Senior Elections Officer at Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission

The Commission is responsible for conducting or supervising referenda and elections to any elective body or office established by the Constitution, and any other elections as prescribed by an Act of Parliament and, in particular, for; The continuous registration of voters and revision of the voter’s roll; The delimitation of constituencies and wards; The regulation of political parties process; The settlement of electoral disputes; The registration of candidates for elections; Voter education; The facilitation of the observation, monitoring and evaluation of elections; The regulation of money spent by a candidate or party in respect of any election; The development of a code of conduct for candidates and parties; The monitoring of compliance with legislation on nomination of candidates by parties. The Commission shall exercise its powers and perform its functions in accordance with this Constitution and national legislation. Our Vision “A credible electoral management body committed to strengthening democracy in Kenya.” Our Mission “To conduct free and fair elections and to institutionalize a sustainable electoral process.”

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide management support, develop and oversee the implementation of strategies, policies, plans and budgets at the constituency level while ensuring the alignment of these to the regional and overall Commission strategies;


• Ensure that election operation activities at the constituency level comply with internal controls and budget restrictions;


• Ensure provision of administrative support services at the constituency level including distribution of election materials, transport management, implementation of security policies and protocols and ensuring the safe custody of the Commission’s assets;


• Be responsible for sound financial management and prudent use of all Commission funds at constituency level in line with Commission’s financial policies;


• Liaise with the County Election Manager to implement training programmes for registration and election officials at the constituency level;


• Identify, inspect suitable polling, nominations and tallying centers;


• Liaise with regional administrative and security officials at the constituency level to ensure safety of Commission Assets;


• Undertake the verification, compilation and revision of Constituency voter’s register as required by law from time to time;


• Liaise with political parties with respect to elections and related activities;


• Develop accountability measures, monitor the performance indicators at the constituency levels and ensure the timely preparation of periodic reports;


• Be the Returning Officer during elections and the Voter Registration Officer during voter registration exercise


• Perform any other duties as assigned by the Commission.

REQUIREMENTS FOR APPOINTMENT

• Must have a Bachelor’s degree from a recognized university;


• Proven experience in results-based management, monitoring and evaluation or managing election process is an added advantage;


• Must have a minimum of Six (6) years working experience, two (2) of which must be at management level; d) Additional training, professional qualifications and experience of fieldwork will be an advantage;


• Must be proficient in computer literate;


• Should possess good negotiation, planning and coordination skills;


• Must be a team player and possess good management and leadership skills;


• Must be a person of undoubted integrity


• Must hail from the Constituency applied for as indicated in the National Identity card;

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