1. FINANCE OFFICER (APSA-SP)
DEPARTMENT: Office of the President
DIRECTORATE: ECOWAS Peace Fund
GRADE: P3
ANNUAL SALARY: USD 36,901 - USD 44,469
SUPERVISOR: Manager, ECOWAS Peace Fund
REFERENCE: ECW-COMM/REC/EPF-P/005/2012
DURATION: Two (2) years - up to Dec. 2014
DUTY STATION: Abuja, Nigeria
DUE DATE: 28 January 2013

The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS; www.ecowas.int), along with other Regional Economic Communities (RECs) has been implementing since May 2011 the African Peace and Security Architecture Support Programme (APSA), supported by the African Union Commission and the European Union within the framework of Africa Peace Facility (APF).
The main purpose of APSA is to promote peace and security in Africa, specifically through conflict prevention, management, resolution and peace building as as well as capacity development
APF is sponsored by the 10th European Development Fund. Under APSA, the ECOWAS Commission is benefitting from two projects, namely the APSA Support Programme (APSA-SP) up to December 2014 and the EU Support to African Training Institutions/Training Centers of Excellence (TI-TCE). Officially the two projects are expected to run respectively till 31 December 2014 and 31 January 2013.
In order to fast-track the implementation of APSA, the ECOWAS Commission is seeking the services of qualified professionals.
The Finance Specialist is responsible for ensuring that all funds under the project are properly controlled and managed and that regular and timely financial reports are produced and audits scheduled to the satisfaction of ECOWAS and its donors and Implementing Partners. He or she will work closely with Finance Officers and Accountants of ECOWAS Directorate of Finance, the recipient institutions and stakeholders and liaise with other relevant stakeholders involved in the implementation of the project. He reports to EPF Manager and the Director of Finance in the formats needed to satisfy donors and respond to the financial information and analytical needs of Implementing Partners. He will be located at the Finance Directorate.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
He or she will have the following specific responsibilities:
Ensure, in collaboration with the Directorate of Finance of the Commission the maintenance of accounting records and financial transactions, reconciliation of accounts and preparation of reports for funds under APSA;
Ensure full cooperation and coordination with relevant stakeholders in the area of financial management, accounting and audit;
Prepare and follow up requests for disbursement of grant funds;
Provide regular financial reports on budgeted amounts and amounts spent by financial account code and cost centre and indicate variances over time.
Keep track of donor financial reporting needs by preparing a schedule of events;
Ensure that all financial data are regularly backed up to avoid data loss;
Undertake financial and cost-benefit analysis for projects;
Undertake and complete tasks relating to disbursement requests according to the regulations/procedures of the Donors.;
Undertake field visits and communicate with people;
Provide other financial reports as may be required by the Peace Fund Manager, the Director of Finance and donors;
Perform any other relevant tasks that may be assigned by the EPF Manager and the Director of Finance;

QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE/SKILLS
EDUCATION QUALIFICATION
Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Financial Management, Accounting or equivalent;
At least 5 years of relevant experience with credible organizations;
A solid knowledge of accounting systems, financial software, budgeting and strategic financial planning is required;
Excellent skills (written and spoken) in one of ECOWAS official languages (English, French, Portuguese). A working knowledge in one of the two others would be an advantage;
Computer proficiency (MS Office-Word-Excel-Access-PowerPoint; Financial Software);
Excellent financial management skills and good inter-personal skills;
Knowledge of donors’ procedures is a plus;
The Finance Officer must be a citizen of an ECOWAS Member State, immediately available, in sound health, with the ability to work under pressure in a cross-cultural & complex environment, diplomatic framework, to travel and undertake short term trips to various localities in West Africa.;

COMPETENCIES
Professionalism/integrity/honesty: Knowledge of policies related to conflict, post-conflict operations, peace-building. Ability to identify issues, analyze and participate in the resolution of issues/problems; Ability to apply judgment in the context of assignments given, plan own work and manage conflicting priorities; is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results; is motivated by professional rather than personal concerns; shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges; remain calm in stressful situations. Planning and organising: Proven ability to work under pressure and to use limited resources effectively,
Teamwork: Ability to operate effectively across organisational and country boundaries; Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships in a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic work environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity; Proven ability to collaborate with colleagues to achieve organisational goals;
Communication: Excellent communication skills (written and spoken in French, English or Portuguese, including ability to draft/edit a variety

AGE
Candidates should not be 50 years old or over at the point of recruitment and must be a citizen of one of the ECOWAS member states.

LANGUAGE
Must be fluent in one of the official languages of the Commission; English, French and Portuguese. A working knowledge of another would be an advantage.

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2.
PROGRAMME OFFICER
DEPARTMENT: Office of the President
DIRECTORATE: ECOWAS Peace Fund
GRADE: P3
ANNUAL SALARY: USD 36,901 - USD 44,469
SUPERVISOR: ECOWAS Liaison Officer to African Union Commission
REFERENCE: ECW-COMM/REC/EPF-P/002/2012
DURATION: Two (2) years - up to Dec. 2014
DUTY STATION: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
DUE DATE: 28 January 2013

The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS; www.ecowas.int), along with other Regional Economic Communities (RECs) has been implementing since May 2011 the African Peace and Security Architecture Support Programme (APSA), supported by the African Union Commission and the European Union within the framework of Africa Peace Facility (APF).
The main purpose of APSA is to promote peace and security in Africa, specifically through conflict prevention, management, resolution and peace building as as well as capacity development
APF is sponsored by the 10th European Development Fund. Under APSA, the ECOWAS Commission is benefitting from two projects, namely the APSA Support Programme (APSA-SP) up to December 2014 and the EU Support to African Training Institutions/Training Centers of Excellence (TI-TCE). Officially the two projects are expected to run respectively till 31 December 2014 and 31 January 2013.
In order to fast-track the implementation of APSA, the ECOWAS Commission is seeking the services of qualified professionals.
The Programme Officer supports the Head of ECOWAS Liaison Office in carrying out his/her official functions as spelt out in the Liaison Officer’s Terms of Reference.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
He or she will have the following specific responsibilities:
Represent the ECOWAS Liaison Office at meetings at the African Union Commission and other meetings organised by partners;
Develop professional relationship with officials of the African Union Commission;
Support the ECOWAS Liaison Officer on her widening role as the point of contact for ECOWAS on African Union issues;
Follow up the implementation of the project while considering measurable output, outcome and impact indicators;
Liaise with all relevant stakeholders regarding implementation of the projects, identify and track follow-up actions; Provide information and guidance to increase impact and cost effectiveness;
Initiate relevant activities for the successful implementation of the project;
Draft relevant sections of the project reports to donors;
Manage project information and channel internal and external requests to the relevant parties;
Undertake field visits and communicate with people;
Participate in occasional meetings with the projects Stakeholders;
At the end of the project, ensure that the Project Completion Report (PCR) is prepared following AUC guidelines on content and format;
Perform any other relevant tasks that may be assigned by the Manager of EPF

QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE/SKILLS
EDUCATION QUALIFICATION
Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field related to conflict prevention, peace keeping, post-conflict reconstruction or socio-economic development;
At least 5 years of relevant experience in monitoring, evaluating and reporting on projects;
Excellent skills (written and spoken) in one of ECOWAS official languages (English, French, Portuguese). A working knowledge in one of the two others would be an advantage;
Computer proficiency (MS Office-Word-Excel-PowerPoint as a minimum);
Excellent analytical and organisational management skills and good inter-personal skills. Similar experience at international level is an advantage;
He/she should be in sound health with the ability to work under pressure in a cross-cultural & complex environment, diplomatic framework;
Ability to travel and undertake short term trips to various localities;
Capacity to analyze complex situations, to make proposals and report are important factors.

COMPETENCIES
Professionalism: Knowledge of policies related to conflict, post-conflict operations, peace-building; Ability to identify issues, analyze and participate in the resolution of issues/problems; Ability to apply judgment in the context of assignments given, plan own work and manage conflicting priorities; is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results; is motivated by professional rather than personal concerns; shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges; remain calm in stressful situations. Planning and organising: Proven ability to work under pressure and to use limited resources effectively,
Teamwork: Ability to operate effectively across organisational and country boundaries; Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships in a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic work environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity; Proven ability to collaborate with colleagues to achieve organisational goals.
Communication: Excellent communication skills (written and spoken in both French and English), including ability to draft/edit a variety of reports.

AGE
Candidates should not be 50 years old or over at the point of recruitment and must be a citizen of one of the ECOWAS member states.

LANGUAGE
Must be fluent in one of the official languages of the Commission; English, French and Portuguese. A working knowledge of another would be an advantage.

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3. PROGRAMME OFFICER (TI-TCE)
DEPARTMENT: Office of the President
DIRECTORATE: ECOWAS Peace Fund
GRADE: P3
ANNUAL SALARY: USD 36,901 - USD 44,469
SUPERVISOR: Manager, ECOWAS Peace Fund
REFERENCE: ECW-COMM/REC/EPF-P/004/2012
DURATION: Twelve (12) months - up to Dec. 2013
DUTY STATION: Abuja, Nigeria
DUE DATE: 28 January 2013

The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS; www.ecowas.int), along with other Regional Economic Communities (RECs) has been implementing since May 2011 the African Peace and Security Architecture Support Programme (APSA), supported by the African Union Commission and the European Union within the framework of Africa Peace Facility (APF).
The main purpose of APSA is to promote peace and security in Africa, specifically through conflict prevention, management, resolution and peace building as as well as capacity development
APF is sponsored by the 10th European Development Fund. Under APSA, the ECOWAS Commission is benefitting from two projects, namely the APSA Support Programme (APSA-SP) up to December 2014 and the EU Support to African Training Institutions/Training Centers of Excellence (TI-TCE). Officially the two projects are expected to run respectively till 31 December 2014 and 31 January 2013.
In order to fast-track the implementation of APSA, the ECOWAS Commission is seeking the services of qualified professionals.
The Programme Officer is responsible for monitoring, supporting stakeholders and reporting on the implementation of the project. He or she will be responsible for aggregating and assessing data, making them available to the project and its’ stakeholders, as well as producing coherent and comprehensive reports on the project.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
He or she will have the following specific responsibilities:
Follow up the implementation of the project while considering measurable output, outcome and impact indicators
Liaise with all relevant stakeholders regarding implementation of the projects, identify and track follow-up actions; Provide information and guidance to increase impact and cost effectiveness.
Initiate relevant activities for the successful implementation of the project Draft relevant sections of the project reports to donors
Manage project information and channel internal and external requests to the relevant parties;
Undertake field visits and communicate with people
Participate in occasional meetings with the projects Stakeholders
At the end of a project, ensure that the Project Completion Report (PCR) is prepared following AUC guidelines on content and format
Perform any other relevant tasks that may be assigned by the Manager of EPF

QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE/SKILLS
EDUCATION QUALIFICATION
Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field related to conflict prevention, peace keeping, post-conflict reconstruction or socio-economic development;
At least 5 years of relevant experience in monitoring, evaluating and reporting on projects;
Excellent skills (written and spoken) in one of ECOWAS official languages (English, French, Portuguese). A working knowledge in one of the two others would be an advantage;
Computer proficiency (MS Office-Word-Excel-PowerPoint as a minimum);
Excellent analytical and organisational management skills and good inter-personal skills. Similar experience at international level is an advantage.
He/she should be in sound health with the ability to work under pressure in a cross-cultural & complex environment, diplomatic framework;
Ability to travel and undertake short term trips to various localities;
Capacity to analyze complex situations, to make proposals and report are important factors.

COMPETENCIES
Professionalism: Knowledge of policies related to conflict, post-conflict operations, peace-building. Ability to identify issues, analyze and participate in the resolution of issues/problems; Ability to apply judgment in the context of assignments given, plan own work and manage conflicting priorities; is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results; is motivated by professional rather than personal concerns; shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges; remain calm in stressful situations. Planning and organising: Proven ability to work under pressure and to use limited resources effectively,
Teamwork: Ability to operate effectively across organisational and country boundaries; Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships in a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic work environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity; Proven ability to collaborate with colleagues to achieve organisational goals.
Communication: Excellent communication skills (written and spoken in French, English or Portuguese), including ability to draft/edit a variety of reports.

AGE
Candidates should not be 50 years old or over at the point of recruitment and must be a citizen of one of the ECOWAS member states.

LANGUAGE
Must be fluent in one of the official languages of the Commission; English, French and Portuguese. A working knowledge of another would be an advantage.

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