Pay Range: $63,041 – $81,953 annual compensation
Job Posting Closing on: Friday, May 3, 2024
Workdays & Hours: Monday – Friday 8am – 5pm; Some evening/weekend work supporting City Council meetings or other meetings, as required
Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities, and much more.
The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of nearly 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.
A Program Coordinator job is available with the City of Fort Worth City Secretary’s Office to provide support to Council Committees and Municipal Elections.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in public administration, business administration, sociology, psychology, social work or related field
- Three to five years of public administration
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience knowledge and oversight of Texas Municipal Elections
- Certification as a Texas Registered Municipal Clerk preferred or ability to obtain within 3 years.
- Certified Municipal Clerk designation by International Institute of Municipal Clerks preferred or the ability to obtain within 3 years.
- Licensed Texas Notary
The Elections/Council Program Coordinator job responsibilities include:
- Provide direct support to the City Secretary’s Office, which will require the person to have frequent contact with Mayor and Council Members, Candidates, residents and media regarding municipal elections.
- Provide support to staff liaisons and serve as a resource for Council Committee meetings and assisting staff liaisons with logistical set-up as required, and maintain meeting calendars for the various Council Committee meetings.
- Serve as a point of contact between the City Secretary’s Office and the various County Elections staff on municipal elections.
- Serve as a point of contact for Mayor and Council, Candidates, Political Action Committees and staff on campaign finance reporting requirements and other required financial reports.
- Oversees the creation of various required election documents such as election calendars, official notices, newspaper publications, and candidate packets.
- Oversees the required publication of all election documents as required under the Texas Election Code.
- Perform a wide variety of administrative and technical tasks for the City Secretary and Assistant City Secretary.
- Work independently while actively participating in a team environment.
- Leads, oversees and participates in the administering and auditing of assigned program; ensures compliance with contract/agreement requirements; assists in the development of goals for programs and policies.
- Provide administrative assistance to senior management; prepares spreadsheets and graphs; prepares and presents staff reports; provides statistical information for Council members.
- Attends and participates in a variety of internal and external meetings; and prepares and delivers presentations as needed.
- Assist with the development of marketing initiatives with the City’s Law Department and Communications and Public Engagement Department on election related materials.
Conditions of Employment
The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.
The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.
Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.
