Registration Officer at Office of the Registrar of Political Parties

Ref No: ORPP/2/2025

Job Purpose

• The position is responsible for registration of political parties and implementation of ORPP decentralized functions including maintaining synergy between headquarters, regional offices, county offices and relevant stakeholders

This position can be deployed to either:

• Headquarters (Registration department)
• Field Services (Regional/ County Offices)

Reporting to Assistant Director, Registration

Duty Station i. Headquarters

• Field offices (Regional or County Offices)

Job Specification At the headquarters duties and responsibilities will entail:

• Implement procedures and guidelines for provisional and full registration of Political Parties;
• Research and draft checklist for provisional and full registration;
• Scrutinize applications for provisional and full registration of Political Parties in accordance with the Political Parties Act;
• Research and prepare draft statutory documents for publication in the Gazette and advertisement in the newspaper as provided for in law;
• Prepare correspondences to the applicants with regard to registration of Political Parties;
• Advise applicants on the registration of political parties and change of particulars;
• Compile status reports on the registration of political parties and draft activity reports;
• Update the political parties register; and
• Scrutinize the coalition and merger agreements in line with the Act.
• At the Regional/County Offices, the specific duties and responsibilities will entail:
  • Mobilization of stakeholders and partners for Capacity building at the county level;
  • Maintain regular communication with Political Parties on matters affecting management of Political Parties;
  • Conduct periodic visitation to political parties' county offices to verify office locations, and adherence to registration requirements;
  • Verify the availability of political party records at the county level;
  • Verify the existence of political party offices at the county levels and adherence to compliance requirements;
  • Maintain proper Office records;
  • Prepare monthly operational reports and special activity reports;
  • Draft and undertake research on registration of political parties; and
  • Participate in political party’s sensitization activities.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following disciplines: Law, 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