Presiding & Deputy Presiding Officers at IEBC - Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission

Duties for the Presiding & Deputy Presiding Officers Job

• Conduct training on the polling, counting and tallying process for the clerks.
• Collect and ensure security of all election materials for the General election.
• Oversee efficient and effective management of the election before, during and after of election.
• Ensure the good conduct of elections in the polling station or tallying center as assigned.
• Counting, tallying and announcement of provisional results in the polling station and sending the same through online transmission to the National and Constituency tallying centers.
• Ensure safe custody all entrusted documents during the 2017 General Elections, document hand over of all election materials and equipment to RO after the General Election.

Presiding & Deputy Presiding Officers Job Requirements

• Be a Kenyan citizen of high integrity, and be non-partisan
• Be holders of Degree/ Diploma certificate from a recognized institution
• Be computer literate,
• Have effective communication
• Good report writing skills Ability to manage people, sensitive data and materials.
• Have skills in data computation
• Must be available for the entire period of the General Election
• Must be residents in the constituency and Ward in which they apply for. Presiding and Deputy Presiding
• Officers will be engaged for at least thirteen (13) Days.

Presiding Officers will be paid Kshs. 2000/= per day

Deputy Presiding Officers will be paid Kshs. 1,800/= per day

NB. The payments will be taxable in accordance with prevailing KRA regulations