Americans for Financial Reform is hiring a
Climate Finance Policy Analyst

Summary

The job is for a Climate Finance Policy Analyst at AFREF who will develop and advocate for climate-related financial policies, work with coalition partners, write materials, represent AFREF at meetings, and engage in coalition work. The ideal candidate should have a strong commitment to racial, economic, climate, and environmental justice, knowledge of insurance, banking, and regulation, and excellent analytical and strategic thinking capabilities.

Requirements

• A strong commitment to racial, economic, climate, and environmental justice
• 6 years or more of experience preferred
• Strong policy analysis and research skills
• Comfort working both independently and cooperatively with other staff and partners
• Ability to balance multiple tasks and priorities and to respond to short-term deadlines while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail
• Excellent analytical and strategic thinking capabilities, and good judgment
• Effective writing and oral communication for a broad range of audiences

Responsibilities

• Work with AFREF staff and coalition partners to develop and advocate for climate-related financial policies at the various federal financial regulatory agencies
• Contribute to policy development projects to address the current climate-related property insurance crisis
• Contribute to policy development projects in climate-related bank regulation, finance sector net-zero transition plans, and systemic financial risk mitigation, and lead on certain efforts
• Contribute to development of administrative, legislative, and state and local advocacy strategies to promote priority policies, and lead on certain efforts
• Write regulatory comments, letters to Congress, policy documents and memos, reports, fact sheets, blogs, and other materials for a range of audiences
• Represent AFREF at meetings with regulators, legislators, and subject area experts
• Engage effectively in coalition work to advance our shared goals
• Communicate AFREF’s perspectives and policy positions through our social media and to the press, in collaboration with our communications staff, through press releases, press memos, and interviews

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of insurance, banking, and regulation of those industries—related work experience a plus
• Experience with legislative and regulatory processes preferred

Benefits

• Annual salary range: $90,000-105,000, commensurate with experience
• Generous benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and 401K
• Generous time off
• We invest in growth opportunities for our employees both within a position and within the organization