Salary: $31.99 - $47.75 Hourly
Location : Lansing, MI
Job Type: Permanent Full Time
Job Number: 2795-26-CG-DS-A-043
Department: Lottery
Opening Date: 07/21/2026
Closing Date: 7/28/2026 11:59 PM Eastern
Bargaining Unit: NON-EXCLUSIVE REPRESENTED EMPLOYEE (NERE)

Job Description

This position will control three statewide programs, leading the ongoing design, development, evaluation, and administration of the Alternative Games of Chance Program, the Electronic Bingo Minder Program and the Linked Progressive Bingo Program. This position will oversee all processes related to the management of these programs including leading the ongoing design, development, evaluation, and administration of the programs; analyzing operations and implementing improvements to processes and procedures to increase efficiency. The position is also responsible for creating and updating electronic forms and game records and assisting in the review and approval of charitable gaming license applications as needed.
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Required Education and Experience

Education
Possession of a bachelor's degree in any major.

Experience

Four years of professional experience, including two years equivalent to the experienced (P11) level or one year equivalent to the advanced (12) level.

Additional Requirements and Information
To be considered for this position, you must submit to the following initial background check requirement(s). Positions within the Bureau of State Lottery will require a criminal history background check.
Accommodations
If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or selection processes, please contact the for the agency that posted this position vacancy.
More details on benefits for our new hires are below:

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Retirement Programs: The State of Michigan offers 401(k) and 457 plans for new hires to save for retirement. The state will automatically contribute an amount equal to 4% of your pay to a 401(k) account. The state will also match up to 5% of your pay if you contribute to your 401(k) account. Your contributions vest immediately, and the state's contributions fully vest after just 4 years. More information is available at http://www.mi.gov/orsstatedc.

Vacation and Sick Leave: Eligible full-time employees receive between 15 and 35 personal days and 13 sick days per year that may be rolled over to the following year if not used. Eligible employees also receive an additional day each year for community service or school functions.

Paid Parental Leave: Eligible employees can take 12 weeks of paid leave immediately after a birth or adoption to allow needed time together at home with a new child.

Paid Holidays: Eligible employees receive 13 or 14 paid holidays each year including New Year's Eve and Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents' Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, the Fourth of July, Labor Day, Election Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Friday, Christmas Eve and Day.

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Updated: 2/28/24
01

DEPSPL - Do you possess at least a bachelor's degree or higher in any major? If so, please attach a copy of your official college transcripts

• Yes
• No

02

DEPSPL - Do you possess at least four years of professional experience, including two years equivalent to the experienced (P11) level or one year equivalent to the advanced (12) level; or the equivalent of six months of full-time experience as a Senior Executive Management Assistant 15 in the state classified service?

• Yes
• No

03

Please select your level of experience interpreting and applying complex rules, policies, and procedures?

• Less than one year
• One to three years
• Three to five years
• More than five years

04

Please describe your experience interpreting and applying complex rules, policies, and procedures.
05

Please select your level of experience creating or editing forms, game records, or similar documents.

• Less than one year
• One to three years
• Three to five years
• More than five years

06

Please describe your experience creating or editing forms, game records, or similar documents.
07

Please select your level of experience writing directives, instructions, policies, procedures, or similar documents.

• Less than one year
• One to three years
• Three to five years
• More than five years

08

Please describe your experience writing directives, instructions, policies, procedures, or similar documents.
09

Please identify the software applications in which you have work related experience.

• Word
• Excel
• Access
• PowerPoint
• Other

10

Please select your level of experience using these software applications.

• Less than one year
• One to three years
• Three to five years
• More than five years

11

Lottery employees and family members residing within the same household are prohibited from purchasing lottery tickets and from participating as a worker in charitable gaming events licensed by the bureau (i.e. bingo, raffle, etc.). Does this condition of employment present a problem for you?

• Yes
• No

12

Are you a current Michigan State Lottery employee or a State of Michigan employee principally assigned to provide services to the Lottery?

• Yes
• No

13

Did you attach your cover letter, resume and official college transcript(s)? (Failure to do so may result in your application being screened from the process)

• Yes
• No

Required Question