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Salary: $66,996.80 - $75,705.00 Annually
Location : 5501 Airport Blvd, Austin, TX
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: 26-10786
Department: County Clerk
Opening Date: 07/20/2026
Closing Date: 8/3/2026 11:59 PM Central
Job Summary
Coordinates operational activities of a divisional area.
Distinguishing Characteristics:
This is a job classification within the Management job family. Incumbent in this classification develops and implements daily operations of election process. This classification may require a flexible work schedule in order to meet the needs of the department.
Duties and Responsibilities

• Designs, plans, implements, coordinates and oversees election programs and projects.
• Supervises day-to-day administrative office activities. Recruits, trains and supervises the work of election temporary workforce. Develops, prepares and schedules training and orientation sessions for each election. Develops, implements and tracks project plans. Analyzes voter registration information.
• Assists in preparation of negotiated arrangements and contracts to conduct elections for intergovernmental entities. Prepares post elections billing information.
• Assists in developing and proofing ballot formats and layouts.
• Prepares recommendations for polling places. Procures polling places based upon inspections, interviews and input from voters, election judges, political party officials and Elected Officials.
• Coordinates with polling places for election activities. Estimates and orders needed supplies. Maintains supply and technical equipment inventory. Oversees warehouse operations, supply preparation and delivery of equipment for all elections.
• Coordinates and prepares documentation and statutorily required notices. Coordinates activities related to the official reporting of financial disclosure documents for candidates and specific purpose political action committees, including distribution of forms, acceptance of filings and preparation of information for public view, in person, and on the Internet.
• Supervises preparation of materials and arranges publications to meet legally mandated times of notices.
• Administers mock election program for area high schools.
• Provides manager with cost worksheets for assigned projects. Prepares and administers budget. Prepares a variety of fiscal and administrative reports. Determines resources needed to meet service demands.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements
Education and Experience:
Bachelor's degree in Public Administration, Business Administration, Business Management, Government, Political Science or a directly related field AND three (3) years of increasingly responsible elections program or project management experience, including one (1) year of mid- to senior level supervisory or management experience;
OR,
Any combination of education and experience that has been achieved and is equivalent to the stated education and experience and required knowledge, skills, and abilities sufficient to successfully perform the duties and responsibilities of this job.
Licenses, Registrations, Certifications, or Special Requirements:
Valid Texas Driver's License.
Preferred:
Elections and handling deadline oriented projects experience.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Knowledge of:

• Federal, State, Local and City election laws, rules, guidelines, regulations and legislative processes.
• Strategic planning and production-related project management.
• Management of automated voting systems and information system technology and software applications.
• Management and supervisory principles, practices and techniques.
• Practices in record-keeping functions.
• Standard practices in area of assignment.
• Supervisory principles, practices and techniques.
• Online computer searches.
• Budget preparation and office management.
• Computer equipment to include word processing, spreadsheets, databases and a variety of software packages.
• Business letter writing, grammar and punctuation, and report preparation.

Skill in:

• Supervising others, including team building.
• Explaining complicated technical problems in simple non-technical language.
• Problem-solving and technical decision-making for developing effective solutions.
• Conflict resolution and community relations.
• Public speaking and content delivery.
• Both verbal and written communication.

Ability to:

• Coordinate a variety of inter-related areas of election preparation.
• Train, guide, organize and assign the work of others.
• Conduct training presentations to large groups.
• Plan, coordinate, monitor, and negotiate arrangements and evaluate complex projects.
• Develop, analyze and interpret policies and procedures, public information statements and operational plans or activities.
• Work on a wide variety of tasks simultaneously and produce timely and tangible results.
• Manage time well, perform multiple tasks and organize diverse activities.
• Research, compile, analyze, interpret and prepare a variety of fiscal, statistical and administrative reports.
• Independently prepare correspondence, memorandums and other materials.
• Develop, analyze and interpret complex policies, regulations and procedures.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with departmental clientele, technical staff, state and local officials, elected and appointed officials, members of the media, representatives of outside agencies, other County employees and officials, and the general public.

Work Environment & Other Information
Physical requirements include the ability to lift/carry up to 20-50 pounds visual acuity, speech and hearing, hand and eye coordination and manual dexterity necessary to operate a computer and office equipment. Subject to standing, walking, sitting, repetitive motion, reaching, climbing stairs, bending, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, pushing, pulling, balancing, client/customer contact, squatting, and occasional indoor/outdoor activities carrying and lifting of moderately heavy equipment, boxes to perform the essential functions.
Travis County employees play an important role in business continuity. As such, employees can be assigned to business continuity efforts outside of normal job functions.
Work Hours: 8 am - 5 pm, Monday-Friday.
Location: 5501 Airport Blvd
Department: County Clerk
Criminal, Education, and Employment Background Checks Required.
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This job description is intended to be generic in nature. It is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. The essential duties, functions and responsibilities and overtime eligibility may vary based on the specific tasks assigned to the position.
Benefits
Employment at Travis County comes with a full array of benefits. We offer comprehensive health insurance, a no-cost, on-site Health and Wellness clinic, longevity pay, paid vacations, sick time and personal holidays, not to mention an industry competitive salary structure and a friendly, stable work environment.
FY2026 Travis County Benefit Guide
In this valuable you will find benefit summaries, eligibility requirements, costs, contact numbers and addresses as well as other general information on the benefits available to Travis County Employees and Retirees.
Credit Union
Employees may join the Travis County Credit Union which offers low-interest loans, savings plans through payroll deduction, safe deposit boxes and other benefits.
Deferred Compensation
Employees may enroll in a tax- free sheltered investment plan through payroll deduction.
Direct Deposit
Employees may sign up for direct bank deposit.
Employee Assistance Program
Travis County provides a confidential counseling and referral service free of charge to county employees and their family.
Employee Organizations
Membership in the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Union is available through payroll deduction.
Employee Health & Wellness Clinic
Employees may access the clinic for a variety of wellness program and health care services with no co-pay, no deductible and no co-insurance costs.
Holidays
An average of eleven paid holidays are designated by the Travis County Commissioners Court at the beginning of each fiscal year.
Insurance
Employees may select from four plans: an Exclusive Physician Organization (EPO), Choice Plus Preferred Physician Organization (PPO), Consumer Choice or a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) with a Health Savings Account (HSA). All four options include a Pharmacy Plan. Travis County's current policy is to pay 100% of the employee's health insurance premium for the Consumer Choice and HDHP. Employees will pay a premium for both the EPO and PPO. Other insurance benefits include $50,000 Basic Life and AD&D paid by the County.
The following benefits are employee paid:

• Dental
• Vision
• Supplemental Life, AD&D
• Dependent Life
• Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability
• Long Term Care

New employees are covered on the first day of the month following 28 calendar days of employment.
Longevity
Longevity pay is paid for each year completed after three years of continuous service. Peace Officers in a law enforcement activity, whose job requires state peace officer certification, receive pay after one year of certification.
On the regular payday on or after the employee's fourth and subsequent adjusted service dates, he or she receives a single payment for the previous year.
Parking
A limited number of assigned parking spaces are available to employees in the Courthouse Complex.
Personal Holidays
Regular, full-time employees are eligible for up to three paid personal holidays each calendar year. Part-time employees shall be granted personal holidays on a prorated basis. New employees earn personal holidays for the calendar year in which he/she begins employment, based on the month in which employment begins:
January - March
3 personal holidays
April - June
2 personal holidays
July - September
1 personal holiday
October - December
None
New employees are eligible to take personal holidays after 90 days of employment.
Retirement
Travis County is a member of the Texas County & District Retirement System with mandatory participation by certain classes of employees. Seven percent (7%) of the gross salary is deducted each pay period. An employee is fully vested after eight years of service. Benefits are prorated for part-time employees.
Sick Leave
Regular employees earn sick leave at a rate of eight hours per month with unlimited accrual during employment. Part-time employees earn sick leave on a pro-rated basis.
Parental Leave
Each Full-time Paid Parental Leave Eligible (PPL) Employee is entitled to a total of 320 hours of Paid Parental Leave in a 12 month period. Paid Parental Leave for Part-time PPL Eligible Employees is prorated based on the number of hours that they are regularly scheduled to work.
Tuition Refund
Certain classes of full-time employees may receive reimbursement for fees associated with pre-approved, job related course work completed satisfactorily.
Vacation
Based on years of county service, regular, full-time employees earn vacation time at the following rates:
0 to 5 years
4.0 hours per pay period
6 to 10 years
4.5 hours per pay period
11 to 15 years
5.0 hours per pay period
16 to 20 years
5.5 hours per pay period
21 plus years
6.0 hours per pay period
Part-time employees earn vacation leave on a pro-rated basis.
Workers' Compensation
The county provides all employees workers' compensation coverage with benefits in accordance with state statute, if the employee sustains an injury out of, or in the course of work.
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