This position is open to Alaska Residents only. Please check our residency definition to determine if you qualify. What You Will Be Doing First and foremost, you will be learning the statutes and regulations that apply to election campaign financial activity in the state of Alaska. Next, you will be applying what you learned to specific fact situations to reach conclusions and make recommendations concerning candidate and group compliance with Alaska's campaign disclosure laws and regulations. Finally, you will be assisting candidates and groups in their efforts to be compliant with Alaska's campaign disclosure laws and regulations. You will track filer reporting expectations through the agency's online filing program, review filings for completeness and timeliness, assess penalties for late filings, draft appeal recommendations to present before the Commission, and provide formal and informal guidance on best practices. You will field requests from filers and the public for interpretations on application of the laws to different situations, draft explanatory materials, forms, manuals, and regulations to implement the laws and design training modules and materials to assist candidates and political groups with compliance. Our Organization, Mission, and Culture Our mission is to provide the public with transparency in elections. Our office ensures that candidates and groups participating in state and local elections report their contributors and expenditures in a timely fashion according to the timelines set forth in Alaska's campaign disclosure statutes and regulations. We also ensure that candidates and groups follow all of the rules and limitations contained in those statutes and regulations. It is an engaging and fast-paced job with a continually changing legal landscape. There are a wide variety of daily tasks that tend to ebb and flow based on election cycles. Many of the activities in our office are relevant to current affairs, and for the right person, ultimately the position can be very rewarding. The Benefits of Joining Our Team We have an excellent benefit package including generous vacation time. We are a small agency committed to providing excellent customer service to our filers and the public at large. We value dependability, independent thinking, and teamwork. Your role will directly assist filers and plays an integral part in the success of the agency's mission. The Working Environment You Can Expect This position is located in the Anchorage office located within the Charter College building at Lake Otis Pkwy. and Northern Lights Blvd. Our building offers covered and heated parking with close proximity to shopping, the biketrail, and the U-Med district. Who We Are Looking For We are interested in candidates who possess some or all of the following position specific competencies: Computer Skills: Uses computers, software applications, databases, and automated systems to accomplish work. Learning: Uses efficient learning techniques to acquire and apply new knowledge and skills; uses training, feedback, or other opportunities for self-learning and development. Oral Communication: Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately. Reading: Understands and interprets written material, including technical material, rules, regulations, instructions, reports, charts, graphs, or tables; applies what is learned from written material to specific situations.