Job Vacancy @ELECTORAL COMMISSION for SIERRA LEONE(ECSL)

 

ELECTORAL COMMISSION for SIERRA LEONE(ECSL)               

  O.A. U. Drive, Tower Hill                                      Freetown   

                    VACANCY 

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The Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone (ECSL) has administrative independence and aims to achieve high levels of effectiveness, accountability, neutrality and efficiency necessary to ensure autonomy as mandated by law. In light of this, the Commission therefore, advertises ad-hoc vacancies for VOTER REGISTRATION STAFF.

Functional title: REGISTRATION OFFICER

Number required: - 1,815 (Nationwide)

   Qualification 

• A Teachers Certificate or Ordinary National Diploma from a recognized institution or a minimum of five (5) Credits at WASSCE 
• Interpersonal skills, integrity and ability to adapt to situations,
• Experience in election related activities and INEACE certificate is an added advantage.
• Must be computer literate

        DUTIES:

• He/she is the head of the Registration Center. 
• He/she will be responsible to supervise and direct other Registration Staff and manage all registration materials. 
• He/She will have the functional responsibility of verifying Registrants and placing them on the Voter Register using the Laptop containing extracted data. 
• He/she is also responsible for filling out the registration receipt and therefore should be able to write legibly 
• He/She is responsible for setting up the Registration Centre

Functional title: DATA ENTRY OPERATOR

 Number required: - 1,815 (Nationwide)

            DUTIES

• The Data Entry Officer is responsible for capturing data of all new Registrants using the Voter Identification Unit (VIU) Kit.
• He/She should be conversant with the use of the VIU kit. Previous experience in the use of VIU kit will be an added advantage 
• or capturing the details of the registrant into the NCRA VIU Kit. After capturing the details of the Registrant, the VIU Kit prints out a receipt with key details of the Registrant. The Data Entry Operator presents this receipt to the Registrant and directs the Registrant to the Registration Officer. 

  Qualification 

• A diploma in IT from a recognized institution  

Functional title: ASSISTANT REGISTRATION OFFICER 1 

Number required: - 1,815 (Nationwide)

 DUTIES

• He/She will be responsible for entering the details of Registrants into the Journal Entry Book
• He/She will assist the Registrar in setting up the Registration Centre
• The Assistant Registrar 1 performs any other duty as may be directed by the Registration Officer

Functional title: ASSISTANT REGISTRATION OFFICER 2 

Number required: - 1,815 (Nationwide)

 DUTIES

• He/She will be responsible for ensuring that Registrant’s queue is in an orderly manner. 
• He/she will also be responsible for making sure that no Registrant leaves the Centre without a registration slip in hand. 
• He/She further ensures that Registrants who are directed to other staff go to those staff for an easy flow of the process. 
• The Assistant Registrar 2 performs any other duty as may be directed by the Registration Officer

Qualification for Assistant Registration Officers 1 & 2 

•   A Minimum of three (3) Credits at WASSCE with a legible handwriting. 
•   In addition, all candidates under consideration should:
• be citizens of Sierra Leone;
• be registered voters
• speak local languages, where possible.
• Should be above 18 years of Age

Equal Opportunity Employer

All positions in the Commission are advertised on an equal opportunity basis.

Women and Persons with Disabilities that have the requisite qualification and experience are encouraged to apply.

All applicants will be required to take a test and attend interview when shortlisted.

All applications should be deposited at the Electoral Commission Offices in the district where the applicants wish to work. For an example, applicants wishing to work in the Western Urban District 

should address their applications to:

The District Election Manager,

 Electoral Commission Office

 Wellington Industrial Estate

 Freetown

Closing date:

The closing date for receipt of applications is FRIDAY, 1st JULY 2022

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.