Government Works Weekly #39

Jobs, Events, and a No Country For Old Kings

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APPLY YOURSELF – jobs, internships, and other ways to get involved

POLICY + PROGRAM

• Public Policy Associate, National Council of Nonprofits [D.C.]

• Associate Dean for Public Service and Public Interest, George Washington University Law School [D.C.]

• Criminal Justice Policy Manager, Arnold Ventures [Houston, NYC, or D.C.]

• Senior Fellow, Public Private Partnership (PPP), Results for America [NYC or D.C. preferred]

• CEO and Chief of Staff, Accelerator and Programs, Evidence Action [Remote]

• Chief Executive Officer, NextGen America [Remote]

• Executive Director, Climate Impact Lab, University of Chicago Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth [IL]

• Program Coordinator, Coase-Sandor Institute for Law and Economics, University of Chicago Law School [Hybrid]

• Program Officer, Climate Finance and Multilateral Initiatives, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation [Menlo Park, CA]

• Research Assistant (Democratic Staff), Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee [D.C.]

• Program Associate, Resetting the Table [Remote]

• Vice President, Office of Executive Vice President, Partners for Rural Impact [Remote]

• Research Associate, J-PAL North America [priority deadline 18 June]

• Director, Voting Rights Litigation, Campaign Legal Center [D.C.]

• Program Assistant, ActiVote and the National Civic League [D.C. / contract]

• Programme Assistant, Digital Democracy Initiative, CIVICUS [deadline 16 June]

• Vice President of Programs, Coleridge Initiative [Remote]

• Director, The Council for American Democracy (TCAD), Issue One [Hybrid D.C.]

• Associate Center Director, Center for Expanding Viewpoints in Higher Education, Tufts University [Medford, MA]

STATE + LOCAL

• Policy Analyst, State Fiscal Policy, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities [Hybrid D.C.]

• Policy Specialist, Legislative Staff Services (and more), National Conference of State Legislatures [Hybrid Denver / deadline 26 June]

• Research Analyst, Wyoming Legislative Service Office [Cheyenne, WY]

• Policy Manager, Fair Share Housing Center [Cherry Hill, NJ]

• Multiple Positions at State Affiliates, League of Conservation Voters [Various states]

• Executive Director, MOST Policy Initiative [Jefferson City, MO]

• Policy Director, The Sycamore Institute [Tennessee / deadline 11 July]

• Program Director, Arkansas Community Foundation [deadline 3 July]

COMMS + OPS

• Development Director, Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, Institute for Research on Labor and Employment [UC Berkeley]

• Strategic Partnerships Manager (and more), Freedom Together Foundation [NYC]

• Communications Director, Climate Defiance [Remote U.S.]

• Ballot Measures Staff Writer and News Team Staff Researcher, Ballotpedia [Remote]

• Senior Director, Field and Organizing, Americans United for Separation of Church and State [Remote]

• Grants Manager, ICTJ [deadline 30 June]

• Project Lead, Stanford Center on Early Childhood [CA]

• Strategic Engagement Manager, Issue One [Hybrid D.C.

• Administrative Project Coordinator, Federal Relations, Trust for Public Lands [D.C.]

• Operations Manager, Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement [Remote]

• Operations Manager, D.C. Policy Center [D.C.]

• Relationship Manager, Freedom Together Foundation [NYC]

• Project Learning and Communications Officer, Digital Democracy Initiative, CIVICUS [deadline 16 June]

• Strategic Communications Manager, GiveWell [Remote U.S.]

• SVP of Operations, Murmuration [Remote]

• Operations & Finance Manager, Partners in Democracy [MA]

TECH + DATA + DESIGN

• Director of Strategic Partnerships and Public Sector Growth Lead, Code for America [Remote]

• Behavioral Science Design Lead (Field Based/Frequent Field Travel), Center for Effective Global Action [Flexible location]

• Research Fellow, AI Initiative, Center for Global Development [deadline 20 June]

• Director of Product, Research Libraries, New York Public Library [NYC]

• Digital Action Lab Officer, CIVICUS [deadline 16 June]

• Project Coordinator, Data Lab, World Resources Institute [Hybrid D.C.]

• Assistant Secretary for Technology, New York State Executive Chamber [NY]

• Head of Delivery, Department of Technology & Innovation [City of Chicago]

• Senior Service Designer, Government Digital Service [UK / deadline 22 June]

INTERNATIONAL

• Head of Finance, Transparency International [Berlin]

• Policy Analyst, Social Europe and Well-being (and more), European Policy Centre [deadline 20 June]

• Deputy Programme Manager (Eastern Partnership) and Programme Manager (Eastern Partnership), European Endowment for Democracy [Brussels / deadline 29 June]

• Government & Multilateral Partnership Manager (Maternity Cover), Save the Children [UK]

• Analyst, Teaching and Learning International Survey, OECD [Paris]

• Chargé.e de projet, Democracy Reporting International [Tunisia]

• Programme Manager, Building Future Generations, Porticus [São Paulo, Brazil]

• Research Consultant, Caribbean Country Department, IDB [D.C. / deadline 23 June]

INTERNSHIPS + FELLOWSHIPS

• Multiple Traineeships, European Endowment for Democracy [Brussels]

• Senior Research Fellow, Water Governance, Chatham House [London / deadline 22 June]

• Pre/Post Doctoral Fellowship, Local Politics and Policy Lab, Emory University [Atlanta, GA]

• Leadership in Government Fellowship, Open Society Foundations [deadline 24 July]

• Innovation Fellowship, Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress [deadline approaching]

• January 2026 Congressional Fellowships, Tech Congress [deadline 2 July]

CONSULTANCIES + OTHER OPPORTUNITIES

• Consultancy: Final evaluation of the project “Siemens Integrity Initiative (SII)”, Transparency International [deadline 15 June]

• Consultancy: End-of-project evaluation: Strengthened enforcement capacities of public authorities (STEP) EU project, Transparency International [deadline 1 July]

• Request for Quotations: EU SEE French-English Translators, Democracy Reporting International [deadline 17 June]

• Call for Applications: Helen Darbishire Fund for Civil Society 2025-27, Open Government Partnership [deadline 6 July]

• McCourt School Client Capstone Program, McCourt School of Public Policy [proposals through 20 June]

And lots more opportunities in the last newsletter: Government Works Weekly #38.

UPCOMING EVENTS – webinars, conferences, and other human things

WEEK OF 16-20 JUNE

• 16 JUNE: Democratising museums: deliberative democracy in memory spaces [EUROPAST]

• 16-20 JUNE: 20th Biennial Conference of the International Association for the Study of the Commons

• 17 JUNE: Five dimensions of scaling democratic deliberation: With and beyond AI [DemocracyNext]

• 17 JUNE: The Destruction of Disaster Relief: The Trump Administration’s Attack on Emergency Disaster Preparedness and Relief Aid [CAP]

• 17 JUNE: Democracy on the Line: Standing Up to the Trump Administration’s Attacks on Free Speech [CAP]

• 17 JUNE: Beyond profit: How blockchain technology can be used for the public good [Brookings]

• 17 JUNE: Policy Research and Program Evaluation After DOGE [APPAM]

• 18 JUNE: Digital-era government skills masterclass [Teaching Public Service in the Digital Age]

• 18 JUNE: Government Revenue and Development Estimations (GRADE), governance, public funds, and SDG impacts [Trust, Accountability, and Inclusion Collaborative]

• 18 JUNE: Food & Water Justice: Defending Our Food and Water in the Courts [Food & Water Watch]

• 18 JUNE: A Conversation on Family Remittances and Taxes [Inter-American Dialogue]

• 18 JUNE: Policies to Support Veterans’ Needs at the State and Local Level [RAND]

• 18-20 JUNE: Rethinking the State: Reimagining Capacity, Power and Purpose [UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose]

• 19 JUNE: EPD’s Annual Conference 2025: Rebooting Democracy: Lessons from the Past, Code for the Future [European Partnership for Democracy]

• 19 JUNE: Evidence-Based Policy-Making in Climate, Health, and Innovation [Hertie School]

• 19 JUNE: Launch of Government at a Glance 2025 [OECD]

• 20 JUNE: Leading Boldly in a Shifting Government [Civilla]

EYES & EARS – reading, podcasts, and other good stuff

Happy No Kings Day to all who celebrate.