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Job Description
Duties and Responsibilities
The Presiding Officer(PO) will perform the underlisted duties while the Deputy Presiding Officer(DPO) will deputize the PO in performing the duties.
- Overall in charge at the polling station.
- Demarcates and lays out the polling station.
- Ensures the safety and use of the KIEMS.
- Ensures that the KIEMS and power bank are fully charged and all components are available before departing to the polling station.
- Supervises polling activities at the polling station.
- Distributes materials to the clerks at the polling station.
- Officially declares the start of polling.
- Runs the network connectivity tool on the KIEMS at 5.30am
- Opens/closes Polling Station Voting Period on the KIEMS
- Ensures law and order is maintained at the polling station.
- Ensure smooth flow of voters in the queue.
- Ensures that all election results and logs are transmitted from the polling station electronically to the Tallying centers.
- Shows the agents the tabulated results before transmission.
- Supervises all the elections officials in the polling station.
- Updates and communicates regularly with the Constituency Returning Officer.
- Posts a copy of the election results at the polling station
- Takes the results to the Constituency Returning Officer.
- Is in charge of security at the polling station.
- Ensures safe retrieval and return of election materials to RO
Job Requirements
Requirements for Appointment
- Kenyan citizen of high integrity, and be non-partisan;
- Hold a Degree/Diploma certificate from a recognized institution;
- Computer literate;
- Have effective communication;
- Good report writing skills;
- Ability to manage people, sensitive data and materials;
- Have skills in data computation;
- Must be available for the entire period of the exercise; and
- Resident in the constituency/Ward in which they apply for;
Wages
- Presiding Officers will be paid Kshs. 2000 per day; and
- Deputy Presiding Officers will be paid Kshs. 1,800 per day
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