ABOUT THE COMMISSION The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission is a Congressional advisory commission, mandated to monitor, investigate, and report to Congress on the national security implications of the bilateral trade and economic relationship between the United States and the People's Republic of China. The Commission's full mandate is posted at https://www.uscc.gov/charter.

Duties

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Under the direction of the Executive Director, the position is responsible for leading, managing, and developing a small team of 5-6 policy research staff (analysts, fellows, and research assistants), specifically overseeing the unclassified research, policy analysis, writing and editing, and policy recommendation development work in Economics and Trade subject matter areas. Also contributes to the broader staff as one of the directors providing cross-functional coordination and leadership across the Commission staff. 1. Lead and manage a diverse team developing policy-relevant analysis within the Commission's mandate. Lead the team's efforts to: generate ideas; research and draft the Commission's Annual Report; prepare staff papers and issue briefs; develop hearings; draft talking points and editorials, etc. 2. Structure, organize, and supervise the team's work, ensuring team work products are completed on time and meet the Commission's standards. 3. Develop and mentor junior and mid-career policy analysts to build subject matter expertise and produce substantive and effective written and oral assessments of issues in the team's portfolio. 4. Collaborate with the Security and Foreign Affairs Team to ensure research in support of the Commission's mandate is comprehensive and coordinated across all relevant issue areas. 5. Ensure the team's analytic work is accurate, timely, and well written; satisfies the requirements of Commissioners and Congress; reflects the Commission's positions; is relevant to Congressional policymaking; and meets professional standards. 6. Serve as a subject matter expert for Commissioners, to Congressional staff, and in support of the Commission's advice to Congress, in the subject areas assigned to your team (see areas of expertise identified in the requirements and qualifications listed below). 7. Develop and sustain a professional network with officials in the U.S. government who create or carry out China-related strategy, policy, or plans; regulators involved in executing economic or trade relations with China; and China analysts in the U.S. government, private sector, and academia.

Requirements

Qualifications

REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS 1. An established record of policy-relevant professional experience on issues related to U.S. economic and trade relations with China and their implications for U.S. national security. 2. Experience supervising and leading people and teams in conducting research, analysis, and writing. 3. Strong and demonstrated ability to present information clearly and concisely through both written and oral communication. 4. Advanced research, analytical, and evaluative skills, including the ability to mentor and develop in analysts the skills necessary to synthesize and analyze large amounts of disparate data on emerging and/or controversial issues and clearly communicate their implications to a policy audience. 5. Expert knowledge of five or more of the following areas. a. U.S.-China bilateral trade and investment flows, and their impact on U.S. national security, industries, and workers; b. 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; c. U.S. laws and regulations relating to the control of exports and to inbound investment, outbound investment, and financial markets, especially those relating to the People's Republic of China; d. The overall state of China's domestic economy; e. China's laws, regulations, policies and goals relating to its financial system, including its banking system and capital markets; f. 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; g. China's economic diplomacy and statecraft, including its participation in international economic governance and standards organizations; h. Trade policies and practices of China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, as well as which agencies within these jurisdictions are responsible for determining, implementing, supervising, and conducting such policies; i. China's adherence to U.S.-China bilateral trade and investment commitments, its obligations as a member of the World Trade Organization, and other multilateral agreements; and j. The overall composition of international trade, and the application of economic principles in U.S. bilateral and multilateral trade, financial, and economic relations. HIGHLY DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS: (Not required, but may be considered in the selection process) 1. Experience working in or engaging with Congress on matters related to economics and trade policy. 2. Professional proficiency in Mandarin Chinese, to include ability to effectively utilize original language sources of electronic and print information, and guide the use of such resources by other analysts, in developing policy-relevant original research and analysis. 3. Experience working in a U.S. government department or agency that conducts, oversees, or regulates economic or trade relations with China. 4. Experience living and/or working in China, Taiwan, or Hong Kong. 5. Academic degree(s) in a relevant field, such as Economics, Political-Economy, Asian Studies, International Relations, Political Science, or Law.

Education

Please read the "Qualifications" section.

Contacts

• Address US-China Economic and Security Review Commission 444 North Capitol Street, NW Suite 602 Washington, DC 20001 US
• Name: Human Resources
• Email: [email protected]