The Quick Count and Election Observation
The Quick Count and Election Observation The Quick Count and Election Observation
THE QUICK COUNT AND ELECTION OBSERVATION Accountant Duties: • Responsible for general accounting, budget and subgrant activities. • Maintains accounting oversight in accordance with donor agency regulations and standards. • Serves as liaison between election monitoring organization and funding agencies on accounting-related matters. • Periodically evaluates and informs executive director of the project’s financial status. • Assists and advises the executive director and board of directors on proposal writing. JOB DESCRIPTIONS 19 Qualifications: • A certified public accountant with experience working with large budgets. • Experience working with a broad range of international funding agencies. • A working knowledge of PC-based word processing, spreadsheet applications, accounting and finance-related software. Media/Communications Specialist Duties: • Together with the board and executive director, develops the “message” of the overall project and for specific points as the project progresses. • Develops a media strategy to generate publicity and promote an image of credibility and neutrality. • Develops and maintains relationships with national/international media outlets, identifying opportunities to inform media of the organization’s work. • If necessary, educates local and international journalists about quick counts. • Creates and directs individual public relations approaches for key audiences. • Provides advice and guidelines to the board, executive director, functional teams and regional coordinators for speaking with the media. • Organizes press conferences for the pre-election period, the simulation, election day and the post-election period; designs, produces and provides press packets for all events. • Provides information through press releases, newsletters and other materials to the media and everyone involved with the project (which promotes staff morale and helps keeps everyone “on message”). Qualifications: • Significant experience in public relations or as a journalist. • Knowledge of local and international media outlets. • Exceptional analytical, oral and written communication skills. • Ability to communicate in front of TV cameras or radio microphones (and to coach spokespersons).
C H A P T E R T W O : G E T T I N G S T A R T E D 20 Volunteer Coordinator Duties: • Designs a structure for a national volunteer network, recruiting regional coordinators and establishing regional offices (and, if necessary, local offices). • Motivates regional and local leaders and assists with volunteer recruitment. • Takes the lead on designing observer forms; coordinates with trainer, electoral law specialist and quick count software designer and vets forms with board of directors and executive director. • Works in conjunction with regional coordinators and the computer engineer to design a structure for the election-day communications system. • Serves as a liaison between the organization’s leaders and the grassroots network. • Working with the logistics specialist, ensures that regional and local leaders receive needed resources such as training materials, observer checklists, observer identification cards and small budgets (when possible). JOB DESCRIPTIONS Qualifications: • Experience recruiting and organizing volunteers. • Enthusiastic and energetic personality; willing to work long hours. • Excellent communication skills. • Experience with election-related work and sound political judgement. • Familiarity with regions of the country outside the capital. Lead Trainer Duties: • Assists the volunteer coordinator to design observer forms. • Designs all training materials, including manuals, visual aids, videos, handouts, etc. • Designs a train-the-trainers program (or, if possible, schedules and delivers workshops) to ensure uniform and effective observer training. • Assists database manager in developing a training program for telephone operators/data processors. • If necessary, assists media specialist in designing a training program for journalists. Qualifications: • Experience teaching and training adults. • Enthusiastic and energetic personality; willing to work long hours and to travel. • Experience designing educational materials. • Experience with election-related work. • Familiarity with regions of the country outside the capital.
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C H A P T E R T W O : G E T T I N G S T A R T E D<br />
20 Volunteer Coordinator<br />
Duties:<br />
• Designs a structure for a national volunteer network, recruiting regional<br />
coordinators <strong>and</strong> establishing regional offices (<strong>and</strong>, if necessary, local offices).<br />
• Motivates regional <strong>and</strong> local leaders <strong>and</strong> assists with volunteer recruitment.<br />
• Takes the lead on designing observer forms; coordinates with trainer, electoral<br />
law specialist <strong>and</strong> quick count software designer <strong>and</strong> vets forms with<br />
board of directors <strong>and</strong> executive director.<br />
• Works in conjunction with regional coordinators <strong>and</strong> the computer engineer<br />
to design a structure for the election-day communications system.<br />
• Serves as a liaison between the organization’s leaders <strong>and</strong> the grassroots<br />
network.<br />
• Working with the logistics specialist, ensures that regional <strong>and</strong> local leaders<br />
receive needed resources such as training materials, observer checklists,<br />
observer identification cards <strong>and</strong> small budgets (when possible).<br />
JOB DESCRIPTIONS<br />
Qualifications:<br />
• Experience recruiting <strong>and</strong> organizing volunteers.<br />
• Enthusiastic <strong>and</strong> energetic personality; willing to work long hours.<br />
• Excellent communication skills.<br />
• Experience with election-related work <strong>and</strong> sound political judgement.<br />
• Familiarity with regions of the country outside the capital.<br />
Lead Trainer<br />
Duties:<br />
• Assists the volunteer coordinator to design observer forms.<br />
• Designs all training materials, including manuals, visual aids, videos,<br />
h<strong>and</strong>outs, etc.<br />
• Designs a train-the-trainers program (or, if possible, schedules <strong>and</strong> delivers<br />
workshops) to ensure uniform <strong>and</strong> effective observer training.<br />
• Assists database manager in developing a training program for telephone<br />
operators/data processors.<br />
• If necessary, assists media specialist in designing a training program for<br />
journalists.<br />
Qualifications:<br />
• Experience teaching <strong>and</strong> training adults.<br />
• Enthusiastic <strong>and</strong> energetic personality; willing to work long hours <strong>and</strong> to travel.<br />
• Experience designing educational materials.<br />
• Experience with election-related work.<br />
• Familiarity with regions of the country outside the capital.
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