As a central hub in the Metro Vancouver area, the City of New Westminster delivers a broad spectrum of urban services to over 92,000 residents. New Westminster is rich in history with a viable and thriving economy and has a population representative of the diversity of the region. The City is staffed by talented and dedicated employees who work together to achieve its strategic vision. We have earned a proud reputation for civic leadership, service delivery, and outstanding employee relations.
The City of New Westminster has an exciting opportunity for an auxiliary Chief Elections Officer to coordinate the planning and implementation of all operations relating to the general local election! Duties will include, but not be limited to:
- Coordinating the planning and implementation of all operations leading up to the General Local Election
- Ensuring that legislative and legal requirements are applied and followed
- Hiring, training and supervising the work of a large number of election officials;
- Liaising with a wide variety of internal and external contacts, regarding election matters
- Coordinate the preparation and maintenance of a variety of complex and confidential material related to election administration, within the parameters of legislated and corporate procedures. Considerable independence of judgment is required.
- Other duties relating to the role.
Requirements:
- Completion of Grade 12 (or equivalent) supplemented by courses in election administration, computer literacy, inter-personal communications, and legislative interpretation, plus considerable municipal elections experience; or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience. Preference will be given to applicants with general local election experience.
- Thorough knowledge of applicable sections of the Local Government Act and Community Charter and other relevant provincial statutes, as well as City bylaw provisions and other rules, policies and procedures governing the work performed; thorough knowledge of the requirements pertaining to the use by the City of the Provincial Voters’ List.
- Ability to interpret, explain and apply election law, procedures and policies.
- Ability to select and train election officials, and to plan, assign, supervise and review the work.
- Ability to liaise with a wide variety of internal and external contacts, including elected officials.
- Ability to develop and implement a complex operational plan.
- Ability to develop and implement programs such as staff training and public awareness.
- Strong ability to work independently and exercise judgment.
- Strong oral and written communication abilities.
- Ability to function effectively under pressure and to meet inflexible deadlines.
- Ability to coordinate, prepare and maintain a variety of complex correspondence, records, reports, accounts and material related to the work.
- Strong computer applications and software such as Microsoft Office Suite and familiarity with web-based applications.
- Technical ability to ensure production of ballots in accordance with vote counting equipment standards.
- Technical ability to support the logic and accuracy testing of all electronic election equipment including digital voters list.
- Technical ability to train election officials to generate election night reports, separate memory chip packs from the vote counting equipment for transport and accumulation, and accumulate accurate results in an appropriate format.
- Considerable knowledge of the geography and demographics of the City of New Westminster.
- Ability to work non-standard hours when required.
- Ability to pass and maintain a satisfactory Police Information Check
- Valid BC Class 5 Drivers’ Licence and use of personal vehicle.
