African Union Regional Economic Communities (RECs) Coordinator Jobs in Nigeria

African Union Regional Economic Communities (RECs) Coordinator Jobs in Nigeria

Purpose of Job

To lead and coordinate activities, supervise staff and design strategies and policies relevant to the Unit and engagement of relevant stakeholders.
Main Functions

Coordinate activities, supervise and manage employees on the delivery of the Unit’s mandate and performance objectives;
Supervise the design and plan policy programmes to achieve these strategies; lead, guide and supervise the implementation of planned activities;
Contribute to the development of the AfCFTA Secretariat’s business continuity plan and ensure implementation at the RECs Coordination Unit level;
Manage risk within the Unit and recommend mitigation strategies;
Develop new and expand on existing activities as components of these strategies and policies.
Address problems arising from current approaches to relevant areas;
Supervise the engagement with stakeholders within Member States and RECs on designing and implementing AfCFTA strategies;
Represent the organisation and explain its position at conferences and other relevant platforms;

Specific Responsibilities

Contribute in mobilizing all relevant stakeholders and institutions of the Regional Economic Communities towards coordinated and harmonized continental integration through among others continental platforms, shared experiences, and common visions, goals and programs as appropriate;
Oversee the due implementation of provisions and instruments on relations, between the regional economic communities, the African Continental Free Trade Area and the African Union, in line with the overall architecture of continental integration;
Working with all relevant stakeholders, assist to actualise the role of regional economic communities as building blocks for the African Common Market and the African Continental Free Trade Area among others through common trade and customs programs and documentation, and coordination of interventions for promoting regional value chains, industrialization, digitalization and inclusiveness;

Coordinate the missions of the Secretary-General to the regional economic communities covering the programmes, substantive matters and objectives of the missions as well as the logistics;
Prepare relevant reports on activities undertaken including key next steps, follow up action and disseminate to the relevant stakeholders including the Secretariats of the Regional Economic Communities; and
Ensure RECs are well informed on decisions undertaken to avoid any duplication.
Academic Requirements and Relevant Experience

Master’s degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, International Business, Development studies or relevant studies with ten (10) years post qualification relevant work experience out of which 6 years must be at managerial level;
Proven experience in Policy Planning, formulation and programme management/coordination at regional or multilateral level.
Required Skills:

Ability to initiate and promote collaborative approaches between various stakeholders and partners, as well as geographically and culturally disparate partners;
Ability to establish and maintain effective partnerships and working relations both internally and externally
Ability to develop and delegate clear program goals, plans and actions, including budgets, that are consistent with agreed strategies
Ability to prepare Budget, Progress Report, Work Plan and present for its adoption
Ability to effectively lead, supervise, mentor, develop and evaluate staff;
Ability to effectively use the African Monitoring and Evaluation Reporting Tools; and
Proficiency in one of the AU working languages (Arabic, English, French, Portuguese and Spanish) and fluency in another AU language is an added advantage.

Leadership Competencies:

Flexibility

Risk Awareness and Compliance.

Core Competencies:

Teamwork and Collaboration

Accountability awareness and Compliance

Learning Orientation

Communicating Clearly.

Functional Competencies:

Trouble shooting

Job Knowledge Sharing

Task Focused

Continuous Improvement Awareness.

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; African Union Regional Economic Communities (RECs) Coordinator Jobs in Nigeria



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