Regional Analyst (Food Security) at the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is a regional grouping with 15 Member States in West Africa (three landlocked and one island) with a population of about 300 million with an annual economic growth rate of around 6%. The ECOWAS Commission is one of the eight Regional Economic Communities supporting the African Union to coordinate the implementation of continental and regional integration and development programmes in the West African region.

We are currently recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Regional Analyst (Food Security)

Vacancy code VA / 2015 / B5302 / 8245
Location: Lome, Togo
Duration: 1 year subject to availability of fund and good performance
Department/office: AFO, CIOH, Cote d'Ivoire
Contract type: Fixed Term

Background Info - Job-specific

• ECOWAS has studied the feasibility of a regional food security reserve (ASSR), intended only for emergency operations in the event of cyclical food crises.
• The proposal to create an ASSR was adopted by the ECOWAS Agriculture Ministers in September 2012 and by the Heads of State in February 2013; thus, the 42nd regular session of the Conference of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS held in Yamoussoukro (Republic of Côte d'Ivoire) adopted an additional act (AS / 2/02/13) establishing a regional food security reserve, and instructed the Commission to take the suitable measures to its actual start.
• On this basis, the Commission has worked to mobilize its international financial partners to supplement this allocation.
• The European Union (EU) was willing to support ECOWAS in the implementation of the reserve and to consider the support to be implemented as part of a project in line with the region's decisions.
• The proposed project aims to support ECOWAS in the implementation of its regional food security strategy storage, based on complementarity / subsidiarity between three lines of defense to address these repetitive food crises: Stocks close, national stocks, and finally, a regional food security reserve for regional solidarity to play in a major food crisis.
• The goal is to help respond effectively to food crises and strengthening the resilience of households in a perspective of sustainable regional security and food sovereignty, through the promotion of food reserve systems at different levels of urgency.
• The project is funded by the European Union and will be implemented through centralized management with the French Development Agency (AFD), the Spanish Agency of International Cooperation for Development (AECID).

Functional Responsibilities

• He will be responsible for "cell analysis" Cell Info Stocks. Under the guidance, support, supervision and control of the Chief of the Unit Info Stocks, it will execute without limitation the following main tasks:
  • Market analysis, trade flows, conditions of purchases and transfers of food in the region based on data from national and regional information systems
  • Evaluation of the food and nutrition situation of the countries from the CH Technical Committee deliberations in the PREGEC and official country reports, consolidated if necessary by other sources of information (SNU, NGOs, etc.)
  • Elaboration of information products and decision support for the Reserve Management Committee
  • It will be available for travel in the region including at meetings of PREGEC

Education / Experience / Language Requirements
Education:

• Higher diploma equivalent to a BAC + 4 in Communication or related field with 5 years experience
• Higher diploma equivalent to a BAC + 5 in Communications or related field with 3 years of professional experience

Experience:

• Having five (5) years experience in the animation of a device within national or regional institutions in the West African region
• Have a perfect mastery of computer tools and knowledge mapping
• Have good writing skills and synthesis

Languages:

• Being perfectly bilingual (French and English is spoken as a writing)
• Knowledge of Portuguese would be an asset

Additional Requirements:

• Have the nationality of a member state of ECOWAS or CILSS member States not members of ECOWAS
• Enjoy their civic rights and be of good character

Application Closing Date
30th August, 2015.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note

• This job ends at the closing date at midnight, Copenhagen (CET)
• Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for maintenance
• We strongly encourage qualified women to apply.