Announcement: Search re-opened: Seeking Senior Policy Fellow for Economic and Fiscal Analysis

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Search re-opened: Seeking Senior Policy Fellow for Economic and Fiscal Analysis

Connecticut Voices for Children is seeking a Senior Policy Fellow for Economic and Fiscal Analysis, who will serve as a lead researcher and the organization’s liaison on issues of family economic security and state and federal fiscal analysis. Please forward the position announcement below to persons who might be interested in the position or able to share the profile with potential candidates.

Among the major responsibilities:

Play a leadership role in the collection, analysis (both quantitative and qualitative), reporting on and dissemination of state and local data related to family economic security and state fiscal analysis. Produce substantial research reports and shorter analyses and briefs that are timely, accessible, and easily understood by a range of audiences.
Act as organization’s primary liaison to statewide coalition efforts around general family economic security issues, and monitor economic development efforts throughout the state, focusing particularly on impacts on working families. Work with other CT nonprofits organizations to reduce poverty.
Partner with other CT nonprofit organizations working on state and federal tax and budget policy. Monitor tax and budget policy developments and trends.
Educate and provide technical assistance to policymakers. Prepare and deliver legislative testimony.
Present policy and research information to a variety of audiences, including policymakers, health and human service providers, advocacy organizations, and news media.
Pursue a research and policy agenda and strategies that advances fiscal policies that enhance the cost-effectiveness of state and local public investment and the fairness and adequacy of the state’s revenue system.

Please fax, mail or e-mail resume and two representative writing samples to:
Mary Jennings, Office Manager, Connecticut Voices for Children, 33 Whitney Ave, New Haven CT 06510
mjennings [AT] ctkidslink.org
Fax: 203-498-4242

Please see the job announcement below for details.

Position Announced: Search re-opened October 23, 2009
Deadline: November 23, 2009

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A Revenue Accountability Commission: The Right Step Toward Securing Connecticut's Fiscal Future

Connecticut is facing unprecedented state budget deficits, yet has not comprehensively reviewed its revenue structure in 20 years. In the last two decades, legislators have made hundreds of changes to the state's tax code, including more than 50 changes to the personal income tax, 230 to the sales and use tax, and 140 to the corporation business tax.

In situations similar to the fiscal crises Connecticut now faces, many other states have chosen to convene commissions to study their revenue streams. These states have recognized that the first step to a solution will be to understand exactly how their present revenue systems are broken. More than two dozen states have convened revenue study commissions in the past decade. Their experiences can inform Connecticut's decisions.

The Revenue Accountability Commission bill (H.B. 5534) represents many of the best practices evident in other states' commissions and is responsive to the needs of Connecticut. The bill calls for a diverse set of stakeholders to study the state's revenue structure. A few simple modifications to this bill would include more best practices and enable the Commission to craft more meaningful recommendations.

Download this publication from Connecticut Voices for Children.

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