Solomon Islands Electoral Office
Cooperate Services Unit
P.O Box 1500,
Honiara
Phone: 21198

RECRUITMENT NOTICE

TEMPORARY POSITIONS FOR BIOMETRIC VOTER REGISTRATION 2023

The Solomon Islands Electoral Office in its preparation towards the Biometric Voter Registration update for all constituencies throughout the country is seeking to recruit Temporary Voter Registration Officials to work As Assistant Registration Officer Data (ARO- Data) and Assistant Registration Officer clerks (ARO- Clerk) for all the Provinces and the Honiara City Council. The number of positions for each province and Honiara City are listed below.

Ref No.	Position Title	Location/ Province	No. of Positions	Qualification/ Experiences/Criteria
BVR/07/23	Assistant Registration Officer Data	Central Province	5	Must be a Solomon Islands citizen Must be 18 years of age and above Tertiary qualification with a minimum certificate in a relevant field from recognised institutions Have past experience in Electoral Biometric Voter Registration Must be Computer literate and Neat Handwriting Excellent interpersonal and communication skills Ability to understand and comply with the Electoral Act and approved policy Good knowledge of the Province, Constituency/ ward and local community of application Physically and medically fit to work under pressure Must be neutral – no political affiliations or political groupings of any kind Physically, medically fit and healthy. Must be stationed and available to be deployed from Honiara to work as an ARO-Data
	Assistant Registration Officer Data	Choiseul Province	3
	Assistant Registration Officer Data	Guadalcanal Province	18
	Assistant Registration Officer Data	Honiara City Council	15
	Assistant Registration Officer Data	Isabel Province	8
	Assistant Registration Officer Data	Makira Province	12
	Assistant Registration Officer Data	Malaita Province	38
	Assistant Registration Officer Data	Rennell & Bellona	2
	Assistant Registration Officer Data	Temotu Province	12
	Assistant Registration Officer Data	Western Province	10
The Assistant Registration Officer Data (ARO Data) is responsible for setting up and operating the BVR kit and capturing applicants’ biographic and biometric data in the BVR application. The primary duties of an ARO Data are: Assisting the ARO Team Leader with the daily operations of the VRC Assisting the ARO Team Leader in checking witness’ elector registration Setting up the BVR equipment at the beginning of each day Accurately capturing each applicant’s biographic and biometric data Informing each applicant of the importance of keeping a copy of his/her Application for Registration form safe Reporting daily statistics to the ARO Team Leader Packing up the BVR equipment at the end of each day Safeguarding the BVR kit
BVR/08/20	Assistant Registration Officer Clerk	Central Province	5	Must be a Solomon Islands citizen Must be 18 years of age and above Education qualification with a minimum certificate in a relevant field from recognised institutions Have past experience in Biometric Voter Registration Must be able to read and write with clear hand-writing Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, neat and good hand-writing Ability to understand and comply with the Electoral Act and approved policy Good knowledge of the Province, Constituency/ ward and language of the local community of application. Physically and medically fit to work under pressure Must be neutral – no political affiliations or political groupings of any kind Physically and medically fit and healthy. Must be stationed and available to be deployed from Provincial Centres to work as an ARO-Clerk
	Assistant Registration Officer Clerk	Choiseul Province	3
	Assistant Registration Officer Clerk	Guadalcanal Province	18
	Assistant Registration Officer Clerk	Honiara City Council	15
	Assistant Registration Officer Clerk	Isabel Province	8
	Assistant Registration Office Clerk	Makira Province	12
	Assistant Registration Officer Clerk	Malaita Province	38
	Assistant Registration Officer Clerk	Rennell & Bellona	2
	Assistant Registration Officer Clerk	Temotu Province	12
	Assistant Registration Officer Clerk	Western Province	10
The Assistant Registration Officer Clerk (ARO Clerk) is responsible for filling in the Application for the Registration form for each eligible applicant and assisting the ARO Team Leader in the performance of her/his duties. The primary duties of the ARO Clerk are: Following the instructions of the ARO Team Leader and together with the ARO – Data, to set up the VRC in time for opening each day by: Putting up direction signs, Organising the VRC layout Ensuring there is enough furniture (see checklist in Attachments) Accurately completing the Application for Registration form with each applicant’s biographic data Assisting the ARO Team Leader in the daily unpacking and packing of the registration equipment and materials as well as at the end of the VR phase

For all queries about the application process or the positions please contact the SIEC Cooperate Service Unit.

Name: David Vatran Tony or Dominic Meleha Lonamana
Phone: 21198 or Email DTony@siec.gov.sb or DMeleha@siec.gov.sb

Note:

All applications for Assistant Registration Data (ARO Data) should be hand delivered to SIEC Head Office and addressed to:

Chief Electoral Office
Solomon Island Electoral Office
PO Box 1500, Honiara
Attention: SIEO Human Resource Unit

And

Applications for Assistant Registration Officer – Clerk are to be submitted to the respective Provincial Headquarters through the office of our Registration Managers (Drop Box will be at the provincial Headquarters) and for Honiara City Council applicants are to be summited to SIEC Office, Vavaya Ridge, Honiara

Registration Manager
(Province or Honiara City Council,)
Attn: Recruitment- ARO Clerk

Please indicate the Position Ref# and position title you are applying for and for which province/location.

A complete submission should include the following documents:

SIEC Temporary Application Form, brief cover letter, curriculum vitae, at least one highest certificate of achievement/qualification and at least 1 reference letter

The closing date for applications is 4: 30pm, 31^st May 2023

The Solomon Islands Electoral Commission upholds the requirement of Equal Employment Opportunity and its Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Policy and therefore, Men and Women from all provinces are encouraged to apply

May 24, 2023

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