Legislative Analyst 9-P11 -- Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget

Posted: September 29, 2026

General Duties:

The Legislative Analyst plays a key role within the DTMB Director's Office, supporting a department of nearly 3,000 public servants who deliver essential administrative services to all state government agencies. This role provides critical support to DTMB's legislative, engagement, and transparency functions while helping advance the department's mission and priorities.

Full Description.

Requirements:

Education

• Possession of a bachelor's degree in any major.

Experience

• Departmental Analyst 9
  • No specific type or amount is required.
• Departmental Analyst 10
  • One year of professional experience.
• Departmental Analyst P11
  • Two years of professional experience, including one year of experience equivalent to the intermediate (10) level in state service.

Full Description.

Pay Range: $26.63 - $41.73 per hour

How to Apply:

Apply online.

Senior Source Water Policy Manager -- Alliance for the Great Lakes

Posted: September 29, 2026

General Duties:

The Senior Source Water Policy Manager works on critical unmet water quantity challenges in the Great Lakes region. They develop research questions and methods, plan and conduct research to identify causes, impacts, and solutions, develop policy analyses, and publicly educate and communicate findings to stakeholders in support of advocacy efforts under the Water Resources Program of the Alliance’s strategy. The Manager works collaboratively with partners across the Basin to achieve the Alliance’s water quantity goals. They serve as a key liaison to researchers, project partners, and stakeholders across the Alliance’s focus states. The Manager maintains a working knowledge of Great Lakes source water programs and policies as they affect the Great Lakes and uses that knowledge to recommend new opportunities within the Alliance’s programs, with a particular emphasis on supporting underserved and disadvantaged communities. They ensure timely and high-quality execution of relevant Alliance strategic plan deliverables, and partner with a variety of other staff members to support internal work planning, external communications, grant proposals, and reports.

Full Description.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree, graduate degree, or JD preferred, with at least seven years of increasing professional experience in water policy research and analysis, natural resources management, government affairs, or similar field.
• Exceptional research and analytical skills, with the ability to independently track policy and regulatory developments across multiple jurisdictions and quickly identify critical legislative and regulatory provisions. 

Full Description.

How to Apply:

Please e-mail a cover letter, resume, references, and writing or work sample that demonstrates relevant qualifications to [email protected]. Include the job title in the subject line.

Applications will be accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis starting on September 18th, 2026, and until the position is filled. 

Departmental Specialist -- Michigan Department of Civil Rights

Posted: September 29, 2026

General Duties:

This position functions as the Professional Standards Coordinator (PSC) and Staff Specialist and will work in a collaborative and proactive manner with other organizational divisions including Community Engagement, Law & Policy, Equity and Inclusion, and Executive Leadership. The PSC will be responsible for directing and guiding internal training for new employees as well as professional development to ensure staff have the skills and tools necessary to satisfactorily perform job responsibilities; and directing and guiding external Enforcement-related training and Enforcement Division Community Intake partnerships to educate communities on department services, including guaranteed protections under Civil Rights laws and the Intake process as well as the formal complaint investigation process.

Full Description.

Requirements:

Education

• Possession of a bachelor’s degree in any major.

Experience

• Departmental Specialist 13 - 15 Four years of professional experience, including two years equivalent to the experienced (P11) level or one year equivalent to the advanced (12) level

Full Description.

Pay Range: $68,536.00 - $102,294.40 Annually

How to Apply:

Apply online.

Advocacy and Membership Coordinator -- Michigan Pharmacists Association

Posted: September 28, 2026

General Duties:

The Advocacy & Membership Coordinator supports the Governmental Affairs, Communications, and Membership departments, reporting directly to the Chief Strategy Officer who oversees each of these departments. This role will assist in the planning and execution of membership and advocacy events and campaigns while monitoring and relaying regular departmental communications.

Key Responsibilities: 

• Advocacy Coordination Support:
  • Assist in communications and scheduling between the Chief Strategy Officer, Michigan Legislative Offices, Government Departments, and multiclient lobbying contractors for advocacy-related meetings and events.
• Membership Administrative Support:
  • Serve as the first point of contact for routine membership inquiries via phone and email,
    resolving standard questions directly and escalating complex or sensitive matters to other
    staff as needed.

Full Description.

Requirements:

• Associate or bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience in business, communications, political science, or a related field.
• Minimum of two years of administrative, event planning, legislative, or government affairs experience.

Full Description.

Pay Range: $60,000 - $70,000 annually

How to Apply:

Interested parties should send a cover letter and resume/CV to Eric Roath, MPA chief strategy officer, at [email protected]. Please include at least 2 references, at least one of them being a professional reference, that we may contact following the interview process.

Senior Program Manager-Communications -- Michigan Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence

Posted: September 28, 2026

General Duties:

The Senior Program Manager – Communications handles MCEDSV's day-to-day communications and helps shape its public voice. This is a hands-on, mid-career role for a skilled communicator who can move fluidly between strategy and execution, developing messaging and campaigns one day, writing a press release, or managing the website the next. The Senior Program Manager – Communications translates complex issues of domestic and sexual violence, public policy, and prevention into accessible, ethical, survivor-centered content that advances MCEDSV's mission and supports its member programs.

Full Description.

Requirements:

The ideal candidate brings a strong communications background, a genuine commitment to our work and is comfortable handling sensitive subject matter with care. This role is well suited to a passionate individual who is ready to step up from a generalist role into ownership of an organization's communications function, with room to grow.

Full Description.

Pay Range: $65,000 annually

How to Apply:

Please submit a resume, cover letter, and two writing or communication samples to: [email protected].

Early Childhood and Policy and Program Associate -- Michigan's Children

Posted: September 28, 2026

General Duties:

• Monitor policy and legislation affecting children and families. We focus on state-level policy but also work with a wide range of national partners when the need arises – to make sure Michigan’s kids and families are represented in the rooms “where it happens.”
• Research early childhood policy in other states to gather ideas and be ready to lead when they fit Michigan.
• Collect, evaluate and synthesize information related to public policy issues to create timely reports and briefs for policymakers, the media, advocates and the public.
• Build strong partnerships with other nonprofits with aligned interests and support advocacy from grass roots to grass tops.

Full Description.

Requirements:

• Wide familiarity with early childhood issues and systems, and deep knowledge of at least one early childhood sector.
• Strong skills in research, writing and analyzing data. Data geeks and policy wonks will feel at home on our team!
• Strong working knowledge and/or experience in policy and state government processes including legislative processes, and advocacy.

Full Description.

Pay Range: $60,000 - $80,000 annually

How to Apply:

Instead of writing a standard cover letter, please send us a letter that answers these three questions:

1. How has early childhood been a central focus of your work/life?
2. What do you see as two urgent issues in early childhood in Michigan today?
3. Tell us one area you would be great at in this position and one area you would have to grow in.

Email cover letter and resume to [email protected]. Applications received by Wednesday, October 14th, 2026, will be prioritized.