Election Clerk - Temporary

General Statement of Duties

Join the Board of Elections Department as an Elections Clerk! This is a great opportunity for someone with elections experience and/or office administration background to administer elections in a major jurisdiction and to be a part of an organization that promotes innovation and modernizing elections administration. This is a temporary position to assist with the upcoming election.

About the Role

This position will assist the Board of Election’s staff with daily office procedures providing accurate information to the public; processing, sorting, collecting, and distributing income mail; scan, review, file, and data entry voter registration forms, absentee request forms and various election documents; assist with campaign finance administrative tasks; assist with poll worker training administrative tasks; assist with preparing supplies for the voting sites, voting machine set-up, and laptop set-up; travel to an assigned geographical area to provide on-site support or transport supplies/equipment; and collaborate with team members on various projects.

Responsibilities

• Answering incoming phone calls and provide early voting and election related information to voters and poll workers.
• Scanning, reviewing, filing, and data entry of voter registration forms and various election documents.
• Aid with campaign finance administrative tasks.
• Aid with poll worker training administrative tasks.
• Aid with preparing supplies for the voting sites, voting machine set-up, and laptop set-up.
• Processing, sorting, collecting and distributing incoming mail.
• Traveling to an assigned geographical area to provide on-site support or transport supplies/equipment.

Requirements

• Maintain an effective and efficient workflow in order to perform in an accurate and timely manner following guidelines pursuant to NC election laws.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED and two years of election experience.
• Maintain a valid NC Driver's License.

Skills

• Considerable knowledge of the use, application, and operation of personal computer hardware and software.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Communicate with others tactfully and courteously over the telephone and in-person.
• Ability to maintain effective working relationships with other employees, departments, counties, and the public.

Benefits

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Pay

Not specified

Schedule

Hours of work are 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, but must be available to work overtime including evenings and weekends. Hours and dates are subject to change during early voting.