Government Works Weekly #68
Jobs, Events, and Friday Fun
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.
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EYES & EARS – readings, podcasts, and other good stuff
Nothing to see here today, we’ve got a parent-teacher conference and family fun fest at the kid’s school in the afternoon. Will aim to make up for it with a doozy next week.
EVENT HORIZON – webinars, conferences, and other human things
WEEK OF 1-7 MARCH 2026
2 MAR: Making Europe a scientific superpower [Brussels / Works in Progress]
2-5 MAR: People Powered 2026 Convening: Global Challenges, Participatory Solutions
2-5 MAR: Civil Society Week: People, Democracy, Resilience – Our Future! [European Economic and Social Committee]
3 MAR: Impact by Design: Launching a Research Partnership for Accessible Climate Action in Orlando [J-PAL North America]
3 MAR: The Power of Relationships, Personalization, and Place: An Evidence-Based Approach to Improving Economic Mobility in Cities [Bloomberg Center for Cities + The EdRedesign Lab]
3-5 MAR: Digital Kick-Off [Creative Bureaucracy Festival]
4 MAR: AI Facilitated Investigation: Opportunities and Risks [Countering Environmental Corruption Practitioners Forum]
4 MAR: A Panel on The Joint Committee’s Role in the Tax Legislative Process in the Past and the Future [Joint Committee on Taxation]
4 MAR: Principles on Rural Policy Series: Rural Communication Workshop - Where Communication Breaks Down [OECD]
4 MAR: Locked Out and Left Behind: Why do so many working- and lower-income Americans sit out elections — even when the issues affect their lives most directly? [Rural Urban Bridge Initiative]
4 MAR: Africa’s Urban Future: Cities at the Crossroads of Growth and Resilience [Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School]
5 MAR: Driving Government Efficiency: Delivering Measurable Results [Shared Services Leadership Coalition]
5 MAR: Good Tools Aren’t Enough [Public Policy Lab]
5 MAR: Who Decides? State Preemption, Local Power, and the Future of Health Equity [National Academy of Public Administration]
5 MAR: Launch of APDU’s Guiding Principles for Public Data [Association of Public Data Users]
5 MAR: A Political Economy of Inequality and Pandemics: Global Health Politics Workshop with Matthew M. Kavanaugh [Boston U]
5 MAR: Sourcing data for the next generation of illicit finance research [GI ACE]
5 MAR: Powering AI: Data Centers, Energy Demand, and the Public Interest [Colorado Law]
6 MAR: State of the Safety Net [Urban Institute]
6 MAR: Democracy Conversation: Preparing Cities for the 2026 Elections [Local Policy Lab]
APPLY YOURSELF – jobs, internships, and other ways to get involved
POLICY + PROGRAM
Research Associate and Senior Analyst, Programs and Research, Government Renewal Project [Remote]
Policy Analyst, Energy Program and More, Bipartisan Policy Center
Program Officer, Policy and Program Assistant, Policy, The Commonwealth Fund [D.C.]
Program Coordinator, Zero Hunger Initiative, Congressional Hunger Center [D.C.]
Senior Director of National Policy and Coalitions, National Roundtable on Ending Poverty [NYC]
Program Associate, Democracy Program, The Carter Center [Atlanta]
Research Associate (Polling & Public Opinion), States United Democracy Center [Remote]
Research Positions, Combating Kleptocracy, Human Rights Foundation [Hybrid / NYC]
Senior Attorney (Temp to Perm), League of Women Voters [Remote]
Election Protection Hotline Specialist, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law [D.C.]
Senior Policy Analyst/Counsel, Privacy & Data Program and More, Center for Democracy & Technology [D.C.]
Director of Legislative Affairs, Center for Science in the Public Interest [D.C.]
Executive Director, Defending Rights & Dissent [Remote]
Executive Director, Four Freedoms Fund, NEO Philanthropy [deadline 2 Mar.]
Head of U.S. Government Relations, GiveDirectly [D.C.]
Government Affairs & Access Manager, We Build Progress [deadline 23 Mar.]
STATE + LOCAL
Campaign Manager, Mayor’s Office of Mass Engagement, New York City Mayor’s Office
Deputy Director and/or Director, Lawmaker Engagement, The States Project [Remote / deadline 6 Mar.]
Policy Advisor for Education, New York City Mayor’s Office
Director of Engagement, National Association of City Transportation Officials [Remote]
Regional Political Desk, Contest Every Race, Movement Labs [Remote]
Illinois Coalition & Campaigns Senior Manager, Economic Security Project
Controller, Accounting Section, Colorado Legislative Council Staff [deadline 6 Mar. / via NCSL]
Legislative Fiscal Analyst, Wisconsin Legislative Fiscal Bureau [deadline 17 Mar. / via NCSL]
Auditor, Staff (Anchorage) and Auditor, Staff (Juneau), Division of Legislative Audit [Alaska / deadline 22 Feb.]
Executive Director, Children’s Action Alliance [Arizona]
Director of Advocacy & Policy, Women Creating Change [NYC]
Deputy Chief of Staff to the Mayor, Oklahoma City [OK / deadline 2 Mar.]
Data and Policy Analyst, City of Baltimore [deadline 16 Mar.]
Program Officer, Rural Housing, LISC [Remote]
Civic Design Researcher, Department of Buildings, District of Columbia Government [D.C.]
i-team Director, Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation at Johns Hopkins University [Newport News, VA]
i-team Data Analytics Manager, Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation at Johns Hopkins University [Pittsburgh, PA]
Product Manager, Metro Transit Division, Metropolitan Council [Minneapolis, MN / deadline 12 Mar.]
COMMS + OPS
Communications and Engagement Associate, Congressional Hunger Center [D.C.]
Director, Direct Response and Digital and Specialist, External Affairs and Strategic Partnerships and Specialist, Email Communications and Specialist, Digital Media and Manager, Mobilization and Engagement, League of Women Voters [Remote]
Manager or Senior Manager of Media Relations, Democracy Defenders Action [Remote / D.C. preferred]
Brand and Design Manager, Internet Society Foundation [Remote]
Public Affairs Research & Media Analyst, Earthjustice [D.C. / Remote]
Senior Communications Manager, Heartland Fund [via Clover Search Works]
Design Director, Human Rights Foundation [NYC]
Editorial Producer, Mozilla Foundation [Remote]
Director of Operations / Chief Operating Officer and Head of People Operations, Centre for Effective Altruism [Remote]
Chief of Staff to the President, National Democratic Institute [D.C.]
Chief of Staff, Tides [Remote / deadline 6 Mar.]
MEDIA
Deputy Research Editor and More, ProPublica [Remote / deadline 18 Mar.]
Executive Editor of The State, McClatchy Media [Columbia, SC]
Senior Congressional Correspondent, The Christian Science Monitor [D.C.]
Senior Reporter, Climate Justice, The Guardian US [D.C.]
ACADEMIA
Multiple Positions, Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities
Strategic Data Project (SDP) Fellowship Application, Center for Education Policy Research [Harvard / deadline 18 Mar.]
Postdoctoral Scholar in Migration and Democracy, Klau Institute for Civil and Human Rights [University of Notre Dame]
Senior Program Coordinator and Administrative Coordinator, Rutgers Democracy Lab at the Eagleton Institute of Politics [Rutgers University]
Public Affairs and Strategic Communications Manager, François-Xavier Bagnoud (FXB) Center for Health and Human Rights [Harvard University]
Postdoctoral Scholar, Community Health, Center for Expanding Viewpoints in Higher Education [Tufts University]
Dean and More, School of Global Affairs & Public Policy [The American University in Cairo]
LSE Fellow in Political Science and Public Policy, London School of Economics [deadline 19 Mar.]
Multiple Positions, Center for Journalism & Democracy [Howard University]
Postdoctoral Research Associates, CSMAP - Center for Social Media, AI, and Politics [NYU]
Graduate Student Researcher (GSR), Summer 2026 Appointment, Possibility Lab [UC Berkeley / deadline 13 Mar.]
Assistant Teaching Professor of Public Policy, Penn State [deadline 25 May / via APPAM]
Multiple Positions, Institute for Citizens & Scholars
TECH + DATA + DESIGN
Director General for Emerging Technology and Artificial Intelligence, Department for Science, Innovation & Technology [UK / deadline 22 Mar.]
Senior Adviser to the Chief AI Officer, AI Initiative, Global Health Programs, PATH [London / deadline 9 Mar.]
AI Governance Fellow, Center for Democracy & Technology [deadline 14 Mar.]
Assistant Chief Information Officer, City of Scottsdale [AZ / deadline 2 Mar.]
Senior Data Scientist, Data Analytics & Reporting and Sr. Data Scientist - Evaluation Agenda Manager, Los Angeles County Department of Homeless Services and Housing
Data & Tools Manager, Pennsylvania Voice
Head of the Long-Term Future Fund, Centre for Effective Altruism [Remote]
Technology Solutions Engineer, Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, U.S. House of Representatives [deadline 10 Mar.]
Senior Manager, Data System Development, C40 [Brazil, Colombia, Denmark, US & UK]
Data Engineer/Full-Stack Web Developer, Government Transparency Institute [Budapest]
Multiple Positions, Digital Public Goods Alliance
INTERNATIONAL
Head of Policy & Research Unit, The International Committee of the Red Cross [Geneva / deadline 8 Mar.]
Communications and Media Specialist, Transparency International [Hybrid Berlin / deadline 16 Mar.]
Media and Communications Senior Manager, GCoM, Global Covenant of Mayors [deadline 6 Mar.]
Senior Analyst, Green & Sustainable Finance and More, Climate Policy Initiative [New Delhi]
Research Associate, Politics for Impact [India]
Manager, Executive Operations and Programmes, Founder’s Office and Chief Operating Officer and More, Center for Effective Governance of Indian States [location flexible / India]
Multiple Positions, Centre for Communication Governance [NLU Delhi]
Multiple Positions, India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management [deadline 28 Feb.]
Policy Advisor, Natural Resource Justice Global Program, Oxfam America [Boston / D.C.]
Responsable du Département Développement des Affaires et des Partenariats Stratégiques, Oxfam Senegal [Dakar]
Regional Humanitarian Policy and Advocacy Advisor (MENA Region), Oxfam [deadline 27 Feb.]
Senior Anti-Corruption Specialist, Oxfam Great Britain [deadline 12 Mar.]
Director, Policy Advocacy & Research, UNICEF Canada [deadline 5 Mar.]
Resident Director and Technical Lead: Media and Civil Society, National Democratic Institute [Moldova]
Director of Advocacy and Communications, Prospera INWFF [Remote]
Project Communications Manager, The Innovation in Politics Institute [Vienna / deadline 5 Mar.]
INTERNSHIPS + FELLOWSHIPS
Innovation Fellow, FIDE (Federation for Innovation in Democracy) - North America [Part-time / Hybrid / D.C.]
Governance Program, Summer Internship and More, Bipartisan Policy Center
Operations Intern, Human Rights Foundation [NYC]
Multiple Internships, Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, U.S. House of Representatives [deadline 28 Feb.]
Internship (Summer 2026), Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget [D.C.]
Internship/Externship, Communications/Public Affairs and Internship/Externship, Health, National Conference of State Legislatures [deadline 27 Feb.]
Spring 2026 Academic-Year Externship, Center for Democracy & Technology [deadline 12 Mar.]
2026 Summer Internships, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
Multiple Internships, Center for Science in the Public Interest
2026 Summer Internships, Carter Center [deadline 2 Mar.]
Congressional Technology & Policy Fellowship, McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown [deadline 6 Mar.]
Summer 2026 Research Assistant Opportunities, The Lab @ DC [deadline 2 Mar.]
Trainee for culture and democracy, Eurocities [Brussels / deadline 12 Mar.]
CONSULTANCIES + OTHER OPPORTUNITIES
Call for Proposals: Technical Partner for the Civic Tech Lab, Digital Democracy Initiative (DDI) at CIVICUS [deadline 15 Mar.]
RFP: Research consultant to support Country Focus Reports on the enabling environment for civil society, Transparency International [deadline 11 Mar.]
Términos de Referencia: Consultoría Técnica, Comunidad de Práctica Democrática, WOLA - La Oficina en Washington para Asuntos Latinoamericanos [deadline 27 Feb.]
RFP: Executive Recruitment Pilot, Business Plan and Go To Market Strategy, Work for America [deadline 6 Mar.]
Call for Proposals for Organisations: Seeds of Democracy: Connecting people and Communities, ALDA - European Association for Local Democracy [deadline 1 Apr.]
Open Call for Applications: Consultant Pool for supporting the resilience of Civil Society Organisations, Thomson Reuters Foundation [deadline 1 Mar.]
Consultoría para el desarrollo de un estudio regional de percepciones e imaginarios sobre mujeres defensoras de territorio y trabajo de cuidados en América Latina y el Caribe, Oxfam [deadline 2 Mar.]
Future Shocks Challenge Grant Competition, IBM Center for The Business of Government [deadline 3 Apr.]
Call for Proposals: Democracy x AI Cohort, Mozilla Foundation [deadline 16 Mar.]
And lots more in the last newsletter: Government Works Weekly #67.