Senior Subject Matter Expert

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.
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.