Democracy Coordinator

Are you passionate about democracy, civic engagement, and creating meaningful opportunities for working people to have their voices heard? Do you enjoy building relationships, bringing people together around a shared purpose, and turning ideas into action? Are you a self-starter who learns quickly and is looking for an opportunity to grow your skills while doing meaningful work?

The Michigan AFL-CIO Labor Foundation is seeking a collaborative, organized, and mission-driven Democracy Coordinator to support our nonpartisan democracy and civic engagement work throughout Michigan.

In this role, you will help advance initiatives involving election protection, voting rights, democracy defense, civic participation, research, coalition engagement, affiliate outreach, public education, and volunteer coordination. You will work with labor organizations, legal and academic partners, voting-rights and civil-rights organizations, community and faith-based organizations, and other stakeholders committed to strengthening civic participation throughout Michigan.

This position may be a great fit for you if you enjoy researching important issues, building partnerships, coordinating people and projects, developing programs and trainings, solving problems, and helping transform broad strategies into meaningful action.

The position is full-time and hybrid, based in Lansing, Michigan
, with a combination of in-office, remote, and field-based work consistent with organizational and program needs. Regular travel throughout Michigan and periodic evening and weekend work are part of the role, particularly during elections, trainings, coalition activities, and major events.

If you are committed to nonpartisan civic engagement, workers’ rights, economic and social justice, and strengthening opportunities for people to participate in our democracy, we would love to hear from you.

Reports To: Executive Director, Michigan AFL-CIO Labor Foundation
FLSA Status: Exempt
Job Type: Full-Time
Supervisory Responsibilities: None
Work Location: Hybrid – Lansing, Michigan
Salary Range: $55,000–$65,000
Union Status: Non-Union

• Support the development and execution of the Foundation’s nonpartisan democracy and civic engagement programs, including voter education, voter registration, election protection, democracy defense, voting rights, civic participation, research, and public education.
• Assist the Executive Director in implementing work plans, timelines, deliverables, and performance measures for democracy initiatives and regularly report on progress, challenges, and emerging opportunities.
• Monitor developments affecting voting rights, election administration, democratic institutions, and civic participation in Michigan and identify opportunities for Foundation engagement.
• Support legally permissible public education, research, coalition activity, and advocacy related to democracy reforms, legislation, ballot initiatives, and other public-policy matters consistent with the Foundation’s 501(c)(3) purposes.
• Ensure assigned democracy activities are conducted on a nonpartisan basis and in accordance with Foundation policies and applicable legal and compliance requirements.

• Conduct legal, policy, and programmatic research on democracy issues, including voting rights, election administration, redistricting, proportional representation and other electoral reforms, and issues affecting working people’s participation in democracy.
• Draft research memoranda, briefing materials, position papers, presentations, training materials, reports, and other written products for the Executive Director and Foundation partners.
• Translate complex legal,…