Salary: $117,682.00 - $159,990.00 Annually
Location : Lansing, MI
Job Type: Permanent Full Time
Job Number: 1801-26-EXE OP-ADM-007
Department: LEO-Labor and Econ Opportunity
Opening Date: 07/22/2026
Closing Date: 7/29/2026 5:00 PM Eastern
Bargaining Unit: NON-EXCLUSIVE REPRESENTED EMPLOYEE (NERE)

Job Description
This position is responsible for overseeing the Department of Labor & Economic Opportunity (LEO) Grants Division that is within the Bureau of Administrative Services. This position is responsible for oversight and direction of the Department's grant agreements and has lead responsibility for the development, writing, coordination, implementation, and monitoring of the grants departmentwide, including but not limited to E&T, UIA, MIHI, OFME, MIOSHA, Global Michigan and more. The Grants Division director will ensure grant requirements are followed as established by the federal granting agency, the State Budget Office, as well as ensure that State policies and procurement rules are followed. These functions include assisting with the developing the annual budget request to the State Budget Office for the inclusion of Grant funding in the Governor's Executive budget recommendation, working with program areas to develop detailed grant spending plans, monitoring expenditures in relation to the annual appropriations, developing financial projections to monitor and forecast grant revenues and expenditures. As the Director over the department's Grants Division, this position will work with the LEO Executive Office, Bureau administration, and program areas to seek out and coordinate new grant initiatives. This position will also work with the Agency leadership and staff to ensure productive and continuous grants process improvement throughout the department. The position will oversee the Grants Division activities within the Bureau of Administrative Services. The decisions made by this position affect how effectively and efficiently LEO is able to obtain new grants and manage existing grants on behalf of the Department.
Required Education and Experience

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

Experience
Two years of experience as a professional manager or program/staff specialist, or equivalent experience.
Alternate Education and Experience

Education level typically acquired through completion of high school and three years of safety and regulatory or law enforcement experience at the 14 level; or, two years of safety and regulatory or law enforcement experience at the 15 level, may be substituted for the education and experience requirements
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.
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Updated: 2/28/24
01

STDIVADM - Do you possess one of the following?A bachelor's degree or higher in any major AND at least two years of post-degree experience as a professional manager or program/staff specialist. If so, please attach a copy of your official college transcripts. OR At least one year of professional experience in the state classified service AND at least two years of experience as a professional manager or program/staff specialistORat least an educational level typically acquired through the completion of high school AND at least three years of safety and regulatory or law enforcement experience at the 14 level; or at least two years of safety and regulatory or law enforcement experience at the 15 level.

• Yes
• No

02

Do you possess a bachelor's degree or higher? If yes, please attach an official copy of your college transcript to your application.

• Yes
• No

03

How many years of experience do you have working with Grants?

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

04

If you stated you have experience working on grants, please describe your experience below including the writing of grant applications, developing budgets, and completing progress reports for grant projects. If no experience, please type "N/a".
05

Please describe your experience with grant management information technology systems, including any system development, testing, and implementation. If no experience, please type "N/a".
06

Please describe any professional experience you have with creating policies or procedures. If no experience, please type "N/a".
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