Salary: $31.99 - $47.75 Hourly
Location : Lansing, MI
Job Type: Permanent Full Time
Job Number: 1801-26-ET-WD-093
Department: LEO-Labor and Econ Opportunity
Opening Date: 08/06/2026
Closing Date: 8/14/2026 11:59 PM Eastern
Bargaining Unit: NON-EXCLUSIVE REPRESENTED EMPLOYEE (NERE)

Job Description
This specialist position has statewide responsibility for the administration of Integrated English Literacy and Civics Education (IELCE) and Integrated Education and Training (IET) programs. These programs provide adult learners the opportunity to earn a high school diploma or equivalency, or improve their English language skills while also participating in a workforce training program and earning an industry-recognized credential. This position is responsible for drafting and maintaining program guidance and policies, providing technical assistance to grantees, and tracking and analyzing participant data. This position requires strong collaboration and coordination with other agencies within LEO, other state departments, and local workforce and higher education partners.

This position also has responsibility for the development and maintenance of adult education policy and guidance documents. This position may serve as the content expert or facilitate the development of the policy in collaboration with other Adult Education staff that serve as the content expert.
This position also supports the administration of federal and state adult education programs within the section, including Title II of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) and Section 107 of the State School Aid Act. This position serves as a regional coordinator with responsibility for managing all grants and reports for assigned local adult education providers.
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
Please attach a cover letter, detailed resume, and your official college transcript(s) to your application. For our purposes, "official college transcripts" must contain the college/university name and address, the degree conferred, date granted, coursework completed (especially if no degree granted), and the Registrar's signature and/or seal. A scanned or electronic copy is acceptable, if it contains the elements listed above. The college/university does not have to send the transcript directly to LEO. For more information regarding official transcripts,

Applicants who possess a degree from a foreign college or university must have their academic credentials evaluated or converted into U.S. educational equivalents unless the degree has been recognized by the Council on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). Go to for a list of accepted organizations that evaluate foreign credentials. Failure to provide this evaluation at the time of application may result in you being screened out of the process.

Information provided in your application, resume, cover letter, transcripts, and any other documentation provided will be used to verify responses to the supplemental questions. Unsupported responses may not be considered further.

All classified employees are subject to and will be expected to disclose any personal and financial interests that may conflict with official duties as a classified employee.

Applications must be submitted through NEOGOV. If you have questions or need assistance uploading and/or attaching your documents, please contact the NEOGOV applicant support at 855-524-5627.

Salary for this position is entirely federally funded. Under federal law an employee whose salary is entirely federally funded may not be a candidate for public office in a partisan election.

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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.
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;ORat least one year of professional experience in the state of Michigan classified service; or the equivalent of six months of full-time experience as a Senior Executive Management Assistant 15 in the state classified service (if posted at the Specialist 13 level)?

• 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

How many years of experience do you have working with federal and/or state adult education legislation and/or requirements?

• No experience
• Less than 1 year
• 1 to 3 years
• 3 to 5 years
• Greater than 5 years

04

How many years of experience do you have developing, planning, and/or administering programs for the benefit of the adult population?

• No experience
• Less than 1
• 1 to 3 years
• 3 to 5 years
• Greater than 5 years

05

What is one potential strategy to increase access to training for adult learners in Michigan?
06

Please describe the importance of collaboration and communication between the state office and local adult education providers in order to ensure high-quality adult education programming in Michigan.
07

1801 Recruitment - To collect LEO recruitment effort data, please select from below how you learned of this job opportunity. We appreciate the feedback!

• College/University Career Services Office
• College/University Career Fair
• Employee Referral
• GONGWER Capitol Jobs Marketplace
• Handshake
• Michigan Civil Service Office of Career Services
• Michigan Works! Agency
• Other Job Posting Site (Indeed, ZipRecruiter, LinkedIn, etc.)
• Pure Michigan Talent Connect
• NEOGOV job alert
• Veterans Organization
• X (previously Twitter)

08

1801 Recruitment - If you selected Other Job Posting, Veteran's Organization, or Employee Referral in the previous question, please identify the source or employee name for which you learned of this opportunity.
09

1801- From the options below, which accurately describes your current status? (A current State employee works for an actual State Department such as Department of Corrections (MDOC), Department of Transportation (MDOT) etc.)

• Not a State of Michigan employee
• A previous State of Michigan employee
• A current State of Michigan, Department of Labor & Economic Opportunity (LEO) employee
• A current State of Michigan (non-LEO) employee

10

1801 - Are you a current Labor and Economic Opportunity employee classified as a Departmental Specialist 13 interested in moving to the same class and level at this location?

• Yes
• No

11

If applicable to your qualification for this position, did you attach OFFICIAL copies of your college/university transcripts to your application?

• Yes
• No
• Not applicable due to qualifying through Sta