Programme Officer Free Trade Area (Customs) at ECOWAS Commission

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is recruiting for the position of:

Job Title: Programme Officer Free Trade Area (Customs)
Reference: ECW-COMM/REC/CUS-P/002/2012


Location: Abuja, Nigeria
Department: Trade, Customs, Industry & Free Movement of Persons
Directorate: Customs & Tourism
Grade: P3
Annual Salary: USD 36,901 - USD 44,469
Supervisor: Principal Program Officer Customs Procedure


Job Description

The Programme Officer shall contribute to the consolidation of the regional integration process through the promotion of the ECOWAS free trade area. In that regard, the Officer shall strive to implement the ECOWAS Trade Liberalisation Scheme (TLS) and any other regulatory texts governing intra-Community trade.

Duties and Responsibilities

His major duties are summarised as follows:

• Initiate actions for a qualitative and quantitative improvement in the volume of intra-Community trade:
• Build the capacity of public and private actors on the legal and regulatory provisions of the ECOWAS Trade Liberalisation Scheme;
• Create and manage a stakeholder-accessible internet database on the companies and products under the ECOWAS Trade Liberalisation Scheme;
• Supervise the work of National Approval Committees (NAC) and ensure the creation of a mechanism for the coordination of NAC activities;
• Brief and provide advice to the President of the Commission on conflicts that may arise in the implementation of the TLS;
• Analyse and draft the relevant reports and correspondences for a smooth implementation of the TLS.

Qualifications/Experience/Skills

• The expert must be a holder of a Masters degree in Trade, Industry, Law, or Customs;
• Must have five (five) years professional experience, with no less than three (3) in a regional integration organisation.
• Must have good grasp of the ECOWAS Trade Liberalisation Scheme (TLS).
• Must have proven knowledge of the constraints in the development of intra-Community trade.
• Good grasp of customs procedures in the region would be an asset.
• Must be fluent in one of the official languages of the Commission; English, French and Portuguese. A working knowledge of another would be an advantage.
• Candidates should not be 50 years old or over at the point of recruitment and must be a citizen of one of the ECOWAS member states.

Application Closing Date
31st October 2012

Method of Application
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