Research and Policy Analyst

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About

This is an exciting time to join the City of Richmond! We are committed to nurturing talent, fostering growth opportunities, and building strong connections within our workforce. As we continue to make strides towards becoming the employer of choice, we are thrilled about the following employee benefit enhancements:

• Virginia Retirement System (VRS)
• Language Incentive
• Referral Bonus
• Tuition Assistance Program

Description

The Office of Elections is seeking to hire a Research and Policy Analyst (Legal Advisor). The position is responsible for conducting thorough research and analysis to support election staff, candidates, political committees and other entities throughout the election cycle. The role ensures compliance with state and local election laws related to candidate qualifications, ballot access, filing requirements, and campaign documentation. It also drafts policies and procedures to ensure elections are conducted in compliance with all aspects of local, state and federal law related to election administration, voter registration, and elections more broadly.

Duties

include but are not limited to Analysis

• Recommend, research and draft changes to proposed legislation and existing laws.
• Help develop technical, administrative, and policy protocols to ensure compliance with existing election law, policies and regulations.
• Conduct research on various research and policy issues.
• Analyze statistical data.
• Identify trends, issues, opportunities, and funding resources related to key election policy areas.
• Help prepare presentations and communicate findings to stakeholders, including policymakers, senior management, and the public.
• Help represent the City of Richmond Office of Elections at legislative committee meetings, board meetings, hearings, and other public meetings.

Candidate Qualification and Filing

• Provide guidance to candidates and prospective candidates on eligibility requirements, filing deadlines and required forms.
• Accept, review and process candidate filings and campaign finance reports for completeness and accuracy.
• Verify candidate information and coordinate with other local election officials and state election officials as needed.
• Track and maintain candidate records.

Ballot Preparation & Certification

• Help prepare and proof candidate ballots for accuracy prior to publication.
• Help coordinate the ballot order, name formatting and ballot layout requirements.
• Assist with candidate withdrawal and disqualification processes when applicable.

Compliance & Documentation

• Help ensure compliance with federal, state and local election laws, policies and procedures.
• Maintain candidate files in accordance with records retention laws.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for FOIA requests.

Administrative & Data Management

• Enter candidate information into election systems as needed.
• Create reports for candidate filings, campaign finance reports and ballot status.
• Keep calendars of statutory deadlines for candidate activities.

Qualifications, Special Certifications And Licenses MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's degree in Public Policy, Political Science, Economics, Social Sciences, or a related field.
• 2–5 years of experience in research and evaluation, policy analysis, strategic planning, project management, or a related field.
• An equivalent combination of training and experience (as approved by the department) may be used to meet the minimum qualifications of the classification.

Preferred Qualifications And Training

• Advanced degree in Law, Public Policy, Public Administration, Public Affairs, Political Science, Economics, Social Sciences, or a related field preferred.
• Demonstrated experience in legislative and policy analysis and drafting.
• Significant professional experience in election administration, election law, regulatory compliance, campaign finance, government relations or related policy/research role.
• Demonstrated ability to read, interpret, apply and advise on state, local and federal laws and regulations—especially relating to election…