Job Purpose

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 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

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.