Ecowas Commission Jobs for Project Managers

ECOWAS COMMISSION:PROJECT MANAGER

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: Principal Programme Officers/Researchers

Number Required: Three (3)
REF: ECW‐COMMEP/REC/09/2009 (EPAU)
Nature of Employment: Contract, renewable every year
Supervisor: EPAU Project Manager
Duty Post: Abuja, Nigeria

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Principal Programme Officer/Researcher reports directly to the Project
Manager and is responsible to:

• Ensure effective implementation of all work plans and budgets of the


Unit approved by the Steering Committee.
• Ensure an effective reporting of his/her work‐related activities to then
Project Manager.
• Conduct any other task that may be required.

QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE
• Must possess at least a Masters degree in Economics, Finance or any
other related discipline with at least 10 years post‐qualification
experience in the area of macroeconomic analysis and management.
• Must show substantially scholarly research experience and
publications.
• Experience in regional or international organizations is an added
advantage.
• Leadership skills and ability to work in a multi‐cultural team.
• Ability to use personal computer and work‐related software.
• Proven competence involving high level conceptualization, planning,
coordination, and reporting.
• Excellent inter‐personal and communication skills.

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.