Policy Analyst/Senior Policy Analyst, Economics and Trade

1. Strong and demonstrated ability to present information clearly and concisely through both written and oral reports. This includes quickly identifying the core questions in a request, devising an appropriately scoped research approach to address those questions, and providing the results of that research in a succinct and compelling manner.
2. Advanced research, analytical, and evaluative skills, including the ability to synthesize and analyze large amounts of disparate data on emerging and/or controversial issues. Experience researching and writing about one or more of the following areas: macroeconomics, finance, trade, and technology.
3. For Analysts, demonstrated knowledge of one or more, and continued growth in multiple, of the following areas. For Senior Analysts, experience working in or demonstrated knowledge of at least three of the following areas.

• The overall state of China's domestic economy;
• China's financial system, including its banking system and capital markets, and their regulation;
• China's evolving policy and regulatory landscape, including market access for foreign companies, protection of intellectual property rights, data security, food and product safety, energy, and technology development;
• China's economic diplomacy and statecraft, including its participation in international economic governance and standards organizations;
• Trade policies and practices of China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, as well as which agencies within these jurisdictions are responsible for determining, implementing, and supervising, and conducting trade policies relationships;
• U.S.-China bilateral trade and investment flows, and their impact on U.S. national security, industries, and workers;
• China's adherence to U.S.-China bilateral commitments, its obligations as a member of the World Trade Organization, and other multilateral agreements;
• Trade laws, regulations, procedures and goals of the U.S. Congress and Executive Branch, especially those pertaining to the People's Republic of China and Taiwan, as well as to the control of exports and regulation of securities issuance and trading; and
• The overall composition of international trade, and the application of economic principles in U.S. bilateral and multilateral trade, financial, and economic relations.

4. Professional proficiency in Mandarin Chinese, to include ability to effectively utilize original language sources of electronic and print information in developing policy-relevant original research and analysis.

Senior Analysts only:
1. At least five years of relevant professional work experience with three or more years on China-related economic issues.
2. Professional work experience representing your organization to external audiences or customers, leading projects, or supervising other employees.