election observer

Code 2619.5

Election observers are skilled and trained spectators of the elections in a functioning democracy in order to enhance the transparency and credibility of the observed elections.

Essential skills

Knowledge

  • social justice
  • political parties
  • politics

Skills and competences

  • adapt to changing situations
  • show impartiality
  • identify electoral violations
  • report on voting process
  • keep updated on the political landscape
  • use communication techniques

Transversal competences

  • demonstrate commitment to democracy
  • handle stressful situations in the work place
  • observe confidentiality
  • promote human rights

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Sources

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences