Government Works Weekly #47
Jobs and Events (5 Sep. 2025)
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EVENT HORIZON – webinars, conferences, and other human things
WEEK OF 7-13 SEPTEMBER
8 SEP: Digital Taxes to Fund Public Interest Media [Forum on Information & Democracy]
8 SEP: Can We Save American Democracy? [Ash Center]
9 SEP: Opening of the 80th session of the UNGA [United Nations]
9 SEP: Launch of Education at a Glance 2025 [OECD]
9 SEP: After the Farm Bill: A Discussion About the Future of Farm and Rural Policy [CAP]
9-17 SEP: Diálogos Transformadores para la Sociedad Civil [Connectas]
10 SEP: Anger, fear, domination: Dark passions and the power of political speech [Brookings]
10 SEP: Represent: Leading Voices [Courier]
10 SEP: Fixing the Immigration System to Strengthen the United States [CAP]
10 SEP: Democratic Resilience in the Face of Global Disruption [SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University]
10 SEP: Ready to Run [Contest Every Race]
11 SEP: Launch of The Global State of Democracy Report 2025: ‘Democracy on the Move’ [International IDEA]
11 SEP: Why Public Engagement? [InnovateUS]
11-14 SEP: APSA Annual Meeting & Exhibition
12 SEP: Rethinking Urban Governance for Climate Mobility [Bloomberg Center for Cities]
13 SEP: 2025 Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Awards [Roosevelt Institute]
WEEK OF 14-19 SEPTEMBER
14-16 SEP: YIMBYtown 2025
15 SEP: Digital Doorways to Public Benefits: Research Webinar [Digital Benefits Network at the Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation at Georgetown University]
15 SEP: The Cost of Uncertainty in the Federal Budget Process [American Association for Budget and Program Analysis]
15 SEP: What the Trump administration legally can and can’t do to implement its agenda in public schools [Brookings]
15 SEP: Inclusive Growth: How Cities Can Support People with a Migrant Background [OECD]
15 SEP: A Maturity Model for Public Participation [SFU Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue]
15 SEP: How to Save Democracy: Meet the Pioneers [The Conduit]
15-16 SEP: European Rule of Law Conference 2025 [re:constitution]
15-16 SEP: The Anti-Monopoly Summit 2025 [American Economic Liberties Project]
16 SEP: Winning People-Centered Policies in the Age of Constitutional Collapse [Marguerite Casey Foundation]
16 SEP: National Conference on Citizenship [NCoC]
16 SEP: AI for Digital Democracy: New Guidance from Global Case Studies [People Powered]
16 SEP: Writing & Delivering Testimony Workshop: Same-Day Voter Registration [Partners in Democracy]
16 SEP: Civic Match Live: Mid-Late Career [Work for America]
16 SEP: What Exceptional Public Sector Leaders Do Differently [Apolitical]
16-18 SEP: 2025 Federal Human Capital Conference / GovHR Conference [Partnership for Public Service]
17 SEP: Seventh Annual Congressional Hackathon [House Chief Administrative Officer]
17 SEP: Co-Opting AI: Taxes [UVA’s Digital Technology for Democracy Lab, NYU’s Institute for Public Knowledge, and Sloane Lab]
17 SEP: Constitution Day [National Constitution Center]
18 SEP: Is It Time to Keep, Tweak, or Reboot Government? A participatory workshop to reimagine public systems and build what works [Federation of American Scientists]
18 SEP: Democracy Beyond Elections: Citizens’ Assemblies and Institutional Reform [Columbia World Projects + New America’s Political Reform program + FIDE - North America]
18 SEP: Weathering the Shift: Place-Based Solutions for Extreme Weather Resilience [National Academy of Public Administration]
18 SEP: Lessons Learned from a Failed Project: Outside IT Specialists in a Romanian City Hall [Teaching Public Service in the Digital Age]
18 SEP: Predoctoral Information Session [Opportunity Insights]
19 SEP: Service to the Citizen Awards: Champions of Change Program
APPLY YOURSELF – jobs, internships, and other ways to get involved
POLICY + PROGRAM
Professional Staff Member, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform [deadline 15 Sep.]
Project Coordinator, Center for Universal Education (and more), Brookings [Hybrid D.C.]
Head of Public Purpose Pathways - Rising Generation, Teach for All [U.S. Remote]
Community-Owned Real Estate (CORE) Program Coordinator, Transform Finance [Remote]
Chief of Program, MoveOn [new deadline 15 Sep.]
Program Coordinator – Artificial Intelligence Initiative, Center for Global Development [D.C.]
Policy Associate, David Rothenberg Center Public Policy [Long Island City, NY]
Program Associate, POPVOX Foundation [Remote]
Manager, Government Relations, Independent Sector [D.C.]
Senior Policy Counsel/Advisor - Voting Rights & Democracy, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law [D.C.]
Temporary Congressional Affairs Liaison, Doctors Without Borders [D.C.]
National Press Secretary –and– Senior Major Gifts Manager (and more), Indivisible Project [Hybrid D.C.]
STATE + LOCAL
Senior Director, Student Engagement and City Careers, Bloomberg Center for Cities [Harvard]
Policy Manager, New Era Colorado [Boulder or Denver]
Program Coordinator, Social Innovation Forum [Massachusetts / deadline 26 Sep.]
Executive Director, DC Vote [D.C.]
Program Coordinator, National Conference of State Legislatures [Denver]
Deputy Director of Performance & Process Improvement, MBTA [Boston]
State Program Director, Working America [D.C. / Philadelphia / Atlanta / Phoenix]
Senior Program Manager, Public Health Institute [Remote / CA]
Deputy Director, Michigan Voices [deadline 7 Oct.]
Program Associate, State and Local Officials Initiative, Council on Foreign Relations [NY]
ACADEMIA
Policy Director, Institute for Information, Internet, and Democracy, Northeastern University [Boston]
Executive Director, Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs and Administration [D.C.]
Director of McGeorge Public Policy Programs, University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law [Sacramento, CA]
Assistant Director of Research Administration and Finance (and more), Opportunity Insights [Harvard]
Tenure Track Position in Public Economics, O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs [Indiana University-Bloomington]
TECH + DATA + DESIGN
Senior Digital Specialist, Service Design & Products – Digital Government, World Bank [D.C.]
Data and Technical Support Manager, Progressive Turnout Project [Remote]
Senior Data Analyst and Digital Service Expert (Product Management), Governor's Office of Information Technology [Colorado]
Multiple Positions, Nava [Remote]
Multiple Positions, Blue Rose Research [Remote]
Engineering Manager, ActBlue [Remote]
Digital and Data Support Manager, Open Ownership [Remote]
Director of Product Management, FAMLI - Maryland Family and Medical Leave Insurance [Baltimore / deadline 8 Sep.]
News Applications Developer, ProPublica [Remote]
Political Data Analyst, Vote[.]org [Remote]
INTERNATIONAL
Digital Communications Specialist, Transparency International [Hybrid Berlin]
Programme Assistant, Ukraine, Basel Institute on Governance [Kyiv / deadline 20 Sept.]
Program Manager (Project Delivery & Strategic Advocacy), Pollicy [deadline 15 Sep.]
Policy and Research Manager, J-PAL LAC [Brazil]
Associate Director of Policy (and more), Demos [London / deadline 5 Oct.]
Programme Coordinator - Journalism, and Arts and Culture, Philea [EU]
Head of Social Policy, New Economics Foundation [London]
Policy Officer and Program Manager, United Cities and Local Governments [Barcelona]
Network Manager: Communications & Advocacy, Global Fund for a New Economy [Remote]
Programme Assistant – European Politics and Institutions Programme (and more), European Policy Centre [deadline 15 Sep.]
INTERNSHIPS + FELLOWSHIPS
Capital Fellows Programs, Center for California Studies [deadline 8 Dec.]
Fellowship, Tech Policy Press [deadline 15 Oct.]
CITP Technology Fellow, Center for Information Technology Policy [deadline 15 Oct.]
Leadership Fellow Program, The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey [deadline 1 Nov.]
Constitutional Litigation Fellowship (2026-2028), Americans United for Separation of Church and State [deadline 12 Sep.]
International Civil Society Week Journalist Fellowship, CIVICUS [deadline 14 Sep.]
Learning and Communications Intern, CIVICUS [deadline 9 Sep.]
Event Logistics Support Intern, International Civil Society Week, CIVICUS [deadline 9 Sep.]
CONSULTANCIES + OTHER OPPORTUNITIES
Nominations for 2025 Federal Data Excellence Awards, Partnership for Public Service [deadline 3 Oct.]
EGAP Innovation Grants 2025, Evidence in Governance and Politics [deadline 31 Oct.]
Applications for Democracy at Work Fund 2025/2026, FORGE [info session 30 Sep.]
Consultancy Opportunity: "Global Europe" regulation, Human Rights and Democracy Network [deadline 24 Sep.]
Community-led Pooled Fund Consultant, CIVICUS [deadline 8 Sep.]
Terms of Reference: Agenda and Methodology Design, CIVICUS [deadline 8 Sep.]
Terms of Reference: Strengthening Advocacy Capacity of Regional Support Mechanism Host Partners, CIVICUS [deadline 12 Sep.]
Open Call for Applications, Digital Democracy Hackathon [deadline 22 Sep.]
And lots more opportunities in the last newsletter: Government Works Weekly #46.