Check: A Live Scan background check must be completed prior to the start of employment.
• Age Requirement: Candidate(s) must be 18 years or older to be eligible to be hired.

Schedule

8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Union/Policy Covered

RP-Research and Public Service PR

Complete Position Description

https://universityofcalifornia.marketpayjobs.com/ShowJob.aspx?EntityID=38&JDName=Project%20and%20Policy%20Analyst%201%20RP%20(TBD_1000407)