Associate, Washington Policy Research

Overview

Work Location
:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America

Hours
: 40

Line Of Business
: TD Securities

Pay Detail
: $115,000 - $200,000 USD

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Job Description
:
The Policy Associate, as part of TD Cowen's Washington Research Group, will work with the Head of Policy Research on analysis, reports and presentations related to policy and trends that cut horizontally across industries with a particular focus on emerging areas of innovation. Work will include writing, data analysis, curating sets of reports related to specific themes, gathering and organizing data from analysts, creating charts/graphics, synthesizing reports and maintaining distribution lists.

The Associate will advance their knowledge to bridge research with marketing and drive differentiation. The Associate provides research support in compiling and publishing high quality, comprehensive analysis and research on public policy and economic developments as assigned.

Supports lead analyst in scaling existing ESG and sustainability policy franchise; responsibilities are expected to increasingly expand to include:

• Sourcing data and writing draft policy summaries/outlooks for publication in weekly/monthly/quarterly reports
• Independently attend and engage with policy makers and industry associations in Washington DC, NY, TX, CA, and Canada
• Supporting lead analyst in conducting deep-dive policy analysis surrounding key topics in the power and transportation space, for publication in tactical or strategic (long-form) reports
• Supporting lead analyst in communicating with internal sales and banking colleagues, along with supporting lead analyst ahead of client-focused marketing and events
• Supporting lead analysts in sourcing and coordinating with policy thought leaders for policy calls and virtual/in person DC policy days
• US federal focus, secondary focus on states (CA, TX, NY), limited interaction with Canada, EU, China
• Sectors of focus include Power & Utilities, Energy, Transportation, Climate/Environmental Policy, and Trade

• Undergraduate degree, economics, or political science preferred
• 2+ years of related experience, preferably in government service and/or public policy
• Experience with policy analysis – regulatory and legislative
• Experience with US federal and state political process
• Experience with high emitting economic sectors (power, transport, etc) and pathways to decarbonization.
• Experience with concepts and principles behind sustainable investment

• Domestic Travel – Occasional
• International Travel – Never
• Performing sedentary work – Continuous
• Performing multiple tasks – Continuous
• Operating standard office equipment - Continuous
• Responding quickly to sounds – Occasional
• Sitting – Continuous
• Standing – Occasional
• Walking – Occasional
• Moving safely in confined spaces – Occasional
• Lifting/Carrying (under 25 lbs.) – Occasional
• Lifting/Carrying (over 25 lbs.) – Never
• Squatting – Occasional
• Bending – Occasional
• Kneeling – Never
• Crawling – Never
• Climbing – Never
• Reaching overhead – Never
• Reaching forward – Occasional
• Pushing – Never
• Pulling – Never
• Twisting – Never
• Concentrating for long periods of time – Continuous
• Applying common sense to deal with problems involving standardized situations – Continuous
• Reading, writing and comprehending instructions – Continuous
• Adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing – Continuous

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being…