Senior Subject Matter Expert Job

Vacancy No. EAC-12609351-25-CEB Department Election Assistance Commission
Salary $99,200.00 to $133,692.00 Grade 00 to 00
Perm/Temp Permanent FT/PT Full-time
Open Date 11/15/2024 Close Date 12/20/2024
Job Link Apply Online Who may apply Public
Locations:
Washington, DCLocation Negotiable After Selection


Summary

The incumbent of this position serves as a Senior Election Subject Matter Expert (SME) with the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC), established under the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) of 2002.

This job is open to

Clarification from the agency

This job will close when we have received 100 applications which may be sooner than the closing date. Must be able to obtain a Secret Clearance.

Duties

HAVA was enacted to establish a program to provide funds to States to replace punch-card voting systems, to establish the Election Assistance Commission to assist States with the administration of Federal elections, to otherwise assist with the administration of certain Federal election laws and programs, and to establish voluntary voting system guidelines and guidance for States and units of local government with responsibility for the administration of Federal elections. EAC serves as a national clearinghouse and resource for information concerning the administration of Federal elections.

The incumbent is responsible for creating EAC clearinghouse material to assist Election Officials, Voters, and other stakeholders with best practices, white papers, tools, data, training materials, instructions, and any additional information that would be helpful to election administrators to assist with the administration of elections. The incumbent will provide expert guidance regarding election administration that touches all facets of the agency to serve EAC stakeholders. The agency is filling multiple positions with this vacancy.

Under the overall direction of the Chief Election Information Officer and the Clearinghouse Director, the Senior Election SME is responsible for:

  • Preparing and implementing programs and resources for election officials and voters.
  • Updating and maintaining current Clearinghouse resources for election officials.
  • Creating professional presentations, brochures, and training materials on all facets of election administration.
  • Creating professional infographics using election-related data.
  • Researching, collecting, and analyzing election data and presenting findings in reports, best practices, and white papers.
  • Writing election-related blogs and other publications regarding election administration.
  • Making recommendations for reorganizing the EAC website to better serve its stakeholders regarding its Clearinghouse function.
  • Researching and analyzing trends and identifying solutions for election-related challenges.
  • Working closely with the Clearinghouse Director for programs and program directors to produce timelines for execution of work product and the expeditious issuance of reports, guidance to states, best practices, and other documents, including factoring in timelines to accommodate review and comment of various draft documents. Recommends actions to alleviate conflicts within the timeline.
  • Assists with work quality related to all agency Clearinghouse functions.
  • Recommending action to ensure coordination and integration of program activities of each division, including meetings and activities of EAC advisory boards.
  • Serving as a team member on ad hoc teams convened to provide quick responses to special projects and studies that may cut across organizational lines, disciplines, and functions. Team participation is vital to effectively accomplish unit assignments. Successful participation in both routine and special assignments requires flexibility, effective interactive skills, and willingness to cooperate to enhance team accomplishments.
  • Ensuring documents meet EAC standards and improve the agency Clearinghouse function.
  • Identify areas that require improvement, establish working groups to assist with gaps.
  • Provide feedback on election-related work quality, including editing and guidance to staff to improve the overall quality of work.
  • Serving as the Project Manager for outsourced election work product as needed.
  • Working with external stakeholders as needed.
  • Reviewing Grant funding trends and preparing an analysis of how the funds are being spent on innovative ways to assist stakeholders with ideas.
  • Performing other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

  • Candidates must meet all qualifications prior to the closing date of this announcement.
  • Candidates must be a US Citizen.
  • This position is subject to a (1) year probationary period.

Qualifications

  • Expert knowledge of all facets of election administration.
  • Experience in state-level election administration preferred.
  • Ability to produce election work products in a neutral and nonpartisan tone.
  • Demonstrated capacity to work collaboratively in a bipartisan or nonpartisan environment with both internal colleagues and external stakeholders.
  • Experience in creating election-related training material.
  • Strong writing and editing skills.
  • Experience and/or knowledge of Federal and State regulatory agencies and the Federal regulatory process, including promulgation of regulatory and enforcement of laws related to elections.
  • Ability to successfully integrate election-related internal and external program and policy issues that take into account objectives, risks, implications, and agency and governmental regulations.
  • Ability to bring together key stakeholders, establish effective working groups, resulting in work product that is valuable to stakeholders.
  • Ability to communicate effectively and persuasively, both orally and in writing, regarding all election-related subject matter.
  • A change agent and self-starter.
  • Adept at working with and analyzing financial information and other quantitative data.
  • Attentive to detail and consistently thorough.
  • Collegial - must have a personality and work style that ensures that the internal atmosphere will remain open and collaborative.

Education

Bachelor's or higher degree in a related field is preferred.

Additional information

You must submit all required information by the closing date. If required materials are not received, your application will be evaluated solely on the information available. Consequently, you may not receive full consideration or may not be considered eligible.

The materials you send with your application will not be returned. Send only those materials needed to evaluate your application.

If you use public transportation, part of your transportation costs may be subsidized.

Fair & Transparent

The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

In describing your experience, please be clear and specific. We will not make assumptions regarding your experience.

1. Eligibility and Minimum Qualifications

We will review your submitted resume and documents to determine if you meet the eligibility and minimum qualification requirements. You will be rated as ineligible if you are outside of the area of consideration (i.e., who may apply) or your application is missing any required documents. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated or falsified your qualifications, education, eligibility claims, and/or experience, this is cause for disqualification. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.

2. Referral and Selection

If you are found to be amongst the most highly qualified applicants, you will be referred to the selecting official. As part of the assessment and selection process, the selecting official may invite you to participate in a structured interview.

The U.S. Election Assistance Commission performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify information provided by a candidate (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candidate's abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position.

Required Documents

Resume: Federal positions must include series, grade, and step. Additionally, current or former federal employees must submit their most recent performance appraisal, and their last Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50). All positions must include starting and ending dates of employment (month and year) and hours worked per week. Duties you performed must be listed under each individual job title to match your experiences with the positions held.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

How to Apply

Applicants must submit their application package via email to: resumes@eac.gov.

Please include the job title and announcement number in the subject line of the email. You must submit your application package by email to the resumes@eac.gov mailbox. You will not submit your application package through the USAJOBS portal.

Your application package must be received by the closing date of the announcement and must include the following:

1. Resume.
2. For current or former federal employees, you must submit a copy of:

  • your last Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50) showing your position, title, series, grade and eligibility.
  • your most recent performance appraisal. If you do not have a recent performance appraisal, please explain why you do not have one.
3. Cover letter is optional.

Agency contact information

Human Resources
Address
US Election Assistance Commission
633 3rd Street, NW
Suite 200
Washington, DC 20001
US
Learn more about this agency

Next steps

Once online application packages have been submitted (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applications to ensure qualification and eligibility requirements are met. Candidates referred for an interview will be notified and be contacted directly by the Office of Human Resources.


Note: We cannot accept applications on behalf of Federal Agencies. Application instructions are listed within the Job Description.


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