Bilingual Secretary at 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. Considered one of the pillars
of the African Economic Community, the
organization was founded in order to achieve
collective self-sufficiency for its member states
by creating a single large trading bloc through
an economic and trading union. It also serves as
a peacekeeping force in the region. The
organization operates officially in three co-equal
languages French, English, and Portuguese.
We are currently recruiting for the position
below
Job Title: Bilingual Secretary
Location: Abuja, Nigeria
Directorate: Free Movement & Tourism
Grade: G5
Supervisor: ECOWAS-Spain Fund
Coordinator
Reference: ECW-COMM/REC/FMT-
G/001/2013
Duration: Two (2) years
Responsibilities
Provide general administrative and secretarial
assistance;
Ensure a smooth daily operation of the section
in the overall activities of the Delegation.
Maintain project-related correspondence and
progress, technical reports and other documents
(computerized database of projects).
Assist in the creation, maintaining and ensuring
the filling system for the Unit and maintain
updated archives.
Maintain records and also monitor the inflow
outflow of invoices, claims, advances, tender
documents and any other documents related to
the Fund.
Manage the e-mail of the Unit and ensure that e-
mail is distributed appropriately.
Do research and look for the necessary
information from archives and internet
whenever needed, and requested by the Unit
Members.
Provide assistance for workshops / Seminars /
Meetings and Trainings arranged and conducted
by the Unit.
Others ad-hoc professional duties of a Similar
nature in accordance with the needs of the staff
and the Unit.
Any other duties as may be assigned by the
Supervisor
Requirements
Minimum of an Ordinary National Diploma or
its equivalent in Bilingual Secretarial studies in
two of the three official languages of the
Community, namely: English, French and
Portuguese
A good working knowledge of the third
language would be an advantage
Minimum of six years post qualification
professional experience
Good oral and written communication in two of
the official languages of the Community;
Excellent organizational and administrative
skills;
Preparation of drafts and final documents from
handwritten, typewritten, voice-recording and
dictation sources;
Dictation of documents at a speed of 120 WPM
in the first language;
Typing documents at a speed of 60/50 wpm;
Word processing;
Good knowledge of Microsoft Office tools;
Ability to work under pressure, keeping within
deadlines
Capacity to work in an international
environment
Candidates must not be over fifty (50) years of
age at the point of recruitment
The candidate must be bilingual in two of the
official languages of ECOWAS namely,
English, French and Portuguese. Working
knowledge of another language will be an
advantage.
Remuneration
USD 19,388 - USD 25,781 annually
Application Closing Date
13th June, 2013
Method Of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
click here comm.careers.ecowas.int/vacancies/index.php?p=vacancy_page_display&job=ECW-COMM%2FREC%2FFMT-G%2F001%2F2013&action=online_application&lang=en to apply