The Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) is a premier and
flagship non-governmental human rights and governance institution in Africa
that was founded in 1992 with a mandate of enhancing human rights centred
governance at all levels.
Its founders and staff are
among the foremost leaders and activists in struggles for human rights and
democratic reforms in Kenya and beyond.
The KHRC through its
Transformative Justice Programme working on Electoral Governance will be seeks
to recruit 290 Short Term Election Observers (STOs) from
the 290 Constituencies to monitor the Election Day procedures.
The monitors will be engaged
for 10 days.
Minimum Qualifications
- Certificate or
Diploma or Degree in any of the social sciences.
- Kenya School
of Secondary Education (KCSE), minimum mean grade C+.
- Excellent report
writing skills, knowledge of basic computer applications and demonstrable
competence in making presentations.
- Prior
experience in elections related work, which may include serving in a
polling station as polling official including clerk or as an elections
observer will be an added advantage.
- Ability to
maintain political neutrality during the exercise and ability to exercise
sound, independent judgment in politically-sensitive environments.
- Ability to
work in physically demanding and stressful environments, including long
hours over extended periods (day and night).
- Must be based
in the constituency where one will be observing/monitoring from
- Clear
understanding of the political and geographical context of the
constituency where one will be deployed for monitoring
Key Responsibilities
- Participate in
election related trainings and briefings organized by KHRC and IEBC
- Gather data
using the KHRC monitoring tool
- Analyze data
collected into a comprehensive monitoring report
Application Details
Only those candidates that
meet the above qualifications will be considered.
Candidates interested in this
position should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae and copy of ID to consultancy@khrc.or.ke indicating the subject as
2017 SHORT TERM ELECTION OBSERVATION and THE CONSTITUENCY THE APPLICANT RESIDES
e.g.GIRT 2017 SHORT TERM ELECTION OBSERVATION- KIBRA CONSTITUENCY.
OR drop applications
indicating boldly on the envelope the Constituency the applicant resides in, to
the address below:
Kenya Human Rights Commission
Offices
Gitanga Road, Opposite Valley Arcade
P.O Box 41079-00100
Nairobi
Gitanga Road, Opposite Valley Arcade
P.O Box 41079-00100
Nairobi
The cover letter should
include a brief overview of the candidate’s suitability and experience for the
role, and should clearly state the Constituency the candidate resides.
CVs should be a maximum 3
pages long and should include relevant past education and experience.
The closing date for
applications is Monday 11th July 2017.
Applications submitted past
this date shall not be considered.
Disclaimer: KHRC
is an equal opportunity employer, committed to ensuring diversity and gender
equality within our organization and will recruit the most qualified intern
irrespective of race, marital status, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual
orientation or nationality. Only successful candidates will be contacted.