Senior Election Officials

The Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) is seeking organised hands-on leaders to take on key roles at the October 2024 local council elections. We are currently recruiting in the following areas:

• Alpine Shire Council
• Ararat Rural City Council
• Benalla Rural City Council
• Buloke Shire Council
• Colac Otway Shire Council
• Corangamite Shire Council
• Gannawarra Shire Council
• Greater Bendigo City Council
• Hindmarsh Shire Council
• Horsham Rural City Council
• Indigo Shire Council
• Latrobe City Council
• Loddon Shire Council
• Mansfield Shire Council
• Northern Grampians Shire Council
• Pyrenees Shire Council
• Southern Grampians Shire Council
• Strathbogie Shire Council
• Swan Hill Rural City Council
• Towong Shire Council
• Wodonga City Council
• West Wimmera Shire Council
• Yarriambiack Shire Council

The role
Senior Election Officials (SEOs) work as election managers or assistant election managers during an election. They are responsible for an entire local council during a local council election, or district in a state election.
SEO roles are significantly more involved than other election staff roles and should not be confused with roles such as voting centre managers. For more information, please see our website: www.vec.vic.gov.au/work-with-us/work-at-elections/senior-election-officials
Successful applicants
Our SEOs come from all walks of life: Victorians who are retired or transitioning into retirement; professionals, freelancers or small business owners with the flexibility to take extended leave; parents returning to work and more.
To be successful, you must be:

• A strong communicator, confident in leading and developing a team of short-term staff to ensure key electoral tasks are delivered with accuracy
• Willing to have a hands-on, operational approach to management
• A highly organised multi-tasker, who can produce and maintain accurate and detailed documentation.
• Able to efficiently coordinate multiple complex processes with inflexible deadlines
• Willing and able to follow election procedures to make sure the elections are fair, impartial and conducted according to legislation
• Experienced and comfortable using various IT systems and able to quickly learn to use unique applications.

Prior electoral work experience is not essential.
Recruitment process
Recruitment occurs in multiple stages, including:

• An interview held on Microsoft Teams between 8 to 19 April 2024
• 2-day paid SEO selection program held at VEC head office in Melbourne CBD between 20 to 31 May 2024

There is more detail on the recruitment process and availability requirements of the role in the information pack.
How to apply
Applications should be lodged using the ‘Apply now' button. Applications must include:

• a current resume or CV
• an online key selection criteria application form (completed after clicking the 'Apply now' button)

Final selection is subject to satisfactory assessment of a Disclosure of Political Activities form. Provisionally successful applicants will also be required to complete a National Police Records Check and a Working With Children Check.
Applications close at 11.59pm on Monday 1 April 2024