Policy Manager - Washington, United States - The Aspen Institute

The Aspen Institute

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Washington, United States

3 weeks ago

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Description

_The Aspen Institute_
The Aspen Institute is a global nonprofit organization committed to realizing a free, just, and equitable society.

Since its founding in 1949, the Institute has been driving change through dialogue, leadership, and action to help solve the most critical challenges facing communities in the United States and around the world.

Headquartered in Washington, DC, the Institute has a campus in Aspen, Colorado, and an international network of partners.

_Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion_

To achieve our mission of a more free, just, and equitable society, we commit to working proactively to advance the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion across our myriad endeavors such as the recruitment, compensation, training, and advancement of staff.

The best people-serving institutions make this commitment, and we seek to be a leader in the ways that we do so and learn from others.

Visit our website to learn more about our commitment and recent actions taken toward building and nurturing a diverse and inclusive environment.

Program Description:

The Aspen Institute Financial Security Program's (FSP) mission is to illuminate and solve the most critical financial challenges facing American households and to make financial security for all a top national priority.

We aim for nothing less than a more inclusive economy with reduced wealth inequality and shared prosperity. We believe that transformational change requires innovation, trust, leadership, and entrepreneurial thinking.

FSP galvanizes a diverse set of leaders across the public, private, and nonprofit sectors to solve the most critical financial challenges.

We do this through deep, deliberate private and public dialogues and by elevating evidence-based research and solutions that will strengthen the financial health and security of financially vulnerable Americans.

Basic Function:

The Policy Manager will be part of the Policy Team at the Aspen Financial Security Program, reporting to the Policy Director.

The Policy Team works across sectors and disciplines, seeking to highlight policy gaps, source promising policy ideas that can help improve financial security, jumpstart creative solutions, and build a diverse set of leaders who can turn ideas into action.

Specifically, the Policy Manager will support the policy goals of FSP's Benefits21 and Inclusive Financial Systems Initiatives. Benefits21 is an Aspen FSP initiative that works to build a future in which all workers across the U.S. have access to — and make use of — equitable benefits that support both financial stability and security.

FSP's Inclusive Financial Systems initiative seeks to create an inclusive financial system in which all people can access, utilize and benefit from a full suite of financial services.

The Policy Manager will lead policy activities that achieve FSP's goals of closing benefits gaps and modernizing both public and private benefits and building an inclusive financial system.

The Policy Manager will also assist with the day-to-day operations of the policy team, providing support to other policy areas as needed.

This position reports to the Director. This position's salary range is $95,000 - $110,000. The expectation is for this role to be in our D.C. office a minimum of 2x a week to collaborate with colleagues.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Leadership_
In close consultation with the Policy Director, develop, assess, and manage key policy workstreams for projects that have policy actiontaking and engagement as a goal, especially federal and state policy related to Benefits21 and Inclusive Financial Systems.
Serve as a goto resource within Aspen FSP for relevant policy developments, opportunities, and decision points related to Benefits21 and Inclusive Financial Systems.
Lead efforts to develop and execute strategies to educate federal and state policymakers on benefits modernization and inclusive financial systems.
Work in collaboration and partnership with peers on other teams (Communications, Insights and Evidence, and Programs) to ensure effective collaboration across Initiatives, consistency in our policy products and positions, and making sure the sum is greater than the parts of the work.
As appropriate, supervise staff or interns on the policy team, ensuring high quality work from supervisees, providing professional development and coaching, and following Aspen management procedures.
As part of leading key FSP policy workstreams, support fundraising for discreet bodies of work.
Policy_
Strategically develop and selectively nurture a network of relationships with policy entrepreneurs and federal policymakers within federal departments, agencies, and Members of the U.S. Congress, as well as key private sector leaders, to advance Aspen FSP's policy goals for benefits modernization and inclusive financial systems.
Work closely with members of FSP's Insights and Evidence and Co