Transportation Policy Consultant

Jobtailor; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Washington, DC seeks a professional to support policy programs with technical guidance, analysis, and cross-functional coordination. You will help improve program efficiency and share actionable insights across multiple initiatives.

Responsibilities include coordinating communications, maintaining Google-based dashboards and SharePoint libraries, and inventorying stakeholder needs to enhance data releases and web content.

Qualifications

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Federal or DoD Public Trust.
• US Citizen located in the United States.
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university.
• 1–3 years of experience.
• Experience providing communications support to policy stakeholders.
• Experience with Google-based dashboards and website updates.
• Knowledge of Federal transportation policy or related analytics.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide Policy Program Managers with technical support and guidance related to program efficiency and effectiveness.
• Gather insights on objectives, challenges, and overlaps across programs.
• Contribute ideas for solutions and resource-sharing opportunities that enhance program effectiveness and impact.
• Recommend and support Google-based automation tools to improve data releases or inventory stakeholder needs.
• Assist in coordinating and organizing external and internal website improvements and updates.
• Support policy and communications activities across the full communications lifecycle, including requirements gathering, content development, publication, and performance tracking.
• Analyze travelers and the physical, operational, and financial condition of the transportation system.

Skills

Data Analysis

Communication

Presentation Skills

Problem-Solving

Stakeholder Engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's Degree preferred

Tools

Google-Based Dashboards

SharePoint

Knowledge Management Systems

Job description

• Provide Policy Program Managers with technical support and guidance related to program efficiency and effectiveness.
• Gather insights on objectives, challenges, and overlaps across programs.
• Contribute ideas for solutions and resource-sharing opportunities that enhance program effectiveness and impact.
• Recommend and support Google-based automation tools to improve the timeliness of data releases or inventory stakeholder needs.
• Assist in coordinating and organizing external and internal website improvements and updates.
• Support policy and communications activities for internal and external stakeholders across the full communications lifecycle, including requirements gathering, content development, publication, and performance tracking.
• Analyze travelers and the physical, operational, and financial condition of the transportation system.

Requirements

• Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD "PUBLIC TRUST".
• Candidate must be located within the United States and be a US Citizen.
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university.
• One (1) to Three (3) years of experience.
• Experience providing communications support and guidance to internal and external policy stakeholders.
• Ability to gather, analyze, and synthesize insights on program objectives, challenges, and overlaps.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to contribute practical solutions.
• Experience supporting website updates, maintaining Google-based dashboards, SharePoint libraries, and general internal knowledge management systems.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Master's Degree preferred.
• Experience recommending automation tools to improve timeliness of data releases.
• Experience inventorying stakeholder needs.
• Experience with public-facing data dissemination or web content improvement initiatives.
• Knowledge of Federal transportation policy, program efficiency, or related analytical work.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in program efficiency and effectiveness, with a strong focus on communications support, data analysis, and stakeholder engagement. Proficient in utilizing Google-based automation tools and managing web content to enhance program impact.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Federal Or DoD Public Trust
• Program Efficiency Analysis
• Google-Based Automation Tools
• Communications Support
• Stakeholder Needs Inventory

Hard Skills

• Data Analysis
• Program Objective Synthesis
• Website Updates
• Content Development
• Performance Tracking

Soft Skills

• Problem-Solving
• Strong Communication
• Presentation Skills

Industry Keywords

• Federal Transportation Policy
• Public-Facing Data Dissemination
• Program Effectiveness
• Analytical Work

Tools & Technologies

• Google-Based Dashboards
• SharePoint Libraries
• Knowledge Management Systems