The Commission on Elections (Filipino: Komisyon sa Halalan), usually abbreviated as COMELEC, is one of the three constitutional commissions of the Philippines. Its principal role is to enforce all laws and regulations relative to the conduct of elections in the Philippines.
Qualifications
The qualification standards for each vacant position can be viewed from the Qualification Standard (QS) Table. Clicking the vacant position will also lead to the specific QS requirements applicable to the said position. Before submitting your application, please make sure that your credentials meet the minimum required education, years of experience, appropriate civil service or professional eligibility, and training hours stated in the qualification standards of the vacant position, and that you have all the necessary documents ready to support your application.
Salary
The corresponding salary for each vacant position can be viewed from the Salary Grade Table, which follows the latest Salary Standardization Scheme pursuant to Joint Resolution No. 4. There is also a corresponding link to the equivalent salary with every vacant position published.
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Application Requirements
Interested applicants must submit the following documents via email for their applications to be processed and considered:
- Main body or message of the email should be an application letter indicating the position applied for, item number, name of the department/office where the vacancy exists;
- Properly accomplished and updated Personal Data Sheet (CSC Form 212, revised 2017), with Work Experience Sheet (attachment to CS Form 212) - please refer to this guide for instructions on how to fill up the Personal Data Sheet;
- Scanned or image copy of transcript of records;
- Scanned or image copy of diploma and/or certificate of graduation;
- Scanned or image copy of certificate of civil service eligibility, membership in the Philippine Bar, PRC board rating/license (whichever is applicable to your circumstance);
- Scanned or image copy of employment with actual duties and responsibilities from current or previous employers (if applicable);
- Scanned or image copy of certificate/s of training/seminars attended;
- Scanned or image copy of performance rating (IPCR) for the last rating periods (if applicable);
- Scanned or image copy of a valid (not expired) NBI clearance; and
- Scanned or image copy of Ombudsman Clearance with official receipt (only for those who are applying for positions with salary grade level (SG) of 11 and above).
HOW AND WHERE TO APPLY
The COMELEC office in charge of receiving all applications is the Personnel Department. An applicant can apply their application in person or by regular mail or courier to the following address format:
PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT
Commission on Elections
4/F Shipping Centre Building
707 A. Soriano Avenue, Intramuros
1002 Manila, Philippines
Be sure to check with your COMELEC Regional Offices to see where you’ll be submitting your application.
For their applications to be processed and considered, interested applicants must send the following documents above via email.
Applicants must submit their applications to careers@comelec.gov.ph as attachments, along with the required documents.
For Region III applicants:
SHANNEN P. SARMIENTO
HRMO
Commission on Elections, Office of the Regional Election Director-Region III, Abad Santos Bldg. Sto. Rosario, CSFP
For Region VIII applicants:
ATTY. RAFAEL. B. OLAÑO
Director IV
COMELEC Regional Office No. VIII, 128 Paterno St., Tacloban City
comelecregion8careers@gmail.com
For Region XI applicants:
JO ANNE R. GONZALES
Election Officer III/ HRMO Designate
Office of the Regional Election Director COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS No. 12 Butternut Street, Ecoland Phase 7, Davao
Notes:
- Please refer to the List of Vacancies for the required information (position, item number, department/office) that must be specified in the Application Letter.
- Original documents of items 3 to 10 should be on hand and ready for presentation upon request.
- Applicants must email their applications to careers@comelec.gov.ph with the required documents included as file attachments.
- Applications with incomplete information and/or supporting documents will not be processed and/or entertained.
- Only shortlisted applicants who meet the qualifications standards (QS) will be contacted.
You can use this Self-Assessment Guide to check whether your supporting documents for your application are complete.
Submission of Applications
The Main Office processes the applications for the following positions/offices:
- All Main Office vacancies
- Provincial Election Supervisors
- Assistant Regional Election Directors
- Regional Election Directors
For the duration of the enhanced community quarantine in Luzon, the Personnel Department will only be accepting applications via email through careers@comelec.gov.ph. Please make sure that the total size of your file attachments do not exceed 25 MB. If you are applying for multiple vacant positions, please specify the vacant positions you applied for in the main body or message and send only one (1) email. Applicants with multiple emails will be blocked by our spam filter.
The Offices of the Regional Election Directors processes the applications for the following positions in field offices:
- Election Officers
- Election Assistants
- Attorney III stationed in the Offices of the Regional Election Director
- Computer Maintenance Technologist I
Applications for the said positions in the field offices should be submitted directly to the Office of Regional Election Director with jurisdiction over the field office where the vacancy exists. Please refer to the COMELEC Directory for Regional Offices for details regarding their email addresses.
For any queries regarding applications and vacancies
For inquiries about the published vacancies or questions regarding the application process, you may contact the Personnel Department via email at careers@comelec.gov.ph.
Publication of Vacant Positions
All announcements of vacant positions are valid for nine (9) months from the time of publication or until the vacancy has been filled. View the complete list of published vacancies on the List of Vacancies.
Source: Comelec
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