ECOWAS: PRINCIPAL PROGRAMME OFFICE, ROADS INFRASTRUCTURE AND ROAD SAFETY

The commission of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), based in Abuja, Nigeria, has as part of its mandate, the design and implementation of new programmes and initiatives aimed at strengthening cooperation between member states and speeding up the integration process thereby attaining the main objective of ECOWAS: Economic and Monetary Union. Under its cooperation Agreement with the African Development Bank for implementation of the Nigeria – Cameroon Highway Project and implementation of the Regional Programme for Roads Infrastructure, the Commission of the commission of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), is to recuit the following:

ONE (1) PRINCIPAL PROGRAMME OFFICE, ROADS INFRASTRUCTURE AND ROAD SAFETY

Duties and responsibilities

• Develop short, medium and long term programme and plans for construction, rehabilitation and maintenance of road infrastructure in ECOWAS region;


• Develop implementation plan for road safety programmes in collaboration with member states;
  Coordinate and monitor implementation of the Nigeria -Cameroon Highway Project and other Regional Road Infrastructure development in the ECOWAS region;


• Produce literature and conduct awareness campaigns on Road Safety;


• Draw up term of reference for studies in road infrastructure and coordinate such studies;


• Organize donors' meetings in the area of road infrastructure development and follow up outcomes of such meetings;


• Perform other related duties as may be assigned by the director of transport & Telecommunications and the Principal Programme Office, Transport.

Qualifications/Experience/Skills

• A Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering, Building Engineering, Construction or related fields with at least 10 years post qualification experience in the area of road infrastructure.


• He / She must have worked at senior level of Supervision, Planning and Programming in a Directorate of Highways.


• Experience in regional or international organization is an added advantage.


• Membership of relevant Professional association is an advantage.


• Ability to write and present articulated reports.


• Ability to work in a multicultural team.


• Good ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with senior government official , donors, international agencies and professional associations in the road transport sector.


• Sound experience in the planning, preparation and coordination of road infrastructure development and road safety programmes.


• Must be computer literate.


• Candidates must not be fifty (50) years old or over at the point of recruitment and must be a citizen of one of the ECOWAS member states.


• Must be fluent in one of the official languages of ECOWAS: English, French and Portuguese. A working knowledge of a second official language would be an advantage.

Deadline Date: 2nd August, 2010
To know more about apply for the above positions, interested ECOWAS citizens are advised to visit the official ECOWAS Website: www.ecowas.int In line with their desire to speed up and improve the recruitment process, the ECOWAS Commission will only accept online applications.