National Election Board of Ethiopia Vacancy 2026

National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) is an independent organization established in accordance with Article 102 of the Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. Since its establishment, the Board has organized different branch offices at both the federal and regional levels including the two administrative cities. The NEBE has conducted five national elections, two local elections, and six referendums.

Since January 2019, in an effort to reform NEBE, the House of Peoples’ Representatives enacted a new proclamation that reduced the management board to five members that serve full time for a period of six years. According to Proclamation no.1133/2019, the board has the following powers and duties.

Position 1: Monitoring and Evaluation Expert

Education and Work Experience:

• BA/BSC/MA/M.Sc. in Project Planning and Management, Economics, Statistics, and Related Fields.
• 7 years and Bachelor | 5 years and Masters

Skill Requirements:

• Expertise in monitoring and evaluation methodologies and best practices.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to develop M&E plans and indicators.
• Proficiency in reporting and documentation.
• Knowledge of risk management and internal monitoring systems.
• Ability to collaborate with diverse stakeholders.
• Capacity-building and training experience.
• Commitment to upholding transparency, ethics, and accountability in M&E activities.

Duty station: NEBE Head Quarter, Addis Ababa

Position 2: Media Monitoring Expert

Education and Work Experience:

• Master or BA degree in Journalism, Communication, Statistics or any other relevant fields
• 5 years for Masters or 7 years for BA

Mandatory trainings and certification

• News features, Statistics

Knowledge:

• Knowledge of Media monitoring tools
• Knowledge of data interpretation
• Report writing skills

Know-How (Skills) (Technical competencies):

• Strong analytical skills
• Communication skills
• Attention to detail

Duty station: NEBE Head Quarter, Addis Ababa

Position 3: Head of Human Resources Management (HRM) Department

Requirements on academic qualification:

• PhD/MA/MBA/ in Human Resource & Organizational Development, Business Management, Public Administration and related fields.

Requirements on Professional Experiences:

• For PhD holders: at least 8 years of relevant experience of which 4 years on leadership position.
• For MA/MBA holders: at least 10 years of relevant experience of which 4 years on leadership position.

Skills And Competencies

• Excellent management and talent handling skills.
• Multi –tasking.
• Knowledge of various HR software.
• An excellent team player, positive change manager and result orient personality.
• Sound coaching, mentoring and capacity building skills.
• An energetic self-starter with resilience, pace, interpersonal flexibility and comfort with ambiguity to succeed within the evolving and sometimes demanding context.
• Technical and Strategic skills.

Duty station: NEBE Head Quarter, Addis Ababa

Deadline: May 3, 2026

How to Apply:

INTERESTED APPLICANTS ARE INVITED TO SEND NON-RETURNABLE:

• Application letter that explains why you fit for the post and updated CV, and Three work related referees;
• Application letter & resume should be saved by full name of Applicants.
• Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for further screening.
• Those who are interested can only apply through the attached link
• https://nebe-election.org/apply within 10 days from this announcement.

Female candidates are encouraged to apply!