Senior Policy Lead (Remote) — City Policy & Analysis

BVA Bear's IT Solutions; Boiling Springs (PA); Hybrid; USD 25,000 - 35,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Flexible work from home options

Job summary

BVA Bears IT Solutions seeks a Principal Policy Lead—a senior professional combining policy research, legislative analysis, and program design—to support policy initiatives for the City Council.

This part-time role offers a predominantly remote work environment with occasional on-site meetings in Philadelphia as needed. Candidates should reside within ~1 hour of Philadelphia for in-person engagements.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10+ years of experience in public-sector policy research, policy analysis, legislative analysis, program evaluation, or related consulting.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex policy initiatives and produce executive-level deliverables.
• Deep knowledge of legislative processes, government operations, and statutory interpretation.
• High proficiency with spreadsheets, databases, quantitative analysis, and data interpretation.
• Exceptional writing and presentation skills, with the ability to translate complex concepts into actionable insights.

Responsibilities

• Lead high-complexity policy research and best-practice comparative analyses.
• Translate strategic objectives into detailed policy frameworks, implementation architectures, and performance measures.
• Develop feasibility assessments, risk analyses, timelines, and cross-system implications for proposed policies and programs.
• Provide senior-level guidance to staff contributing to background research, literature reviews, and benchmarking activities.
• Lead briefing sessions, stakeholder discussions, and decision-support presentations.
• Oversee revision cycles to ensure timely delivery, accuracy, clarity, and alignment with Council expectations.

Skills

Policy leadership

Legislative analysis

Data analysis

Written communication

Stakeholder management

Excel

SQL

Tools

Excel

SQL

Data visualization tools

Job description

BVA Bears IT Solutions seeks a Principal Policy Lead—a senior professional combining policy research, legislative analysis, and program design—to support policy initiatives for the City Council.

This part-time role offers a predominantly remote work environment with occasional on-site meetings in Philadelphia as needed. Candidates should reside within ~1 hour of Philadelphia for in-person engagements.