are conveniently located near Civic Center Station, RTD light-rail lines, the 16th Street Mall, and Denver’s bike network.In addition to a great location and fulfilling, impactful work, we offer:
- Employee wellness programs and an on-site fitness center
- 12 paid holidays per year plus generous personal time off and sick leave
- Access to a diverse array of technical, leadership and supervisory training opportunities
- Strong, yet flexible retirement benefits including a choice of the PERA Defined Benefit Plan or the PERA Defined Contribution Plan, plus optional 401K and 457 plans
- Medical and dental health plans
- Paid life insurance
- Automatic short-term (and optional long-term) disability coverage
- Excellent work-life balance through flex schedules, flexplace/remote work, and ad-hoc arrangements
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Our Culture & EnvironmentColoradans come from all walks of life and so do we. Who We Are
Our mission is to make government easy and accessible for people to further democracy, support economic opportunity for all Coloradans, and demonstrate a standard of integrity and excellence. Our vision is to ensure all Coloradans have a voice in our future, help Coloradans and their businesses thrive, and be the best at what we do.
What We Believe
The State of Colorado is an Equal Opportunity Employer. At the Colorado Department of State, we are dedicated to equity, diversity, and inclusion. We are committed to building work environments that are inclusive and reflect our communities and the diverse talents of all people. We highly encourage people from all backgrounds, identities, and abilities to apply.
Our agency website: Colorado Secretary of State's Office
Description of Job
Elections Division
The Elections Division supports the Secretary of State, as the state’s chief election official, by administering and supervising statutory and constitutional provisions that relate directly or indirectly to the conduct of Colorado elections. These include certifying content to the ballot, publishing the abstract of vote totals, as well as overseeing the verification of petitions for ballot issues, campaign finance filings and enforcement, lobbyist filings and enforcement, voting equipment certifications, requirements of the National Voter Registration Act and the Help America Vote Act, and maintaining the statewide voter registration system.
Project Management & Support Team
Within the Division, the Project Management & Support Team serves to improve Division programs through managing projects, supporting and maintaining the Division's performance metrics program, advising in the strategic planning process, monitoring trends and industry standards, collaborating with other teams to collect and analyze data, structuring large datasets to find useful information, visualizing data using graphs and infographics, developing process improvements, supporting employee engagement, and identifying and addressing short-term problems that are hindering the operational efficiency and effectiveness of Division programs while implementing long term solutions to bring about positive changes in Division operations.
Illustration of duties
The Business Analyst/Project Manager plays a critical role in the elicitation and documentation of Division project requirements, which are then used to develop process and technical design documents and test cases, in order to deliver efficient and effective projects that are accurate in scope, address documented needs, and are delivered on time and within budget.
The position will work under the direction of, and in collaboration with, program managers and division management in the Elections Division Project Management & Support Team to gain a fuller understanding of how to support operational and management staff through addressing issues related to the operations and workflow processes of the Division. The duties of this position include:
- Managing projects within the division including but not limited to RFI/RFP creation, project timeline, project deployment, and project performance metrics.
- Working with Department/Division Subject Matter Experts (SME) and other stakeholders to document business processes as they currently exist, identify issues and opportunities for process improvement, generate desired state process maps, elicit and document project requirements, and assist program managers in developing project scope.
- Communicating effectively with Division staff and program managers to identify needs and evaluate alternative business solutions.
- Providing analysis of the Division's system requirements, functional specifications, business processes, and other practices related to Division operations.
- Assisting Division program managers and lead