The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced job vacancies for officials who will oversee the upcoming general election scheduled to take place later this year in Tanzania Zanzibar.
The positions include two election coordinators, one for Unguja and one for Pemba, Election supervisors for each district, and three assistant election supervisors for each constituency.
A statement issued by the Commission indicated that this is part of the preparations for the general election expected to be held in October 2025, which will involve the election of the President and Members of Parliament of the United Republic of Tanzania, as well as ward councilors for Tanzania mainland.
This announcement follows reforms to the electoral laws, including the Independent National Electoral Commission Act No. 2 of 2024. According to the announcement, qualifications for election coordinators include being a civil servant and having experience in election-related matters or voter registration in the permanent voter register.
The Commission has instructed that all applications for these positions should be submitted to INEC offices in Zanzibar, located at Maisara for Unguja and Chakechake for Pemba, from April 3 to April 23, 2025.
In another development, INEC stated that it held a special meeting in Dar es Salaam on April 3, 2025, led by the Chairperson of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Hon. Court of Appeal Judge Jacobs Mwambegele.
