Senior Strategy Advisor for Impact Initiatives

Reason Foundation; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

6% 401(k) match, immediate vesting

Flexible time off

Health and dental plans

Wellness and mental health support (Pe

Talkspace)

Job summary

Stand Together is seeking a Senior Strategist on the Strategic Analysis team to serve as a trusted advisor to issue teams, turning data into clear point-of-view strategies and producing materials for partners and stakeholders. You will work embedded with Priority Initiatives, from early strategy to final deliverables, applying rigorous frameworks and a writing-first approach.

This senior individual contributor role requires calm in ambiguity, the ability to distill complex information, and

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in strategy, consulting, policy analysis, research, or a similar advisory role.
• Proven skill at turning large amounts of qualitative and quantitative information into strategic recommendations.
• Strong writing and speaking skills, including the ability to distill complex analysis into a clear point of view for senior leaders.
• Curiosity, sound judgment, and a strong ability to see complex social and organizational challenges as a system.
• Fluency in the social change, policy, and political landscape, and the ability to learn a new issue fast.
• Comfort as a senior individual contributor who leads through influence, including with senior leaders who do not report to you.
• A collaborative mindset: you support the team accountable for the strategy and use sound judgment about when to challenge it.
• High standards of professionalism, integrity, and discretion.
• Preferred: consulting experience, ideally embedded with a client team that kept ownership of its strategy, and a track record of turning complex ideas into frameworks or tools other teams can use.
• Ability to build professional, polished products — decks, documents, and materials that meet a high bar for clarity and visual quality, not just analytical rigor.

Responsibilities

• Advise Priority Initiative leaders: Partner with an issue leader from start to finish: point of view, strategy, resource planning, performance checks, and materials for partners and stakeholders.
• Lead research and insight: Direct research that draws on internal knowledge, outside data, and experts, so strategy rests on facts.
• Shape strategy with proven frameworks: Apply and sharpen proven models, such as audience engagement strategy, point-of-view development, and marginal analysis, to turn knowledge into clear recommendations.
• Set the standard for written work: Hold materials to our shared written standard, and bring lessons from across Priority Initiatives instead of starting from scratch.
• Lead through influence: Build trust fast with leaders outside your reporting line, and hold a well-reasoned outside view when the pressure is to align.
• Scale what works: Help build the standards, tools, and frameworks our teams use to plan and assess their work, so good work builds on itself.

Skills

Strategy experience

Qualitative & quantitative analysis

Strong writing & communication

Systems thinking

Policy landscape knowledge

Senior stakeholder influence

Collaborative teamwork

Professionalism & discretion

Consulting experience (preferred)

Project management

Job description

Stand Together is seeking a Senior Strategist on the Strategic Analysis team to serve as a trusted advisor to issue teams, turning data into clear point-of-view strategies and producing materials for partners and stakeholders. You will work embedded with Priority Initiatives, from early strategy to final deliverables, applying rigorous frameworks and a writing-first approach.

This senior individual contributor role requires calm in ambiguity, the ability to distill complex information, and