Assistant to City Manager

The City of East Lansing occupies the ancestral, traditional and contemporary lands of the Anishinaabeg – Three Fires Confederacy of Ojibwe, Odawa and Potawatomi peoples land ceded in the 1819 Treaty of Saginaw.

East Lansing is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The City is committed to becoming a fully inclusive place to live, work, visit and do business. We believe an organization functions at its highest ability when a shared culture that promotes accepting, respecting, and valuing differences that include attributes such as age, income, race, gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender expression, sexual identity, ability, language, family circumstances and cultural backgrounds is fostered.

We are seeking individuals who share our commitment to equity, inclusion and reflect the community we serve.

This professional position provides administrative and operational support to the City Manager by representing the Manager’s Office to residents, visitors, and staff, resolving problems and requests answer phone calls, scheduling appointments, preparing and editing correspondence and reports, planning and organizing meetings, representing the City at local and regional events, overseeing the City’s community engagement efforts including coordinating and organizing the City’s Emerging Leaders program, staffing various boards and commissions and neighborhood associations, conducting research, analyzing data, assisting with policy development and preparing and managing the office budget and processing invoices.

• Represent the Manager’s Office to residents, visitors, and staff
• Resolve problems and requests and answer phone calls
• Schedule appointments and prepare and edit correspondence and reports
• Plan and organize meetings
• Represent the City at local and regional events
• Oversee the City’s community engagement efforts including coordinating and organizing the City’s Emerging Leaders program, staffing boards and commissions and neighborhood associations
• Conduct research and analyze data
• Assist with policy development and prepare and manage the office budget and process invoices

• Strong communication skills, written and oral with a positive attitude
• Skills in time management and administrative tasks like calendar management, correspondence, and project management
• Associate’s degree required
• Valid driver’s license required
• Attendance at night meetings required

• Bachelor’s Degree with governmental experience preferred; comparable non-government background also considered
• Superior interpersonal skills, employee/public relations skills preferred

An individual may be required to maintain a physical condition necessary for sitting for prolonged periods of time, general manual dexterity; operating assigned equipment; adequate hearing, vision and speech required, with or without accommodation.

Download General Employment Application (PDF). The materials are in PDF form and may be filled out electronically, saved to your computer and e‑mailed as an attachment to Human Resources, or printed, completed and mailed to:
City of East Lansing, Attn:
Human Resources, 410 Abbot Road, East Lansing, MI 48823. Email:

Category:
Full‑Time Employment. Status:
Open. Salary: $58,526.78 to a maximum of $81,932.76 annually. Posted December 22, 2025 3:30 PM. Closing January 21, 2026 11:59 PM.