Government Works Weekly #25
Jobs, Events, and Happy Holidays
Welcome to your weekly roundup of opportunities, events, and information about how government works—and how government can work better—to improve the lives of individuals, families, and communities.
My kid’s school just went on break until next year, so unless my Xmas miracle this year is that she suddenly starts to nap again this will probably be the last time I put one of these out until 2025 – so see you in January. And if you can’t wait until then, think about following along on the new LinkedIn page for some drips and drops of one-off content in the winter interim. Happy Holidays!
APPLY YOURSELF – jobs, internships, funding, and other ways to get involved
[NEW JOBS]
Manager, Economics Pathways (and more), J-PAL North America [U.S.]
Assessment Impact Coordinator (and more), League of Women Voters [Remote]
Operations Coordinator (and more), PolicyLink [Oakland or Remote, CA]
Development and Impact Manager (and more), MIT Blueprint Labs [Cambridge, MA]
Regional Communications Strategist, Common Cause [Remote U.S.]
Strategic Communications Trainer, Heartland Fund [Remote U.S.]
Strategic Partnerships Associate (and more), American Oversight [Remote]
Program Coordinator (and more), Ballot Initiative Strategy Center [Remote]
Digital Director, States United Democracy Center [D.C. / Remote]
Deputy Chief Digital Services Officer, San Francisco Digital and Data Services [deadline 13 Dec.]
VP, Development (and more), Run for Something [Remote U.S.]
Assistant Director/Director of Tax Policy (and more), Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget [D.C.]
Chief Operating Officer, Participation Factory [Hybrid / Prague]
Development Specialist, Center for Election Innovation & Research [D.C. or Remote / deadline 20 Dec.]
Communications Specialist, Center for Election Innovation & Research [D.C. or Remote / deadline 20 Dec.]
Senior Regional Coordinator, Europe, Open Government Partnership [Brussels / deadline 5 Jan.]
Junior Policy Analyst, Public Governance, OECD [Paris / deadline 1 Jan.]
Impact and Accountability Officer, CIVICUS [Remote / deadline 3 Jan.]
Grants Officer, European Partnership for Democracy [Brussels / deadline 5 Jan.]
[OTHER OPPORTUNITIES]
International Advisory Board, Open Ownership
Research Report Stipends, IBM Center for The Business of Government
Contract: Lead Researcher and Coordinator (re: democratic backsliding), National Democratic Institute [Remote / deadline 20 Dec.]
Calls for Papers, Public Administration in Polarized Democracies. Theoretical Perspectives, Empirical Insights, Practical Implications, International Review of Administrative Sciences [deadline 15 Jan.]
Research Associate/PhD Researcher – State Reform in Germany, Hertie School [Berlin / part-time / deadline 20 Dec.]
Congressional Fellowship Program, American Political Science Association [deadline 3 Jan.]
Fellowship Application (Spring 2025 Cohort), Paragon Policy Fellowship [deadline 5 Jan.]
Internship, The Quality of Government Institute [deadline 19 Dec.]
Anti-Corruption Research Challenge, OECD [deadline 5 Jan.]
Teaching Case Study Competition, Teaching Public Service in the Digital Age [deadline 31 Jan.]
Allen Lab for Democracy Renovation Fellowships, Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation [Unpaid / deadline 10 Jan.]
UPCOMING EVENTS – webinars, conferences, and other human things
[THIS WEEK] – 9-13 DEC.
9 DEC: Driving Cross-Government Innovation: Lessons Learned from the Tribal CX Pilot Team [Partnership for Public Service]
9 DEC: Truth, Expertise, and Democracy [The Philosopher]
10 DEC: National Conference on Citizenship 2024 - Renewing Civic Health
10 DEC: Decisionmaking in collaborative research and action [Brookings]
10 DEC: CX Workshop [Nextgov/FCW + Route Fifty]
10 DEC: Funder call on countering elected authoritarianism [TAI + Keseb]
10 DEC: TOPC Fireside Chat: Sustainability in design & practise [Centre for Public Impact]
10 DEC: 2024: The Election Year in Retrospect [World Justice Project]
10 DEC: Resilient Public Spaces: Pathways to Mitigate Online Violence Against Women in Politics [Apolitical Foundation]
11 DEC: Open Government Federal Advisory Committee Meeting [General Services Administration]
11 DEC: Examining the Long-Term Impacts of Cash Transfer Programs on Low-Income Households [Institute for Research on Poverty]
11-13 DEC: State Innovation Exchange National Conference 2024
12 DEC: The future of election reform [Brookings]
12 DEC: Do We Need a Multiparty System? [NYU Brademas Center + the Brennan Center for Justice]
12 DEC: Virtual event: New foundations for American infrastructure [Niskanen Center]
12 DEC: Democracy Preservation Cause Area Group - Presentation by iCivics on Funding Civics Education [Effective Altruism DC]
12 DEC: Federal Communicators Series— Communicating Through Change and Leading with Resilience [Partnership for Public Service]
12 DEC: ProPublica & Impact: Then, Now and Next [ProPublica]
12 DEC: 2024 Datum Awards & Data Foundation Open House [Data Foundation]
12 DEC: Evidence-Based Policy and the Budget Process [American Association for Budget and Program Analysis]
13 DEC: ROMPER: The RAND/USC OPTIC Method for Policy Expert Ratings [RAND]
13 DEC: An Intro into the U.S. Civic Tech Landscape [Technologists for the Public Good]
[NEXT WEEK] – 16-20 DEC
16 DEC: Digital Public Goods Landscape Scan Launch Webinar [Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation]
17 DEC: Joy to the (Civic) World: The Role of Fun & Joy in Civic Life [Democracy Notes + Connective Tissue]
17 DEC: Bridging the Talent Gap: Recruiting and Integrating Tech Talent in Government [InnovateUS]
17 DEC: SDG 16 as a Key Vector for Eliminating Poverty [International IDEA]
18 DEC: Online Book Talk—The Tech Coup: How to Save Democracy from Silicon Valley [ASH Center]
18 DEC: An Afternoon of Missions in Action [IIPP’s Mission-Oriented Innovation Network]
18 DEC: Building Your State's Civic Capacity: Practical Applications of the Healthy Democracy Ecosystem Map [National Civic League]
EYES & EARS – reading, podcasts, videos, and other good stuff
Since we are signing off until next year, here is a preview of some of the events already on our radar for 2025. See you soon.
[2025 EVENTS]
8 JAN: Open Government Federal Advisory Committee [U.S. Open Government Secretariat]
13 JAN: Evidence-Based Solutions for Improving Federal Government Performance [National Academy of Public Administration]
15-16 JAN: Symposium on Strategic Subnational Diplomacy [Meridian International Center]
17 JAN: 2025 Roosevelt Network Winter Policy Expo [Roosevelt Institute]
21 JAN: Sustainable Energy for Some? Value Creation and Distribution in the Energy Transition [UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose]
23 JAN: AI and the Future of Lawmaking: Innovation at the Library of Congress with Natalie Buda Smith [Reboot Democracy]
25 JAN: Political Tech Summit [Europe]
5-7 FEB: 2025 OGP Asia and Pacific Regional Meeting [Open Government Partnership]
7 FEB: Open Government Federal Advisory Committee [U.S. Open Government Secretariat]
7-9 FEB: 2025 APSA Teaching & Learning Conference [American Political Science Association]
26-27 FEB: Co-Creation Bootcamp: Improving Civic Participation with Emerging Technologies [OECD]
27 FEB: Digital-era government skills masterclass [Teaching Public Service in the Digital Age]
12 MAR: SDinGov Virtual 2025
20&27 MAR: Connective (t)Issues: Stories of Digitality, Infrastructures, and Resistance [Data & Society]
26-27 MAR: 2025 Global Anti-Corruption & Integrity Forum [OECD]
29-30 MAY: Code for America Summit 2025: Designing for change, delivering for the future [Code for America]
3-5 JUN: The 2025 Canadian Political Science Association Annual Conference | IPSA
10-11 JUN: TICTeC 2025
12 JUN: 15th Annual IRS-TPC Joint Research Conference on Tax Administration [Urban Institute]
16-20 JUN: 20th Biennial Conference of the International Association for the Study of the Commons
23-26 JUN: World Justice Forum 2025 [World Justice Project]
26-27 JUN: SOA Symposium 2025: Legislators and Academics in Collaboration [Levin Center]
16-18 SEP: 2025 Federal Human Capital Conference [Partnership for Public Service]
7-9 OCT: 2025 OGP Global Summit [Open Government Partnership]
15-17 OCT: ComNet25