Organizational Context
The European Centre for Electoral Support (ECES) and the National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) are engaged in a long-term cooperation programme funded by the EU and German Cooperation (Deutsche Zusammenarbeit). Through these means, ECES provides direct technical support to NEBE on multiple levels, including support to the Legal Department.
Within its constitutional mandate to conduct credible elections, NEBE is required to provide and disseminate to the relevant stakeholders all technical tools necessary for the electoral process. These also include legal documents, such as the Ethiopian Electoral, Political Parties Registration, and Election’s Code of Conduct Proclamation No. 1162/2019. For this reason, the NEBE decided to translate the Proclamation, originally drafted in Amharic to Somali language.
The National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE)
The National Election Board of Ethiopia is a constitutionally established independent election management body, re-established by Proclamation No. 1133/2019. The Board is mandated to conduct elections and referenda, conduct voter registration and compile the voter roll, delimit constituencies, identify polling stations, design and print ballot papers, conduct voter education and accredit election observers.
European Centre for Electoral Support (ECES)
The European Centre for Electoral Support (ECES) is a non-profit private foundation with its headquarters in Brussels. ECES promotes sustainable democratic development through the provision of advisory services and operational support benefitting all electoral stakeholders, including electoral management bodies, civil society organizations dealing with civic & voter education and election observation, political parties and parliaments dealing with electoral reforms, media, security forces and legal institutions dealing with electoral dispute resolutions.
The project European Response to Electoral Cycle Support (EURECS)
The European Union (EU) in Ethiopia funding a long-term support strategy within the framework of democratic development and support to good governance. The project is titled ‘European Response to Electoral Cycle Support (EURECS). This project is fully funded by the EU through the European Development Fund (EDF) and German Cooperation (Deutsche Zusammenarbeit).
The EURECS project seeks to strengthen the National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) in order to raise the profile of an independent, credible and effective institution that will deliver inclusive and democratic electoral processes in Ethiopia. EURECS seeks to contribute to enhance the transparency, credibility and public confidence in NEBE, as well as in the electoral process recognizing the high expectations on the 2020/21 elections as the starting point for a paradigm shift in the conduct of elections in the country.
Key Results expected from the Quality Controllers
Under the coordination of ECES Representative in Ethiopia (for the logistic, financial and methodological part) and under the supervision of NEBE, the Quality Controller will have the following responsibilities:
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Education
Qualifications and Experience