National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) Internal/External Vacancy Announcement


1. Deputy Head, General Service Management Department

  • Reports to: Head, Political Parties Affairs Department
  • Required No.: 1
  • Duty Station: Addis Ababa (Head Office)
  • Employment: Permanent
  • Qualification:
    • PhD/MA in Business Administration, Public Administration, Facilities Management, Logistics & Supply Chain, Civil Engineering, or related fields.
    • Experience: PhD + 4 yrs | MA + 7 yrs | BA + 9 yrs (leadership role).
  • Key Skills: Facilities & logistics management, security oversight, vendor/contract management, budgeting, strong leadership & communication.

2. Head, Civic and Voter Education Department

  • Reports to: NEBE Management
  • Duty Station: Addis Ababa (Head Office)
  • Employment: Permanent
  • Qualification:
    • MA/MSc/PhD in Social Work, Sociology, Civics Education, Political Science, International Relations, Law, Public Administration, Education, Development Studies, or related social sciences.
    • Experience: PhD + 4 yrs | MA + 8 yrs | BA + 10 yrs (leadership role).
  • Key Skills: Civic & voter education, outreach program design, stakeholder engagement, M&E, leadership, strong communication (English & Amharic required).

3. Program Assistant

  • Reports to: Management Board
  • Required No.: 3
  • Duty Station: Addis Ababa (Head Office)
  • Employment: Permanent
  • Qualification:
    • BA/MA in Management, Public Administration, Secretarial Science & Office Management, Law, Political Science, or related fields.
    • Experience: BA + 3 yrs | MA + 0 yrs.
  • Key Skills: Event management, scheduling, travel coordination, documentation, communication (Amharic & English), attention to detail.

4. Cyber Security Expert

  • Duty Station: Addis Ababa (Head Office)
  • Employment: Permanent
  • Qualification:
    • BSc in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or related fields.
    • Minimum 3 yrs experience in cybersecurity.
  • Key Skills: Threat detection, penetration testing, SIEM, IDS/IPS, cloud security (AWS/Azure/GCP), scripting (Python, Bash, PowerShell), incident response.

5. DevOps Engineer

  • Duty Station: Addis Ababa (Head Office)
  • Employment: Permanent
  • Qualification:
    • BSc in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or related fields.
    • Minimum 3 yrs experience in DevOps.
  • Key Skills: CI/CD (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, ArgoCD), Cloud Platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure), Kubernetes/Docker, Infrastructure as Code, monitoring (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK), scripting (Python, Bash, Go).

Application Information (For All Positions)

📌 Interested applicants should submit:

  • Application letter (explaining fit for the position).
  • Updated CV (saved with applicant’s full name).
  • Three work-related referees.

📨 Apply only via: https://nebe-election.org/apply
⏳ Deadline: 10 days from announcement
👩‍💼 Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.


✅ This includes all senior, mid-level, and junior positions (Deputy Head, Head, Program Assistant, Cyber Security Expert, DevOps Engineer).