Kaduna State Independent Electoral Commission (KADSIECOM) in preparations for the forth-coming Local Government Council Elections hereby invites applications from suitably qualified candidates to fill the various positions enumerated below:
A. JOB TITLE: SUPERVISORY PRESIDING OFFICER
JOB DESCRIPTION
- Shall receive all Election materials from the Electoral Officer on the eve of Elections
- Shall distribute Election materials to all the Presiding Officers under his area of supervision
- Shall ensure proper retrieval of Election materials from the Presiding Officer
- Shall assist in the training of Poll Officials under him
- Should have sufficient knowledge of the PU’s of his assignment
- Should have sufficient knowledge of EVM and other electronics devices that might be deployed.
- Shall address and solve any issues that may arise and refer to the Electoral Officer immediately.
- Shall monitor early movement of the Presiding Officers and materials to the Collation Centre
- Shall collect the phone numbers and other details of the Presiding Officers to ensure close communication all the time
EDUCATIONAL/PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
- May be a KADSIECOM Staff.
- Federal or State civil servant (Ministries, Departments and Agencies) on Grade level 10-13.
- Staff from any higher institution not below the ranks of Administrative Officer II.
- 1ST degree/HND in any discipline or any equivalent qualifications.
- Must be computer literate
- Must not be a card carrying member of any Political Party
- Previous knowledge of operations of Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) will be an added advantage
HAVING A PERSONAL ACTIVE BANK ACCOUNT IN THE APPLICANT’S NAME IS A MAJOR REQUIREMENT FOR APPLYING.
HOW TO APPLY
B. JOB TITLE: PRESIDING OFFICER
JOB DESCRIPTION
- Shall be at the LGA two days before the Election to confirm posting
- Shall be in-charge of EVM Machines at the Polling Units
- Collect all Election materials from the Supervisory Presiding Officer (SPO) on the eve of the Elections and properly document them
- Shall be in charge of the Polling Unit (PU) and paste all necessary Election materials such as Posters, Voters Register etc.
- Supervise the Assistant Presiding Officer posted to the Polling Unit (PU).
- Shall educate the Voters on the Election Process and arrangement of Polling Unit.
- At the end of the Voting process he shall add the Results from the Voting Points where applicable and announce the result of the Polling Unit
- Shall paste a copy of the Results at the Polling Unit (PU).
- Prepares reports and submits to Supervisory Presiding Officer (SPO)
EDUCATIONAL/PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
- May be a serving civil servant on grade level 8-10.
- Graduate of any recognized higher institution with either 1st degree/HND or equivalent
- May be a final year student of any Federal or State Tertiary Institutions.
- May be a Diploma holder from any higher institution.
- Must be computer literate
- Must not be a card carrying member of any Political Party
- Previous knowledge of operations of Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) will be an added advantage.
HAVING A PERSONAL ACTIVE BANK ACCOUNT IN THE APPLICANT’S NAME IS A MAJOR REQUIREMENT FOR APPLYING.
HOW TO APPLY
C. JOB TITLE: ASSISTANT PRESIDING OFFICER
JOB DESCRIPTION
- Shall be at the LGA two days before the Election to confirm Posting
- Shall handle the EVM in the absence of the Presiding Officer (PO) shall also handle the Voters Register for accreditation of Voters at the Polling Unit (PU)
- Shall assist the Presiding Officer to collect all Election materials from the Supervisory Presiding Officer (SPO) on eve of Election and properly document them.
- Shall assist the Presiding Officer at whatever capacity at the Polling Unit (PU) and paste all necessary Election materials such as Posters, Voting Zones, and Voting in Progress etc.
- Assist the Presiding Officer in supervising the other Staff posted to the Polling Unit (PU).
- Shall educate the Voters on the Election process and arrangement of Polling Unit (PU).
- At the end of the voting process he shall assist the Presiding Officer (PO) in sorting of the results and that of the Voting Points where applicable and announced the result of the Polling Unit.
EDUCATIONAL/PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
- May be a serving public servant on grade level 8
- Student of any higher institution within the State
- Diploma holder from any higher institution.
- Must be computer literate
- Must not be a card carrying member of any Political Party
- Previous knowledge of Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) will be an added advantage.
HAVING A PERSONAL ACTIVE BANK ACCOUNT IN THE APPLICANT’S NAME IS A MAJOR REQUIREMENT FOR APPLYING.
D. JOB TITLE: POLL CLERK
HAVING A PERSONAL ACTIVE BANK ACCOUNT IN THE APPLICANT’S NAME IS A MAJOR REQUIREMENT FOR APPLYING.
JOB DESCRIPTION
- Assist the Presiding Officer (PO) to collect and document all Election materials received
- Work under the supervision of the Presiding Officer (PO).
- Assist the Assistant Presiding Officer in checking the names of Voters from the Voters Register and ascertain their names are in the register
- Ensure that there is orderly arrangement of the Voters at Polling Unit (PU) always.
- Assist in Ticking the names of the Voters on the Register
- Assist with the sorting and counting of Ballot Receipts and Election materials
- May manage a Voting Point if the need arises
EDUCATIONAL/PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
- May be a student of any higher institution of learning
- May be State civil servant on Grade Level 06-07 or its equivalent
- May possess minimum of Diploma certificate.
- Must be computer literate
- Must not be a card carrying member of any Political Party
- Previous knowledge of Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) will be an added advantage
HOW TO APPLY
Interested candidates are to click on https://jobs.kadsiec.kd.gov.ng/register ,
APPLICATON CLOSING DATE: Fill out the form appropriate and submit on or before 29th of April, 2021.
Electoral Commissioner
Planning, Research, Statistics & Training
For: Commission Chairman