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VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT .
RECRUITMENT OF CONSULTANTS FOR THE OFFICE OF THE
COORDINATOR OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOMENT PROGRAM (CDP)
BACKGROUND
The Heads of States adopted in June 2007, at the 32nd summit of ECOWAS a new approach to integration, known as
"Vision 2020". The Vision aims at a transformation, by the year 2020, from an "ECOWAS of States" into an "ECOWAS
of peoples"
. This new vision calls for a more participatory, more democratic and more efficient process of regional
integration, in which all sectors and all stakeholders - state and non-state - of all Member States will effectively take
part.
It is in this context that the Heads of State directed the ECOWAS Commission to design an integrated regional
development program, called the "Community Development Program" with the view to implementing Vision 2020.
The ECOWAS Commission retained a strategic orientation and institutional framework around which the CDP should
be developed. Regarding the institutional framework, the establishment of a Coordinator’s Office was proposed to serve
as the linchpin for the development of the CDP. As such, a Coordinator was recruited in January 2009 to head the
Office. It is expected that the capacity of the Office will be built to make it more operational and efficient in
accomplishing the tasks it has been assigned.
In fact, the CDP should serve as a reference platform for ensuring coherence of ongoing and future development
programs within the ECOWAS region. Also, given the participatory approach advocated, the development process of
the CDP enjoys the involvement of numerous stakeholders whose contributions need to be coordinated. These include
the departments of the Commission, the member-States, regional civil society, private sector and research
organizations, among others.
Thus, given the immensity of the work and in an effort to ensure the speedy development of the CDP with the desired
effectiveness and efficiency, it is proposed to bolster up the Office of the Coordinator by recruiting consultants to fill the
following positions:
- Four (4) economist-statistician modellers;
- One (1) bilingual specialist in economic communication;
- One (1) webmaster;
- One (1) Administrative Assistant.
It is against this background that this call for applications is being made.
COMISSÃO DA CEDEAO
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OUTPUTS FROM THIS CONSULTANCY
To populate the ECOWAS project database with the recording of relevant projects and programs that will constitute the
CDP, with an appropriate mechanism for keeping the data base up to date.
Develop a network of stakeholders across the ECOWAS region working to enhance regional integration able to share
information effectively.
OBJECTIVES OF THIS CALL FOR APPLICATIONS:
The objective of this call for applications is recruit four (4) economist-statistician modellers, one (1) bilingual specialist in
economic communication; one (1) webmaster, and, one (1) administrative assistant, to boost the capacity of the Office
of the CDP Coordinator, attached to the Office of the Commissioner in charge of Macroeconomic Policy.
More specifically, this call for applications will allow to:
• strengthen the Office of the Coordinator and help improve the daily management of the Office's activities to
ensure sound operation;
• strengthen the Office’s capacity in economic analysis, modeling and database management;
• provide the Office with the necessary capacity in terms of administrative management activities of the Bureau;
• strengthen the capacity of the Office and the Department of Macroeconomic Policy in general, in
communications, including dissemination and popularization of economic information, uploading of the
department’s activities on-line (Internet);
• help mobilize, involve and ensure interaction among stakeholders within ECOWAS, in the Program formulation
process. These particularly include focal points of all the departments directly involved in the formulation of the
CDP;
• help mobilize, involve and ensure interaction among focal points in Member States, relevant regional
institutions and organizations of non-state actors (civil society, private sector, research bodies etc.), etc. in the
formulation of the CDP.
ECONOMIST-STATISTICIAN MODELLERS: 4 POSITIONS
(Ref: ECW-COMM/REC/COMMEP/001/2009)
Specific Duties and Responsibilities:
Each economist-statistician modeller will be responsible for a particular group of countries/regional institutions. They
shall report to the CDP Coordinator and perform the following functions:
• organize and monitor CDP activities for countries or institutions/organizations for which they are responsible
(see Table 1 below);
• direct activities relating to the formulation of regional and national models developed in the context of the CDP;
• create, manage and feed the databases of regional/national programs and their stakeholders;
• coordinate tasks assigned to short-term consultants to carry out specific research in the context of the CDP;
• conduct a regular overview of the work provided by short-term Consultants;
• organize the monitoring, evaluation and dissemination of research commissioned by the ECOWAS
Commission in the framework of the CDP, especially on the Commission’s website;
• participate in the organization of various workshops and training of persons directly involved in the formulation
of the CDP;
• regularly assess the CDP roadmap;
• participate in capacity building programs for key actors involved in the formulation of the Program;
• initiate and maintain a permanent collaboration with stakeholders in the preparation of the CDP;
• represent the Office of the Coordinator in fora and bodies within ECOWAS, ensuring close liaison with the
various Departments responsible for policy and direction in the various areas in the CDP;
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• represent the ECOWAS Commission on platforms and bodies outside of the Commission, relative to the CDP;
• train ECOWAS staff in the Office of the CDP Coordinator to continue the work after the end of this
consultancy;
• perform any other tasks required in the framework of the CDP or the Office of the Commissioner in charge of
Macroeconomic Policy.
EXPECTED RESULTS
To monitor the progress of his assignment, the consultant will be expected to:
• Prepare an inception report including detailed action plans for the work that he/she will carry out with the
Member States/Regional Institutions setting out measurable monitoring benchmarks;
• Prepare quarterly reports to the CDP Coordinator on the progress made on assembling data and modelling in
relation to the agreed benchmarks;
• Produce periodic monitoring and evaluation report with clear progress against benchmarks;
• Establish a Monitoring and Evaluation System for the CDP, consistent with the ECOWAS M&S.
DISTRIBUTION OF THE CDP EXPERTS BY COUNTRY/INSTITUTION
The following table shows the country and organizational distribution of each of the 4 CDP Experts to be recruited:
Table 1: Distribution of posts by Country/Institution to cover
Countries/Organizations CDP Expert Minimum Language Requirements
Regional Institutions / Organizations CDP Expert # 1 French and English
The Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra
Leone CDP Expert # 2 English (plus working knowledge of French or
Portuguese)
Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali,
Niger CDP Expert # 3 French (plus working knowledge of English or
Portuguese)
Cape-Verde, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau,
Senegal, Togo CDP Expert # 4 Portuguese and French ( working knowledge of
English is a plus)
Profile of the Economist-Statistician Modeller:
In terms of competence and experience, the economist-statistician modeller shall:
• Have at least a Masters in Economics from a recognized educational institution. A degree of Ingénieur
Statisticien Économiste [M.Sc. in Statistics and Applied Economics] and/or a doctorate degree in economics
would be a plus;
• Have a good command of statistical analysis, macro-and micro-economic modeling tools such as SAS, SPSS,
Eviews, Stata, GAMS, Javelin etc.;
• Have excellent analytical and quantitative skills, ability to synthesize and present statistical and economic
information;
• Possess a minimum of eight (8) years of relevant experience in economic and statistical analysis;
• Have a good knowledge of the development challenges in West Africa. Experience in regional integration,
particularly in West Africa and development programs in the region would be an asset;
• Have good planning skills;
• Demonstrate excellent written and oral communication skills;
• Demonstrate an ease to use computer programs, be they statistical, economic modeling (SAS, SPSS, Eviews
etc.) and office computer software (Microsoft Office suite, email, Internet);
• Be familiar with result oriented working approach;
• In addition, the applicant must have the minimum language requirements indicated in Table 1 ;
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Duration of the Mission and Remuneration
The duration of the mission shall be for two (2) years subject to performance.
Remuneration is highly competitive, based on qualifications and experience.
ECOWAS wishes to recruit this consultant as soon as possible.
METHOD OF APPLICATION
The application materials should include cover letter, detailed curriculum vitae (CV), indicating among other things, the
position applied for, the candidate’s phone contacts and postal address.
Application materials should be sent, preferably by email, to:
Attention: Prof. Lambert N. Bamba
Commissioner, Macroeconomic Policy
E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected]
Or alternatively by postal mail to:
ECOWAS Commission
101,Yakubu Gowon Crescent
Asokoro District P.M.B. 401
Abuja, Nigeria
Attention: Prof. Lambert N. Bamba
Commissioner, Macroeconomic Policy
Only citizens of ECOWAS Member States are qualified to apply.
Prospective candidates are advised to visit ECOWAS website at: www.ecowas.int
The deadline for the receipt of all applications is: Friday 4 September 2009 at 5:00 PM prompt.
Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.