17
2013 - 2017
2017 - 2020
European Union: US$ 2,023,623
Government of Australia: AU$ 3,000,000
+ US$ 232,664 (Australia-balance Phase 1)
UNDP: US$ 500,000
Capacity development
Voter registration
Electoral reform
Civic engagement
Voter awareness
Women's political participation/gender mainstreaming
Partners for voter education in eight provinces and Honiara city.
The project aims to develop synergies and strategic partnerships with a range of national stakeholders from government and civil society to ensure an enabling environment for credible and inclusive elections.
The overarching objective is to strengthen the link between the electoral cycle and other key governance processes and institutions, and contribute to social cohesion and the development of a pluralistic society.
Contribute to UNDP country programme particularly on outcomes 2 and 4 (citizen expectations for voice, development, the rule of law and accountability are met by stronger systems of democratic governance; faster progress is achieved in reducing gender inequality and promoting women’s empowerment) by
Chief technical advisor & project manager
(October 2017 – October 2019) Project coordination specialist
M&E reporting officer
Project officer (finance and administration)
Procurement officer
Driver & logistics assistant
Project Coordinator & CSO adviser
Women's Political Participation Adviser
A total of 10 graduates were engaged by SECSIP (7 worked with theElectoral Office and 3 withPolitical Parties Commission) in support of human resources capacity constraints.
SECSIP launched thisGraduate Programme in June 2018 which was progressively phased out in December 2019.
As part of the sustainability approach of this action and as envisaged in the Terms of Reference, out of the 7 graduates working for the Electoral Office, one female graduate has been directly engaged by the Office for a Senior Management post as Deputy Director Operations and a second graduate has been engaged by the Ministry of Police, National Security & Correctional Services as Senior Accountant.
Additionally, out of the 3 graduates working for the PPC, 2 of them have also been recruited by the Prosecutor Services and a third graduate has been awarded an international scholarship to further her university studies in New Zealand
| Organisation | Position of Graduates | Number of Person |
|---|---|---|
| SIEC | Human Resources Assistant | 1 |
| SIEC | Logistics Assistant | 1 |
| SIEC | IT Assistant | 1 |
| SIEC | Voter Awareness Assistant | 2 |
| PPC | Research Assistant | 1 |
| PPC | Training Assistant | 1 |
| PPC | Legal Assistant | 1 |
| SIEC | Field Coordination | 2 |
| TOTAL | 10 |
Election senior adviser
Aug 2016-May 2019
Elections operations specialist
June 2018-April 2019
Voter awareness specialist
Media & communication
July 2017-June 2019
Civil society coordination manager
Women's political participation adviser
Strengthening the Electoral Cycle in the Solomon Islands Project II (SECSIP II)
United Nations Development Programme
Office of Solomon Islands Electoral Commission
Vavaya Ridge, Honiara, Solomon Islands
Phone: +677 20145
Cell: +677 7575 576
Bld du Régent, 37 – 1000 Brussels
+32 (0)2 513 53 73
info@ec-undp-electoralassistance.org