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Job Description
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The Policy Impact Specialist creates and implements strategies for the Pulte Institute to achieve policy impact through its global poverty research with government policymakers, funding agencies, and frontline global development practitioners. The position will coordinate closely with the Keough School’s Global Policy Initiative to design and align these strategies and share best practices. The Policy Impact Specialist will support the Pulte Institute Core Affiliated Faculty to help them move research efforts to policy impact, highlighting both rigorous academic research and global impact of Pulte Institute programs. This will include developing, drafting, editing, and formatting reports and policy-oriented materials for external audiences, in addition to engaging in meetings and events with policymakers across multiple levels to build awareness around Pulte Institute research and maintain strong relationships. Key to this position is the alignment of the vision set forth by the Core Affiliated Faculty related to poverty alleviation. This position will identify ways to advance the institute and wider school’s ability to move evidence to impact in topics related to poverty.
Strategy: Works in partnership to create and implement policy impact strategies for the Pulte Institute to connect global development research and evidence to achieve policy impact with U.S. government and global policymakers, federal agencies, foundations, the private sector, and frontline global development practitioners. Key responsibilities of this role include building strategies and monitoring the landscape to identify ways to advance faculty research through policy; working with Keough School faculty working on topics related to poverty and poverty alleviationand partners to turn evidence into impact, and identifying partners who are interested in moving generated evidence to impact. Works closely with Pulte Institute and Keough School leadership to design and align strategies that help both that demonstrate policy impact on issues of global poverty.
Policy Analysis and Influence Opportunity Mapping: Provides political and contextual analysis and synthesis of donor, policymaker and other key development stakeholder trends both in the U.S. and with our partners globally in areas targeted by the Core Affiliated Faculty’s research agendas, supporting the development of policy briefs and communications. Produces briefs, memos and/or literature reviews of policy trends and influence landscape for faculty and institutional leadership.
Tracks and apprises the institute of pertinent US Legislative or Administration issues, external factors, and policy opportunities that could impact the institute’s Research Agendas.
Partnership Development and Evidence Dissemination: Identify and strengthen relationships with strategic policy partners both in the U.S and globally to support a shared agenda to better inform,
develop and further Pulte’s strategy and policy positioning. Engage in meetings and events with policymakers across multiple levels to build awareness around Pulte Institute research and maintain strong relationships with policymakers, advocacy grantees and other constituents. This includes representing the Pulte Institute with key contacts in the policy space and interfacing across multiple organizations and maintaining a tracking system of all Pulte Institute policy engagements, following-up on action-items from these meetings, and tracking meeting engagements, follow-up requests, and metrics. Works with the Keough School’s Global Policy Initiative and the Washington DC Office, to ensure meetings and events are coordinated and achieve results.
Research Translation: Develop, write and edit policy-oriented outputs and reports for research programs, including editing, drafting, designing and formatting high-quality written content, including publications, reports, policy briefs, presentations, and promotional materials. Includes graphic design and developing infographics for these policy-oriented products. Work with faculty to ensure that the full research life cycle from (proposal development to research design to dissemination) is designed to maximize the potential to influence policy. This includes aligning and adapting academic technical writing for nonacademic audiences, such as policymakers and practitioners. This position supports the development and implementation of project-level dissemination plans from the outset of each project to ensure research achieves policy impact.
Minimum Qualifications
Department Pulte Institute for Global Development (43322)
Department Website pulte.nd.edu
Family / Sub-Family Academic Aff / Instr. Dvlpmt/Support
Career Stream/Level EIC 1 Associate
FLSA Status S1 - FT Exempt
The University of Notre Dame is proud to be ranked #1 on the Forbes Best Large Employer list , a recognition that reflects our commitment to creating a workplace where you’ll feel welcomed, supported, and truly valued as part of our beloved community.
The Policy Impact Specialist creates and implements strategies for the Pulte Institute to achieve policy impact through its global poverty research with government policymakers, funding agencies, and frontline global development practitioners. The position will coordinate closely with the Keough School’s Global Policy Initiative to design and align these strategies and share best practices. The Policy Impact Specialist will support the Pulte Institute Core Affiliated Faculty to help them move research efforts to policy impact, highlighting both rigorous academic research and global impact of Pulte Institute programs. This will include developing, drafting, editing, and formatting reports and policy-oriented materials for external audiences, in addition to engaging in meetings and events with policymakers across multiple levels to build awareness around Pulte Institute research and maintain strong relationships. Key to this position is the alignment of the vision set forth by the Core Affiliated Faculty related to poverty alleviation. This position will identify ways to advance the institute and wider school’s ability to move evidence to impact in topics related to poverty.
Strategy: Works in partnership to create and implement policy impact strategies for the Pulte Institute to connect global development research and evidence to achieve policy impact with U.S. government and global policymakers, federal agencies, foundations, the private sector, and frontline global development practitioners. Key responsibilities of this role include building strategies and monitoring the landscape to identify ways to advance faculty research through policy; working with Keough School faculty working on topics related to poverty and poverty alleviationand partners to turn evidence into impact, and identifying partners who are interested in moving generated evidence to impact. Works closely with Pulte Institute and Keough School leadership to design and align strategies that help both that demonstrate policy impact on issues of global poverty.
Policy Analysis and Influence Opportunity Mapping: Provides political and contextual analysis and synthesis of donor, policymaker and other key development stakeholder trends both in the U.S. and with our partners globally in areas targeted by the Core Affiliated Faculty’s research agendas, supporting the development of policy briefs and communications. Produces briefs, memos and/or literature reviews of policy trends and influence landscape for faculty and institutional leadership.
Tracks and apprises the institute of pertinent US Legislative or Administration issues, external factors, and policy opportunities that could impact the institute’s Research Agendas.
Partnership Development and Evidence Dissemination: Identify and strengthen relationships with strategic policy partners both in the U.S and globally to support a shared agenda to better inform,
develop and further Pulte’s strategy and policy positioning. Engage in meetings and events with policymakers across multiple levels to build awareness around Pulte Institute research and maintain strong relationships with policymakers, advocacy grantees and other constituents. This includes representing the Pulte Institute with key contacts in the policy space and interfacing across multiple organizations and maintaining a tracking system of all Pulte Institute policy engagements, following-up on action-items from these meetings, and tracking meeting engagements, follow-up requests, and metrics. Works with the Keough School’s Global Policy Initiative and the Washington DC Office, to ensure meetings and events are coordinated and achieve results.
Research Translation: Develop, write and edit policy-oriented outputs and reports for research programs, including editing, drafting, designing and formatting high-quality written content, including publications, reports, policy briefs, presentations, and promotional materials. Includes graphic design and developing infographics for these policy-oriented products. Work with faculty to ensure that the full research life cycle from (proposal development to research design to dissemination) is designed to maximize the potential to influence policy. This includes aligning and adapting academic technical writing for nonacademic audiences, such as policymakers and practitioners. This position supports the development and implementation of project-level dissemination plans from the outset of each project to ensure research achieves policy impact.
Minimum Qualifications
- Exercise exceptional accuracy, excellent attention to detail, proactiveness, and high emotional intelligence.
- Familiarity with quantitative/qualitative approaches to evaluate the impact of policies or programs addressing development issues such as poverty, education, and migration, and impact evaluation.
- Ability to organize and present information in a logical manner.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to interact professionally and build capacity among colleagues from culturally diverse backgrounds and in different settings.
- Proven ability to use judgement, work independently, and successfully work on teams in addressing a variety of issues.
- Exceptional English writing and editing skills required. Strong experience with Microsoft Office and advanced word processing required.
- Master’s degree or Bachelor’s degree (5 years) or advanced certification beyond Bachelor’s in research communications or international development related field.
- 1-2 years of experience
Department Pulte Institute for Global Development (43322)
Department Website pulte.nd.edu
Family / Sub-Family Academic Aff / Instr. Dvlpmt/Support
Career Stream/Level EIC 1 Associate
FLSA Status S1 - FT Exempt
