Associate Electoral Officer

Supports BINUH’s electoral work by monitoring political developments, advising Haitian electoral authorities, preparing briefings and reports, and implementing training, voter education, legal, operational, security, technology and registration activities for credible elections.

• Monitor political and electoral trends and brief senior management on emerging issues
• Prepare briefing notes, talking points and reports on electoral and political developments
• Advise Haitian electoral authorities and support their institutional capacity
• Assist with legal drafting and electoral-dispute resolution
• Implement electoral training, capacity-building and voter-education programmes
• Support electoral legal frameworks, operations, logistics, security and technology
• Assist electoral authorities with voter-registration planning and implementation
• Address policy guidance, logistical requirements and other electoral needs

• Master's degree in political science, international relations, law, public administration or a related field, or a first-level degree with qualifying experience
• At least two years of progressively responsible experience in electoral affairs, political affairs, legal affairs, public administration or a related area
• Haitian nationality
• French proficiency at UN Level II in reading, writing, listening and speaking
• Haitian Creole proficiency at UN Level II in reading, writing, listening and speaking

• Knowledge of Haiti's electoral administration and systems
• Previous professional experience with the Provisional Electoral Council

• Electoral Affairs
• Political Analysis
• Legal Drafting
• Electoral Dispute Resolution
• Capacity Building
• Voter Education
• Electoral Operations
• Electoral Logistics
• Electoral Security
• Voter Registration
• Briefing Preparation
• Policy Advice

• Recruitment is local and restricted to nationals of Haiti
• Evaluation may include an assessment exercise and competency-based interview
• Applications close at 23:59 New York time on 18 August 2026