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The County of San Mateo Registration and Elections Division of the Office of the Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder and Chief Elections Officer is looking for qualified candidates for the position of Elections Specialist III.
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The County of San Mateo Registration and Elections Division of the Office of the Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder and Chief Elections Officer is looking for qualified candidates for the position of Elections Specialist III.
This highly specialized position performs varied coordinative technical duties to ensure that County and local, city, and special district elections are conducted efficiently and in accordance with laws and regulations. Successful performance of the work requires the use of independent judgment and initiative along with the skill to follow through on multiple projects and details.
Additional skills include expertise working with the community and political groups, exceptional report writing skills, and strong project management skills. Prior experience with elections and basic knowledge of California election laws, regulations, and procedures is strongly preferred. The ideal candidate will be able to "hit the ground running" due to previous or current (full-time) employment in an Elections Office, providing technical support to the election process. This position may provide indirect technical or functional supervision of employees in the Elections Specialist I/II classification.
Examples of Duties:
Duties in each of the units may include, but are not limited to, the following:
Supervise the Vote Center Unit
Supervise the Voter Registration Unit
Supervise the Sample Ballot Unit
Supervise the Vote by Mail Unit
Supervise the Candidate Filing Unit
Operate Elections Division Computer Systems
QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Experience:
Successful candidates will have any combination of education and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the job. A typical way to qualify is two years of experience providing technical support to the election process OR three years of journey level legal or general office support experience.
Ideal candidates will have a bachelor's degree or higher in political science, business, public administration, policy, journalism, information technology, or another related field. Three years of election and/or legal experience OR five years of project/program management is desired.
Knowledge of:
Skill/Ability to:
APPLICATION/EXAMINATION
Open and Promotional. Anyone may apply. Current County of San Mateo and County of San Mateo Superior Court of California employees with at least six months (1040 hours) of continuous service in a classified regular, probationary, SEIU or AFSCME represented extra-help/term position prior to the final filing date will receive five (5) points added to their final passing score on this examination. Responses to the supplemental questions must be submitted in addition to our regular employment application form.
The examination process will consist of an application screening (weight: pass/fail) based on the candidates' application and responses to the supplemental questions. Candidates who pass the application screening will be invited to a panel interview (weight: 100%) which may include the evaluation of a written and/or performance exercise given prior to the interview.
Depending on the number of applicants, an application appraisal of education and experience may be used in place of other examinations, or further evaluation of work experience may be conducted to group applicants by level of qualification. All applicants who meet the minimum qualifications are not guaranteed advancement through any subsequent phase of the examination. All examinations will be given in San Mateo County, California, and applicants must participate at their own expense.
IMPORTANT: Applications for this position will only be accepted online. If you are currently on the County's website, you may click the "Apply" button. If you are not on the County's website, please go to https://jobs.smcgov.org/ to apply. Online applications must be received electronically by the Human Resources Department before midnight on the final filing date.
~ Tentative Recruitment Schedule ~
Final Filing Date: January 19, 2021
Screening Dates: January 21 – January 25, 2021
Panel Interview Dates: February 3 and/or 4, 2021
At the County of San Mateo, we take pride in the way our employees bring together their diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives to serve our community's needs.
The County is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Analyst: Chet Overstreet (01062021) (Elections Specialist III - E168)
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