Comelec needs 50,000 IT workers
MANILA, Philippines—At least 50,000 information technology personnel are needed for next year’s automated national elections, a Commission on Elections official said Wednesday.
Election Commissioner Gregorio Larrazabal said in a news briefing that Smartmatic TIM Corp., the automated elections contractor, was hiring about 40,000 IT workers to help in the country’s biggest IT project.
The Smartmatic TIM personnel will do mainly technical support work. They will help in the maintenance and operations of the ballot scanners, officially called Precinct Count Optical Scan machines, on May 10.
Some will be deployed to the field, while some will work in the company’s call center to respond to technical questions.
At the same time, the Comelec and the Department of Science and Technology are currently training a total of 500 IT experts to train and accredit the Board of Election Inspectors (BEI), Larrazabal said.
The Comelec will use 82,000 scanners in next year’s elections.
To ensure that the operations will be smooth on election day, the poll body has ordered that at least one member of the BEI should have IT knowledge and training on how to handle the scanners.
The poll body has coordinated with the local IT industry for its personnel requirements, he said.
The Comelec said it will field 100 IT-knowledgeable organic personnel to various municipalities and cities to supervise the poll proceedings.
Volunteers from the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting, the Comelec’s citizens’ arm, will also train for the project.
All the IT workers will be accredited by the DOST.
Bonifacio Belen, Smartmatic TIM manager, said the company last week held a workshop to develop methods on hiring and training of personnel. The company will start training the employees in January next year.
He said the company was optimistic there would be enough workers for the project.
“There is no shortage of patriotic and IT-savvy Filipinos who want to be part of history,” he said.
Smartmatic TIM has tapped manpower firms Placewell, Manred, and Ventureslink to hire the support personnel. Applicants are advised to send their resumes to the said agencies.
Meanwhile, Larrazabal said the Comelec has directed the election contractor to ensure that its workers do not have partisan streaks.
Applicants for key positions will undergo background checks, Larrazabal said.
Under the Comelec’s rules, only BEI members can handle the election and voting machines. Smartmatic TIM employees will only advise the BEI members should the machines malfunction.
Larrazabal said the Smartmatic TIM will carefully screen applicants and make them sign an affidavit stating that they do not have political connections.
The employees will not be assigned to areas where they are from, he added.
January 27th, 2010 at 8:59 pm
hi… are the it workers who have been selected to work for the election ..will only work for the day of election?please reply
January 27th, 2010 at 9:02 pm
the day of the election is on may..its only january now..i need a job..: (
February 8th, 2010 at 3:00 pm
gud day!! i wish to aplly as a technical support this coming 2010 automated election.
im from misamis oriental,cagayan de oro city.im a computer hardware servicing in tesda and computer programming in liceo de cagayan universty.
how can i apply this job?
this my # 09169149968
February 14th, 2010 at 4:22 pm
gud pm.. where can i pass my resume? please.. thank you..
February 16th, 2010 at 8:27 am
gud am.. where can i pass my resume?
February 16th, 2010 at 3:09 pm
GOOD DAY!!
I wish to apply as a Technical Support this coming 2010 automated election.I wanted to be part of it.How can apply for this job??
Thank you So much!!
February 16th, 2010 at 3:13 pm
For concern or inquiries:
Hermogenes N. Saballa II
Provincial Coordinator Manpower
CEBU Province
Contact: 09156693061
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March 3rd, 2010 at 11:40 pm
gud eve…
wer can i pass my resume… im from silang, cavite….
w8ing for rply…
March 6th, 2010 at 6:19 am
hi!! its my honored to part of smatmatic personnel so wish to apply as a technical support representative this coming 2010 election im from here in las pinas and this is my # 09297852654
.. where can i pass my resume??
March 19th, 2010 at 7:38 am
Good day!
I heard about the news and I’m willing to be a part of it.
Where can I send my resume?
I am currently a 3rd year engineering student at PUP.
I’m from Quezon City.
Thank You!
March 26th, 2010 at 8:27 pm
i heard about the news and I’m willing to apply as a Technical Support this coming 2010 automated election.I wanted to be part of it.How can apply for this job?? i’m a computer technician… email me or txt me pls… i need a job this summer… where i can send my resume???
Thank you So much!!
I’m from Sorsogon City!!
cp# 09183054799
April 5th, 2010 at 1:16 pm
Hi,
I would like to be part of the IT team in CEBU, i have 2 years experience in the IT industry…
you can reach me throug my email address or through my cp number 09351424635
May 4th, 2010 at 5:49 pm
Hi Comelec Staff,
I am presently employ as I.T Technical Support Staff,
If there is a vacant position as Tech Support, and it will be assigning in Silang Cavite
kindly email me or call/text on my mobile No. 09238194890
regards & more power..
May 5th, 2010 at 12:02 pm
Hi Comelec team,
I would like to be a part of election 2010,
as a technical support staff in your office if there is a vacant position for this.
how can i send my rusume? text or call me in my Mobile No..09238194890