RECRUITMENT AT INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSION

INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSION -RE- ADVERTISEMENT - VACANCY CIRCULAR NO. 9 OF 2017

Position Code: 160100109.1.2 REF NO: C/IEC 4/4/4 I (5) DATE: 10/07/2017

VACANCY – DEPUTY SECRETARY (F2) TENABLE AT INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSION

Applications are invited from suitably qualified Botswana Citizens for the post of Deputy Secretary to the independent Electoral Commission, tenable at IEC Gaborone Headquarters.

SALARY SCALE: F2 (P452, 856 per annum)

LEAVE: 30 working days per annum

BENEFITS: Optional Contributory Medical Aid Scheme. Government pays 50% and Employee pays 50%.
CONTRACT: 24 months (initial contract)

QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences with Majors in Political 
Science and International Relations or equivalent. A Master’s Degree in the same field will be an added advantage.

EXPERIENCE: A minimum of (18) years work experience in any Organization, two (2) years of which should have been served at Director level (E1 salary scale) or equivalent in the Private Sector /Parastatal.

KEY COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS:

 Managing Vision and Purpose
 Analytical and Strategic Thinking
 Managing Diversity
 Conflict Management
 Decision Quality
 Organizational Agility
 Building Effective Teams
 Priority Setting
 Values and Ethics
 People Management and Development
 Integrity and Trust
 Communicating Effectively

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB: To provide Strategic Leadership and direction in the Coordination and Management of elections, facilitate the implementation of electoral laws and coordination of Corporate Service Functions.

SUMMARY OF DUTIES:
• Coordinate the management and the administration of the conduct of elections and enforce on the part of all Election officers fairness, impartiality and compliance with the provision of the Electoral Act
• Facilitates implementation of all Commission Decisions and Strategies within portfolio of responsibilities and advises the Secretary to the IEC accordingly.
• Reviews the effectiveness of existing policies, programs, and strategies and considers proposals for improvements and makes inputs and endorses such proposals for presentation to the Secretary and the Commission.
• Vets responses to Parliamentary questions relating to Divisions and Units within portfolio of responsibilities, to ensure that answers reflect the general position of the Independent Electoral Commission, take into account relevant factors, and properly address the questions.
• Coordinates the implementation of Corporate Services policies.
• Coordinates management of financial, human and physical resources to meet strategic organisational and customer needs and to maintain sustained products and/or service delivery.
• Reviews existing uses of financial and human resources. Develops strategies and programmes for their more effective deployment and for the introduction of new services to meet the objectives of the National Development Plan.

APPLICATION: Please quote the number of this Vacancy Circular and give the following details:

1. Full names, postal address, date and place of birth
2. Brief summary of career with duties (Curriculum vitae) and competencies 
3. Present post, scale and date of appointment to the post
4. Certified copy of National Identity Card and Certificates (academic and professional)
5. At least two recent work related references (Not more than 6 months old)
6. Actual Salary (either per month or per annum) for all applicants from Parastatals and the Private Sector.

IMPORTANT NB: All applications from serving Public Officers should be routed through their Heads of Department and Permanent Secretaries (Accounting Officers). Applications not so routed will not be considered.

Only shortlisted applicants will be responded to. Emailed, faxed and scanned documents will not be considered.

Candidates who responded to the first advert need not apply.

APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO:

Secretary 
Independent Electoral Commission
Private Bag 00284 
Gaborone
Or hand deliver to:
Independent Electoral
Independent Electoral Commission
Record Management Unit, 
1st Floor, Office No. 109 
Plot 63726 Fairgrounds Office Park
Gaborone

For further information required please contact the Human Resource and Administration Manager at Telephone: 3612400 / 3612404.

CLOSING DATE: 5th August, 2017