NRDC is looking for a Policy Analyst to join our Climate & Clean Energy team in New York City or Washington, DC. The Policy Analyst will conduct detailed analyses of the impacts of environmental policies and other solutions on the power sector and broader U.S. economy, at both federal and state levels. The Policy Analyst will collaborate within the Policy Analysis Group, with other NRDC colleagues in various programs, as well as with external consultants.
Areas of Responsibility:
- Perform power sector analysis of the impact of emerging regulations and policy proposals on the electricity sector.
- Collaborate with consultants performing economic modeling of federal, regional, state and local impacts of regulations and policy proposals.
- Draft material pertaining to national, regional, and state impacts, including fact sheets, blogs, policy briefs, and primers in various forms including presentations, graphs, tables, and other visual and report formats.
- Conduct economic and financial analysis on matters of interest to the Policy Analysis Group, such as costs of renewable energy technologies, energy efficiency, technological improvements in key economic sectors, ITC, PTC.
- Support the Policy Analysis Group as needed with tasks related to federal regulations, including for methane, vehicles, refineries, boilers, and cement.
Educational Background:
MPA, MBA or Masters in Economics, or other policy or law degree in relevant field
Skills/Experience:
- 1-2 years of relevant work experience in business, energy, or environmental field
- Experience working on clean energy or climate-related policies, particularly pertaining to policy implementation
- Knowledge of project economics and finance related to power plants, renewable energy, and energy efficiency
- Knowledge of economic modeling of the electric powerand transportation sectors, as well as economywide modeling
- Understanding of federal and state policies related to the electric power and/or transportation sectors
- Ability to analyze complex, multi-dimensional problems and make actionable recommendations
- Familiarity with publicly available data sources and databases
- Ability to advocate for public policies
- Excellent verbal communication, strong writing, and confident presentation skills
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Organization Info
Listing Stats
Post Date:
Jun 12 2018
Active Until:
Jul 12 2018
Hiring Organization:
Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.
industry:
Nonprofit