Principal Programme Officer, Cross Border Cooperation
Grade Level
P3
Department
Trade, Customs and Free Movement & Tourism
Directorate
Free Movement  & Tourism
Duty Station
Abuja, Nigeria
Duration
Contract
Job Summary
Under the supervision of the Principal Programme Officer, the incumbent is responsible for the surveillance of the border.
Primary Duties & Responsibilities
Assist in providing support to cross-border cooperation pilot projects implemented under the auspices of ECOWAS in favor of stability and development, and analyzing the impact of cross-border cooperation on free movement, the right of establishment and migration.
Assist in establishing a Community cross-border cooperation financing fund.
Assist in Initiating concrete regional community cooperation projects.
Participate in developing good neighborliness relations between ECOWAS Member States and between ECOWAS and its neighbors.
Assist in identifying border areas that can serve as bases for cross-border cooperation.
Assist in initiating regional and multilateral development projects in collaboration with the other technical directorates of the Commission and those of Member States.
Participate in discussing and initiating a vast medium- and long-term land use planning program.
Assist in ensuring compliance with bilateral agreements on inter-State land boundary demarcation.
Participate in initiating campaigns to raise the awareness of populations straddling borders, of the need for peaceful cohabitation.
Assist in monitoring ECOWAS Member States’ boundary delineation/demarcation processes.
Assist in identifying sources of border problems. Preparing a directory of land borders. Building national authorities’ and local communities’ border management capacities.
Minimum Requirements
Educational Qualification
A Bachelor’s degree in Humanities, Social Sciences, Business Administration or related field;
Experience
A minimum of five (5) years of experience. A higher degree will reduce the number of years experience by two (2) years.
Experience with a regional , governmental, non-governmental or international organisation is desirable.
Language:
The candidate must be fluent in one of the official languages of ECOWAS namely, English, French and Portuguese. Working knowledge of another language will be an advantage.
