ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

    Provide professional advice on library development/documentation support to the Community.

·       Planning, Development, Supervision and coordination of delivery of Library, Archiving and Documentation services.

·       Supervise and coordinate the maintenance of accurate and timely reference answers to enquiries of information about ECOWAS Community and its institutions.

·       Supervise the acquisition, processing, organisation and presentation of official documents, books, journals/magazines relating to core mandate of the ECOWAS Commission in textual, audio, photographic formats.

·       Manage data about ECOWAS Commission and other ECOWAS institutions, new acquisitions including reports, publications and research for cataloguing.  Develops on line guides for easy access.

·       Supervise the storage, archiving and develops on- line guides for retrieval of the Commissions’ documents.

·       Supervise document control activities by reviewing and editing prior to them being sent to ECOWAS Commission and other ECOWAS institutions and departments or archived.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Master’s degree (or equivalent) in Library, Archiving and Documentation or related field from a recognized university.

·       10 years responsible experience in Library, Archiving and Documentation services, of which at least 2 years relevant international work and 2 years at a supervisory level.

·       proven competence in developing content and implementing complex communications strategies to broaden awareness of Programmes and priorities;

·       knowledge in drafting communication strategies and plans in order ensure visibility across key audiences, including the media.

AGE LIMIT

Be below 50 years old. This provision does not apply to internal candidates.