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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is a regional group of fifteen West African countries. Founded on 28 May 1975, with the signing of the Treaty of Lagos, its mission is to promote economic integration across the region

Principal Programme Officer – Veterinary Governance – P5

Location: Bamako, Mali
Institution: ECOWAS Commission
Agency: Regional Animal Health Center (RAHC) – Bamako
Department: Agriculture, Environment & Natural Resources
Directorate: Regional Animal Health Center (RAHC) – Bamako
Division: Veterinary Governance
Line Supervisor: Executive Director; Regional Animal Health Center (RAHC) – Bamako
Grade: P5
Supervising: 2 Programme Officers

Role Overview

  • Under the guidance and supervision of the Executive Director, the Principal Program Officer on Veterinary Regulations will ensure the formulation and implementation of regional and international regulations for good veterinary governance on animal disease control, improved public health and animal welfare that will support the effective and efficient delivery of veterinary services to support food security and nutrition, livelihoods, wealth creation and poverty reduction through the efficient management of animal health in the ECOWAS region in line with the goal of the ECOWAP/CAADP.

Role and Responsibilities

  • Support ECOWAS Member States to strengthen veterinary governance;
  • Formulate and ensure implementation of regional and international veterinary regulations and guidelines
  • Support increased investments in national and regional veterinary governance infrastructure to close the gaps in the OIE Gap Analysis in the ECOWAS region.
  • Formulate, align and implement regional and international veterinary education and training guidelines in the ECOWAS region.
  • Support capacity building and veterinary continuing education and particularly explore online education and training delivery.
  • Formulate and implement regional and international regulatory frameworks and guidelines on veterinary information management and risk communication to populations.
  • Facilitate networking with veterinary regulatory agencies in ECOWAS Member States and other relevant regional and international partners.
  • Facilitate networking with regional and international academic and scientific community.
  • Facilitate regular regional publications on veterinary regulation issues.
  • Support the establishment and/or strengthening of regional socio-economic and risk communication networks.
  • Support the strengthening of regional animal producer/professional network.
  • Ensure the alignment of activities with the implementation of ECOWAP/CAADP and related projects.
  • Experience in project planning, formulation and implementation, as well as funding requirements of major multilateral and bilateral funding partners
  • Undertake other duties that may be assigned by the Commissioner for Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources.

Academic Qualification and Experience

  • Master’s degree (or equivalent) in Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Epidemiology, Veterinary Public Health, Animal Health Economics or a related field from a recognized university;
  • 10 years’ experience with multilateral negotiations and advice to governments with programme fund resource mobilization, 3 years at a supervisory level;
  • Knowledge of relevant veterinary policies and regulations governing livestock sector development;
  • Experience of project formulation and funding requirements of major multilateral and bilateral funding partners;
  • Technical capacity to develop a vision, mission and strategies and to focus on the needs of member countries and to adjust strategies to take account of changing circumstances;

Age Limit:

  • Be below 50 years old. This provision does not apply to internal candidates.

Key Ecowas Competences

  • Knowledge of the ECOWAS mandate, strategic plan/priorities as well as the economic, political and social state/trends of member states, as pertains to own scope of work;
  • Exihibit consistency on actions, values, methods, confidentiality, ethics, measures, principles, expectations and outcomes which connotes a deep commitment to do the right thing for the right reason, regardless of the circumstances;
  • Ability to promote a culture where people hold themselves personally accountable for results;
  • Ability to provide leadership, management, and technical oversight for all project activities and program deliverables in accordance with ECOWAS legal and administrative practices and standards;
  • Ability to conduct periodic reviews of staff performance in keeping with the ECOWAS performance management system and to mentor staff to ensure high levels of motivation, commitment, capacity, and teamwork;
  • Knowledge of program management at the level usually acquired from a certification in program management;
  • Ability to oversee project management, internal controls and stewardship of financial resources and to address issues in a confident and capable manner whilst making decisions that exemplifies impartial and non-partisan decision-making.
  • Ability to respect the chain of command in an appropriate manner
  • Proficiency in information, communication and technologies (ICT);
  • Fluency in oral and written expressions in one of the ECOWAS official languages of the Community (English, French & Portuguese). Knowledge of an additional one will be an added advantage.
  • Ability to set effective goals/results and manage change in a manner that demonstrates resilience, composure and a positive outlook in an environment of uncertainty and ambiguity;
  • Ability to use participatory approach in project planning and identifying gaps affecting the achievement of program/project expectations and to design and implement intervention plans required to build the desired task;
  • Ability to implement rigorous monitoring and evaluation practices and to set in place regular reporting schedules relevant to key outputs;
  • Competence in technical writing and editing skills;
  • Ability to set effective goals and targets for self, others, and the work unit and adjusting work or project priorities in response to changing circumstances;
  • Ability to analyze a situation by indicators to assess the costs, benefits, risks, and chances for success in making decisions;

Annual Salary
UA59373.81, USD93,680.00 per annum.

Method of Application

Interested and qualified candidates should download the Application Form below, fill it out correctly; attach a Curriculum Vitae (CV) and a Motivation Letter

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Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

Before the creation of ECOWAS, the collective territory known as West Africa, from a regional point of view, was made up of an aggregation of states that had emerged from different colonial experiences and administrations which largely defined the boundaries of the 15 states domiciled in the area.

 Even though member states of the community, today make use of three different imported official languages (English, French and Portuguese), there are well over a thousand existing local languages including cross-border native tongues such as Ewe, Fulfulde, Hausa, Mandingo, Wolof, Yoruba, Ibo, Ga, etc. that constitute its over 300 million people tucked in a vast land of about 5.1 million square kilometres.

 Prior to colonialism, the area played host to many proud empires and kingdoms that spanned centuries some of which included Ghana, Mali Songhai, Wolof, Oyo, Benin and Kanem Bornu.

 The region’s cultural, linguistic and ecological diversity presents both opportunities and challenges for the integration process. The longing to combine forces politically and economically has always been recognised as a step forward in the desire to engender co-prosperity in the area.

 In this regard, the first effort at integration dates back to 1945 with the creation of CFA franc that brought the francophone countries of the region into a single currency union. Then in 1964, Liberian president William Tubman proposed an economic union for West Africa leading to an agreement which was signed in 1965 by the four states of Cote d’Ivore, Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.

 However, nothing concrete emanated from these until 1972 when Nigerian head of state Gen Yakubu Gowon and his Togolese counterpart Gnassingbe Eyadema toured the region in support of the integration Idea. Thanks to the drafts that emanated from their efforts as they formed the basis for the emergence of the treaty of Lagos in 1975 which birthed ECOWAS. The treaty of Lagos was initially limited to economic policies but emerging political events led to its revision and therewith the expansion of scope and powers in 1993.

 ECOWAS is meant to foster interstate economic and political cooperation. History is on its side in this regard. Dating back to pre-colonial times, West Africans have been among the world’s most mobile populations although much of the migration had been intra-regional. About 7.5 million West African migrants (3 percent of the regional population) are living in ECOWAS countries other than their own. The 1.2 million other migrants are dispersed mainly in North America and Europe. Estimated at about 149 million in 2013, women constitute over 50 percent of the region’s population. The cross-border migration of women as traders and business persons places them as potential champions for promoting integration, even though this is a reality that is yet to be fully exploited.

 Over the last few years, West Africa’s population witnessed strong growth, increasing from 70 million to nearly 300 million inhabitants between 1950 and 2010. By the end of 2014, it represents nearly 40% of the population of sub-Saharan Africa. According to the projections of the United Nations, the population of West Africa should reach between 550 and 600 million by 2050. It is the youngest region of the world. Also, with about 5 percent of the world’s population, with an area covering over 40 percent of sub-Saharan Africa, West Africa is the most densely populated on the continent.

 The diverse socio-cultural dimension of development should be a necessary building block for establishing peace and security in the region. Drawing strength from its past, leaders of the community have been making sacrifices to keep the shape of the political structure of the region. In 1976, Cape Verde, one of the two Lusophone countries in the region joined ECOWAS, and in December 2000 Mauritania withdrew its membership, having a

At all times, ECOWAS chief executive officers presiding either as Executive Secretaries or Presidents, deferred to the supreme organ of the community-the Authority of the Heads of State of Government for guidance. This body is usually headed by a Chairman. There have been 28 such Chairmen between 1978 to 2015.

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0 USD Bamako CF 3201 Abc road Fixed Term , 40 hours per week Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is a regional group of fifteen West African countries. Founded on 28 May 1975, with the signing of the Treaty of Lagos, its mission is to promote economic integration across the region

Principal Programme Officer - Veterinary Governance - P5

Location: Bamako, Mali Institution: ECOWAS Commission Agency: Regional Animal Health Center (RAHC) - Bamako Department: Agriculture, Environment & Natural Resources Directorate: Regional Animal Health Center (RAHC) - Bamako Division: Veterinary Governance Line Supervisor: Executive Director; Regional Animal Health Center (RAHC) – Bamako Grade: P5 Supervising: 2 Programme Officers

Role Overview

  • Under the guidance and supervision of the Executive Director, the Principal Program Officer on Veterinary Regulations will ensure the formulation and implementation of regional and international regulations for good veterinary governance on animal disease control, improved public health and animal welfare that will support the effective and efficient delivery of veterinary services to support food security and nutrition, livelihoods, wealth creation and poverty reduction through the efficient management of animal health in the ECOWAS region in line with the goal of the ECOWAP/CAADP.

Role and Responsibilities

  • Support ECOWAS Member States to strengthen veterinary governance;
  • Formulate and ensure implementation of regional and international veterinary regulations and guidelines
  • Support increased investments in national and regional veterinary governance infrastructure to close the gaps in the OIE Gap Analysis in the ECOWAS region.
  • Formulate, align and implement regional and international veterinary education and training guidelines in the ECOWAS region.
  • Support capacity building and veterinary continuing education and particularly explore online education and training delivery.
  • Formulate and implement regional and international regulatory frameworks and guidelines on veterinary information management and risk communication to populations.
  • Facilitate networking with veterinary regulatory agencies in ECOWAS Member States and other relevant regional and international partners.
  • Facilitate networking with regional and international academic and scientific community.
  • Facilitate regular regional publications on veterinary regulation issues.
  • Support the establishment and/or strengthening of regional socio-economic and risk communication networks.
  • Support the strengthening of regional animal producer/professional network.
  • Ensure the alignment of activities with the implementation of ECOWAP/CAADP and related projects.
  • Experience in project planning, formulation and implementation, as well as funding requirements of major multilateral and bilateral funding partners
  • Undertake other duties that may be assigned by the Commissioner for Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources.

Academic Qualification and Experience

  • Master's degree (or equivalent) in Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Epidemiology, Veterinary Public Health, Animal Health Economics or a related field from a recognized university;
  • 10 years’ experience with multilateral negotiations and advice to governments with programme fund resource mobilization, 3 years at a supervisory level;
  • Knowledge of relevant veterinary policies and regulations governing livestock sector development;
  • Experience of project formulation and funding requirements of major multilateral and bilateral funding partners;
  • Technical capacity to develop a vision, mission and strategies and to focus on the needs of member countries and to adjust strategies to take account of changing circumstances;

Age Limit:

  • Be below 50 years old. This provision does not apply to internal candidates.

Key Ecowas Competences

  • Knowledge of the ECOWAS mandate, strategic plan/priorities as well as the economic, political and social state/trends of member states, as pertains to own scope of work;
  • Exihibit consistency on actions, values, methods, confidentiality, ethics, measures, principles, expectations and outcomes which connotes a deep commitment to do the right thing for the right reason, regardless of the circumstances;
  • Ability to promote a culture where people hold themselves personally accountable for results;
  • Ability to provide leadership, management, and technical oversight for all project activities and program deliverables in accordance with ECOWAS legal and administrative practices and standards;
  • Ability to conduct periodic reviews of staff performance in keeping with the ECOWAS performance management system and to mentor staff to ensure high levels of motivation, commitment, capacity, and teamwork;
  • Knowledge of program management at the level usually acquired from a certification in program management;
  • Ability to oversee project management, internal controls and stewardship of financial resources and to address issues in a confident and capable manner whilst making decisions that exemplifies impartial and non-partisan decision-making.
  • Ability to respect the chain of command in an appropriate manner
  • Proficiency in information, communication and technologies (ICT);
  • Fluency in oral and written expressions in one of the ECOWAS official languages of the Community (English, French & Portuguese). Knowledge of an additional one will be an added advantage.
  • Ability to set effective goals/results and manage change in a manner that demonstrates resilience, composure and a positive outlook in an environment of uncertainty and ambiguity;
  • Ability to use participatory approach in project planning and identifying gaps affecting the achievement of program/project expectations and to design and implement intervention plans required to build the desired task;
  • Ability to implement rigorous monitoring and evaluation practices and to set in place regular reporting schedules relevant to key outputs;
  • Competence in technical writing and editing skills;
  • Ability to set effective goals and targets for self, others, and the work unit and adjusting work or project priorities in response to changing circumstances;
  • Ability to analyze a situation by indicators to assess the costs, benefits, risks, and chances for success in making decisions;

Annual Salary UA59373.81, USD93,680.00 per annum.

Method of Application

Interested and qualified candidates should download the Application Form below, fill it out correctly; attach a Curriculum Vitae (CV) and a Motivation LetterClick here to download Application Form (Ms Word)Click here for more Information

 2020-01-30

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