Elections Outreach Coordinator

ABOUT THE POSITION

The County of Riverside's Department of Registrar of Voters is seeking an Elections Outreach Coordinator for its Riverside, CA office.

This role involves supporting community outreach programs, planning and executing internal and external activities, and managing event timelines for the Community Outreach division.

The Elections Outreach Coordinator will oversee public outreach communications, work within event timelines and budgets, create strong PowerPoint presentations, coordinate and monitor various department outreach tasks, prepare and manage calendars, and perform additional duties as needed.

The role may require carrying/lifting event items and standing for long periods at a time.

Key responsibilities include project management, post-event information and data analysis, calendar coordination, social media management, engaging with the public, collaborating closely with the Public Information Officer , reviewing communication materials, addressing public inquiries, overseeing TAP employees, and providing general outreach assistance.

Strong community engagement is essential, requiring effective verbal and written communication with the public.

The ideal candidate will exhibit exceptional communication, research and problem-solving skills, along with work both independently and as part of a team, demonstrate professional customer service, and possess excellent time management and organizational abilities.

PLEASE NOTE: The position requires full-time office presence for four months leading up to and during elections due to the high workload.

The role involves working weekends and holidays, including mandatory overtime during election and post-election periods.

Travel within the county is also necessary.

Outside of election season, employees can choose from a 4/10, 9/80, or 5/40 workweek schedule, with the option of a hybrid schedule with mandatory Wednesdays in office.

Flexibility working overtime, weekends, and holidays is required.

Lastly, the department seeks candidates that have extensive experience with reporting, data collection and analysis, PowerPoint, Adobe Premiere Pro and Calendaring.

Bilingual in Spanish preferred.

Meet the Team!

The County of Riverside's Registrar of Voters serves its residents by ensuring the electoral process be conducted professionally, consistently demonstrating neutrality and non-partisan decision-making, based upon a thorough knowledge of and compliance with all election laws by administering them timely, responsively and with integrity.

EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL DUTIES
• Assist in the planning and implementation of organizational events of various topics involving the ROV such as elections, voter registration and ROV programs.

• Serve as a liaison to external constituents, corporations, volunteers, vendors, and sponsors.

• Provide assistance with oversight of an operational budget for community outreach events and initiatives.

• Create event planning timelines, checklis...