Job vacancy for Director of Customs in ECOWAS

Directors in ECOWAS provide leadership and management to major sector(s) of technical activities which are substantively important to the accomplishment of the Institution’s mandate. They are responsible for interpreting governing bodies’, the President’s and the Commissioner’s broad visions and policy guidelines, and for developing and managing goals and objectives to meet that mandate.
ECOWAS is currently recruiting Director of Customs who will be under the department of  Trade, Customs, Industry & Free Movement of Persons
Objectives

• Develop programmes to ensure harmonization of customs tariffs and domestic taxes in ECOWAS Member States
• Develop and communicate the ECOWAS Regional compliance program for customs tariffs and community arrangements relating to domestic taxes in Member States
• Develop and maintain standard operating procedures covering Customs tariffs and taxes compliance in accordance with the ECOWAS Regional compliance program
• Monitor ECOWAS Regional governmental programs and regulatory requirements
• Develop, advise and make recommendation on Customs tariff classification of goods and origin of goods following the ECOWAS regional rules and regulations
• Harmonize commodity description and Coding System and other relevant regulations in the field
• Develop policies to ensure more favorable conditions for the economic operators in  line with the trade facilitation agenda of ECOWAS
• Initiate and advise on policy to Increase revenue and reduce the risk of frauds and smuggling in the Member States.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree  in  the Social sciences  Business, Administration, International Relations, International Diplomacy, Public Administration, Sociology, History, Law or Political Science
• Minimum of 12 years progressively responsible and relevant experience in any of Customs, Taxation, Trade, Investments, Finance, Management;
• Minimum of 5 years work experience managing others, preferably in a supervisory capacity within an international organization;
• Specific knowledge in area of Customs,Taxation, Trade & Investments, Trade Treaties and Agreements, WTO rules, Trade in Africa and Developmental issues;
• Strong knowledge of ECOWAS and African challenges, peace and security issues, project circle management

Application

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Closing date: 07-03-2011