Government Works Weekly #80
Jobs, Events, and a Countdown to Summer
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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Scroll down or click through for 36 events this week, plus 119 jobs and opportunities to help government work…
EYES & EARS – readings, podcasts, and other good stuff
Nothing to see here today, but Government Works is not yet on vacation. We remain hard at work.
Don’t think for a minute that the absence of evidence is the evidence of absence. Too much good stuff out there to explore beyond the earthly bonds of the weekly newsletter space-time format. Some special editions preparing for launch in the next couple weeks.
EVENT HORIZON – webinars, conferences, and other human things
Upcoming Events: 1-6 JUNE 2026
1 JUNE:
Public Data, Public Concern: Rethinking Government Accountability in the Digital Age [Center for Democracy & Technology]
Beyond Efficiency: Reimagining Democracy Through Citizen Power [Ash Center]
The Philosopher and the News: The AI Backlash [The Philosopher]
1-2 JUNE: The Past, Present, and Future of the Trump Era: A Mini-Conference [University of Cambridge]
1-5 JUNE:
Glocal Evaluation Week 2026: Evaluation, Evidence, and Trust in the Age of AI [Global Evaluation Initiative]
NCSL Policy Review Week 2026 [National Conference of State Legislatures]
2 JUNE:
Climate Democracy In Action: Global Case Studies [People Powered]
Molly Ball in Conversation with Justin Gest on His New Book, Democratic Drain [Niskanen Center]
The New Laws of Capitalism: Katharina Pistor and Hettie O’Brien in conversation with Mathew Lawrence [Common Wealth]
From Prospective to Prepared Teacher: A Global Study of Initial Teacher Education [Center for Global Development]
Tackling crypto-related crime: turning investigation and advocacy into impact [OSCE + Basel Institute on Governance]
Place Matters: How Neighborhoods Shape Patterns of Gun Violence [Rockefeller Institute of Government]
From Line Items to Impact: Incorporating Evidence into Local Budgeting [Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities + J-PAL North America]
End the Wars! 25 Years of Struggle and Solidarity [Haymarket Books]
Gabriel Zucman makes the case for a billionaire tax [The Economist]
2-3 JUNE: Employee Ownership Ideas Forum 2026 [Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program + Institute for the Study of Employee Ownership and Profit Sharing at Rutgers University]
2-4 JUNE: 6th Street-level Bureaucracy Conference [The Department of Society and Politics at Aalborg University]
3 JUNE:
State Capacity Ecosystem Happy Hour & Trivia Night [National Academy for Public Administration + Recoding America Fund + GovNavigators]
Cross-regional Learning exchange: Citizen deliberation for effective climate action (Africa) [International IDEA]
Legal Landscape for Nonpartisan Voter Engagement [Democracy Forward + National Council of Nonprofits]
Book Talk: Surviving Chaos: Geopolitics When the Rules Fail [Quincy Institute]
4 JUNE:
2026 Data Summit: Public Data As Strategic Infrastructure [Data Foundation]
Creating Pathways to Careers for Adult Learners: Lessons from the Goodwill Excel Center Model [Results for America]
Shared Power, Shared Futures: Global Practices for Societal Resilience [Ash Center]
OGP Europe Dialogues: European Democracy in Decline? Solutions to a Decade of Civic Space Backtracking [Open Government Partnership]
Human Rights and Local Resistance: From Criminalization of Civic Spaces to Action [Bringing Human Rights Home Lawyers Network + the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School]
Reversing the Gaze: Global Workshops on Democratic Innovation (Asia) [ScaleDem]
Tools for Local Energy Action Under Federal Rollbacks [Institute for Local Self-Reliance]
Rapid Response Data Briefing: Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program [The Leadership Conference Education Fund + Association of Public Data Users]
The Nationwide Child Care Crisis: Addressing Affordability and Supply Shortages [Center for American Progress]
4-5 JUNE: 15th Energy and Climate Economics Conference [TSE Energy and Climate Center at Toulouse School of Economics]
4-6 JUNE:
World Inequality Conference 2026 [World Inequality Lab]
PMRC 2026: Public Management Research Conference [School of Public Affairs at American University]
APPLY YOURSELF – jobs, internships, and other ways to get involved
AI hasn’t yet automated public policy. There were 131 jobs in last week’s newsletter, and another 119 below today. Don’t let the machines win, apply today.
POLICY + PROGRAM
Senior Manager, Election Protection, Common Cause
Principal, Programs and Policy, Omidyar Network [San Francisco]
Research Assistant (Tax Policy Center), The Urban Institute [D.C.]
Manager, Public Policy & Stakeholder Engagement and More, Partnership for Public Service [D.C.]
Executive Director, When We All Vote [Remote]
Staff Attorney / Senior Attorney, Regulatory Affairs & Legal Research and Director of the Future of Government Talent Program and More, Democracy Forward
Senior Campaign Lead, Redistricting and More, ACLU [D.C.]
Director, Legal Affairs, League of Women Voters
Campaigns Associate and More, Center for American Progress [D.C.]
Advocacy Director, America Forward
Multiple Positions, SPLC
Director, Audubon Action Fund and Director, U.S. Government Affairs, National Audubon Society [D.C.]
Director, Medicaid & Food Security, Share Our Strength [D.C.]
Deputy Assistant Director (Domestic Social Policy Division), Congressional Research Service [deadline 29 June]
Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations Deputy Director, Library of Congress
Director, Evidence for Outcomes and Director of Strategy, Learning, and Impact, Project Evident [Boston]
Vice President, Policy and Deputy Policy Director, Power Sector and Policy Director, Transportation and More, Evergreen Action
Project Manager, Economy Campaigns and More, The Hub Project [D.C.]
STATE + LOCAL
Election Protection Organizer Roles (AZ, MI, NC, PA), Common Cause
Senior Advisor for Legal Affairs & Policy and Deputy Commissioner for Municipal Strategy & Policy Innovation, New York City Mayor’s Office
Advocacy Director, Permit Power [Remote]
Deputy Communications Director for States, Democratic National Committee [D.C.]
Policy Analyst, Every Texan
PA Director of Communications & Digital Strategy, Teach Plus [Pennsylvania]
Chief Product Owner for Medicaid Data, Texas Health and Human Services
Policy and Program Analyst, Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development [deadline 15 June]
Midwest Regional Advocate and Northeast/Mid-Atlantic Regional Advocate and More, Evergreen Action
Program Officer, California Humanities
Two Positions, Housing California
Voting Rights Analyst, Office of the New York State Attorney General [deadline 12 June / via GAIN Power]
COMMS + OPS
Advisor for Communications and Strategic Initiatives and Outreach and Engagement Manager, Office of Mass Engagement, New York City Mayor’s Office
Director of Strategic Communications and More, ACLU [D.C.]
Senior Writer and Press Manager, RepresentUs
Deputy Communications Director, Democracy Communications Collaborative, Third Plateau [Remote]
Director, Policy Communications (Human Capital), Bipartisan Policy Center
Digital Manager and More, The Hub Project [D.C.]
National Press Secretary and More, Evergreen Action
Press Assistant, Democratic Governors Association [D.C.]
Graphic Design & Digital Production Specialist, New America [D.C.]
Head of Communications and Development, Rethink Priorities [Remote / deadline 7 June]
Director of Finance/Controller, Project Evident [Boston]
Director of People Operations, Constructive Dialogue Institute [Remote / NYC]
Associate Director of Executive Engagement and More, The Hub Project [D.C.]
Director of Operations, Keseb [deadline 20 July]
Receptionist, National Democratic Institute [D.C.]
Operations Coordinator, Brennan Center [D.C.]
Executive Assistant and Special Projects Coordinator, Government Renewal Project [Remote]
Director, Finance and Accounting, League of Women Voters [D.C.]
ACADEMIA
Post-Doctoral Fellow, The Better Government Lab [deadline 4 June]
Sr. Program Associate, GovEx, Bloomberg Center for Government Excellence [Johns Hopkins University]
Associate Legislative Advocate, California State University [deadline 11 June]
Associate Director of Strategic Initiatives and Scaling Associate and Dissemination Associate, Lab for Economic Opportunities [U of Notre Dame]
Director of Strategic Communications, The Policing Project [NYU School of Law]
Senior Director of Data Policy & Institutional Research, Association of American Universities [deadline 12 June]
Program Manager, Impact, Data, and Evaluation Academy (IDEA), Urban Institute [UNC Charlotte]
Academic Researcher in Political Science & Political Theory, Hegemonic Project Games
Multiple Positions, Bloomberg Center for Cities [Harvard University]
Research Associate (Civic Imaginary Partnerships), Policy and Communities Knowledge Exchange [University of Glasgow]
Administrative Coordinator, Center for Expanding Viewpoints in Higher Education [Tufts University]
Postdoc Researcher (Teachers, Inequality and Collective Action), Max Planck Institute for Political and Social Science [deadline 6 June]
Director of Campus Culture Change, Constructive Dialogue Institute [Remote]
Outreach & Communications Coordinator, Harvard Project on Indigenous Governance and Development
Community and Government Relations Program Manager, American University
TECH + DATA + DESIGN
Data Director, Office of Mass Engagement, NYC Mayor’s Office
Data and Policy Analyst, Education Funding Equity Initiative, New America
Senior Director, Data Hub, Project Evident [Boston]
Senior Manager, AI Safety and Security Policy, Federation of American Scientists [D.C.]
Member of Staff, AI & Rule of Law, Anthropic
Open Source Engineer, Public AI
Technical Program Manager, Engagement Platform(s) and More, ACLU [Hybrid / NYC]
Solutions Architect and More, Nava [Remote]
IT Director, Innovations for Poverty Action
Tech Policy Strategist (AI for Democracy Action Lab), Protect Democracy
Vice President of Technology, Third Plateau
INTERNATIONAL
Head of European Tech Policy, Center for Data Innovation [Brussels]
Researcher, Worldview Investigations Team, Rethink Priorities [Remote / deadline 12 June]
Director of Global Policy & Research, Open Mined [Remote]
Program Associate, International Funds, Center for Disaster Philanthropy [deadline 18 June]
Senior Digital Communications Manager, Climate Catalyst [Europe or Asia preferred]
Program & Policy Associate and Communications and Creative Associate, Digital Initiative for Innovation and Development [Abuja or Lagos]
Senior Policy Officer, Secretariat for the Group of Friends for the Protection of Humanitarian Personnel, IFRC [deadline 1 June]
Deputy Director of Public Service Change and More, Capacity [UK]
Senior economist, Universal basic services and More, New Economics Foundation [UK]
Associate Director, Policy, Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy [Canada]
Fundraising Coordinator, Transparency International [Hybrid / Berlin]
Senior Advocacy Regional Officer, France, Spain, and Italy, Gates Foundation [Remote]
Community-led Economies & Markets Global Advisor, The Nature Conservancy
Assistente Executiva, Pacto pela Democracia [Brazil]
Practicante, Derecho, Basel Institute on Governance [Lima, Perú]
INTERNSHIPS + FELLOWSHIPS
Congressional Innovation Fellowship, Tech Congress [deadline 25 June]
Polling and Outreach Intern and More, The Hub Project [D.C.]
Senior Consumer Protection Fellow, Innovations for Poverty Action
Anthropic Fellows Program (Economics & Policy), The Anthropic Institute
Fall 2026 DNC Civic Engagement and Voter Protection Legal Internship, Democratic National Committee [Hybrid / D.C. / deadline 12 June]
Intern, Fiscal Systems, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
2026-2027 Legal Fellow (Student), The Policing Project [NYU School of Law]
Legal Intern, Fall 2026, League of Women Voters [D.C.]
Chief of Staff, Institute for Youth in Policy [deadline 2 June / open to students aged 16-23]
Applied Data Fellow, UChicago Harris School of Public Policy [rolling deadline]
Effective Thesis Fellowship, Effective Thesis [deadline 3 June]
When We Count Fellowship, Democratic National Committee
CONSULTANCIES + OTHER OPPORTUNITIES
Research Consultancy, Harm Reduction International [deadline 7 June]
Terms of Reference: Short-Term Consultancy for an Analysis of Rule of Law Conditionality in the Next EU Multiannual Financial Framework, Democracy Reporting International [deadline 5 June]
Nominations: Sharman Stein Memorial Award for Storytelling Changemakers, Results for America [Nominations deadline 11 June]
Blog-Building Intensive Application, Roots of Progress [deadline 1 June]
Lots more JOBS in the last newsletter GW #79 and on our LinkedIn Page.