Elections Analyst

San Bernardino County; San Bernardino (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters seeks an Elections Analyst to research regulations, legislation, and directives to assess fiscal and operational impact. The role includes coordinating studies on election processes, analyzing budgets, and developing policy and procedures for mandates.

The ideal candidate will possess strong research and analytical abilities, effective written and verbal communication, and the capacity to work collaboratively in a team of professionals dedicated to fair

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field as specified by the employer.
• Two years of full-time analytical or data analysis experience.
• Experience interpreting legislation/government code regulations.
• Experience in or with elections programs is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate studies of administrative and operational activities including election process analysis, operations and fiscal impact analysis, and staffing.
• Analyze and provide recommendations to program budgets, estimates, and cost revenue projections.
• Develop and implement policies, programs, and procedures for election mandates.
• Develop and process Board Agenda Items, bid proposals and agreements, interprets and monitor contracts.
• Serve as subject matter expert and coordinator of documentation of current election processes.

Skills

Research and analytical skills

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business/Public Administration/Political Science/Management/Economics/Accounting/Social Science or related field

Job description

San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters is recruiting for an Elections Analyst, who will perform research and analysis of regulations, legislation, government code and directives in order to determine fiscal and operational impact. Duties may also include:

• Plan and coordinate studies of administrative and operational activities including election process analysis, operations and fiscal impact analysis, and staffing.
• Analyze and provide recommendations to program budgets, estimates, and cost revenue projections.
• Develop and implement policies, programs, and procedures for election mandates.
• Develop and process Board Agenda Items, bid proposals and agreements, interprets and monitor contracts.
• Serve as subject matter expert and coordinator of documentation of current election processes.

ABOUT THE REGISTRAR OF VOTERS

The mission of the San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters is to conduct the County’s elections in a fair, accessible, secure, transparent, and efficient manner, upholding the highest level of election standards and accuracy, while always providing excellent customer service to both our team and the diverse population we serve.

The Registrar of Voters also performs all voter registration functions, including the storing and maintaining of voter registration records, administering all local, state, and federal elections managing voting systems and equipment, performing election ballot processing and vote tallying, training of poll workers, and providing voting-related services to voters, elected officials, campaign groups, and other community stakeholders.

Conducting elections is both exciting and challenging. Attention to detail is critical, and working as a team is vital to accomplishing successful elections. Permanent staff, temporary staff, and volunteers assist in the variety of complex tasks required to conduct elections. The Registrar of Voters believes that a successful team is a partnership – one that contains the following elements:

• Clear roles and responsibilities
• Shared goals and objectives
• Commitment to excellence
• A clear communication process
• A willingness to be open and honest
• Personal accountability
• Personal integrity

EXCELLENT BENEFITS

To review job-specific benefits, refer to: Summary of Benefits and the General (Teamsters) Compensation Plan.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

Pre-Employment Process: Incumbents must pass a background investigation, which includes fingerprinting, work history verification, as well as a job-related physical exam and drug screening.

Travel: Travel throughout the County may be required and employees will be required to make provisions for such transportation.

Work Schedule: During peak election periods the Registrar of Voters' staff are required to work a significant amount of overtime, which includes evenings, weekends (both Saturdays and Sundays) and early morning/very late hours on election day/night.

Physical: Some assignments may require palletizing, forklift operation, and lifting items weighing over 50 lbs.

Sponsorship: San Bernardino County is unable to consider to candidates who require Visa Sponsorship at this time or in the future. Candidates must be able to present their legal right to work in the United States at the time of employment.

Education: A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Business or Public Administration, Political Science, Management, Economics, Accounting, Social Science, or a closely related field.

Note: Qualifying degrees must be completed at a college or university accredited by an accrediting association recognized by the United States Department of Education. In addition, degrees completed outside of the U.S. must be accompanied by an evaluation report from a reputable credential evaluation service indicating equivalency to degrees or coursework completed at the college or university accredited by an accrediting association recognized by the United States Department of Education.

Experience: Two (2) years full-time equivalent experience performing analytical duties or complex data analysis, including performing statistical or financial analysis and projections; gathering and preparing data and reports; researching, interpreting, analyzing, and communicating legislation/government code regulations; making recommendations to management for improvements to processes and procedures at a programmatic or organizational level.

Additional qualifying experience administering and implementing elections programs, or supervising a staff engaged in elections programs, in a government, state, county, or local elections environment may substitute for the required education on the basis of one year of full-time experience equaling 30 semester (45 quarter units) of the required education.

The ideal candidate will be a self‑motivated individual and collaborative team player with the ability to perform complex, sensitive, and detailed administrative and analytical work involving the use of independent judgment and personal initiative to understand operational impact, develop solutions, and make recommendations relating to Elections Code, policies and other mandates. The ideal candidate will possess strong research and analytical skills with demonstrated ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing and possess extensive experience performing complex administrative analysis duties in an elections environment.

Essential knowledge, skills and abilities include:

• Extensive knowledge of federal and state election laws and regulations, as well as programmatic and process implementation using state-certified voting systems and voting models in California
• Substantial experience performing legislative analysis and interpretation, operational and/or fiscal impact analysis, and making recommendations for policy and/or program implementation
• Experience independently gathering and preparing data and reports to assist management in making administrative, fiscal, and/or operational decisions
• Familiarity with or ability to learn principles and practices relevant to governmental budget administration and fiscal procedures, contracts, grants and bid/proposal management, or personnel management.
• Possess strong leadership skills, as well as excellent communication (oral and written) skills.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) / Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): San Bernardino County is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant employer, dedicated to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants.

ADA Accommodation: If you have a disability and need accommodations during the testing process, please submit the Special Testing Accommodations Request Form (Download PDF) within one week of the recruitment filing deadline.

Veterans' Preference: Eligible veterans and their spouses or widows/widowers who are not current County employees may receive additional Veterans' Preference points. For details and instructions on how to request these points, please refer to the Veterans' Preference Policy.

For more important details, review the Applicant Information and County Employment Process.