Senior Program Coordinator

Cuyahoga County Board of Elections•Cleveland, OH

9d•Onsite

About The Position

This job is for you if you truly enjoy working with people, details and project management. You should be skilled at organization and time management. You should have excellent interpersonal skills, both written and verbal. You’ll be able to create consensus and resolve conflicts both internally and with external partners. You’ll need to bring strong computer skills in Microsoft Office Suite, and the ability and willingness to learn new programs. You will need to bring your leadership, problem-solving skills and positive attitude. You should also bring your adaptable, results-oriented and calm under pressure attitude! At this job you will be working on behalf of the Executive Office, interacting with multiple department managers, assistant managers and other CCBOE staff. You will assist the Executive Office in overseeing projects from initiation to completion. One of your first projects will be working on the selection and implementation of a new Voter Registration Database. You will act as the Executive Office Liaison handling all aspects of project management for the new database, including resolution of complex/sensitive issues, timeline management, process notifications and staff training. You will provide assistance to the Executive Office in implementation of other new processes, collecting and compiling data, making recommendations, preparing and presenting reports to all levels of management including presentations to the CCBOE Board Members. You will communicate as needed with municipal officials and Secretary of State. You will act as project manager in other assigned tasks and projects, and will assist in working with management and staff to compile data and coordinate grant submissions to the authorizing agency. You will serve as the Executive Office representatives in meetings, both virtual and in -person as needed. You will meet with departmental Program Coordinators on a regular basis to provide status updates and reports to the Executive Office. You will conduct business in accordance with federal election guidelines, HAVA, NVRA, Title 35 of the Ohio Revised Code.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in public administration, business administration, or a related field
A minimum of three years of related experience in elections administration and staff supervision or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
Strong computer skills in Microsoft Office Suite, and the ability and willingness to learn new programs.
Leadership, problem-solving skills and positive attitude.
Adaptable, results-oriented and calm under pressure attitude.

Nice To Haves

Project Management experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Overseeing projects from initiation to completion.
Acting as the Executive Office Liaison handling all aspects of project management for the new database, including resolution of complex/sensitive issues, timeline management, process notifications and staff training.
Providing assistance to the Executive Office in implementation of other new processes, collecting and compiling data, making recommendations, preparing and presenting reports to all levels of management including presentations to the CCBOE Board Members.
Communicating as needed with municipal officials and Secretary of State.
Acting as project manager in other assigned tasks and projects.
Assisting in working with management and staff to compile data and coordinate grant submissions to the authorizing agency.
Serving as the Executive Office representatives in meetings, both virtual and in-person as needed.
Meeting with departmental Program Coordinators on a regular basis to provide status updates and reports to the Executive Office.
Conducting business in accordance with federal election guidelines, HAVA, NVRA, Title 35 of the Ohio Revised Code.