Webmaster at the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is a regional grouping with 15 Member States in West Africa (three landlocked and one island) with a population of about 300million and an annual economic growth rate of around 6%. The ECOWAS Commission is one of the eight Regional Economic Communities supporting the African Union to coordinate the implementation of continental and regional integration and development programmes in the West African region.

We are currently seeking to employ suitably qualified candidate to fill the position below:

Job Title: Webmaster

Location: Head Office, Abuja
Institution: ECOWAS Parliament
Directorate : Directorate of Administration & Finance
Grade/Step: P2-1
Duration: Permanent
Supervisor: Principal Communication Officer
Supervising: NIL

Objective Of Position

• To manage the website and intranet of the Parliament and help make them tools for dissemination of information and more efficient work by all users.

Duties and Responsibilities
Under the supervision of the Chief Communication Officer, the Webmaster performs the following functions:

• Acts as the website administrator for the Parliament’s website.
• Establishes and maintains an intranet for internal use within the Parliament.
• Uploads on the intranet and continuously updates all internal documents, forms, reports, data and texts needed by management and staff members for their work.
• Continuously improves the design of the website to make it attractive to users.
• Periodically updates the information on the website to keep it buoyant.
• Provides orientation, training, user support and trouble-shooting to staff members to ensure effective use of the intranet and the website.

Qualifications

• A First Degree in Computer Science with a bias in software development and/or website construction.

Experience:

• Three (3) years professional experience is required. A higher degree in a relevant field may substitute for two (2) years’ work experience.

Eligibility:

• Only citizens of ecowas Member States are eligible for appointment in ecowas Institutions and Agencies.
• In the case of permanent positions, only candidates whose age is less than fifty (50) years at the time of appointment are eligible for consideration.

Annual Salary
The position is on Grade P2-1 with an Annual Salary of UA19,769, equivalent to US$31,191.

Application Closing Date
22nd June, 2017.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should CLICK HERE to download the Job Application Form, fill it and send it as an e-mail attachment to: pstaffparlrecruit@ecowas.int with their CV's.