Job Title: District/City Tally Clerk – 888 Positions
Organisation: Electoral Commission
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Returning Officer / Election Administrator
About Organisation:
The Electoral Commission, which is established under Article 60 of the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda and mandated to conduct public elections and referenda professionally, impartially and efficiently. It was set up under Article 60 to 67 of the 1995 Constitution of the Republic of Uganda.
Job Summary: To effectively fulfill its mandate, the Electoral Commission is looking for competent persons with the required skills who will be able to work with minimum supervision for the position of District/City Tally Clerk.
To timely capture and verify election results from the Declaration of Results (DR) Form into the Election Results Software for the 2026 General Elections
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Capturing the election results from the official DR form into the results management system
- Verifying captured results against the official DR form to ensure completeness and correctness.
- Ensuring that all results for each elections are fully captured and accounted for in the results management software
- Maintaining strict confidentiality and integrity of all election data and documents
- Ensuring proper filing and safe storage of DR forms after capturing the results in the software
- Setting up the Tally equipment at the Tally Centre as guided by the Returning Office and the IT Support Officer
- Testing and checking of the software to ensure that all administrative units and candidates have been put in the software for each elective area
- Responsible for the security of the Tally equipment they will be using and the DR forms under their custody at the time of entry
- Unpacking all tally equipment for the security of the tally venue and back to district offices for safe custody
- Any other duties that nay be assigned by the supervisors.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Minimum of Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) or its equivalent
- Diploma holders with proven experience of data entry shall be desirable
- At least six months’ data entry experience or experience in similar
- electronic/clerical records work is an added advantage Key Competences and Skills
- Good computer skills with fast and accurate data entry
- Strong attention to detail and ability to work with numbers.
- Ability to work under pressure and for long hours especially at night
- Good communication and teamwork skills
- High level of integrity honesty and professionalism.
- Ability to follow instructions and standard operating procedures
- Physically able to work long night shifts throughout the election results tallying period
How to Apply:
Typed applications with comprehensive CVs, showing the applicant’s contact address with day-time telephone numbers registered in the applicant’s names addresses, referees and hardcopies of academic transcripts, certificates, and the National Identification Card should be addressed and hand-delivered to the respective District Election Administrator, not later than 12th December 2025
Envelopes should be clearly marked at the top with the words:
“Application for the post of District/City Tally Clerk.”
Deadline: 12th December 2025
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Level of Education: high school
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 6