National Election Board of Ethiopia Vacancy 2026
Role description
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 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.
Position 1: Cyber Security Expert
Education and Experience
- BSc. CS, CE, SE, and related fields with min 3 years of experience in this position.
Technical Skills:
- Strong knowledge of network security, cryptography, malware analysis, cloud security (AWS/Azure/GCP), and zero-trust architecture.
- Proficiency in scripting (Python, Bash, PowerShell) for automation.
Duty station: NEBE Head Quarter, Addis Ababa
Position 2: Junior HRM Expert II
Education and Work Experience:
- Masters or BA degree in HRM or Management or Business administration or Business management or public administration and development management
- 4 years and Bachelor | 2 years and Masters
Knowledge:
- Knowledge of people aspect of Change management methodologies, approaches and models
- Human Resource concepts and application (Ethiopian Labour Law and employment related regulations, HR Policies, procedures, modern practices, approaches and trends)
Duty station: NEBE Head Quarter, Addis Ababa
Position 3: Election Operation Planning Expert
Education and Work Experience:
- Masters or BA degree in Management, Economics, Law, Project Management, Business administration or public administration and other related fields
- 5 years for master’s or 7 years for BA
Training
- Project or program management
Duty station: NEBE Head Quarter, Addis Ababa
Position 4: Regional Field Operations Desk Coordinator
Requirements on academic qualification:
- MA/BA in Business Management, Public Administration , Political Science and International Relations, Law, and related social science fields.
- 7 years for Masters or 8 years for BA relevant experience of which 4 years on leadership position.
Duty station: NEBE Head Quarter, Addis Ababa
Position 5: DevOps Engineer
Education and Experience
BSc. CS, CE, SE and related fields with min 3 yrs of experience
Technical Skills
- Cloud Platforms: AWS/GCP/Azure (certifications preferred).
- Containers & K8s: Docker, Nomad, Kubernetes (CKA/CKAD a plus).
- CI/CD Tools: GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, Jenkins.
- Scripting: Bash, Python, or Go.
- Monitoring: Prometheus, Grafana, Kibana, ELK.
Duty station: NEBE Head Quarter, Addis Ababa
Position 6: Database Administrator
Education andWork Experience:
- BSC degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering or related field.
- 3 years related experience.
Training
- Professional Certification in any of the databases (Oracle, SQL Server, Postgres , Mysql )
Duty station: NEBE Head Quarter, Addis Ababa
Position 7: Mobile App Developer
Education and Experience
- BSc. CS, CE, SE, and related fields with min 3 yrs of experience
- Technical Skills
- Flutter & Dart: 2+ years of production-level experience.
- UI/UX: Expertise in Material Design/Cupertino widgets, custom animations.
- State Management: Provider, Riverpod, or Bloc patterns.
- Backend Integration: Firebase (Auth, Firestore), REST/GraphQL, WebSockets.
- Tools: Android Studio/Xcode, Git, JIRA.
- Flutter & Dart: 2+ years of production-level experience.
Duty station: NEBE Head Quarter, Addis Ababa
Position 8: Full-Stack Software Developer
Education and Work Experience:
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Experience: 5 years of professional experience in full-stack web development.
Duty station: NEBE Head Quarter, Addis Ababa
Position 9: Backend Developer
Education and Work Experience:
- BSC degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering or any related field
- 3 years related experience.Technical Skills
- Python/DRF: Expert in Django ORM, serializers, authentication.
- Go: Concurrency patterns, performance tuning, Go modules.
- Databases: PostgreSQL, Redis, ORMs (GORM, Django ORM).
- APIs: REST, gRPC, OpenAPI/Swagger.
- Tools: Git, Docker, Kubernetes, Linux.
- Message brokers (Kafka, RabbitMQ).
- Telecloud
Duty station: NEBE Head Quarter, Addis Ababa
Position 10: Deputy Head – Archives and Institutional Memory Department
Education and Work Experience:
- MA or Ph.D in Library Science, Management, and other relevant fields
- 9 years and Masters | 7 years and Ph.D. | 4 years in a leadership role
- In-depth knowledge of archival standards, metadata schemas, and preservation techniques for both physical and digital records.
- Proficiency in archival software and digital asset management systems.
- Strong research skills and familiarity with historical research methods.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholders.
- Project management skills and ability to manage archival projects from conception to completion.
- Ethical mindset with a commitment to confidentiality, integrity, and the responsible stewardship of historical materials.
Duty station: NEBE Head Quarter, Addis Ababa
Position 11: Executive Assistant
Education and Work Experience:
- BA or MA degree in Management, Secretarial and Office Management, Public Administration, Law, Political Science or related fields.
- 4 or 2-years relevant experience.
Duty station: NEBE Head Quarter, Addis Ababa
Deadline: September 24, 2026