ELECTION EDUCATION AND TRAINING SPECIALIST

Voter Registration Education Specialist

The purpose of this position is to educate, inform, and empower all Henry County residents on voter registration and election related subjects including equipment demonstrations and filling out registration and absentee ballots.

Examples of duties include administering a multifaceted and innovative countywide voter education outreach program for people of diverse backgrounds to encourage voter participation and inform the public of voter registration procedures, the voting process, and voting system. Other duties include strengthening the department's relationship with community partners in various sectors through attendance at community events and meetings, group presentations, and one-on-one meetings; developing and executing outreach campaigns on social media, radio, television, newspaper, and other traditional media; collaborating and coordinating voter registration events; recruiting new election workers when appropriate; recruiting poll workers and training selected poll workers on elections procedures and equipment; scheduling and coordinating poll workers for elections work; planning, managing, and tracking all poll worker data; collecting community feedback and analyzing voting data to shape voter education strategies; managing the social media accounts and the voter education sections of the website; creating print and web-based education materials for events and the website; assisting the Director with internal and external communications; training citizens who want to volunteer by hosting voter registration drives through the Deputy Registrar Program; collaborating with non-profit organizations and other government offices; acting as deputy registrar conducting voter registration drives and assisting voters with completing absentee ballot applications; preparing tools to measure performance of public meetings and events, including participant feedback and partnering with community leaders, civic organizations, churches, schools and colleges; designing and maintaining databases to enter comments and raters from voter surveys; providing monthly statistical data; organizing and directing public meetings and voter education and outreach efforts; determining appropriate information to present to community groups; and performing other duties as assigned.

Minimum qualifications require a bachelor's degree and two (2) years of professional experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience. Licenses or certifications: GEOC and MEOC certificates preferred, or able to obtain within 6 months. Special requirements include being available for occasional weekend and evening work. Schedule will adjust based upon the needs of the department.

Knowledge of local government operations, elections related programs, policies and plans, and modern office practices and procedures; knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other similar programs; skill in the use of computers and software applications related to the essential functions of the job; skill in effective communication, both verbally and in writing; ability to meet and deal with employees and the public in an effective and courteous manner; ability to get along with others, and work effectively with the public and co-workers; ability to work flexible hours, including evening meetings; ability to multi-task and work within deadlines; ability to deal with confidential and sensitive matters; ability to use computers for data entry, word processing, and accounting purposes; ability to operate a copying machine; ability to review, classify, categorize, prioritize, and/or analyze data; ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness, and creativity in situations involving the evaluation of information against measurable or verifiable criteria.

Physical demands include sedentary work which requires exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Requires mental acuity including the ability to make rational decisions through sound logic and deductive processes, the ability to express ideas by means of the spoken word and have close visual acuity. Work environment is performed in a relatively safe, and secure work environment.