Independent Electoral
and Boundaries Commission (IEBC)
Your
Vote, Your Future
1. County Returning Officer (CRO) (47 posts)
The County Returning
Officers (CROs) with the assistance of the Deputy County Returning Officers
(CDROs) will be in charge the following:-
Duties and
Responsibilities
- Make
all necessary arrangements for the nomination and tallying of results at
the county;
- Be the
Returning Officer for the County during the general elections;
- Handle
nominations scheduled to take place at the county level i.e. nominations
for candidates for the seat of Senator, County Women Representative and
Governor;
- Identify
and inspect suitable polling, nomination and tallying centers.
- Announce
the results for the elections of Women representative, senator and
Governor and to declare the winners of the same posts and issue the
certifications;
In addition, the CROs will submit the hard copies of the
declared results to the Chairman of the IEBC for the purposes of official
declaration of the winners.
Requirements and
Qualifications
- CROs
should be Graduates of at least ten years working experience in the public
or private Sector;
- Must be
Computer literate;
- Must
have excellent computation and tallying ability;
- Must be
of good character with no political affiliation at all;
- Must be
willing to work anywhere in the country;
- Willing
to work for long hours with minimal supervision; and
- Persons
must be of absolute integrity and willing to abide with the Commission’s
code of Conduct, all electoral laws and regulations.
Terms and conditions
- CROs
will be on short-term employment contract for the actual days worked but
for a period not more than 60 days.
- Wages
will be Kshs. 3,000/= for each day worked with no additional benefits or
allowances.
2. Deputy County Returning Officer (CRO) (47 posts)
The Deputy County
Returning Officers (CROs) will deputize and report to the County Returning
Officer (CRO):-
Duties and
Responsibilities
- Deputise
the County Returning Officer in making all necessary arrangements for the
nomination and tallying of results at the county;
- Deputise
the Retuning officer during the Nominations scheduled to take place at the
county level i.e. nominations for candidates for the seat of Senator,
County Women Representative and Governor;
- Deputise
the Retuning officer to identify, inspect suitable polling, nomination and
tallying centers and share the list with the commission.
- Deputise
the Retuning Officer in announcing the results of Women representative,
senator, and Governor, declare the winners of the same posts and award
them with the certifications.
Requirements and Qualifications
- DCRO
should have a Bachelor’s degree holder or diploma with at least six years
managerial experience in public or private sector;
- Must be
computer literate;
- Computation
ability will be an added advantage;
- Must be
of good character no political affiliation;
- Must be
willing to work anywhere in the country;
- Willing
to work for long hours with minimal supervision; and
- Persons
of high integrity and willing to abide with the Commissions code of
conduct.
Terms and conditions
- DCROs
will be on short-term employment contract for the actual days worked but
for a period not more than 60 days.
- Wages
will be Kshs. 2500/= for each day worked with no additional benefits or
allowances.
3. Deputy Constituency Returning Officer (290 Posts)
Duties and
Responsibilities
- Deputise
the Constituency Returning Officer (RO) in making all necessary
arrangements for the holding of an election.
- Deputise
the RO in visits to all polling stations to consult with respective
authorities and assess their suitability and availability for polling on
the scheduled dates and time.
- Deputise
the RO in appointing the presiding officers, deputy presiding officers and
clerks to perform prescribed duties.
- Deputise
the RO in planning and executing training of all election staff and
facilitate their swearing in, training of candidates’ agents and briefing
of observers.
- Deputise
the RO in planning for inspection of transport and deployment of staff.
- Deputise
the RO in the preparation of materials deployment plan.
- Deputise
the RO in identifying a suitable facility for receiving, tallying and
declaration of results as well as secure custody of retrieved materials
and equipment.
- Deputise
the RO in setting up an Elections Information Communication Management
Center.
- Deputise
the RO in the setting up of Constituency Results Transmission Center.
Requirements and Qualifications
DROs should be
Bachelor’s degree holders or diploma holders with;
- At
least six years experience in public or private sector;
- Must be
computer literate;
- Computation
ability will be an added advantage;
- Must be
of good character with no political affiliation;
- Must be
willing to work anywhere in the country;
- Willing
to work for long hours with minimal supervision; and
- Persons
of high integrity and willing to abide with the Commissions code of
conduct.
Terms and conditions
- Constituency
Deputy ROs will be on short-term employment contract for the actual days
worked but for a period not more than 60 days.
- Wages
will be Kshs. 2500/= for each day worked with no additional benefits or
allowances.
NB.
1. Applicants attention is drawn to Section
30 of the IEBC Act in which Members or Employees of the Commission will be held
liable on conviction to a term of imprisonment not exceeding three years or to
a fine of not more than one million shillings or both for subverting the
process of free, fair elections or interfering with the functions of the
commission in discharging its duty.
2. Applicants should indicate their home Constituency and County
Applicants should fill
the online form provided on the Commission website www.iebc.or.ke/careers.
A printed copy of the
form and copies of certificates can be dropped or posted to the
Chief Executive
Officer/ Commission Secretary
at the Independent
Electoral and Boundaries Commission,
Anniversary Towers,
6th Floor Reception, University Way,
P. O. Box
45371-00100
Nairobi, Kenya.
Forms are also
available at the Commission Headquarters and Regional Offices.
Applications must be
received on or before 21st September 2012.
The Commission is an equal opportunity employer.
Canvassing will lead
to disqualification.
Only shortlisted
candidates will be contacted.
Shortlisted candidates
will be vetted as per Chapter Six of the Constitution.
