Vacancies at IEBC - Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission

REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• A voter educator must be a resident of the Constituency where the by-election is taking place. 
• Must be a speaker of the main language of communication used by residents of the electoral unit,
• Possess a diploma and above in relevant field (Social Sciences/Project Management or equivalent),
• Minimum of 3 years- experience in voter education, community mobilization or social work in respective by-election electoral unit,
• Must be mature, respectable and non-partisan with exceptional understanding and knowledge of civil society organizations, geography, and socio-cultural economic and political dynamics of the Constituency.
• Proof of having successfully conducted voter education activities or informal training in collaboration with existing social networks within the Electoral unit,
• Demonstrable interest in electoral processes
• Proven commitment to the values of patriotism, nation-building, good governance, democracy, human rights and gender equity.
• Must NOT be engaged in any other job during the contract period and must commit to work exclusively for the IEBC under the stipulated terms and conditions of service,
• Working knowledge of computers, social media and digital platforms, and
• Proven report writing skills

Job Requirements

DUTIES AND REPONSIBILITIES OF VOTER EDUCATORS:

Reporting to the Constituency Returning Officer, the Voter Educator will :

• Receive and distribute voter education, information, communication and publicity materials
• Map and engage state and non-state partners organizations such as media agencies, Civil Society Organizations, Community Based Organizations, Religious Organizations, Government ministries and opinion shapers/influencers.
• Identify and engage public benefit organizations serving marginalized groups such as women, youth, persons with disabilities, elderly and ethnic minorities.
• Conduct voter education through face-to-face meetings, mainstream and Social media platforms
•  Represent the RO in partner organized forums/ meetings
• Address concerns raised by the public
• Assist the RO in conducting briefing sessions for accredited voter education providers, Election observers and Media Practitioners
•  Receive, consolidate and address election related concerns raised by the public.
•  Compile voter education, partnerships, and communications and stakeholder engagement reports for review by the RO.
•  Submit a Constituency based report to the RO upon completion of the voter education exercise.
• Any other duties assigned by the RO

Wages

Constituency Voter Educators will be paid Kshs.2000/= per day

Ward based Voter Educators will be paid Kshs.1500/- per day

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Duties and Responsibilities

The Presiding Officer(PO) will perform the underlisted duties while the Deputy Presiding Officer(DPO) will deputize the PO in performing the duties.

• Overall in charge at the polling station.
• Demarcates and lays out the polling station.
• Ensures the safety and use of the KIEMS.
• Ensures that the KIEMS and power bank are fully charged and all components are available before departing to the polling station.
• Supervises polling activities at the polling station.
• Distributes materials to the clerks at the polling station.
• Officially declares the start of polling.
• Runs the network connectivity tool on the KIEMS at 5.30am
• Opens/closes Polling Station Voting Period on the KIEMS
• Ensures law and order is maintained at the polling station.
• Ensure smooth flow of voters in the queue.
• Ensures that all election results and logs are transmitted from the polling station electronically to the Tallying centers.
• Shows the agents the tabulated results before transmission.
• Supervises all the elections officials in the polling station.
• Updates and communicates regularly with the Constituency Returning Officer.
• Posts a copy of the election results at the polling station
• Takes the results to the Constituency Returning Officer.
• Is in charge of security at the polling station.
• Ensures safe retrieval and return of election materials to RO

Job Requirements

Requirements for Appointment

• Kenyan citizen of high integrity, and be non-partisan;
• Hold a Degree/Diploma certificate from a recognized institution;
• 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 exercise; and
• Resident in the constituency in which they apply for;

Wages

• Presiding Officers will be paid Kshs. 2000 per day; and
• Deputy Presiding Officers will be paid Kshs. 1,800 per day

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Duties and Responsibilities

• To assist in the training of Presiding Officers, Deputy Presiding Officers and Clerks. The training involves polling, counting and tallying process.
• Assist in preparing training venue and the necessary materials for training.
• Perform the duties of a Presiding Officer or Deputy Presiding Officer as will be assigned by the Returning Officer.
• To supervise other individuals that will be engaged in the training of clerks and other election officials at the lower level clusters.
• Assist the Returning Officer in carrying out all forms of electoral training.
• Compile electoral training reports as directed by the Returning Officer.
• To implement electoral training plans developed by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission.
• To collect and ensure security of all election training materials.
• To distribute electoral training materials at cascaded levels.

Job Requirements

Requirements

• Kenyan citizen of high integrity, and be non-partisan;
• Hold a Degree/Diploma certificate from a recognized institution;
• Computer literate;
• Have proven and demonstrated training skills;
• Ability to manage people;
• Must be available for the entire period of the exercise
• Resident in the constituency/Ward in which they apply for;

Wages

Support Electoral Trainers will be paid Kshs. 2,000 per day

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Duties and Responsibilities

Reporting to the Returning Officer/Presiding Officer as appropriate, the Clerk will carry out the following duties;

• Assist in laying out of the polling station and counting room.
• Demarcate and display posters at the polling station.
• Control queues and guide voters to respective polling station.
• Ensure that KIEMS kits are fully charged and ready for use.
• Confirm that a voter has not voted by inspecting their fingers for indelible marks.
• Identify voters before allowing them to vote.
• Issue stamped ballot papers to voters duly identified in the register of voters.
• Assist the Presiding Officer with the sorting of votes after voting as part of counting
• Perform any other official duties as may be assigned by the Returning Officer/Presiding officer.

Job Requirements

Requirements for Appointment

• Kenyan citizen of high integrity, and be non-partisan;
• KCSE Aggregate C- and above;
• Must be of good character and;
• Must be available for the entire period of the exercise; and
• Resident of the Constituency/County Assembly Ward in which they apply for.

Wages

Clerks will be paid Kshs. 1,000 per day