VACANCYANNOUNCEMENT: HEAD OF ECONOMIC POLICY AND RESEARCH DIVISION
The
African Union, established as a unique Pan Africancontinental body, is
charged with spearheading Africa’s rapid integration andsustainable
development by promoting unity, solidarity, cohesion andcooperation
among the peoples of Africa and African States as well asdeveloping a
new partnership worldwide. Its Headquarters is located in AddisAbaba,
capital city of Ethiopia.
In
seeking to achieve these objectives, the AfricanUnion intends to
strengthen its capacity to deliver by, among others, theimplementation
of new organizational structure and the filling of all vacantposts.
The Commission of the African Union invites applicantswho are citizens of Member States for the post of Head of Economic Policy andResearch Division.
- Post:
Post title: Headof Economic Policy and Research Division
Post level: P5
Department: Economic Affairs Department
Supervisor: Directorof Economic Affairs
Duty Station: Addis Ababa , Ethiopia
- Main duties and responsibilities
Underthe supervision of the Director of the Department of Economic Affairs, theincumbent shall:
i. Leads
orparticipates in the formulation, organization and management of
mandatedprogrammes of economic analysis and theformulation of possible
economic strategies, policies and actions for adoptionby the African
Union Member States.
ii. Supervises
a teamof staff economists undertaking this work.Leads or participates
in theidentification of new or emerging development issues of potential
concern toAfrica, and designs and develops programmes to address them.
iii. Plans
and oversees the management ofactivities undertaken by the Division,
ensures that substantive work programmesand programmed activities are
carried out in a timely fashion, coordinatingdiverse projects in the
Division, and, in liaison with other Divisions,Departments, and partners
as appropriate.
iv. Manages,
supervises and carries out thework programme of the Division under
his/her responsibility. Co-ordinates thework carried out by the
Division; provides programmatic and substantive reviewsof drafts
prepared by others.
v. Prepares
inputs for the workprogramme of the Division, determining priorities,
and allocating resources forthe completion of outputs and their timely
delivery including preparation ofbudgets, assigning and monitoring of
performance parameters and criticalindicators and reporting on
budget/programme performance.
vi. Manages, guides, develops and trainsstaff under his/her supervision
vii. Conceives
plansand manages expert group meetings, seminars and similar
consultations thatcontribute to the finalization of the Department
outputs, particularly, organizeevery two years, the Congress of African
Economists and on a quarterly basis, publictalks/discussions referred
to as "Fridays of the Commission";
viii. Study economic policies of Member States andforward proposals to deepen and improve them;
ix. Identify best practices in economic policy, anddisseminate same among Member States;
x. Examine the issue of development financing inrelation to the external debt situation of African countries;
xi. Consider the range of possible innovativefunding sources and make recommendations to Member States;
xii. Conduct
economic outlook studies on Africaneconomies and make proposals for
reformulation of policies and economicstrategies in Africa;
xiii. Make economic forecasts in a bid to improveshort-term economic policies of States;
xiv. Assess
the implementation of the MDGs and thePost-2015 Programme, in
collaboration with the Statistics Division, and offeradvice to countries
on how to attain the objectives;
xv. Follow up the development and circulation of theAfrican Integration and Development Journal;
xvi. Ensure the follow up/evaluation of internationalconferences, such as the G20, the G8, the C-10, etc..;
xvii. Cooperate
with ECA and AfDB in the preparationand publications of joint reports
and studies and monitor relations with the Bretton WoodsInstitutions
and other financial institutions of interest to Africa;
xviii. Ensure the monitoring/evaluation of the creationof financial institutions provided for under Article 19 of the ConstitutiveAct;
xix. Perform any other duties that may be assigned.
- Educational Qualifications
Candidatesmust hold at least a Master's Degree in Development Economics, MonetaryEconomics, International Economic Relations, a diplôme d’ingénieur or equivalent, with specialization inprogramme/project management, preferably a Ph.D. in Economics.
4. Professional Experience:
Candidatesmust
have at least five (5) years of relevant experience, including at
leastthree (3) years in a post of responsibility, involving managerial
duties,designing and implementing development policies, strategies and
projects. International experience will be an addedadvantage.
5. Other Relevant Skills:
· Practical
knowledge of policy analysis anddevelopment as well as of management,
execution and monitoring of programmesand projects;
· Managementexperience,
as well as excellent interpersonal skills and ability to organizeand
motivate others to work in a multicultural environment;
· Excellentwriting and reporting skills;
· Goodcommunication and negotiation skills;
· Goodplanning and organizational skills;
· Commitmentto personal development and willingness to learn;
· Leadershipand change management skills imbued with integrity, trust and assurance;
· Highlevel of computer literacy.
6. Language Requirement:
Fluencyin
one of the working languages of the African Union. Knowledge of one
orseveral other working languages of the AU would be an added
advantage.
7. Age Requirement:
Candidates mustpreferably be between 35 and 50 years old.
8. Tenure of Appointment:
The
appointment will bemade on a fixed term contract for a period of three
(3) years, of with thefirst twelve months will be considered as a
probationary period. Thereafter,the contract will be for a period of two
years renewable, subject to satisfactoryperformance and deliverables.
9. Candidatesfrom
the following least represented countries are encouraged to
apply:Eretria, Central African Republic, Cape Verde, Comoros, Congo
(DRC), Djibouti,Equatorial Guinea, Liberia, Mauritania, Namibia, Sahrawi
Arab Republic, SaoTomeand Principe, Seychelles and Somalia.
10. Gender Mainstreaming:
The AU Commission is an equal opportunity employer andqualified women are strongly encouraged to apply.
11. Remuneration: : Indicative basic salary of 47,829.00 per annum plus other relatedentitlements e.g. Post adjustment (46% of basic salary), Housing allowance 16,819.20 perineum),
education allowance (75% oftuition and other education related expenses
for every eligible dependent up toa maximum of US$7,800.00 per child
per annum), etc for internationallyrecruited staff of the Commission.
Applicationsmust be made through the AUC E-recruitment Website
http://www.aucareers.orgnot later than 5thSeptember 2013.
Directorate of Administration and HumanResource Management
African Union Commission
