Icf

SeniorPublicPolicyandCommentAnalysisSpecialist

$74–125k Reston, Virginia, United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
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The Brief

“Senior Public Policy and Comment Analysis Specialist at Icf. Skills: Public policy, Comment analysis, Federal regulations. Review public comments on policy topics. Process public comments”

Industry & Context.

Problems you'll solve

Problem-solving; Analytical

Eligibility Requirements

U. S. Citizenship, Government security clearance

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor's degree in Public Policy, Political Science, or related field, Minimum 3 years of related work experience, Master's degree or equivalent plus 2 years of experience, Demonstrated understanding of comment analysis support for federal agency rulemakings, U. S. Citizenship required, Ability to obtain and maintain moderate-level government security clearance

Nice to Have

1+ years of experience on comment analysis projects related to federal regulatory programs

What You'll Do.

Review public comments on policy topics

Process public comments

Analyze public comments

Assist in directing teams on comment analysis tasks

Assist in directing teams on comment analysis projects

Interact directly with federal agency clients

Understand client goals and objectives

Clarify client direction

Ensure analysis and deliverables meet quality standards

Contribute to federal rulemaking documents

Contribute to policy papers

Contribute to technical background documents

Perform technical writing

Perform technical editing

Manage discrete tasks

Manage small teams of staff

Work toward a milestone or deliverable

Support federal agency efforts to analyze public comments

Provide advice on analysis of public feedback

Provide advice on processing of public feedback

Provide advice on management of public feedback

Participate in engagements to support federal clients

Perform quality control reviews of draft deliverables

Assist agencies in drafting federal rulemaking documents

Assist agencies in editing federal rulemaking documents

Assist agencies in formatting federal rulemaking documents

Provide day-to-day technical direction to project staff

Immerse oneself rapidly in varied projects

Manage project/task teams

Develop project budgets

Monitor project budgets

Develop project schedules

Monitor project schedules

Manage day-to-day client relationships

Ensure client satisfaction

Develop long-term client relationships

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Interdisciplinary teams; Multidisciplinary team

Communication Scope

Written communication; Oral communication

Process & Methodology

Task management, Team management, Budget management, Schedule management

Full Job Description

# **SENIOR PUBLIC POLICY & COMMENT ANALYSIS SPECIALIST** Are you interested in assisting Federal agencies by analyzing public feedback on current and emerging federal policy issues and regulatory programs? Do you want to apply your education and experience to help government agencies improve the way they develop and implement regulations, policies, and programs? Our Regulatory, Policy and Economics (RPE) portfolio has over 30 years of experience supporting the design, implementation, and improvement of federal programs and is seeking an experienced public policy analyst and comment analysis project contributor/manager to join them. Join our multidisciplinary team of regulatory specialists, policy analysts, economists, and attorneys. We combine legal, policy, economic, and scientific research and analysis to solve unique public policy challenges through innovative, accurate, timely, and high-quality products and services. Our dynamic work environment involves working on multiple projects simultaneously and providing a wide range of support services for a variety of federal clients. **This full-time position is available immediately and primarily located in Reston, VA (i.e., in the DC Metro area) with flexibility for telework considered.** **Job Responsibilities:** The **Senior Public Policy and Comment Analysis Specialist** will be focused primarily on the review, processing, and analysis of public comments on highly scrutinized and often controversial public policy topics. The Senior Public Policy and Comment Analysis Specialist will contribute to and assist in directing teams of ICF staff on individual tasks and whole projects associated with comment analysis support for Federal regulatory initiatives. This position will also interact directly with federal agency clients to understand their goals and objectives for each project, confirm and clarify client direction, and to ensure that ICF’s analysis and deliverables meet a high level of quality. Duties also include

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