Election Education And Training Specialist

Henry County Government • 1550 S. Zack Hinton Pkwy McDonough, GA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

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. This role administers 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. It also strengthens the department’s relationship with community partners through various engagement methods, develops and executes outreach campaigns, and collaborates on voter registration events. Additionally, the specialist recruits and trains poll workers, manages poll worker data, collects community feedback to shape education strategies, and manages social media and website content. The role involves creating educational materials, assisting with communications, training volunteers, collaborating with external organizations, conducting voter registration drives, assisting voters with absentee ballots, and providing information on elections and laws. The position also involves preparing tools to measure performance, designing databases for survey data, providing statistical reports, organizing public meetings, and determining appropriate information for community groups. Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Requires a bachelor’s degree and two (2) years of professional experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• GEOC and MEOC certificates preferred, or able to obtain within 6 months.
• Must be available for occasional weekend and evening work.
• 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.

Nice To Haves

• GEOC and MEOC certificates preferred

Responsibilities

• Administer 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.
• Strengthen the department’s relationship with community partners in various sectors through attendance at community events and meetings, group presentations, and one-on-one meetings.
• Develop and execute outreach campaigns on social media, radio, television, newspaper, and other traditional media.
• Collaborate and coordinate voter registration events.
• Recruit new election workers when appropriate; recruit poll workers and train selected poll workers on elections procedures and equipment; schedule and coordinate poll workers for elections work.
• Plan, manage, and track all poll worker data.
• Collect community feedback and analyze voting data to shape voter education strategies.
• Manage the social media accounts and the voter education sections of the website.
• Create print and web-based education materials for events and the website.
• Assist the Director with internal and external communications.
• Train citizens who want to volunteer by hosting voter registration drives through the Deputy Registrar Program.
• Collaborate with non-profit organizations and other government offices.
• Act as deputy registrar conducting voter registration drives and assisting voters with completing absentee ballot applications.
• Register voters at events, and assist with filling out application, and application review for completeness and accuracy.
• Provide pertinent information on voter registration, upcoming elections, and applicable laws.
• Prepare tools to measure performance of public meetings and events, including participant feedback and partnering with community leaders, civic organizations, churches, schools and colleges.
• Design and maintain databases to enter comments and raters from voter surveys.
• Provide monthly statistical data.
• Organize and direct public meetings and voter education and outreach efforts.
• Determine appropriate information to present to community groups.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Henry County is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
• In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the County will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions described in this job description.
• Henry County encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.
• Henry County will comply with all applicable federal regulations and Henry County's insurance requirements governing workplace anti-drug and alcohol programs.
• Henry County employees shall be subject to the provisions of the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level