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Director of ElectionsEmployer: Rutherford CountyLocation: Rutherfordton, NCCategory: Administration
Rutherford County NC is seeking a Director of Elections. The employee in this class is responsible for planning, directing and supervising all areas of the election process and the daily operations of the Elections Department. Work includes preparing for and executing all federal, state and municipal elections in the county; ensuring accuracy of election results; preparing voting equipment and supplies for elections; training poll workers; conducting voter education and registration drive programs; maintaining addressing of voters by use of maps; overseeing the filing of campaign finance reports; and overseeing and participating in voter registration. Work also involves developing and implementing procedural and technical improvements for the elections process and department operations; preparing and maintaining the departmental budget; preparing bid specifications for election services and equipment; answering questions from the public and the media; and maintaining the department website. The employee provides staff support to the County Board of Elections in coordinating and scheduling meetings, preparing agendas, recording and reviewing minutes, and presenting potential voter problems and trends. Independent sound judgment, initiative, tact and courtesy are required in overseeing the filing and elections processes and in dealing with the general public. Work requires a thorough knowledge of State Statutes relating to election laws and a high degree of accuracy is critical. Work is performed in accordance with State election laws and policies and procedures established by the County Board of Elections. Work is performed under the general direction of the State Board of Elections, County Board of Elections and the County Manager and is reviewed through accuracy of records, efficiency of office and election operations, and feedback from the public. Physical Requirements: Must be able to perform the basic life operational skills of stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, fingering, talking, hearing, and repetitive motions. Must be able to perform medium work, exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Must possess the visual acuity to prepare and analyze data and figures, perform accounting work, operate a computer terminal, and to read extensively. Desirable Education and Experience: Graduation from a college or university with an Associate’s degree in business or related field and considerable administrative experience, preferably involving extensive public contact, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Special Requirements Elections Administrator certification from the State Board of Elections within three years of employment. Notary Public certification. Minimum starting salary $54,397 or commensurate with experience. Please attach resume detailing all experience in this field with salary history. Apply rutherfordcountync.gov or 289 North Main Street, Rutherfordton. Open until filled. Drug and Background check required. EOE Note: Position will not be open until April 2020; however, interviews will begin January 2020.
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Senior CounselEmployer: RepresentUSLocation:Category:
RepresentUs is seeking a full-time Senior Counsel to provide targeted, high-impact legal assistance to America’s growing nonpartisan political reform movement.
The Senior Counsel is a leadership role within RepresentUs’s Campaign Accelerator — a nationwide program to supercharge the nonpartisan political reform movement by providing multi-state, multi-issue (including redistricting, money in politics, voting systems, voting access, ballot access, ethics) assistance, assets, and services to the most promising reform campaigns across the country. Supported by research, political, and policy staff and a budget for engaging local counsels, the Senior Counsel is responsible for managing the legal aspects of the Accelerator’s work across all priority campaigns, including assisting the Accelerator’s team of Campaign Directors and in-state partners in assessing legal landscapes, identifying risks, and solving problems.
This is a highly dynamic, challenging, and interesting senior position within an impactful program at the forefront of the burgeoning political reform movement.
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Online CampaignerEmployer: RepresentUSLocation: San Francisco, CACategory: Outreach
ABOUT REPRESENTUS
RepresentUs is the nation’s leading right-left anti-corruption organization. We bring together conservatives, progressives, and everyone in between to secure crucial victories that are defending our Republic and fixing America’s corrupt political system.But what it means for you, potential coworker, is that you feel what we feel when you wake up every day: a strong sense of purpose that binds you to the spirit of this nation, and an overwhelming sense that you should do something about it. And you want to work with people who feel the same.
RepresentUs is a carefully curated mix of seasoned political campaigners, policy wonks, advertising experts, designers, and engineers. We’re not a startup, but we’ve got startup DNA: we’re nimble, constantly learning and iterating, and we push ourselves to push the envelope—to ignore “industry standards” and set a new standard.
We’re looking for enthusiastic new minds to help us grow, move faster, and achieve more. We believe our political system should reflect the varied voices of our nation, and so should our team. That’s why we’re an Equal Opportunity Employer; people of color, women, people with disabilities, and LGBTQ candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.In 2018, we helped pass 23 anti-corruption measures—a historic year for the movement.
We’re headquartered in Northampton, MA and also have staff around the country. Come win with us!
ABOUT YOU
You’re looking for an entry-level position in Northampton, MA or San Francisco, CA that will turn your online skills into political action. You want to make the world a better place, and you’re eager and ready to learn new skills, work hard, and push yourself to win.You are a creative AND analytical thinker: you like to come up with headlines & imagery, and also to crunch numbers and nerd out with a spreadsheet. You love collaborating with other people, but you also know how to manage your own time and projects.
And finally: you get excited about the idea of communicating with more than 1 million online supporters and 5,000 RepresentUs activists building chapters, campaigning, organizing creative actions and, ultimately, adding to the wave of city and state anti-corruption laws being passed across the country.
WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING
We’re looking for an Online Campaigner to create and distribute digital content via email, social media, and RepresentUs web properties. The Online Campaigner will:
-Stay up to date on current events around money in politics and all of RepresentUs’ policy areas
-Pitch content ideas and potential campaigns
-Help draft campaign content, including email and social media content that you will send to hundreds of thousands of supporters
-Maintain our social media channels, posting fresh and snappy content about major news, campaigns and initiatives
-Work on campaign execution, including setting up email blasts, petition pages, and monitoring metrics
-Execute A/B testing plans to optimize campaigns and inspire more people to deepen their engagement with the movement
-Work collaboratively to help execute creative projects
-Report on performance across our major channels, including which messages work with which audiencesSKILLS
-Ability to learn new skills quickly
-High level of organization, including experience coordinating multiple projects at once
-Excellent writing and communication skills; spelling and grammar snobs are encouraged to apply
-Ability to work well under pressure and tight deadlines, and stay organized to get a campaign out the door
-Experience managing projects from concept through execution (preferred)
-Technical skills, including knowledge of HTML, CSS, etc. (preferred)
-Some experience with online organizing or relevant platforms, such as:
*Online campaigning / organizing
*Facebook, Twitter, email tools, WordPress, or similar
*Background in political advocacy, organizing, digital activism, public policy, or related field
*Video, graphics, or photography work
*Rapid response email and social media campaigning
*Google AnalyticsCOMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
We’re committed to bringing in top talent from all sectors. Accordingly, we offer competitive salaries and pretty awesome benefits, including health and dental insurance, a health reimbursement account, wellness perks, a dependent care account, and a retirement benefit. Plus employer-funded short-term disability and life insurance.Oh, and we have this wild idea that we’ll do better work if we have time to see our friends and families, so we get four weeks of paid vacation a year, plus personal and sick time.
The annual salary range for the Online Campaigner position varies by location: $40-$45K in MA, $50-$55K in CA.
Incomplete applications will not be considered. No phone calls please.
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Marketing AnalystEmployer: RepresentUSLocation: San Francisco, CACategory: Marketing
ABOUT REPRESENTUS
RepresentUs is the nation’s leading right-left anti-corruption organization. We bring together conservatives, progressives, and everyone in between to secure crucial victories that are defending our Republic and fixing America’s corrupt political system.But what it means for you, potential coworker, is that you feel what we feel when you wake up every day: a strong sense of purpose that binds you to the spirit of this nation, and an overwhelming sense that you should do something about it. And you want to work with people who feel the same.
RepresentUs is a carefully curated mix of seasoned political campaigners, policy wonks, advertising experts, designers, and engineers. We’re not a startup, but we’ve got startup DNA: we’re nimble, constantly learning and iterating, and we push ourselves to push the envelope—to ignore “industry standards” and set a new standard.
We’re looking for enthusiastic new minds to help us grow, move faster, and achieve more. We believe our political system should reflect the varied voices of our nation, and so should our team. That’s why we’re an Equal Opportunity Employer; people of color, women, people with disabilities, and LGBTQ candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
In 2018, we helped pass 23 anti-corruption measures—a historic year for the movement.
We’re headquartered in Northampton, MA and also have staff around the country. Come win with us!
ABOUT YOU
You’re a data person. You’d describe yourself as a problem-solver and detective: you’re someone who loves to get to the bottom of things. You know what questions to ask to lead you in the right direction, and you enjoy answering questions that don’t have an obvious solution. You love nerding out over a spreadsheet, but you’re also able to communicate with people who don’t speak data. You can query the database, look through thousands of rows of dirty data, clean it up, and find the one metric that we need to hear to act on it. You’re critical (you don’t get fooled by vanity metrics), but you’re a realist (you can separate the signal from the noise). When you see a problem, you’re quick to come up with possible solutions. And you’re excited to put your skills to work full-time for the anti-corruption movement, in our San Francisco, CA or Northampton, MA offices.WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING
Under the direction of the Digital Director, the Marketing Analyst will provide reporting and analysis to the entire team.Your responsibilities will include:
– Building and maintaining ongoing reports and dashboards to track performance across the organization
– Leveraging a broad and diverse suite of analytical tools to measure progress toward organizational goals
– Working with colleagues from all departments to identify and define metrics that will help track progress toward organizational goals
– Analyzing data to challenge assumptions and uncover new growth and member engagement opportunities
– Clearly communicating insights to stakeholders so that they can be acted upon
– Developing and implementing databases, data collection systems, data analytics, and other strategies that optimize statistical efficiency and quality
– Acquiring data from primary or secondary data sources and maintaining databases/data systems
– Identifying and defining new process improvement opportunitiesSKILLS
– Proven working experience as a data analyst
– Strong knowledge of database design, construction, and querying. Interaction with SQL or similar database platform will be a daily task.
– Expert knowledge of Google Analytics and CRM systems like NationBuilder, ActionKit, or similar
– Strong knowledge of and experience with reporting packages (e.g. Business Objects), databases (e.g. SQL), and programming (e.g. XML, Javascript, or ETL frameworks)
– Experience with data reporting and visualization. Adept at queries, report writing, and presenting findings.
– Technical expertise regarding data models, database design development, data mining and segmentation techniques
– Knowledge of statistics and experience using statistical packages for analyzing datasets (Python, R, SPSS, or similar platforms)
– Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy
– BS in Mathematics, Economics, Computer Science, Information Management or Statistics, or equivalent demonstrable work experience a plus.COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
We’re committed to bringing in top talent from all sectors. Accordingly, we offer competitive salaries and pretty awesome benefits, including health and dental insurance, a health reimbursement account, wellness perks, a dependent care account, and a retirement benefit. Plus employer-funded short-term disability and life insurance.Oh, and we have this wild idea that we’ll do better work if we have time to see our friends and families, so we get four weeks of paid vacation a year, plus personal and sick time.
This position will work out of either our San Francisco, CA or Northampton, MA offices. Salary range: $65-$75K in MA; $75-85K in San Francisco.
Telecommuting is not accommodated at this time. No phone calls please.
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Campaign Director (remote)Employer: RepresentUSLocation:Category: Administration
RepresentUs is hiring a Campaign Director with a winning track record in politics who can serve as a campaign strategist, a donor advisor, and general consultant for 3-6 election reform campaigns per cycle across the country.
The Campaign Director is responsible for relationships with state campaigns and serves as a liaison with funders to ensure state campaigns are both built for success, supported to win, and adhering to benchmarking goals tied to stages of funding. The Campaign Director also directs a team of in-house and contracted experts in digital, political, policy, legal, media, research, and grassroots advocacy to provide needed high-value assets and services that are essential for campaigns to win.
Passion for RepresentUs’ mission to make America work for everyone, not just the powerful and well-connected, is essential. Commitment to working beyond partisanship is required, and past experience working with bipartisan or cross-partisan coalitions is preferred. Knowledge of policy solutions to fight corruption, get big money out of politics, end gerrymandering, and give voters more voice and more choice is a plus. Past experience with political campaigns is required.
Reporting to the Senior Director of the Campaign Accelerator, the Campaign Director will:
-Conceptualize and refine the most impactful and cost-effective strategies to position a successful campaign, while overseeing the creation and implementation of tailored assets and services necessary to win.
-Cultivate relationships and influence with key partner groups, elected officials, and campaign contacts, providing them with analysis, ideas, support and other guidance
-Develop and advise on tactical, strategic, and communications plans for target campaigns
-Work closely with the Senior Director, Policy Director, Political Director, and Campaign Accelerator staff to ensure the support of portfolio campaigns
-Build and manage campaign budgets
-Participate in strategic planning discussions to assess and advance national, state, and local strategySKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
-At least 3 years of experience and a winning track record in political and/or advocacy campaign management. Advocacy, electoral, and/or ballot initiative campaign experience is required. Please do not apply if you do not have this experience. Experience working on ballot initiatives highly preferred.
-Experience designing, maintaining, and improving a goal-oriented accountability structure without compromising staff autonomy or innovation
-Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously, meeting frequent deadlines
-Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, with demonstrated success communicating complex political strategies to diverse audiences
-Highly developed strategic thinking and execution skills; ability to achieve excellence and meet goals within a complex and sophisticated landscape
-Demonstrated experience managing partnerships and relationships at the state and local level
-Exceptional interpersonal and leadership skills
-Extensive experience managing and training high-performing staffers
-Strong budget management skills
-Ability to travel on behalf of the organization throughout the region as needed
-This is a remote position, and candidates must have consistent access to reliable internet and phoneCOMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
We’re committed to bringing in top talent from all sectors. Accordingly, we offer competitive salaries and pretty awesome benefits, including health and dental insurance, a health reimbursement account, wellness perks, a dependent care account, and a retirement benefit. Plus employer-funded short-term disability and life insurance.
We offer four weeks of paid vacation a year, plus personal and sick time.Salary is commensurate with experience and varies by location. This position is remote. We currently have staff in Massachusetts, North Carolina, Washington DC, Pennsylvania, California, New York, and Alabama.
No phone calls, please.
ABOUT REPRESENTUS
RepresentUs is the nation’s leading right-left anti-corruption organization. We bring together conservatives, progressives, and everyone in between to secure crucial victories that are defending our Republic and fixing America’s corrupt political system.But what it means for you, potential coworker, is that you feel what we feel when you wake up every day: a strong sense of purpose that binds you to the spirit of this nation, and an overwhelming sense that you should do something about it. And you want to work with people who feel the same.
RepresentUs is a carefully curated mix of seasoned political campaigners, policy wonks, advertising experts, designers, and engineers. We’re not a startup, but we’ve got startup DNA: we’re nimble, constantly learning and iterating, and we push ourselves to push the envelope—to ignore “industry standards” and set a new standard.
We’re looking for enthusiastic new minds to help us grow, move faster, and achieve more. We believe our political system should reflect the varied voices of our nation, and so should our team. That’s why we’re an Equal Opportunity Employer; people of color, women, people with disabilities, and LGBTQ candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
In 2018, we helped pass 23 anti-corruption measures—a historic year for the movement.
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IT ManagerEmployer: Palm Beach County Supervisor of ElectionsLocation: West Palm Beach, FLCategory: IT
The Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections office is accepting applications for an IT Manager with elections experience. Must have management experience, a broadbased IT background, and experience working in an elections office. Experience working with ES&S and VR is a plus. A valid Florida Driver’s License is required upon hire.
Please submit applications to:
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Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections
Attn: Wendy Sartory Link
240 South Military Trail
West Palm Beach, FL 33415
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Advanced Data AnalystEmployer: NC State Board of ElectionsLocation: Raleigh, NCCategory: Data
Description of Work
***This position is time-limited up to 3 years. Position subject to becoming permanent pending management review and funding availability.*****Recruitment Range: $82,485 – $95,000**
The N.C. State Board of Elections is the statewide agency that supervises elections administration, enforces campaign finance requirements, and conducts associated investigations. The State Board ensures uniform implementation of state and federal election laws and appoints local officials serving on county boards of elections. The Board is composed of five individuals appointed by the Governor from lists of nominees submitted by the chairs of the two political parties having the highest number of registered affiliates. Agency staff are civil servants subject to the State Personnel Act.
Primary Purpose of the Division:
Information Technology operates as a Division of the State Board of Elections (SBE).
The mission of Information Technology (IT) is to support and strengthen the Election’s business divisions by providing central services and infrastructure for state-wide access to information resources and technologies for all election officials.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has designated elections as critical infrastructure with priority cybersecurity support under the National Infrastructure Protection Plan. The State Board of Elections (SBE) administers and maintains secure administration of elections in North Carolina. To this end, NCSBE requires a sophistical and nimble IT practice.
The purpose of IT is to research, advise, procure, implement and support State Board of Election business functions through the use of technology.Primary Purpose of the Organizational Unit:
The Data Team operates as a component of the Infrastructure Group within the State Board of Elections (SBE) Information Technology Division.
The mission of the Data Team is to support the data needs of the SBE business divisions and County Board of Elections (CBE) offices by providing for access to database information resources, reporting, and data analytics services.Primary Purpose of the Position:
This position is responsible for technical and analytical work with an emphasis on data analytics.
Employee uses their knowledge and expertise to participate in the collection, preprocessing and analysis of structured, unstructured, and geospatial data, analyze data from disparate sources to discover trends, propose solutions and strategies to business challenges, and present information using various data visualization tools and techniques.
The employee should be able to work collaboratively in cross-functional teams as well as independently with minimal supervision.Description of Work:
Data AnalyticsIn coordination with IT team and other agency business unit colleagues integrate geospatial solutions with data resources and applications.
Apply analytic and data science techniques for the purposes of discovering hidden anomalies and trends and find answers to questions relating to elections processes and events.
Participate with other team members to conduct, enhance, or initiate various pre-election audits (contest, candidate, referenda, geocode, cross-county, and ballot check), post-election audits (provisional, sample, manual edit, close contest, and data integrity audits), List Maintenance audits (out of county, out of state and out of state DMV crosscheck, duplicate registrations, felons, deaths, citizenship, and age), and Risk Limiting Audits, Bayesian Audits, or other statistical audits.
Explore and apply advanced data science techniques to leverage predictive modeling, machine learning, and other methodologies to achieve agency objectives.
Assist GIS Analyst integrate geospatial solutions with data resources and applications.Reporting and Data Visualization
The employee will serve as an internal consultant, collaborating across divisions and business units within SBOE, utilizing modern reporting and data visualization technology to enhance the agency’s ability to administer and support elections processes.Generate, maintain, and enhance data resources for analysis, reporting and data visualization purposes.
Perform detailed analysis of source systems and create source data models.
Employ business intelligence software tools to allow agency staff ready access to needed business information.
Collaborate with agency business units to identify, define, and create useful reports and information dashboards.
Participate in researching new predictive analytics methods, reporting and data visualization approaches to facilitate information sharing and decision making.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities / Competencies
Extensive understanding of database systems and ETL (extraction, transformation, and load) concepts.
Advanced knowledge in math and statistics.
Knowledge of SQL, Python; familiarity with R, C#, JSON, jQuery, and GIS concepts are an asset.
Proficiency in reporting and data visualization software such as PowerBI, Tableau, SQL Server Reporting Services and MS Report Builder.
Comprehensive understanding of applications analysis and programming techniques.
An ability to effectively communicate in written and oral form with systems end-users, application programmers and IT management and establish effective working relationships
Ability to plan a variety of work projects with varied time frames of higher complexity or broader projects.
Demonstrates commitment to continuous learning and problem-solving skills.
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Computer Engineering, Math, or Engineering, or a related curriculum from an appropriately accredited institution and four years of progressive experience in programming and applications analysis including the design and maintenance of an integrated data base system; Associate degree in Information Systems, Computer Programming, Database Management, Computer Engineering, Math, or Engineering from an appropriately accredited institution and five years of progressive experience in programming and applications analysis including the design and maintenance of an integrated data base system; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.Supplemental and Contact Information
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Extensive understanding of database systems and ETL (extraction, transformation, and load) concepts.
Advanced knowledge in math and statistics.
Knowledge of SQL, Python; familiarity with R, C#, JSON, jQuery, and GIS concepts are an asset.
Proficiency in reporting and data visualization software such as PowerBI, Tableau, SQL Server Reporting Services and MS Report Builder.
Comprehensive understanding of applications analysis and programming techniques.
An ability to effectively communicate in written and oral form with systems end-users, application programmers and IT management and establish effective working relationships
Ability to plan a variety of work projects with varied time frames of higher complexity or broader projects.
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Elections Warehouse WorkerEmployer: Douglas CountyLocation: Castle Rock, COCategory: Warehouse
This is a highly physical position with a heavy emphasis on warehouse work, requiring the ability to continually lift equipment weighing more than 50 pounds. This position will perform routine maintenance on voting equipment, identify non-routine repairs to election equipment and mark and track equipment for follow up maintenance. incumbent will coordinate equipment and maintain records documenting device history. Forklift certification is a plus. Salary: $2,445.00 – $3,056.00 Monthly.
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Elections Clerk IEmployer: Douglas CountyLocation: Castle Rock, COCategory: Administration
This position serves as office support for the Elections Division of the Clerk and Recorder’s Office. The Election Clerk provides customer service, assists with clerical functions, and performs data entry for voter registration. Other duties in support of the conduct of elections or mail ballot processing may be assigned. Must be detail oriented, well organized, productive, and able to adapt in a high change environment. This role requires both independent judgment and the ability to work well as a part of a team. Professional representation of the Clerk and Recorder’s Office to the public is required to include standards outlined in the Vision, Mission, and Core Values of the Office. Salary: $2,304.00 – $2,879.00 Monthly
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Software Product SpecialistEmployer: Dominion Voting SystemsLocation: San Leandro, CACategory: Software
We are actively recruiting Software Product Specialist to join out team in Denver, CO and San Leandro, CA. Dominion Voting Systems is a technology company that develops and supports elections systems for government customers in Canada, the United States, and abroad. We have set ourselves apart with a commitment to customer service, transparency, and a superior use of technology. We are a fast-paced, results driven organization with an international workforce and we have been listed as one of Deloitte’s 50 fastest growing firms!
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Software Product SpecialistEmployer: Dominion Voting SystemsLocation: Chicago, ILCategory: Software
We are actively recruiting Manager, Product Support to join our team in Chicago. Dominion Voting Systems is a technology company that develops and supports elections systems for government customers in Canada, the United States, and abroad. We have set ourselves apart with a commitment to customer service, transparency, and a superior use of technology. We are a fast-paced, results driven organization with an international workforce and we have been listed as one of Deloitte’s 50 fastest growing firms!
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Customer Relations ManagerEmployer: Dominion Voting SystemsLocation: Detroit, MICategory: Customer Relations
We are actively recruiting Customer Relations Manager to join out team in Detroit. Dominion Voting Systems is a technology company that develops and supports elections systems for government customers in Canada, the United States, and abroad. We have set ourselves apart with a commitment to customer service, transparency, and a superior use of technology. We are a fast-paced, results driven organization with an international workforce and we have been listed as one of Deloitte’s 50 fastest growing firms!
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Customer Relations ManagerEmployer: Dominion Voting SystemsLocation: , NJCategory: Customer Relations
We are currently recruiting Customer Relations Manager for New Jersey location. Dominion Voting Systems is a technology company that develops and supports elections systems for government customers in Canada, the United States, and abroad. We have set ourselves apart with a commitment to customer service, transparency, and a superior use of technology. We are a fast-paced, results driven organization with an international workforce and we have been listed as one of Deloitte’s 50 fastest growing firms!
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Associate RolesEmployer: Democracy WorksLocation: Brooklyn, NYCategory: Administration
Location: Brooklyn, NY or remote within the US
Target Start Date: April 1, 2020
Salary Range: $57,000 – $72,000 annually
Benefits: Vision, dental, & medical insurance; 403(b) retirement savings plan; generous vacation policy; parental leave; long-term disability; employee assistance program
Level: Junior
Role Type: Full time, permanentOpen Roles (A full description of each role is included in the linked application form)
– Government Associate
– Voting Information Project Outreach Associate
– Research Associate
– Partner Outreach Associate
– Partner Support Associates (three positions open)We’re staffing up quickly as we prepare for the 2020 elections, and we’re looking to add seven people to our organization at a Junior level. This application is for all seven of those roles. Here’s how it works:
– You’ll submit your resume and answer a few questions for us below.
– We’ll send you a practical exercise to complete within one week.
– We’ll anonymously grade the practical exercises and select the highest scoring candidates for interviews.
– There will be two rounds of interviews during which we’ll learn about each candidate. During these interviews, candidates will have the opportunity to ask us questions about the roles and teams below. These interviews are evaluative, but they’re also meant to give you space to learn about which role might be the best fit for you.
– We will choose a set of finalists.
– We’ll ask finalists to rank their preferred roles as we begin checking references for each finalist.
– We’ll select seven of our finalists to hire into our open roles, taking candidate preferences into account. We’ll then make offers to our finalists.All of these roles have a set of basic requirements, listed below. For each individual role, there are some additional qualities that would make for an exceptional candidate. We’ll ask our finalist pool how these qualities apply to them when they rank their role preferences. For all roles, candidates must meet the following requirements:
You are:
– Able to communicate effectively with outside stakeholders.
– You excel at clear and friendly oral and written communication in a variety of settings, including phone and video call presence, and email outreach.
– You are capable of compelling stakeholders to take action using each of these forms of communication.
– You take pride in translating complex information to a variety of audiences.
– Able to build relationships and be diligent in following up on conversations and commitments.
– Comfortable discussing technology, in general—we can teach you the specifics. You’ll be working in an organization of technologists, and you’ll be learning how to talk about the work that we do.
– Extremely organized and attentive to detail.
– Able to manage your own time and projects extremely well and accomplish goals independently (while asking for help where appropriate).You have experience:
– Working with external partners or stakeholders in some professional capacity
Physical demands: These positions require regular, daily use of a computer and phone to conduct work and communicate with colleagues and external stakeholders. Some roles may also require travel to attend or present at conferences, as noted.
Social expectations: In these roles, you will be required to have significant daily interaction via Slack, email, phone, and video call with colleagues and with many external stakeholders. Some roles may also require attendance or presentation at conferences, as noted.
Time and travel expectations: Democracy Works’s regular operating hours are 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Eastern time. Two times per year, all full-time staff members participate in a five day retreat in our Brooklyn offices. All staff is held each year in May and November. Roles requiring additional travel will note this requirement in their individual sections.
Application Instructions: to apply, please send a resume and respond to the following questions (instead of a cover letter) using the linked application form. In your responses, please include only the following information:
– How did you find this job listing?
– In one sentence, what makes you interested in Democracy Works?
– In one sentence, what makes you interested in submitting an application for these roles?
– Would you be available to start by April 1st, 2020?
– Are you willing to work at a non-partisan organization?
– Do you have experience working on, or adjacent to, the development of technology? [Required for the Government Associate Role]
– Do you have experience working with external partners or stakeholders in some capacity?As part of our application, you’ll see an optional form used to collect EEOC demographic information. The data collected in this form is useful in our EEOC reporting and in our assessment of our recruitment practices. However, please keep in mind that the standardized EEOC language used in this form does not reflect the values of Democracy Works–for example, we don’t view gender as binary. We also encourage all applicants to state their pronouns when applying for any job opening at Democracy Works.
Democracy Works is committed to diversity and inclusion in everything we do and aspires to have a team that’s representative of the voters we serve. When hiring, we practice proactive outreach to top talent that’s underrepresented in our sector. We conduct an anonymized skills evaluation, to reduce implicit bias and resume-dependency in our process. We’re a woman- and gay-founded nonprofit, and promote an inclusive culture that stands against racism, sexism, homophobia, and ableism (to name a few). To be explicit, we strongly encourage applicants of all races, ethnicities, political party associations, religions (or lack thereof), national origins, sexual orientations, genders, sexes, ages, abilities, and branches of military service.
Feel free to contact work@democracy.works if you have any questions about our commitment to inclusion or about general hiring practices, or if you need an accommodation for a medical condition during the hiring process. Democracy Works posts all current career opportunities at democracy.works/careers.
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Research ManagerEmployer: Center for Election Innovation and ResearchLocation: Washington, DCCategory: Research
The Research Manager will report to the Executive Director and will be responsible for the execution of CEIR’s research agenda. The Research Manager will assist or lead research activities generally associated with the conduct of elections and voting. Under the supervision of the Executive Director, the Research Manager determines objectives and milestones, builds effective relationships within the team and with partners, and performs the following activities:
– Manage day-to-day operational and tactical aspects of multiple research studies, delegating or coordinating duties with research staff as appropriate
– Develop and manage project activity timelines, study budgets, and tracking documents for study management, progress tracking, and general logistics
– Design and manage research studies, including the development of methodologies and data collection tools
– Lead and supervise research and support staff. Provide and oversee appropriate training of research staff
– Develop and maintain research-team specific standard operating procedures and training materials
– Submit routine (informal) progress reports to the Executive Director
– Work closely with the operations manager on issues related to budget, grant compliance, and other financial issues
– Collaborate with public and private sector partners, including academic and research organizations, to facilitate implementation of project objectives
– Conduct data analysis and draft study reports
– Conduct literature reviews to identify research and emerging data relevant to projectsThis is an excellent opportunity for an experienced and highly motivated individual who wants to make a substantial, positive, nonpartisan impact on elections and American democracy. The Research Manager’s primary workplace will be CEIR’s Washington, DC office. The Research Manager also must be available for occasional business travel.
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Voting Equipment / IT TechnicianEmployer: Alamance County Board of ElectionsLocation: Graham, NCCategory: IT
Job Purpose
An employee in this class performs election duties as it pertains to the certified voting equipment, including but not limited to coding, programming, testing and performing required maintenance on all equipment, requiring application and compliance with the Election Laws of North Carolina and Federal/State/Local voting regulations. This position performs technical and complex support activities associated with the preparation for and conduct of elections to include calibration of equipment, developing test scripts, collecting and auditing tabulation data. Employee will perform yearly ADA site evaluations and assist in assembly and distribution of precinct supplies. Employee within this position will need to possess proficiency in organizational skills, a strong aptitude in math, and knowledge of, or the ability to learn adn adhere to State and local statutes/regulations affecting elections and elections process. Public speaking will be required for training classes for election workers.Work is performed in accordance with North Carolina General Statutes, North Carolina Administrative Code and State and Local Board of Elections departmental policies.
This position covers a variety of hardware and software support for our volunteers, and the BOE employees and their devices (PCs, laptops, smartphones, tablets.)Work is performed in accordance with BOE departmental policies, but it requires the making of independent decisions and the use of judgment in applying procedures within the limits of established work procedures. Work is performed under the supervision of the Director of the Board of Elections.
Typically initial placement for new employees is customarily at the minimum point of the range posted. This position is posted through December 11, 2019 but may be extended longer based on qualified applicant pool received.
Responsibilities
This position covers a variety of hardware and software support for Board of Election and their devices (PCs, laptops, smartphones, tablets, Photo ID Camera). Work is performed in accordance with Alamance County and Board of Election policies and procedures that are compliant with HIPAA, CJIS, and PCI. Responsibilities include but are not limited to supporting hardware and software applications, resolving technical issues through diligent research. Employee may consult with precinct officials, vendors and others to resolve technical issues. The Employees IT work will be coordinated through the Alamance County IT Network Team and compliant with the safety and security protocols set forth by the County’s IT Department.Program, logic and accuracy testing, vote tabulation and auditing of election results.
Support data, equipment and building security
Assists Election Director and staff as needed in election processing duties and studies on election matters.
Setup and management of online registration program for precinct officials.
Attend meetings and/or seminars as related to election functions.
Assures election procedures are strictly followed and facility, equipment and ballot security is maintained at all times.
Assist with updating and maintaining the Board of Elections website.
Assist with management and content of Board of Election social media accounts and news releases.
Convert data into readable format for dissemination to the public.
Filing public records requests.
Identifies state requirements and schedules adequate time to prepare necessary documents and supplies and meet deadlines according to state election codes and the department election calendar.
Implements and follows procedures to increase efficiency and accuracy of election processes.
Answers questions regarding voting equipment.
Helps design and present training programs to election precinct employees, volunteer workers and members of the staff. Helps train sufficient poll workers to conduct each election.
Performs all primary maintenance on and keeps proper maintenance and inventory records of all election equipment, associated software and coordinates calls for service and/or repairs to ensure proper operation of voting equipment.
Become proficient with state elections software in order to design (but not limited to) reports, forms, instruction sheets and ballot layouts for use at the polls and in various elections-related activities and coordinate ballot production.
Assists with any additional needs assigned as part of an election team that must absolutely prepare and conduct proper elections according to strict state and federal guidelines on time.
Provides IT hardware and software technical support over the telephone or in person to our BOE employees solving technical problems incurred in the installation or operation of county systems.
Travel to customer sites to troubleshoot the County’s BOE systems, as requested, at times on short notice.
Performs related work as required.
Qualifications
COMPETENCY STATEMENTS:Accountability – Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.
Accuracy – Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.
Autonomy – Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
Communication, Oral – Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.
Communication, Written – Ability to communicate in writing clearly and concisely.
Confidentiality – The ability to ensure information is kept secret and private and only shared with those that are authorized to have.
Customer Oriented – Ability to take care of the customers’ needs while following company procedures.
Detail-oriented – Ability to manipulate small pieces of data with accuracy and focus.
Ethical – Ability to demonstrate conduct conforming to a set of values and accepted standards.
Honesty / Integrity – Ability to be truthful, maintain high level of confidentiality and be seen as credible in the workplace.
Judgment – Ability to use good judgment and discretion as it relates to interpreting policies and procedures.
Multitasking – Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
Problem Solving – Ability to find a solution for or to deal proactively with work-related problems.
Relationship Building – Ability to effectively build relationships with customers and co-workers.
Safety-Minded – Creating a safe work environment; managing risks; reducing exposure liabilities.
Time Management – Ability to utilize the available time to organize and complete work within given deadlines.
Skills & Abilities
SKILLS & ABILITIES:
Education & Experience: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Computer Science or any related field from an appropriately accredited institution and two years of experience in business consultation, process improvement or requirement gathering in an information technology environment; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.Computer Skills: Considerable knowledge of computers and related technology devices. Robust computer hardware, software, and systems related experience including the Microsoft suite of tools, with some networking and database knowledge.
License/Credentials: Possession of a valid N.C. driver’s license is required for this position and maintaining a driving record in accordance with Alamance County policy.
Special Position Requirements: Position requires additional work hours (including Saturdays and Sundays) for eight to ten weeks per election. Additional hours can range 10-15 hour days, multiple days in a row for 8 to 10 weeks. Additional hours are compensated through compensatory time off. Otherwise the position is a Monday – Friday position (hours 8:00 am – 5:00 pm).
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
N (Not Applicable) Activity is not applicable to this position.
O (Occasionally) Position requires this activity up to 33% of the time (0 – 2.5+ hrs./day)
F (Frequently) Position requires this activity from 33% – 66% of the time (2.5 – 5.5+ hrs./day)
C (Constantly) Position requires this activity more than 66% of the time (5.5+ hrs./day)Physical Demands
Stand F
Walk F
Sit F
Manually Manipulate O
Reach Outward O
Reach Above Shoulder O
Climb O
Crawl O
Squat or Kneel O
Bend O
Talk/Hear C
See C
Taste/Smell NLIFT/CARRY
10 lbs. or less F
11-20 lbs. O
21-50 lbs. O
51-100 lbs. O
Over 100 lbs. OPush/Pull
12 lbs. or less F
13-25 lbs. O
26-40 lbs. O
41-100 lbs. OOther Physical Requirements: Vision (Near, Distance, Peripheral)
WORK ENVIRONMENT: Standard Office environment the majority of the time, during election season polling sites vary in location and environments.
Agency
Alamance County Government
Address
124 West Elm StreetGraham, North Carolina, 27253
Phone
336-570-4039
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