The task of developing an organizational chart requires an EMB to identify:

• the powers, functions and tasks that the electoral legal framework gives to the EMB;
• the timing of implementation of those tasks;
• the number of permanent staff required to perform each function or task;
• the number and types of consultants and temporary staff required to deal with peak period activities;
• the level of qualifications and experience required to perform each identified function and task;
• who is answerable to whom in the EMB’s management hierarchy; and
• the relationships among various EMB layers, including the need to create permanent or temporary positions at regional locations, and the hierarchy and structure of accountability within and between EMB locations.