Massive Electoral Commission Recruitment 20,000 Plus Positions for Each Job Category for 2024 Elections Apply Now

Massive Electoral Commission Recruitment 20,000 Plus Positions for Each Job Category for 2024 Elections Apply Now

REGISTRATION OFFICIALS
EXHIBITION OFFICIALS
ELECTION OFFICIALS
POLLING ASSISTANTS
RETURNING OFFICERS
DEPUTY RETURNING OFFICERS
LABOURERS

REGISTRATION OFFICIALS

Exhibition Supervisors

JOB DESCRIPTION

The main duties of Registration Supervisors and Deputies are to:

Train Registration Officers under the supervision of the District Electoral Officer.
Distribute all materials needed for the registration exercise to Registration Officers.
Make daily visits to Registration Centres in the District.
Ensure that the Registration Centres do not run out of materials during the period of the exercise.
Ensure that prescribed Registration procedures are followed.
Collect all Registration forms and other lists, used and unused forms and other materials from the Registration Officers and hand them over to the District Electoral Officer, at the end of the exercise.

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Number of Vacancies : 20, 000

REGISTRATION OFFICER

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Registration Officer conducts the interview of the applicants and manages activities at the Centre. The duties of the Registration Officer are as follows:

Receives access rights to the kit from the EC IT Technician
Ensures that the Registration Centre is properly set up for free flow of applicants within the Centre.
Responsible for initial consumables supply and re-supplies: reports shortage of such items and ensure adequate supply during the period of registration.
Takes charge of the Registration Centre and all materials, equipment, and documents at the Centre.
Checks the identity and qualification of the applicant (proof of Identity/eligibility).
Completes the Registration Form 1A and assists the applicant to thumbprint or sign it.
Transfers the completed application form to the Data Entry Clerk.

Ensures the issuance of photo laminated cards to registered voters.
Together with the Data Entry Clerk performs the opening and closing of the registration centre.
Ensures that voters who intend to challenge an applicant or who decide to report an irregularity get the chance to do so.
Ensures that all eligible applicants who present themselves to be registered are served.
Directs the Data Entry Clerk to do any kind of editing or searching in respect of any applicant when necessary.
Maintains discipline and order at the registration centre and resolves all issues that may crop up.
Arranges for equipment maintenance when the need arises.
In case of any malfunction or breakdown of the kit, he/she calls in the Regional/HQ Technician to assist in solving the problem.
Ensure the materials, equipment and official documents received from the field are kept safely until they are transferred to the Regional Office.

Number of Vacancies : 20000

DATA ENTRY CLERK

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Data Entry Clerk operates the kit. He/she ensures the proper placement of fingers on the fingerprint scanner and also prepares applicants for picture capturing. The duties of the Data Entry Clerk are as follows:

Captures the required biographic and biometric information into the computer and prints out the Captured Voter Information Forms -1C.
Produces a daily list of registered voters at the registration centre for display.
Searches or edits applicant’s records when authorized to do so by the Registration Officer.
Performs the accounting tasks at the end of each day (printing of activity reports).

Number of Vacancies : 20000

LAMINATION OFFICER

JOB DESCRIPTION

The duties of the Registration Assistant responsible for lamination are as follows:

Detaches and laminates the voter ID cards for applicants.
Applies indelible ink to the left little finger of the registered voter.
Hands over laminated voter ID card to prospective voter and advises him/her to handle the card with care to present it for voting.

TECHNICIANS

JOB DESCRIPTION

Collation of Constituency Presidential Election Results at the Regional Collation Centre (RCC)

The Regional Collation Officer (RCO) is responsible for the collation of the Presidential Election Results from the various Constituencies in the Region. Collation here is the summation of the total number of votes obtained by each candidate at all the Constituencies in the Region. The Regional Directors/Deputies of the Electoral Commission may be appointed as the Regional Collation Officers for their respective Regions.

Principal Duties of the Returning Officer include the following:

Ensuring that Notice of Election, Notice of Nomination and Notice of Poll

are posted in all electoral areas in the district.

Receiving and processing nomination forms from Deputy Returning

Officers (Special Duties ) in the electoral areas and units under their areas of

operation.

d. Recruiting, training, and supervising the work of Deputy Returning Officers

(Special Duties), Presiding Officers and Polling Assistants under the supervision of the District Electoral Officer.

e. Making security arrangements for the poll.

f. Certifying Letters of Appointment of candidate agents.

g. Providing all necessary election materials to the Presiding Officers.

h. Ensuring the retrieval of ballot boxes and election materials from the

Polling Stations.

i. Resolving disagreements over rejected ballot papers.

j. Submitting election results and related documents to the District

Electoral Officer.

Each Returning Officer will have two Deputy Returning Officers working under him/her. Apart from assisting the Returning Officer in his/her principal duties, a major duty of the Deputy Returning Officer is to continuously supervise the polling stations in the district on polling day to ensure the smooth and proper conduct of the poll. A Deputy Returning Officer has the powers of a Presiding Officer when on his or her rounds. This includes, if necessary, taking over the management of the polling station or instructing a polling assistant to take charge as a Presiding Officer of a polling station.

PRESIDING OFFICER

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Presiding Officer is responsible for:

Setting up the Polling Station.
Taking proper custody of the Biometric Verification Device (BVD), ballot boxes, ballot papers and all other materials required for the conduct of the poll.
Supervising the work of Polling Assistants and promptly resolving any problems they encounter.
Explaining decisions taken on any matter pertaining to the election to a Candidate /Polling Agent.
Maintaining order at the Polling Station.
Undertaking thorough counting of the votes cast.
Publicly announcing the results of the election at the Polling Station.
Conveying ballot boxes and other election materials to the Returning Officer after the poll.

POLLING ASSISTANTS

Names Reference List Officer

JOB DESCRIPTION

At this desk, the voter is processed by Assistant (1), the Names Reference List Officer (NRLO)

Assistant (1) will search for the name of the Voter on the Name Reference List and if it is not found, direct the voter to the Presiding Officer for assistance. If the name is on the NRL, the Verification Officer will communicate to the VO, the page number and column on the main Voters Register.

Verification OFFICER

JOB DESCRIPTION

Assistant (2) checks details in the Voters Register against the ID card and checks for resemblance of photograph with face.
The Biometric Verification Device scans the QR code of the Voter and requires the Voter to put his/her finger on the fingerprint scanner.
If the Verification Device identifies the finger of the Voter, the Device will give an indication to that effect. If there is no match, the BVD will equally give an indication.
The Verification Officer will be responsible for cleaning the fingerprint scanner of the device before and after use by a voter.
Upon verification by the BVD, Assistant (2) will then draw vertical lines across the Voter’s QR code (disabled the code) and also destroy 3 of the QR code serial number to indicate that the Voter has been verified.
Voters on the Proxy List will go through the same procedure as voters on the main Voters Register.
Where both finger print and facial recognition verification fail, the voter will be verified manually to vote.

Presidential Ballot Issuer

JOB DESCRIPTION

At this desk the Presidential Ballot Issuer will issue only the Presidential ballot paper to the voter. In this regard, the Ballot Issuer will undertake the following activities:

Detach the ballot paper from the counterfoil and stamp the overleaf with the Polling Station’s validating stamp. (stamp the right top corner of the back of the ballot paper)

Instruct the voter to first fold the ballot paper vertically and then horizontally to ensure not make a mark on (that a thumb print does not spill over) to another candidate’s row.

Direct the voter to the voting screen to thumb print ballot paper after which he/she refolds it and puts it into the Presidential ballot box.

Parliamentary Ballot Issuer

JOB DESCRIPTION

At this desk, the Parliamentary Ballot Issuer will issue only the Parliamentary ballot to the voter. As described above, the Ballot Issuer here will also detach and validate the Parliamentary Ballot paper, show the voter how to fold it, hand it over to the voter to thumb print it in the voting screen and then drop it into the Parliamentary ballot box.

It is important to note that:

It is a punishable offence for Polling Assistants in charge of the ballots to indicate to any voter which candidate or party to vote for.

The two Ballot Issuers will mark each voter on either the male or female enumeration sheet depending on the sex of the voter.

RETURNING OFFICERS

JOB DESCRIPTION

Principal Duties of the Returning Officer include the following:

a. Ensuring that Notice of Election, Notice of Nomination and Notice of Poll

are posted in all electoral areas in the district.

b. Receiving and processing nomination forms from Deputy Returning

Officers (Special Duties ) in the electoral areas and units under their areas of

operation.

d. Recruiting, training, and supervising the work of Deputy Returning Officers

(Special Duties), Presiding Officers and Polling Assistants under the supervision of the District Electoral Officer.

e. Making security arrangements for the poll.

f. Certifying Letters of Appointment of candidate agents.

g. Providing all necessary election materials to the Presiding Officers.

h. Ensuring the retrieval of ballot boxes and election materials from the

Polling Stations.

i. Resolving disagreements over rejected ballot papers.

j. Submitting election results and related documents to the District

Electoral Officer.

Each Returning Officer will have two Deputy Returning Officers working under him/her. Apart from assisting the Returning Officer in his/her principal duties, a major duty of the Deputy Returning Officer is to continuously supervise the polling stations in the district on polling day to ensure the smooth and proper conduct of the poll. A Deputy Returning Officer has the powers of a Presiding Officer when on his or her rounds. This includes, if necessary, taking over the management of the polling station or instructing a polling assistant to take charge as a Presiding Officer of a polling station.

DEPUTY RETURNING OFFICERS

JOB DESCRIPTION

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Principal Duties of the Returning Officer include the following:

a. Ensuring that Notice of Election, Notice of Nomination and Notice of Poll

are posted in all electoral areas in the district.

b. Receiving and processing nomination forms from Deputy Returning

Officers (Special Duties ) in the electoral areas and units under their areas of

operation.

d. Recruiting, training, and supervising the work of Deputy Returning Officers

(Special Duties), Presiding Officers and Polling Assistants under the supervision of the District Electoral Officer.

e. Making security arrangements for the poll.

f. Certifying Letters of Appointment of candidate agents.

g. Providing all necessary election materials to the Presiding Officers.

h. Ensuring the retrieval of ballot boxes and election materials from the

Polling Stations.

i. Resolving disagreements over rejected ballot papers.

j. Submitting election results and related documents to the District

Electoral Officer.

Each Returning Officer will have two Deputy Returning Officers working under him/her. Apart from assisting the Returning Officer in his/her principal duties, a major duty of the Deputy Returning Officer is to continuously supervise the polling stations in the district on polling day to ensure the smooth and proper conduct of the poll. A Deputy Returning Officer has the powers of a Presiding Officer when on his or her rounds. This includes, if necessary, taking over the management of the polling station or instructing a polling assistant to take charge as a Presiding Officer of a polling station.

LABOURERS

Number of Vacancies : 50

JOB DESCRIPTION

As a Labourer, you will be responsible for performing various physical tasks to support the maintenance of EC assets, or other manual labor projects. The role requires physical stamina, attention to safety protocols, and the ability to work effectively in a team environment.

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Application Deadline is Next week 29th April, 2024.

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