Compliance Officer - 2 Posts at Office of the Registrar of Political Parties

Ref No: ORPP/1/2025

Job Purpose

• The position is responsible for implementation of policies, strategies, procedures, and programmes for regulation and capacity building of political parties to ensure compliance with Political Parties Act and other relevant laws.

Job Specification Duties and responsibilities:

An officer at this level may be deployed to perform compliance functions or political parties capacity building functions.

Under Compliance Department, specific duties and responsibilities will entail:

• Implement strategies and policies for compliance and regulation of political parties;
• Conduct research on compliance and regulation of political parties;
• Check completeness of political parties statutory files;
• Draft correspondences related to compliance and regulation of political parties;
• Tracking compliance of political parties in line with the Political Parties Act;
• Investigation of complaints and sanctions under the Political Parties Act;
• Review statutory documents submitted by political parties; and
• Monitor political party nominations and campaigns in line with the Political Parties Act and other relevant laws.
• Under Political Parties Capacity Building Department, duties andresponsibilities will entail:
  • Implement policies, procedures and manuals for capacity building of political parties;
  • Liaise with stakeholders and partners on issues related to political parties capacity building;
  • Participate in the identification of training gaps within the political parties and propose appropriate programmes;
  • Participate in the development and implementation of sensitization programmes for political parties and other stakeholders;
  • Liaise with relevant stakeholders on political parties agents training;
  • Mobilize political parties’ participants for training;
  • Compile and update a database of trainers of political parties;
  • Participate in political party’s sensitization activities;
  • Provide logistical and administrative support for capacity building  initiatives;
  • Conduct research to inform development of capacity building curriculum and programmes; and
  • Prepare and collate relevant periodic reports.

Person Specification For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: -

• Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following disciplines: Laws, Public Administration, Business Administration, Education, Political Science/Social Science, or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Proficiency in Computer Applications; and
• Met the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution.