Public Service Fellow- Unclassified

State of Michigan • Lansing, MI

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About The Position

This position provides core administrative, clerical, and project-tracking support to the Executive Office, with a primary focus on supporting the work of the Chief of Staff and Deputy Chief of Staff. Responsibilities include managing Executive Office internal communications and documentation, producing memos, compiling Mobile Office program data, and tracking progress toward strategic plan milestones. The role also coordinates incoming speaking engagement and voter education requests, identifying appropriate senior staff or speakers team members to fulfill them. Approximately 40% of the role supports event staffing, logistical coordination, and preparing materials for partner engagement. This position ensures the smooth flow of information, internal coordination, and accurate reporting across the department. This position is a limited term appointment with an expiration of December 31st, 2026. Limited term appointments may be extended beyond or expire before the expected expiration date above.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in political science, public policy or related field
• Must apply through the NEOGOV system
• Official transcript must bear the applicant’s name, college, or university certification (e.g., seal, logo, watermark, or letterhead), date and name of the conferred degree and registrar’s signature.
• For foreign degrees, academic credentials must be evaluated or converted into U.S. educational equivalents unless recognized by CHEA.
• Must submit to and pass a pre-employment drug test prior to their actual appointment.
• Criminal records will be checked. Any position offer will be conditional until results of the criminal background record checks indicate eligibility for employment.

Nice To Haves

• Masters degree in Public Policy/Administration, Communications, Business or related field preferred.

Responsibilities

• Managing Executive Office internal communications and documentation
• Producing memos
• Compiling Mobile Office program data
• Tracking progress toward strategic plan milestones
• Coordinating incoming speaking engagement and voter education requests, identifying appropriate senior staff or speakers team members to fulfill them
• Supporting event staffing, logistical coordination, and preparing materials for partner engagement
• Ensuring the smooth flow of information, internal coordination, and accurate reporting across the department

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level