The council of Ministers of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, established within the ECOWAS Commission, a small Arms Unit with the mandate to monitor and coordinate the implementation of the 1998 Ecowas Moratorium on the Importation, Exportation and Manufacture of Light Weapons, which has been transformed into ECOWAS Convention on small Arms and Light Eapons, their Ammunition and Other Related materials in June 2006.

To strenghten the capacity of the small Arms Unit to fulfill its mandate, the ECOWAS Commision is seeking to reccuit highly qualified candidates for the following positions: this is the remaining post

i)Directorate: Peace Keeping&Regional Security
Post: Programme Officer-Small Arms
REF: ECW-COMM/REC/PKRS-P/001/2009
Grade: P3(UA 21,567-25,991)
Supervisor: Head of the Small Arms Unit
Duty Post: Abuja

ii)Directorate: Peace Keeping&Regional Security
Post: Peace Programme Officer-Information Technology&Database Mnager
REF: ECW-COMM/REC/PKRS-P/002/2009
Grade: P3(UA 21,567-25,991)
Supervisor: Head of the Small Arms Unit

iii)Directorate:Peace Keeping&Regional Security
Post: Programme Officer-Research&Publication
REF: ECW-COMM/REC/PKRS-P/003/2009
Grade: P3(UA 21,567-25,991)
Supervisor: Head of the Small Arms Unit
Duty Post: Abuja

AGE
Candidates must not be over fifty(50) years of age at the point of recruitment.

LANGUAGE
Must be fluent in one of the official langauges of ECOWAS: English, French and Portuguese. A working knowledge of second official langauge would be an advantage,

METHOD OF APPLICATION:
Interested candidates should send their detailed curriculum vitae including photocopies of their academic certificates, telephone numbers,e-mail address with acovering letter, quoting the relevant reference number at the top right hand corner of their envelopes addressed to the:
The President of the Commission
Attention: Director of Human Resources
ECOWQAS Commission
101, Yakubu Gowon Crescent
P.M.B 401, Garki
Abuja, Nigeria
E-mail: jobs@ecowas.int

Only citizens of ECOWAS Member States are qualified to apply.