Electoral Reform International Services
6 Chancel Street
London
SE10UU
Tel: +44(0)20 7620 3794
Fax: +44(0)20 7928 4366
Email contacts:
General enquiries:
erisuk@eris.org.uk
For CV and recruitment questions:
cv@eris.org.uk
For Election observation:
eom@eris.org.uk
For EU Election observation:
eu@eris.org.uk
ERIS observer Gavin Aarvold was the subject of a recent Al Jazeera documentary as part of their Power and People series during the Ukraine observation mission.
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Selection Criteria
The following criteria are intended as guidelines for the selection of observers for EU electoral observation missions, and are not necessarily intended as the guidelines for selection of observers for missions of other international organisations (e.g. UN, OSCE).
According to Council Decision 8728/99 – PESC 165 – COHOM 4
"All candidates for participation in EU electoral observation missions should ideally fulfil the following minimum standards:
EU Member State citizenship
Previous experience of election monitoring and/or other relevant experience, or know how and specific training, national and/or international.
Good experience of the mission’s working languages;
Strong interpersonal skills, and ability to maintain professional independence and strict impartiality in the conduct of duties in the host country."
What we require
All persons interested in being considered as an STO, LTO or NEEDS Training Candidate must be registered on the EuropeAid roster as a UK citizen.
When a mission or training seminars are announced, all interested persons may submit an expression of interest to eu@eris.org.uk
In the expression of interest, each candidate must;
1) certify their availability for the entire deployment period;
2) certify that they are medically fit to endure physically strenuous situations;
3) provide a single paragraph motivation statement detailing their specific experience relevant to the mission they are applying for;
4) submit a completed equal opportunities form which can be downloaded HERE
Links:
EU – Election Observation Roster
European Union (EU) Election support
APPLICATIONS MADE BY PHONE WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED
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