The Employment and Income Security Unit conducts research and analysis on topics of interest to the Congress. Those topics include labor markets, income, poverty, cash and in-kind assistance programs, disability policies, education and training, and immigration. Recently completed work includes an evaluation of the effects of changing the minimum wage on employment and family income, an analysis of options for changing the retirement system for federal workers, an examination of trends in labor force participation, and an assessment of federal aid for postsecondary students.

The successful candidate will contribute to the full range of the division's responsibilities. Those include using survey data to conduct economic analyses and writing CBO reports and testimonies. Staff members are encouraged to actively participate in the policy research community by presenting papers at conferences, publishing articles in professional journals, and circulating preliminary research through CBO’s working paper series.

  

The Office of Communications supports CBO’s mission by developing, executing, and managing successful digital strategies. The web developer will provide technical expertise to help ensure seamless day-to-day operations and develop tactical and strategic improvements to CBO’s digital presence. This is a midlevel position requiring an experienced person who can shift seamlessly between producing well-documented code, upgrading Drupal, writing valid CSS3, designing user interfaces, and effectively integrating interactive media projects into CBO’s website. The role’s responsibilities include:

• Creating prototypes and demonstrations of new functionality, in line with CBO’s mobile-first approach, that makes the agency’s work more accessible and interactive while providing optimal user experience.
• Serving as a technical expert for digital projects, ensuring that new capabilities are compatible with CBO’s content management system (Drupal) and can be effectively integrated into the website.
• Modifying existing code bases, adding or configuring new Drupal modules, and creating custom modules or applications as needed to implement digital enhancements. Monitoring and applying necessary patches to ensure consistency between module dependencies.
• Extending themes, user interfaces, information taxonomy, and architecture to meet stakeholders’ objectives.
• Monitoring CBO’s cloud-hosted servers and conducting regular reviews to ensure that CBO is receiving the maximum benefit from its external infrastructure.
• Helping to manage relationships with external contractors, serving as a day-to-day point of contact.