Policy Analyst

About Las Vegans for Better Transit

We advocate for world-class public transportation and the land use that makes it work through public education, community outreach, and coalition building. We're working toward a Las Vegas Valley where a family doesn't have to drive to get groceries, where a kid can get home from an after-school club without waiting on a parent, where households aren't sinking thousands a year into gas and insurance, and where the preventable crashes that hurt and kill people every year stop happening. Transit as part of everyday life for a real share of the valley, not something only some people use.

Our goal is to become the brand for transit advocacy and better urbanism in the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area. We're a relatively new organization, but we're growing and building LVBT to last.

About the role

Walk into a hearing without your facts straight and you get dismissed; walk in with a tight, accurate brief and you get taken seriously. The difference is research nobody sees — and that’s what this role builds. You’ll create the institutional knowledge that makes LVBT credible in every room we walk into, right as Nevada’s 2027 legislative session opens a real window for transit funding, with the RTC, the Clark County Commission, and the state legislature all in play.

The Policy Analyst tracks what’s moving, turns it into briefing materials the team can actually use, and builds a research foundation the organization can point to for years. This isn’t reading policy PDFs for their own sake — it’s making the information usable when it counts.

What you’ll do

• Monitor legislation. Track state and local bills and decisions relevant to transit, transportation funding, and land use. Know what’s moving before we get caught off guard.
• Produce briefing materials. Turn a 40-page bill into a one-pager. Write summaries the team can read fast and act on.
• Build the research library. Maintain a body of reference material that members and organizers can find and use.
• Reach out to experts. As research needs arise, make contact with academics, policy organizations, and government contacts who know things we need to know.
• Support advocacy work. When we’re making a public argument, make sure it holds up.

What we’re looking for

You don’t need policy experience. You do need:

• Strong research and writing skills — you can find what matters and explain it clearly
• Genuine interest in transit and land use policy, not just a resume line
• Comfort working independently, and the sense to ask for direction when you need it
• Roughly 3 hours per week, with significantly more during active legislative sessions

Familiarity with Nevada state and local government is a plus, not a requirement.

What you’ll get

You’ll come away with deep working knowledge of how transit policy functions in Nevada — the legislators, the institutions, the pressure points. You’ll build a body of research that lives in the organization after you’re done, a network of contacts in the policy and advocacy world, and experience that translates directly into roles in government, advocacy, planning, or journalism.

This is a volunteer position.