ELECTIONS TRAINING SPECIALIST - 40009201

Durham County•Durham, NC

23h•$52,730 - $70,000

About The Position

Durham County Government is home to over 2,000 dedicated professionals working together to deliver essential services that strengthen and support our vibrant, diverse community. As the heart of a fast-growing region, we offer meaningful careers across a wide range of fields—giving you the opportunity to make a real impact where you live, work, grow, and play. Learn more at www.dconc.gov. Performs professional, administrative, and technical work in the development and exection of training for the Board of Elections. Work is performed under the general supervision of the Education and Outreach Manager.

Requirements

Thorough knowledge of North Carolina statues and Board of Elections guidelines governing the elections process and of the State Election Information Management System (SEIMS) software;
Thorough knowledge and skilled use of Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative Suite;
General knowledge of administrative principles and practices;
Ability to coordinate with other staff and election officials;
Ability to communicate ideas clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing and to establish and maintain effective working relationships with County officials, co-workers, and the public;
Ability to prepare and present complex information articulatey to large groups of people.
Graduation from a four-year college or university with a bachelor's degree in Education, Political Science, Communications, Computer Science, and two years of training experience in the specialty area; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Nice To Haves

Election experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Designs and develops training programs for election officials;
Conducts training needs assessments to enhance developed training programs;
Develops training curriculum and maintains training modules;
Develops,designs, and maintians all election official instructional materials;
Designs, maintains, and implements E-Learning solutions for election official training;
Tracks the completion of required trainings and assists election officials during the process;
Researches new and innovative ways to make election training portable, electronic and verifiable;
Acquires and sets up adequate locations for the conduct of in-person trainings;
Conducts in-person election official trainings as required by supervisory staff;
Manages and maintains in-house training facilities and equipment;
Maintains the election official resources website;
Assigns election officials to polling places for Early Voting and Election Day;
Performs other administrative tasks relevant to the work performed.