TEMPORARY POSITIONS FOR BIOMETRIC VOTER REGISTRATION 2023

SOLOMON ISLANDS ELECTORAL OFFICE

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 Officer

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

Link for Electoral application form: Electoral Temporary Positions Application Form

 

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