Project Assistant, Early Childhood Initiative

The Bipartisan Policy Center is a non-profit organization that combines the best ideas from both parties to promote health, security, and opportunity for all Americans. BPC drives principled and politically viable policy solutions through the power of rigorous analysis, painstaking negotiation, and aggressive advocacy.

As a leading Washington, DC-based think tank that actively promotes bipartisanship, BPC works to address the key challenges facing the nation. Our policy solutions are the product of informed deliberations with former elected and appointed officials, business and labor leaders, and academics and advocates who possess views from across the political spectrum. We are currently focused on policy issues related to health, energy, the economy, education, immigration, infrastructure, and governance.

BPC is accepting applications for a Project Assistant for the Early Childhood Initiative. BPC’s Early Childhood Initiative is working to build a high-quality system of early care and education that supports all of America’s families. Early care and education programs, including child care, play a key role in ensuring that every child has the opportunity to build a quality foundation that will prepare them to learn, grow, and succeed. Child care also supports families and strengthens communities by allowing parents to participate in the labor force. However, millions of American families struggle to find quality, affordable child care in a safe, well-designed facility.

The Early Childhood Initiative’s work focuses on engaging a diverse group of stakeholders—from parents and families to business and faith leaders—in creating an early childhood system that works for all children and families. The initiative also works on understanding the need for and supply of child care across the country, and how federal, state, and local policies and innovations can increase access to quality child care.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Project Assistant will provide primary support through:

• Managing calendar and scheduling for ECI Director.
• Staffing ECI Director for participation in meetings and events through material preparation.
• Providing support for internal team meetings, including notices, agendas, and summaries.
• Providing project data entry and analytics of ECI publications.
• Working with finance team to manage contracts for external vendors, including contract execution and invoicing.
• Serving as ECI point of contact for BPC intern program, including managing interview process, onboarding, and intern workloads.
• Providing point of contact support for project staff and steering committee members, such as processing reimbursement requests, maintaining relationships with members and their assistants.
• Working with the events team to plan internal and external events. Preparing pre-meeting and post meeting read ahead materials, developing run-of show documents and coordinating with participants, booking conference rooms; preparing materials, etc.
• Planning for project related meetings, roundtables and other events. Researching topics and policies related to the meeting agendas and preparing summary documents for use as background information for participants.
• Providing research assistance to the team as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Administrative experience is required.
• Ability to multi-task and effectively manage one’s time and responsibilities.
• Experience with and knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
• The ability to communicate professionally and effectively with high-level public officials and other stakeholders is essential.
• Strong interpersonal and problem-solving skills.
• Works well independently, and as part of a team; experience working with a dynamic and energetic group of professionals is preferred.
• Strong research and writing skills.
• Interest and experience in early childhood education.

BPC offers a highly competitive salary and provides generous benefits. Individuals interested in this position should send resume, cover letter, writing sample, and references. Please submit materials as one file. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States. BPC does not sponsor employment visas.

 BPC is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace dedicated to pursuing and hiring a diverse workforce.