Thank you for your interest in joining our team at The DC Fiscal Policy Institute (DCFPI). For over 20 years, DCFPI has been a resource to advocates and community members, providing research, analysis, and strategy to inform just policy solutions and rebuild inequitable systems. Today, DCFPI is a Black and woman-led organization placing racial equity and justice at the center of our work as we aim to be more responsive to the experiences of residents facing racial and economic oppression. We leverage the power of public policy to support the economic liberation of Black, brown, and immigrant communities, women, and others sidelined by racism, sexism, and economic exclusion.
Data Analyst/Senior Data Analyst
Position Summary
DCFPI seeks a Data Analyst/Senior Data Analyst to work with a team of skilled policy analysts on a range of policy issues and research topics affecting residents with low and moderate incomes and Black and brown communities in the District. The Data Analyst/Senior Data Analyst will be part of the policy team and will work on research projects related to economic security, housing, education, and revenue, often in collaboration with issue-area specialists. Topics may include the implications of policy and budget choices affecting cash programs, tax credits, housing affordability, and early and public education, as well as income and labor market trends, DC revenue collections, and the causes and consequences of poverty.
How to Apply
Please submit a cover letter and resume to Tazra Mitchell at tmitchell@dcfpi.org Applications will be considered on a rolling basis. The email subject line should be “Data Analyst” and application letter and resume file names should be lastname.coverletter.dataanalyst and lastname.resume.dataanalyst.
Early Childhood Education Policy Intern
Position Summary
The DC Fiscal Policy Institute (DCFPI) seeks an Early Childhood Education (ECE) Policy Intern to support the organization’s research and advocacy on early education policies in the District of Columbia. The intern will report to DCFPI’s ECE Senior Policy Analyst and support on projects that advance DCFPI’s ECE portfolio and those aligned with the Intern’s professional development and learning goals. The Intern will likely engage in tasks such as analyzing research and program data on relevant ECE policy issues—such as the child care subsidy program, pre-kindergarten, and the Pay Equity Fund—contributing to literature reviews, drafting written materials such as blogs, and attending and reporting on hearings and meetings with other advocates. Interns also assist with policy team administrative tasks.
How to Apply
Please submit a cover letter and resume to Anne Gunderson at agunderson@dcfpi.org. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis.
In your cover letter, please tell us why you want to work at DCFPI and be specific about why you’re interested in the ECE Policy Internship. Applicants should tie any seemingly unrelated work experience learnings that might support your success in this role. DCFPI also encourages applicants to draw from their lived or personal experience to explain why you want to work on policies that intentionally lift up and protect DC’s Black and brown communities.
The email subject line should be “ECE Policy Intern” and application letter and resume file names should be lastname.coverletter.intern and lastname.resume.intern.