Presiding Officer (PO) manages polling station operations, supervises staff, and oversees voting/counting, requires a Degree and 3+ years experience.
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
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 County Assembly Ward.
Wages
Presiding
Officers will be paid Kshs. 2000 per day; and
Deputy
Presiding Officers will be paid Kshs. 1,800 per day
