Roster - Electoral Officer P3

Overview

The United Nations Secretariat maintains rosters of qualified and available candidates to fill anticipated job openings in peacekeeping operations, special political missions, and other field operations. The purpose of this job opening is to generate a list of qualified candidates for inclusion in the ELECTORAL OFFICER, P3 roster.

The entire assessment process takes an average of four months; all applicants will be notified in writing of the outcome of their application (whether successful or unsuccessful) within 14 days of the conclusion of the process. Successful candidates will be placed on the roster and subsequently will be invited to apply for field mission vacancies open only to roster members. Roster membership does not guarantee selection.

These positions are located in the United Nations Secretariat including, Peacekeeping Operations, Special Political Missions, or electoral projects of the United Nations Agencies, Funds, and Programs (AFP). The Electoral Officer serves as a member of an electoral assistance team, usually in an advisory role to a national counterpart in her/his area of expertise but may, in exceptional instances, head a unit or field office.

The Electoral Officer reports to the Senior/Electoral Officer. In certain circumstances, the Electoral Officer role is closely integrated to the work and team of the UNDP Resident Representative/Country Director or UNOPS Country Director.

• Within delegated authority, the Electoral Officer will be responsible for the following duties:
• Contribute to the implementation of the electoral programs and processes in one or more of the following areas, as required: legal drafting and reform, complaints and dispute resolution, planning and budgeting, electoral infrastructure development, operations including electoral operations, procurement, logistics, security, information and communications technology, data processing and analysis, procedures, training, external relations, public information, outreach and media relations, civic and voter education, graphic design, administrative support, support to media, political parties and civil society, gender mainstreaming, capacity-building, institutional reform and development as well as project support.
• Provide project and programme management and support, including budget management and monitoring, and reporting of results to national counterparts, donors and UN bodies.
• Provide, and, in exceptional cases, supervise the provision of, support, technical assistance and advice in the above areas as required.
• Contribute to and monitor the capacity-building of national counterparts and strengthening of national institutions.
• Supervise and manage the performance of national and, in some cases, international staff assigned to the area of responsibility, if required.
• Monitor the impact of domestic and international norms and processes on female participation and provide inputs that formulate the advice to the Electoral Management Bodies on appropriate corrective measures reviewing professional inputs and amending the projects or results as needed.
• Maintain professional and productive partnerships with national counterparts and other key stakeholders in the electoral process.
• Contribute to compiling and provide regular briefings and reports in the assigned area of responsibility in close collaboration with other relevant partners.
• Collect and analyze data to identify trends or patterns and provide insights through graphs, charts, tables and reports using data visualization methods to enable data-driven planning, decision-making, presentation, and reporting.
• Perform other related duties as required.