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Details: Published: 31 January 2026

If you have completed an ROI in the ECSA Employment Portal, you do not need to complete another one to be considered for work at the state or local government elections or South Australia’s First Nations Voice to Parliament election.

Note: completing an ROI does not guarantee you will receive an offer of employment. There are numerous factors ECSA considers when engaging temporary election workers, including the number of positions available, previous experience and/or work performance, location of employment and residence, and workforce diversity.

All offers of employment are made through the ECSA Employment Portal and when bulk recruitment is being undertaken, you may not receive a phone call prior to receiving an email from This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. advising an offer of employment has been made.

The email from This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. will prompt you to log into the ECSA Employment Portal using the URL https://erm.aurion.cloud/ecsa/production/personnel/login to review and accept (or decline) the offer.

If you need further assistance, please contact the Employment Helpdesk on 1300 974 103 (9am to 5pm Monday to Friday) or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Employment portal

If you have completed an ROI, you can log into the ECSA Employment Portal using the following link https://erm.aurion.cloud/ecsa/production/personnel/login.

Frequently asked questions

View the frequently asked questions page for more information on working at an ECSA election event including duty statements for available roles and district map.

User guides and forms

Access forms, guides and other relevant documents on our working at elections guides and forms page.

Contact

If you need further assistance, please contact the ECSA Employment Desk on 1300 974 103 (9am to 5pm Monday to Friday) or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Details: Published: 31 January 2026

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Electoral Commission of South Australia (ECSA) offers employment opportunities to the state or local government elections or South Australia’s First Nations Voice to Parliament election.

To be considered for employment, you will need to complete a Registration of Interest (ROI) in the ECSA Employment Portal but before you do, it is important you understand the eligibility requirements.

Eligibility requirements for employment

To work at an election, you must:

not be active in political affairs or have an association with a political party or candidate. This ensures you do not compromise the strict neutrality of the Electoral Commission
agree to undertake a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCHCC) if it is a requirement for your position, as identified in the ‘special conditions’ section of the relevant duty statement
be at least 16 years of age at the time of receiving an offer of employment to work at a state election (as a Polling Assistant) or at least 18 years old for all other positions.
be at least 18 years old of age at the time of receiving an offer of employment to work at a local government election
have a unique email address. If you share an email address with another person who would like to work at an election event, you must each register with a unique email address. This ensures offers of employment are sent to the correct person
read and agree to abide by ECSA's Code of Conduct for Electoral Officers. You do not need to complete or submit a Code of Conduct to ECSA as you will be asked to agree to the Code of Conduct as part of the registration process and again when you accept an offer of employment to enable ECSA to determine your eligibility for employment

In accordance with ECSA's Code of Conduct for Electoral Officers temporary election workers are required to act honestly, impartially, professionally, ethically, and courteously in the performance of their duties.

Note: you only need to complete one ROI to be considered for employment at all ECSA elections and it will take roughly 30 to 45 minutes to complete the 3 part process.

How to register your interest to work at anb ECSA election

Commencing a Registration of Interest (ROI)

If have not previously completed a Registration of Interest (ROI) in the ECSA Employment Portal, you will need to register your interest in working at the state or local government elections or South Australia’s First Nations Voice to Parliament election.

To register your interest in working at an election, you will need to create an account in the ECSA Employment Portal using the URL https://candidate.aurion.cloud/ecsa/production/

If you have already started the ROI process, you can go straight to the sign-in page using the URL https://candidate.aurion.cloud/ecsa/production/signin.

If you have completed the ROI process (or need to update your information or add your bank, tax and super details) you can go straight to the sign-in page in the ECSA Employment Portal using the URL https://erm.aurion.cloud/ecsa/production/personnel/login.

Steps in registering

There are 3 steps in the ROI process:

creating an account that includes answering ECSA's Code of Conduct for Electoral Officers eligibility questions
confirming your email address and the creation of your account by answering the screening questionnaire
finalising your registration by entering your bank, tax, and superannuation details.

Download the ECSA Employment Portal - Registration of Interest user guide. The guide is designed to walk you through creating a ROI step by step.

Note: the ECSA Employment Portal is locked between 3.30pm Tuesdays and 1pm Thursdays and you will not be able to finalise step 3 of your ROI, update your information or add your bank, super or tax details during this time.

Frequently asked questions

View the frequently asked questions page for more information on working at an ECSA election event including duty statements for available roles and district map.

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Current vacancies

If you have completed an ROI in the ECSA Employment Portal, you do not need to complete a second ROI to be considered for work at future state or local government elections or South Australia’s First Nations Voice to Parliament election. Note: completing an ROI does not guarantee you will receive an offer of employment. There are numerous factors ECSA considers when engaging temporary election workers, including the number of positions available, previous experience and/or work performance, location of employment and residence, and workforce diversity.

All offers of employment are made through the ECSA Employment Portal and when bulk recruitment is being undertaken, you may not receive a phone call prior to receiving an email fromThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. advising an offer of employment has been made.

If have not completed a Registration of Interest (ROI) you will need to register your interest in working at future state or local government elections or South Australia’s First Nations Voice to Parliament election in the ECSA Employment Portal.

To register your interest in working at an election, you will need to create an account using the URL https://candidate.aurion.cloud/ecsa/production/

These are the positions you can apply for:

MOBILE POLLING			WORK PERIOD
Electoral Visitor Team Leader	Responsible for managing a designated program of electoral services to locations such as nursing homes, hospitals, and any other facilities of interest including the completion of election returns and maintaining the schedule of electoral visits. Responsible for the security of the election material including ballot papers, laptops, and the ballot box.		02 March to 21 March
Electoral Visitor	Works in a team of two (with an Electoral Visitor Team Leader) to complete a schedule of designated visits to locations such as nursing homes, hospitals, and any other facilities of interest. Responsible for the security of the election material including ballot papers, laptops, and the ballot box.		02 March to 21 March
Mobile Polling Team Leader	Responsible for supervising a remote mobile team and the published schedule of the planned mobile program is maintained to deliver elector services to remote areas including Indigenous communities, pastoral stations, out stations, roadhouses, and mine sites. This role involves travel across large geographical areas using a range of transport options and may require overnight stays. The role is also responsible for ensuring correct issuing procedures are followed and the security of materials including ballot papers, liaison with electors and party workers, scrutiny management and return of materials in some locations.		09 March to 17 March
Mobile Polling Officer	Part of a mobile polling team that deliver elector services to remote areas including Indigenous communities, pastoral stations, out stations, roadhouses, and mine sites. This role involves travel across large geographical areas using a range of transport options and may require overnight stays. This role may rotate through a range of tasks such as issuing ballot material, guarding the ballot boxes, queue management and ensuring voting screens are kept tidy and clear of election or other material.		09 March to 17 March
EARLY VOTING
Early Voting Centre Manager (EVCM)		Manages and delivers the services provided at an Early Voting Centre. This role is a leadership position, in charge of the centre’s operations and includes responsibility for the preparation and set up of the early voting centre, management and supervision of staff, management and security of materials, liaison with voters and party workers and return of materials.	12 March to 22 March
Deputy Early Voting Centre Manager (DEVCM)		Provides support to the Early Voting Centre Manager (EVCM) and may act in the EVCM role, if required (training provided). This role is a leadership position and includes assisting the EVCM with the set-up, opening and closing of the centre, supervision of staff, management and security of materials, liaison with voters and party workers and return of materials.	12 March to 22 March
Early Voting Officer (EVO)		May rotate through a range of tasks such as issuing ballot material, queue management, keeping voting screens tidy and clear of election or other material and guarding the ballot boxes. May aid in the scrutiny and count of ordinary vote ballot papers and packaging materials and booth closure activities.	12 March to 22 March
POLLING DAY
Polling Booth Manager (PBM)		This role is a leadership position and includes responsibility for the preparation, set up and management of the polling booth, direction and supervision of staff, management and security of materials, liaison with voters and party workers and scrutiny management including counting of ballot papers and return of materials.	21 March
Deputy Polling Booth Manager (DPBM)		Provides support to the Polling Booth Manager (PBM) and may act in the role, if required (training provided). This role is a leadership role and includes assisting the PBM with the set-up, opening and closing of the booth, supervision of staff, management and security of materials, liaison with voters and party workers and support in the scrutiny and count of ballot papers.	21 March
Declaration Vote Issuing Officer (DVO)		Responsible for declaration vote issuing to absentee voters and First Nations Voice to Parliament electors including the completion of documentation which tracks the issued materials. Aids in the scrutiny and count of ordinary vote ballot papers and assists in packaging and booth closure activities.	21 March
Polling Official (PO)		May rotate through a range of tasks such as issuing ballot material, queue management, keeping voting screens tidy and clear of election or other material and guarding the ballot boxes. Aids in the scrutiny and count of ordinary vote ballot papers and packaging materials and booth closure activities.	21 March
Polling Place Observer		Responsible for observing voter queues and for timing how long voters take to move through polling places. The role will discreetly observe voters while measuring and recording information about the time voters spend in different steps of the voting process.	21 March
Return of Materials (RoM)		Supports the timely completion of end of day tasks in the polling place, including sorting and counting votes, pack-up of the polling place and returning the election materials to the Returning Officer’s office once all tasks are completed.	21 March
Polling Assistant (under 18 yrs)		The only role under 18 years old can work with a shift length of 4 hours. May rotate through a range of tasks such as queue management, keeping voting screens tidy and clear of election or other material and guarding the ballot box.	21 March

If you are interested in the following role/s, please send an email toThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. indicating your preferred role/s. ECSA will forward your details to the recruitment agency recruiting these roles on our behalf.

CENTRAL PROCESSING CENTRE (CPC)
CPC Supervisor	Responsible for the supervision of work teams that undertake enrolment investigations, data entry, receipt and management of election materials, declaration vote exchange, customer service, and other administration tasks.	16 February to 27 March
CPC Clerical Assistant	Responsible for undertaking clerical and quality control procedures in the areas of postal vote applications, declaration vote exchange, unenrolled declaration vote processing, and ballot paper counting and processing.	16 February to 27 March

ECSA Employment Portal cheat sheet

Enquiries can be directed by email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or by phone to (08) 7424 7400.

Please continue to check iworkforsa or SEEK for other current vacancies.

Details: Published: 13 January 2026

Strategic Plan 2025 - 2028

The Electoral Commission of South Australia’s (ECSA) Strategic Plan sets the direction for the next 3 years, focusing on three key goals:

Elections delivered with integrity.
Strengthening public awareness and trust in electoral services.
Building a trusted and future-ready organisation.

In a rapidly changing environment with rising expectations and increasing complexity, ECSA is committed to robust governance, resilient systems, and a skilled, adaptable workforce.

The plan prioritises integrity, legislative compliance, responsible resource management, and inclusive engagement and is structured to advance organisational objectives within the parameters of ECSA’s established risk appetite.

Download Stragetic Plan 2025 - 2028 [PDF]