This includes managing Election Management Systems (EMS), voter registration technologies, and other election results systems. The role involves ensuring the integrity and security of the ICT Infrastructure, managing, coordinating, and building the capacity of the ICT staff, as well as collaborating with various stakeholders to enhance electoral technology services. Additionally, the ICT Senior Specialist must ensure that technological advancements comply with regulatory requirements as well as integrity, security, and personal data protection principles.
Responsibilities:
Overseeing the development, implementation, and maintenance of technology systems for election processes (e.g., voter registration, results processing, amongst others).
Ensure the integrity, security, and reliability of ICT infrastructure.
Manage and coordinate ICT staff towards a successful delivery of ICT solutions for the upcoming elections.
Collaborating with stakeholders to enhance electoral technology services, including substantive support to awareness-raising materials, briefings, training, and other support necessary.
Develop training manuals and provide training and support to staff/election workers on technology use.
Developing long-term technology plans and integrating advancements in electoral technology.
Planning and budgeting for new technologies and maintaining existing systems.
Ensuring data confidentiality and security in voter information and election results.
Requirements:
Master's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering,or
Minimum 10 years (with a master’s degree) or 12 years (with a bachelor’s degree) of relevant experience in managing large-scale IT projects (preferably nationwide) with knowledge of data center operations, virtualization, and cloud computing, or a first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in the areas mentioned above, in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration instead of the advanced university degree.
ERP system deployment and implementation.
IT governance, regulatory compliance, and disaster recovery planning.
Vendor management, cybersecurity enhancement, and risk management.
Project Management (PMP) and Database Administration.
Ability to work under tight deadlines in politically sensitive environments.
Familiarity with enterprise architecture, cloud computing, database management, and IT infrastructure.
Experience in leading IT teams, including staff development and performance management.
