Senior SNAP Policy Analyst

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November 17

🦀 Maryland – Remote

Although this job is listed in Maryland, this company may be open to hiring remote in other states.

+2 more states

🦀 Maryland – Remote ⚔️ Virginia – Remote ☕ Washington – Remote

💵 $70k - $88.8k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🧐 Analyst

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Food Research & Action Center

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Non-profit • Social Impact • Education

Food Research & Action Center is a non-profit organization dedicated to eradicating hunger and poverty-related nutrition issues in the United States. They achieve this through advocacy, research, and the promotion of equitable policy solutions. FRAC focuses on various nutrition and anti-poverty programs including Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), School Breakfast Program, and National School Lunch Program, among others. They also play a pivotal role in legislative action and education concerning food insecurity, nutrition standards, and the impact of hunger on health and obesity. Their initiatives support families, children, and communities in accessing nutritious food and aim to influence government policy to improve food security nationwide.

11 - 50 employees

🤝 Non-profit

🌍 Social Impact

📚 Education

📋 Description

• Provide appropriate information, technical assistance, analysis, training, strategic advice, and other hands-on support to national, state and community-based organizations, state and local government agencies, private nonprofit organizations, and activists regarding ways to strengthen SNAP’s access, benefit adequacy, reach, and quality customer service. • Evaluate the effects of existing or proposed legislation, regulations, policies and practices to determine ways and provide guidance to defend, improve and expand SNAP’s positive impacts. • Make recommendations for policy changes to streamline, improve accessibility, and increase SNAP compliance. • Write and/or assist with persuasive analytic and research materials, guides, outreach materials, and reports for use by advocates, government agencies, policy makers, service providers, and the media. • Analyze national, state, and local SNAP participation data and other program indicators. • Make presentations to diverse audiences at local, state, regional and national conferences and meetings on SNAP access, benefit adequacy, and quality customer service. • Provide expertise and support to other program areas and departments assigned by the SNAP Director.

🎯 Requirements

• Minimum 3 - 5 years of experience in advocacy, program operations, policy analysis and/or organizing. • An advanced degree in law, public policy preferred. • Comparable field or comparable experience accepted. • Experience in nonprofit, government or policy work is strongly preferred. • Ability to evaluate policies, processes, or programs to identify issues and recommend solutions. • Ability to facilitate discussions with stakeholders to build consensus. • Ability to work independently and as a member of a team. • Experience analyzing and interpreting data is strongly preferred. • Knowledge of SNAP is required. • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills. • Strong interpersonal and organizational skills.

🏖️ Benefits

• health • retirement • generous benefits package