Company Profile

The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, was created on 28th May 1975 and currently
comprises 15 member-state namely: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Cote D'iviore and Togo. The sub-regional
body was created out of a desire to improve the lives of the people through trade, free movement of persons,
goods and services and the harmonisation of sectoral policies. The ultimate aim is the constitution of a West
African Common Market and a Customs and Monetary Union.

In a bid to effectively execute its programmes towards the realisation of its objectives, ECOWAS created various
Institutions and specialised Agencies among which are the ECOWAS Commission. The Community Court of Justice,
the ECOWAS Parliament, the West African Health Organisation (WAHO) and the inter-governmental Action Group
against Money Laundering (GIABA)

ECOWAS is currently engaged in the implementation of a series of critical and strategic programmes for which it
wished to recruit qualified and capable nationals of ECOWAS member-states into the following position

Job Description

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Directly responsible to the Head of Administration and Human Resources Division.
• Coordinates specific tasks assigned to various sections;
• Responsible for managing and monitoring of movable and immovable assets of the Court and files relating to job security;
• Responsible for processing issues relating to insurance policies;
• Participate in the preparation of basic documents for budgetary sessions and internal and inter-institutional technical committee meetings;
• Performs all other duties related to the functions of the position.

Required Skills or Experience

• Must have Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent in Administration or management;
• Must have at least five (5) years post qualification professional experience in the field of administration or management;
• A Higher degree will reduce the number of years experience by two (2) years.
• Must have a good knowledge of computers, especially research on the internet, electronic communication, word processing through standard software;
• Must have a good aptitude for analysis and synthesis, organizational skills and good ability to work as a team in a multicultural environment;
• Ability to set priorities, and work within a schedule;
• Ability to work under pressure, juggle tasks and meet deadlines;

Age: Applicants must not be over 50 years of age at the point of recruitment.
Language: Applicants must be fluent in one of the official languages of ECOWAS: English, French and Portuguese. A working knowledge of another would be an advantage.