Current Jobs at West African Examination Council (WAEC)

Current Jobs at West African Examination Council (WAEC)

West African Examination Council Recruiting

West African examinations council hereby invites applications from suitably qualified nationals of the member countries to fill the under-mentioned positions at its headquarters, located in Accra, Ghana.

1. Deputy director (hrm)
Qualifications and experience:
• this is a top management post with the rank of deputy registrar and calls for seasoned person not below 45 years of age but not more than 50 years with presentable track record in human resource management in reputable organizations.
• applicant must hold good university degrees in business administration or any of the social sciences and must have had not less than 15 years post qualification cognate experience.
• ideally, they should members in good standing, of relevant recognized professional bodies.
• they must be computer literate, and must possess excellent communication skills (oral / writing) and excellent interpersonal skills.

2. Documentation officer
Qualifications and experience:
• applicants must hold good honors degree (at least second class) in information studies or any of the social sciences with a post graduate diploma in archival studies plus a minimum of 3 years post qualification experience.
• applicant must be computer literate in the Microsoft suites and must be familiar with electronic record management systems.

Remuneration & conditions of service
• the salaries for the positions are very attractive. Point of entry into the scales will depend on qualifications and experience
• the council’s conditions of service compare favorably with those of other sub-regional organizations.
• they include free medical care for staff and dependants, subsidized accommodation, pension contributions etc
• the successful candidate who is a non-Ghanaian will, in addition, be paid allowances applicable to foreign staff.

Method of application
• interested candidates are requested to write for or collect application forms from the councils offices in their respective countries;
• candidates in Nigeria may collect the forms from the office of head of research division and headquarters office at onipanu;
• those in Ghana may collect the forms from the human resource management department at the headquarters office of the council in Accra, on the presentation of written requests.
• they must attach photo-copies of their credentials;
• the completed forms should be returned through the heads of national office to the director of human resource management.

Application Deadline:Date: 15th June, 2009