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: Director of Administration and Finance, D1
Location: Abuja
Objective of Position
- Co-ordinates administrative support to the Parliament, particularly in the areas of human resource, general administration, finance, communication facility management and transport
Duties and Responsibilities
The Director of Administration and Finance is the head of the Administration and Finance Directorate. Reporting to the Secretary-General, he/she performs the following functions:
- Plans, co-ordinates and supervises the activities of the Human Resource and Administration Division, Finance Division, Communication Division and Facility Management and Transport Division of the Parliament.
- Advises on and participates in policy formulation and review relating to Administration and Finance; oversees its effective implementation.
- Interprets the broad policy guidelines of the Parliament and its organs such as the Plenary, the Bureau, the Conference of Bureaux and the Secretariat as they relate to the domain of Administration and Finance.
- Negotiates strategic partnership and collaborations related to Administration and Finance to advance the work of the Parliament.
- Performs other duties as may be assigned by the Secretary- General.
Qualifications and Experience
- A minimum of a Masters Degree in Management, Public Administration, Business Management, Economics or the Social Sciences from a recognized University.
- Equivalent qualifications from recognized professional bodies will be accepted.
- A minimum of ten (10) years international experience, including six (6) years of Parliamentary work experience at a managerial level is required.
- In addition, the candidate must be proficient in at least two of the three Community languages English, French and Portuguese.
- Proficiency in the use of a computer is also 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 Director of Administration and Finance is on D1 of the ECOWAS salary scale: UA38,814-UA48,222 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.