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Description:Our client is looking for a Technical Writer professional. The Wisconsin Elections Commission is charged under Wisconsin Statutes to administer and enforce Wisconsin’s elections laws. A core mission of the Commission is to ensure ongoing and quality education, training, outreach, technical assistance, and advice to municipal clerks, county clerks, and local election inspectors (poll workers) that conduct elections as well as to ensure adherence to, and compliance with Wisconsin election laws and required procedures. Another core function of the Commission is to provide current and accurate information to the public as well as various governmental and other organizations about the State's electoral processes, voting statistics, and trends. Under the supervision of the IT Project Manager and IT Director, this position functions as part of the Information Technology team and is a resource for developers and elections specialists. This position will develop a high-level working knowledge of federal and state election laws, administrative rules and business processes in order to effectively interpret and apply these requirements to all types of elections technology used throughout the state and provide well organized and thoroughly documented business requirements. The position also works in and provides services regarding Wisconsin’s statewide voter registration system called WisVote, which is a database of voter and election information as well as a primary tool for administration of elections in the state. This position is a resource for developers and WisVote elections specialists who continuously improve the system with regular deployments that must be fully documented. Tasks- Review, revise, and prepare technical documentation for agency systems including WisVote, the voter website MyVote.wi.gov, Wisconsin’s electronic poll book software BadgerBooks, Wisconsin’s data request site BadgerVoters, Wisconsin’s election results reporting module Canvass, and other Wisconsin election technology.
- Compliance with the agency’s timekeeping system to ensure that tasks performed qualify under federal funding guidelines or that work representing State initiatives is tracked contemporaneously and is properly accounted for using State funds.
- Serve as a member of the agency's information technology team and maintain internal election technology documentation.
- Develop and maintain a high-level working knowledge of all elections laws governing responsibilities of state and local election officials and voters, as it relates to information technology systems.
- Communicate with elections specialists, developers, project manager, the IT Director, and other state agencies, gather information from subject matter experts to develop, organize, and write comprehensive internal documentation that meets organizational standards.
Note: Local candidates or willing to relocate at the candidate's expense. 100% remote, on site as needed.Candidates must not have donated to a political candidate or party in the last 12 months. Candidates are required to be nonpartisan. Location: Madison, WIContract: 1+ years Skills Required:- 3 years - Experience in production and maintenance of technical business requirements documentation
- Clear written communication, and ability to work with SMEs
- Experience researching, outlining, writing, and editing new and existing user stories
- Experience working closely with various departments to understand project requirements
- Experience working with development and support leads to identify all documentation repositories, revise and edit, and determine the best solution for data compilation and centralized storage.
Local candidates preferred, not mandatory Candidates authorized to work in the US are encouraged to apply. We are not sponsoring H1B candidates at this time. Companies submitting candidates should only submit direct W2 employees for this position. This includes H1B visa candidates and therefore your company must be the visa sponsor. Please submit your resume by using the "URL" below
- ID: #22444810
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State: Wisconsin
Madison
53701
Madison
USA
- City: Madison
- Salary: Depends on Experience
- Job type: Contract
- Showed: 2021-11-09
- Deadline: 2022-01-03
- Category: Et cetera