Voter Educator

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) is seeking to recruit Voter Educators to support electoral processes during by-elections. Voter Educators will report to the Constituency Returning Officer and play a key role in sensitizing citizens, distributing educational materials, and engaging community partners to ensure democratic participation.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Receive and distribute voter education, information, communication, and publicity materials.
• Map and engage state and non-state partner organizations such as media agencies, Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), Community Based Organizations (CBOs), Religious Organizations, Government ministries, and opinion shapers/influencers.
• Identify and engage public benefit organizations serving marginalized groups such as women, youth, persons with disabilities, the elderly, and ethnic minorities.
• Conduct voter education through face-to-face meetings, mainstream media, and social media platforms.
• Represent the Returning Officer (RO) in partner-organized forums and meetings.
• Address concerns raised by the public.
• Assist the RO in conducting briefing sessions for accredited voter education providers, election observers, and media practitioners.
• Receive, consolidate, and address election-related concerns raised by the public.
• Compile voter education, partnerships, communications, and stakeholder engagement reports for review by the RO.
• Submit a constituency-based report to the RO upon completion of the voter education exercise.
• Perform any other duties assigned by the RO.

Wages

• Constituency Voter Educators: Kshs. 2,000 per day
• Ward-based Voter Educators: Kshs. 1,500 per day