Election Assistant – Municipal Election Support

About the role

The Assistant, Elections provides proactive support to the Deputy Clerk and Election Coordinator in managing all aspects of the municipal election process. This temporary full‑time position ensures that election staff, voting locations, and voter information are organized efficiently for a smooth election experience.

Key responsibilities

• Plan and organise the roll‑out of the municipal election, including recruitment of over 2,000 election day staff.
• Assign staff to more than 150 voting locations and coordinate training and information distribution.
• Conduct audits of voting sites, verify accessibility and technology requirements, and create location profiles and floor plans.
• Liaise with school boards, draft voting location agreements, and manage supplies inventory.
• Support advance voting and election day operations, including candidate nomination and third‑party advertiser registration.
• Maintain election databases, coordinate with third‑party vendors and Elections Ontario, and assist with ballot and voter notification testing.
• Provide internal and external customer service, updating the Brampton Votes website and responding to inquiries from staff, candidates, and residents.

Required profile

• Knowledge of collective agreements, municipal policies, legislation, regulations and standard operating procedures.
• Strong organisational and communication abilities to manage large‑scale staffing and logistics.
• Experience in coordinating public‑sector projects or events is preferred.

Required skills