AIPAC is a registered domestic lobby whose principal mission is to work with Congress on legislation that strengthens the relationship between the United States and Israel.
Title
Senior Political Analyst
Office
National Headquarters
Roles and Responsibilities
This individual works with the deputy National Political Director to provide assessments of campaigns and political trends in U.S. politics. Responsibilities include:
- Track house, Senate, and Presidential races, as well as national political trends: use available resources to analyze the competitiveness of races; keep the political department informed about trends and developments; write daily/weekly political briefings; produce materials for use in national and regional political briefings
- Write AIPAC's quarterly political race assessment magazine
- Work with AIPAC's regional offices to: track and provide analysis for congressional races; schedule candidate meetings and obtain pro-Israel position papers
- Help educate candidates for office to keep extensive records of candidate meetings and to work with candidates/campaigns/consultants to get position papers
- Manage political files by keeping position papers/candidate meeting forms organized and accessible
Qualifications
- 3-5 years of campaign or political experience
- Superior Writing skills
- Strong analytical skills
- Well organized
- Attention to detail
- Ability to consume tremendous amounts of information and discern what is most important
- Good computer research skills
- Computer skills (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- U.S. Citizenship
Reports to
National Deputy Political Director
No phone calls please.
AIPAC is an equal opportunity employer.
