Principal Librarian/Documentation 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 headquaters in Abuja invites applications from suitably qualified citizens of the community to fill the vacant position in the professional category below:

Job Tittle: Principal Librarian/Documentation Officer, P5

Location: Abuja

Objective of Position

• To co-ordinate and ensure that records are kept of all validated documents emanating from the work of the Parliament, and that information and documentation necessary to facilitate and support the work of the Parliament are made available In the library.

Duties and Responsibilities
Reporting to the Director of Parliamentary Affairs and Research, the Principal Librarian is the Head of Documentation Division. He/She will perform the following functions;

• In consultation with the other Divisions and units of the Institution, proposes policy and procEdure for the management of the library and documentation of the Parliament;
• Supervises the staff of the Documentation and Research Division to ensure good library services comparable with those in internatIonal Parliamentary liberaries;
• Ensures the production, preservation and availability of desired documents to meet the needs of all organs of the Parliament;
• Establishes tinks with other libraries and international resource centres to facilitate access to scarce sources of information;
• Encourages and facilities usage of the library by developing information tools on the library collection and facilities, as well as on the ways to access these;
• Makes proposals from time-to-time for the modernization and up-dating of the diversified forms of research;
• Performs any other duties as may be assigned.

Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of Bachelor’s Degree in Library Science plus eight (8) years post qualification experience, including two (2) years supervisory experience.
• Work in National or Regional Parliament or an international organization is an advantage.
• Proficiency in one of the Community Languages and working krowledge in a second is required.
• Proficiency in the use of a 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 Librarian/Documentation officer is on P5 of the ECOWAS salary scale: AU33,607 AU37,996 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.