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Looking for an opportunity to use your research and analytical skills to improve the competitiveness of U.S. regions? Check this out!

Economic Development Research Analysts at the Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness (CREC) support/lead research and technical assistance projects to support our clients as they develop and execute innovative job creation and economic growth strategies.

Position Details

The Economic Development Research Analyst will lead and participate in project activities in collaboration with other research staff and senior management. The individual will support CREC’s current and anticipated contracts with federal/state economic and workforce development agencies and/or with private foundations including U.S. Department of Treasury, Economic Development Administration, State Economic Development Executives, and Appalachian Regional Commission.

The Economic Development Analyst will ensure that CREC, partners and affiliate associations effectively engage in an ongoing dialogue with clients, potential clients and association members. This effort will include (but not limited to):

• Leading and conducting technical assistance and related analysis to generate project deliverables.
• Delivering project analysis findings to research team and partners.
• Providing research support, including navigating federal datasets (e.g., Census Bureau, BLS, BEA), analyzing and drawing insights from workforce and economic development data, and supporting policy and program recommendations for clients.
• Contributing to weekly updates, websites, blogs, social media, and proposals.
• Assisting in meeting facilitation, trainings and webinars.
• Helping senior analysts maintain data products including:
  • State Business Incentive Database,
  • Cost of Living Index, and
  • State and Local Economic Development Strategy Database.

Capabilities & Responsibilities: The Economic Development Research Analyst will provide the technical assistance, program analysis and project leadership needed to meet client needs. This person will be familiar with and exhibit intellectual curiosity about socioeconomic trends and data. In addition, the successful candidate will build on previous experience in interpreting, analyzing, and presenting research and policy to community, economic, or workforce development researchers and professionals, can demonstrate an ability to forge partnerships, and has strong written and oral skills.

Preferred Skills & Experience: The successful candidate will preferably possess a Master’s degree in a related field or at least three years of experience administering or analyzing community, economic, and/or workforce development programs. Permission to work in the U.S. is required. Proficiency in Microsoft Excel is required. Experience with data visualization and analysis tools such as Power BI, Tableau, R, or Python is preferred.

Our Benefits: For full-time regular employees, CREC provides medical, dental, and vision insurance and a Health Savings Account, paid Federal Holidays, Paid Time Off Leave accrual, contributions to a company 401k Retirement Savings Plan, plus special leave for the end-of-year holiday season.

Application Requirements: Interested in joining us? Send a resume, cover letter, and writing sample to bisaacson@crec.net