Policy/Research Analyst

Overview As a Policy/Research Analyst, you will support the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) Office of Regulatory and Management Services (ORMS) and U.S. Department of Agriculture’s important mission of responding to the public as well as government and congressional staff while meeting legislative mandates. Provide project and strategic advisory service support to office leadership. Use your analytical expertise to help USFS ORMS increase operational efficiency, ensure timely and accurate processing of correspondence, and enhance enterprise readiness. Join us to help USFS ORMS to communicate to the public and across government, helping the service to realize its mission of achieving quality land management to meet the diverse needs of people.

As a Policy/Research Analyst, you will support the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) Office of Regulatory and Management Services (ORMS) and U.S. Department of Agriculture’s important mission of responding to the public as well as government and congressional staff while meeting legislative mandates. Provide project and strategic advisory service support to office leadership. Use your analytical expertise to help USFS ORMS increase operational efficiency, ensure timely and accurate processing of correspondence, and enhance enterprise readiness. Join us to help USFS ORMS to communicate to the public and across government, helping the service to realize its mission of achieving quality land management to meet the diverse needs of people.

Work Schedule and Location Remote: This full-time remote position will work Monday through Friday, 8 am to 5 pm.

Responsibilities

Optimize business tools and facilitate executive-level decision making.

Map internal strategic documents, frameworks, and tools to USFS ORMS program activities.

Assist government program staff in drafting business case documents, including analyses of alternatives and draft recommendations.

Support the development of monthly status reports, annual summary reports, presentation materials, and standard operating procedure documents.

Assess the impact of new legislation/regulations to the organization, identify innovations/best practices in data content and management practices in the federal government and private sector (i.e., six sigma), and recommend new business processes or improvements to existing ones.

Analyze initiatives and assist in the formulation of programs, policies, regulations, and technical initiatives.

Prepare written reports, analyses, briefings, memoranda, and technical documentation.

Provide research and technical support, which may include literature review, data collection, data entry/coding, data cleaning/diagnostics, intermediate data analysis, feasibility analysis, the drafting of papers/reports/presentations, and preparation for data archiving.

Review, analyze, and compile data, technical information, and related research.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree.

At least 3 years’ experience performing program/policy analyst work.

At least 2 years’ experience using federal correspondence management systems.

FWI is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/vets.

Why Join Our Team Benefits At FWI, we place the highest importance on creating an exceptional employee experience. You'll have opportunities to achieve your career aspirations through internal promotions, professional development, and other recognition and rewards programs. Join our team and take advantage of the many benefits we offer, including:

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Long-term and Short-term Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

401(k) Plan

Holiday Pay

Paid Time Off

Pay Range $38.09 - $51.54/hour

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