Editor of Debates 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: Editor of Debates

Location: Abuja

Objective of Position

• Co-ordinate and ensure recording of the proceedings of the Parliament and production of the Hansard.

Duties and Responsibilities
Reporting to the Director of Parliament Affairs and Research, the Editor of Debates shall perform the following duties:

• Supervises and co-ordinates the work of the Hansard Division to ensure the timely production of accurate verbatim reports of the proceedings of Parliament and its committees.
• Oversees the compilation, collation, editing, indexing and printing of the official reports of proceedings of Parliament and its committees.
• Initiates and implements policies to ensure quality control in the production of reports of Parliament.
• Applies international formats and standards in Hansard production to ensure the highest quality of reports.
• Performs other duties as may be assigned.

Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of a Bachelors Degree in the Humanities, the Social Sciences or Mass Communication from a recognized University, with a minimum of eight (8) years relevant professional experience, including two (2) years at a supervisory level.
• Excellent command of one of the Community languages English, French or Portuguese and proficiency in a second is required.
• Thorough knowledge of Parliamentary practice and procedure, as well as the formats of Parliamentary documents is required.
• Experience in reporting, editing, proofreading, typesetting applications such as Word, Publisher, Excel and internet research and email communication, 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 Editor of Debates is on P5 of the ECOWAS salary scale: UA33,607 UA37,996 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.