Summary
This job at the Michigan State Lottery involves handling stolen lottery ticket processes, monitoring security systems, conducting background checks, troubleshooting databases, and verifying winning tickets for authenticity, while also supporting compliance and legal teams.
It suits dependable, honest individuals with strong ethics and a positive attitude who enjoy investigative work in a supportive state agency environment.
A good fit would be someone with a bachelor's degree and some professional experience in analysis or security, eager to contribute to public education funding through lottery operations.
Full Job Description
The Michigan State Lottery is looking for a dependable, honest, motivated, and hardworking individual with a positive attitude and strong ethical standards to join our team!
The Michigan State Lottery was established under the authority of Public Act 239 of 1972 to generate funds to support Michigan’s public-school system and generates revenue through the sale of Lottery tickets at retail locations and over the internet.
Profits from lottery revenue are used to supplement state education programs.
This position is responsible for the stolen ticket process, for providing technical assistance to the Director of Security and Investigations and other Security and Investigation staff, monitoring Lottery facility security systems and coordinating background inquiries, researching and troubleshooting database problems, performing analysis and evaluation of the reporting system to offer suggestions that would best serve security investigations and analyzing draw based and online game winning tickets for authenticity. This position is also responsible for assisting Compliance and Legal Affairs with general compliance and the FOIA coordinator as needed.
Position DescriptionView the job specification at:
https://www.michigan.gov/mdcs/-/media/Project/Websites/mdcs/JOBSPECS/D/DepartmentalAnalyst.pdfThe State of Michigan has been recognized as a leading U.S. employer by new graduates from 2021-2023 and a best large U.S. and state employer. Recognized on the international stage for fostering positive employee engagement, the State of Michigan is a past recipient of a North America Government Agency Employees Engagement Award.
The Michigan State Lottery is proud to be a Michigan Veteran's Affairs Agency Gold Level Veteran Friendly Employer.
Requirements
EducationPossession of a bachelor's degree in any major.
Experience Departmental Analyst 9No specific type or amount is required.
Departmental Analyst 10One year of professional experience.
Departmental Analyst P11Two years of professional experience, including one year of experience equivalent to the intermediate (10) level in state service.
Qualifications
Departmental Analyst 9 - 12
Educational level typically acquired through completion of high school and the equivalent of at least two years of full-time active-duty experience at or above the E-6 level in the uniformed services may be substituted for the education requirement.
Additional Information
To be considered for this position, you must submit to the following initial background check requirement(s). In accordance with Civil Service Regulation 2.07, you may be sanctioned from applying to positions with the State of Michigan, permanently or up to (3) three years, should you fail to pass/submit to the pre-employment drug test. Under Civil Service Regulation 3.06, you may be sanctioned from applying to positions with the State of Michigan, if you make any false statements or omissions of a material fact during the selection process. Civil Service Rule 2-7 requires that all persons who are not currently state employees submit to and pass a pre-employment drug test. This urine sample test must be administered within 24 hours, or your offer may be rescinded. An applicant must remain at the testing site until the testing process is completed and permitted up to 3 hours to provide a sufficient specimen. It is considered a refusal to test if an applicant fails to provide a sufficient amount of urine for a drug test within the allowed time. Positions within the Bureau of State Lottery will require a criminal history background check.