What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Fiscal Policy position at Illinois Policy?

Illinois Policy Institute is seeking a Director of Fiscal Policy with outstanding research and communication skills to lead our work on Chicago and Illinois budgets, taxes, pensions, and other fiscal issues. Youll drive the narrative and strategy for crafting and promoting entrepreneurial, innovative, and impactful policy solutions for turning around the unsustainable situation facing Illinois and Chicago. As a premier state-based, free-market think tank, IPI provides you an ideal platform to do this.

Lead our solutions-oriented research on Illinois state and local fiscal issues, especially on budgets, taxes, and pensions
Source and analyze data regarding fiscal issues
Write articles and reports for publication on Illinois Policys website and in the popular press
Collaborate with the research and the communications teams to develop and execute research and content strategies that help the organization achieve its policy and legislative goals, including media engagement
Assist with fact checking fiscal policy content for accuracy and consistency
Draft policy fact sheets and handouts to advance our solutions
Work with research and government affairs teams to develop bill ideas and supporting materials for our legislative agenda, and to advance bills through testimony or meetings with lawmakers
Explain and advocate for IPIs ideas in media as needed, and appear in IPI videos and podcasts to discuss and explain fiscal issues

The Ideal Candidate Will Have :

A bachelors degree in economics, finance, accounting, political science, or similar field, with course work or experience with statistics, accounting or social science research methods

Masters degree or CPA preferred

At least 7 years work experience in government agency or other organization dealing with state and local government budget and tax issues, or 7 years combined work experience and graduate studies in field relevant to budget and tax policy analysis and research

Excellent writing skills

Demonstrated commitment to the free-market policies and mission of the Illinois Policy Institute

Proficiency in Microsoft office, including Word and Excel, with knowledge of Excel functions commonly used for statistical analysis

Salary :

If you are interested in applying for this job, please make sure you meet the following requirements as listed below.

Range of $70,000 to $120,000 base salary, commensurate with experience. Eligible for performance-based bonus on top of base salary. Compensation package includes health (medical and dental plans with employer-paid share), 401(k), flexible spending benefits, and vacation and sick days.

Location :

The Director of Fiscal Policy will work in our Chicago office. Illinois Policy Institute has a hybrid work policy where employees can work from home up to three days each week.

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Salary : $70,000 - $120,000

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