Advertisement Number: 36499

Salary(s):  AO2 $54,318.00 - $65,118.00 per year

Closing Date: August 19, 2020

The Manitoba government recognizes the importance of building an exemplary public service reflective of the citizens it serves, where diverse abilities, backgrounds, cultures, identities, languages and perspectives drives a high standard of service and innovation. The Manitoba government supports equitable employment practices and promotes representation of designated groups (women, Indigenous people, persons with disabilities, visible minorities).

Employment Equity is a factor in selection for this competition. Consideration will be given to women, Indigenous people, visible minorities and persons with disabilities.

Elections Manitoba is an independent office of the Legislative Assembly. It is the mission of the office to ensure the democratic rights of all Manitobans through the conduct of free and fair provincial elections, by ensuring compliance with political financing laws and by enhancing public confidence in and awareness of the electoral process.

Elections Manitoba is seeking a self-motivated and proactive individual to oversee the management of the Manitoba Voter Register.  The position will be responsible for timely updates of voter information in a variety of ways including directly working within the register; overseeing the activities of various teams that use the register; and/or providing advice and direction to returning offices and field staff.  This work is done within a secure IT environment and must adhere to legislation, policies and procedures that protect voter information. 
 

• Must be legally entitled to work in Canada
• A satisfactory Criminal Record Check

Qualifications:

Essential skills/expertise:

• Bachelor’s degree from a recognized university or post-secondary institution and several years' relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education and related experience may be considered.
• Exceptional computer skills and knowledge of a variety of programs and applications.
• Experience researching, documenting and providing recommendations on issues and process needs.
• Demonstrated experience in training and guiding work teams in using an application or delivering a program.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills.
• Excellent verbal communication skills.
• Excellent writing and editing skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work cooperatively in a team environment.

Desired:

• Demonstrated experience managing projects.
• Experience working with a specialized program through a computer system or within an office setting.
• Knowledge of electoral processes.

Duties:

The Voter Registration Officer provides project management services to develop and implement an overall work plan to update the register on an ongoing basis.  The position must ensure and oversee the consistent implementation of legislation and policies affecting the register and perform research to keep abreast of best practices and emerging issues around voter registration, including consulting with other jurisdictions as required, to gather knowledge and learnings to apply to Manitoba’s register. 
 
Acting as the central point for inquiries, the Voter Registration Officer provides advice and direction on the secure use of the register in accordance with policies and legislation.  The incumbent will also be responsible for organizing efficient, secure and ongoing work related to the register and the voters list to support an election across 57 electoral divisions.  The incumbent will also be responsible for using and managing the application to update records, produce reports, and perform analytical work of register data, and applying analytical skills to problem-solve issues that arise with voters, third party data and register operations.  Coordinating the collection of information from various sources and liaising with internal and external teams to maintain accurate and clean data sets is also required.

The Voter Registration Officer will be a knowledge champion and work with internal teams to give direction, training, and advice on the secure and appropriate use of the application in updating the register. 
 

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