Ecowas Commission Jobs: Accounting Assistant

ECOWAS COMMISSION:Accounting Assistant


The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States
(ECOWAS), in collaboration with the African Capacity Building Foundation

(ACBF) and other development partners, established in 2008 the Economic

Policy Analysis Unit (EPAU) for the Office of the Commissioner in charge of

Macroeconomic Policy at the ECOWAS Commission in Abuja. The

establishment of the EPAU is predicated on the need to bridge existing

institutional capacity gap and to realize the overall objective of the

Macroeconomic Policy Programme of the Commission which is to facilitate

the harmonization of ECOWAS member states’ economic and financial

policies with a view to attaining monetary integration, private sector

development and sustained growth.

The thrust of the EPAU research programme will primarily be initiation,

coordination and monitoring of research as well as policy issues in the form

of special studies. EPAU will also conduct evaluative research. In conducting

these research studies, EPAU will provide hard data on the economies of

ECOWAS Member States and their expected development, particularly in

relation to the realization of the ECOWAS Monetary Cooperation

Programme objectives. These will also cover agriculture, transport, trade

and infrastructure among other areas.

On the basis of the knowledge and data generated from activities of EPAU,

informed policy decisions will be made, while also taking cognizance of the

costs, benefits and risks of particular courses of action. EPAU will work in

close collaboration with ACBF funded projects in the region in the

preparation, execution and monitoring of programs. This will involve

experience sharing and regular consultation with those projects.


In this regard, the ECOWAS Commission is seeking to recruit highly qualified

candidates to fill the following positions in EPAU:


Post: Accounting Assistant

Number Required: One (1)

REF: ECW‐COMMEP/REC/09/2009 (EPAU & ESCAP)

Nature of Employment: Contract, renewable every year

Supervisor: EPAU Project Manager

Duty Post: Abuja, Nigeria


DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES


He/she shall

• perform accounting functions in respect of the EPAU and ESCAP projects;

• record and reconcile accounting transactions;

• assist in the processing of payments to vendors of goods and services;

and

• perform other duties as may be required.


QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE


• Ordinary National Diploma or equivalent diploma or degree in
accounting, finance or other directly relevant fields is required.

• Candidates must have a professional qualification in accounting.

• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in the field of accounting,

finance or related areas.


AGE

Each successful candidate must not be over fifty (50) years of age at the

point of recruitment.


LANGUAGE

Must be fluent in one of the official languages of ECOWAS: English, French

and Portuguese. A working knowledge of a second official language would

be an advantage.


REMUNERATION


Highly competitive.





METHOD OF APPLICATION

Interested and qualified candidates should send their detailed curriculum

vitae including photocopies of their academic certificates, telephone

numbers, e‐mail addresses with a covering letter, quoting the relevant

reference number at the top right hand corner of their application

envelopes addressed to the:





The President of the Commission

Attention: Commissioner of Macroeconomic Policy

ECOWAS Commission,

101, Yakubu Gowon Crescent,

P.M.B 401, Garki,

Abuja, Nigeria


E‐mail: epau@ecowas.int, multi_surv@yahoo.com


Only citizens of ECOWAS Member States are qualified to apply.

Prospective candidates are advised to visit ECOWAS website:

www.jobs.ecowas.int


The deadline for the receipt of all applications is Friday, 06 November, 2009

at 5p.m. prompt.


Please note that only short‐listed candidates will be contacted.