Ecowas Commission Recruiting for Numerous Vacancies (11 positions)

Ecowas Commission - By regulation C/REG.18/01/05 of 18 January 2005, the ECOWAS Council of Ministers created within the ECOWAS Executive Secretariat (transformed into a commission in January 2007) a NEPAD infrastructure project implementation unit; known as PDIU (now Project Preparation and Development Unit). The mandate of this unit is to develop and implement regional infrastructure] especially those related to NEPAD.

The establishment of the PPDU stems from the desire of African States to implement regional integration policies to guarantee their development in connection with NEPAD infrastructure  project Short Term Action Plan (STAP)

In a bid fulfill its mandate, the ECOWAS commission seeks to recruit qualified, capable and result oriented individuals into the positions of:

1.) One(1) Director - Project Preparation & Development Unit (PPDU)

2.) One Transport Infrastructure Specialist (Railway) - Project Preparation & Development Unit (PPDU)

3.)  One (1) Transport Infrastructure Specialist (Civil Engineering/Roads) - Project Preparation & Development Unit (PPDU)

4.)  One (1) Energy Infrastructure Specialist - Project Preparation & Development Unit (PPDU)

5.)  One (1) Telecommunications Infrastructure Specialist - Project Preparation & Development Unit (PPDU)

6.) One (1) Economic/Financial Analyst – Project Preparation & Development Unit (PPDU)

7.)  One (1) Regulation Specialist(Legal Advisor)  - Project Preparation & Development Unit (PPDU) Advisor)

8.)  One (1) Procurement Specialist - Project Preparation & Development Unit (PPDU)

9.)  One(1) Head of Administration and Finance Officer - Project Preparation & Development Unit (PPDU)

10.)  One(1) Accountant - Project Preparation & Development Unit (PPDU)

11.)  One Human Resources & Administrative Officer -  Project Preparation & Development Unit (PPDU)

Application Deadline
22nd December, 2010

Method of Application
To know more about and apply for the above positions, interested ECOWAS citizens are advised to visit the official ECOWAS Website: www.ecowas.int 

In line with their desire to speed up and improve the recruitment process, the ECOWAS Project Preparation and Development Unit will only accept online applications. Click here to apply online