Ahead of the August 9th, 2022 general elections in the Country, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) recently announced recruitment of temporary elections officials.The following positions are up for grabs.
Deputy County Returning Officers: 47 vacancies
Deputy Constituency returning offices: 290 vacancies
Presiding officers: 52481 vacancies
Deputy Presiding officers: 52481 vacancies
Logistics Officers: 389
Support electoral trainers (sets): 5827
ICT clerks: 580
Polling Clerks and Counting Clerks: 302860
County Based voter educators: 47
Constituency based voter educators: 290
Ward Based voter educators (2 per ward): 2900
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The amount that IEBC pays election officials varies depending on the position. Payments are normally issued via bank deposit.
Minimum Requirements for application
One must be a Kenya Citizen
One must have a valid national ID (over 18 years)
ICT clerks must have experience in ICT (Information Communication Technology)
Application for the temporary jobs is done ONLINE.
There are no manual forms to fill before the interview.
Requirements vary depending on the specific job that you are applying for.
The deadline for application is May 5, 2022.
How to apply for IEBC 2022 Electoral jobs Â
To apply for IEBC 2022 general election jobs for the position of polling/counting clerks, presiding, returning officers, voter educators, and ICT officials follow the procedure below.
1.Go to IEBC iRecrutiement Portal: https://jobs.iebc.or.ke/
2.Select the job title or position that you are interested in
3.Enter your personal, academic, and professional qualiffications
4.Enter the relevant work experience details
5.Select your home county, constituency, district, division, and location (as they appear your identify card)
6.Sect the county where you would prefer to work
7.Then click the Apply Now button.
Note down the application reference number that will appear after successful submission. If you do not fill in all the required details, you will encounter submission errors.
N/B: IEBC will contact only shortlisted candidates.