Principal Research Officer, P5 at ECOWAS Parliament

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is a regional group of fifteen West African countries. Founded on 28 May 1975, with the signing of the Treaty of Lagos, its mission is to promote economic integration across the region. Considered one of the pillars of the African Economic Community, the organization was founded in order to achieve collective self-sufficiency for its member states by creating a single large trading bloc through an economic and trading union. It also serves as a peacekeeping force in the region. The organization operates officially in three co-equal languages French, English, and Portuguese.

The parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), with headquarters in Abuja invites applications from suitably qualified citizens of the community to fill the vacant position in the professional category below:

Job Tittle: Principal Research Officer, P5

Location: Abuja

Objective of Position

• To co-ordinate and provide research services in relevant areas to support the work of the Parliament

Duties and Responsibilities
Reporting to the Director of parliamentary Affairs and Research, the Principal Research Officer performs the following functions:

• Co-ordinates the conduct of research on areas of interest aimed at supporting the Parliament or its Committees.
• Deploys staff to research for individual Members of parliament and Committees.
• Provides information for policy formulation and for inclusion in fact sheets.
• Compiles relevant statistics and data for publication.
• Supervises subordinate officers in the conduct of research.
• Performs any other duties as may be assigned.

Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of a Bachelors Degree in Political Science, International Relations, Sociology, Law or Public Administration plus eight (8) years post qualification research experience, or a higher degree with six (6) years research experience.
• Preference will be given to candidates with research degrees, especially at the Ph.D level.
• Prior working experience in a National or Regional parliament or an International Organization is an added advantage
• Proficiency in one of the Community Languages and working knowledge in a second is required.
• Proficiency in the use of computer, including applications such as Word, Excel, internet research and email communication, as well as relevant software, is required.

Eligibility
The vacancy is restricted to citizens of ECOWAS Member states only. Candidates must not exceed the age of fifty (50) years by the date of appointment.

Salary Scale
The post of Principal Research Officer is on P5 of the ECOWAS salary scale: UA33,607 UA37996 per annum.

Application Closing Date
20th March, 2015

Method of Application
Interested applicants should submit their applications with Curriculum Vitae and photocopies of relevant credentials to:

The Honourable Speaker,
ECOWAS Parliament,
International Conference Centre,
PMB, 576, Garki,
Abuja,
Federal Republic of Nigeria.