Job Description

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is a 12-member regional group mandated to promote economic integration, social cohesion, and political stability across West Africa. As a premier Intergovernmental Organization (IGO), ECOWAS operates through a robust institutional framework, led by the Commission and the Community Parliament, to harmonize policies, foster a "borderless" region, and uphold democratic governance for over 400 million citizens.

Under the supervision of the Commissioner, Infrastructure, Energy & Digitalization, the incumbent shall oversee all activities, programs, projects, policies, guidelines related to the development and promotion of renewable energy and energy efficiency in the ECOWAS region.

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Providing support and leadership on all Renewable Energy (RE), Energy Efficiency (EE), Project Development, Resources Mobilization programs and projects of ECREEE and championing the priorities and objectives set by the Commissioner, Infrastructure, Energy & Digitalization.
• Supervising activities related to Administration, Finance, Accounting and Human Resources carried out by the Center.
• Promoting teamwork and collaboration amongst the ECREEE staff under his/her direct supervision by providing clear direction and guidance, setting achievable objectives and goals and fomenting an environment that enables them to perform their duties responsibly, effectively and efficiently.
• Fostering a positive work environment, respectful of both men and women, and ensuring that the highest standards of conduct are observed in the Center.
• Identifying opportunities and implementing innovation and continuous improvement in support of organizational excellence and world-class performance.
• Updating the ECOWAS Commissioner for Energy and Mines, on an ongoing basis, on the progress and challenges faced in the implementation of programs and projects, as well as on technical, policy, strategic, administrative, financial and accounting issues and resources mobilization.
• Overseeing and monitoring all ECREEE activities, ensuring opportunities are maximized to coordinate work programs, by providing technical and policy guidance and inputs and ensuring the application of the highest quality standards, within the appraisal framework of ECREEE.
• Programming: participate in sectoral reflection initiated by the technical Ministries and national or inter-governmental structures to elaborate the ECOWAS RE and EE Strategy Documents and by the same token participate in sensitization of the State and non-State actors concerned on the content of the Strategy Document.
• Coordinating programs and projects elaboration, identification and preparation.
• Implementing financing agreements and/or technical assistance.
• Elaborating the center annual budget, following up its implementation and monitoring.
• Evaluating programs and projects implemented by the center.
• Preparing reports and their submission to the ECREEE statutory bodies.
• Interacting regularly with technical and financial partners and all stakeholders for project funding, preparation and implementation.
• Coordinating the preparation of technical, policy, project development and fund mobilization inputs to the ECREEE Business Plan, annual Work Plans and Status Reports considering strategic orientations for the energy sector of West Africa, as well as internationally.
• Coordinating, supporting and monitoring the identification and implementation activities of all ECREEE programs and projects, harmonizing the interventions, and singing out and building on synergies within the center.
• Identifying complementary activities and opportunities to avoid overlap, where the support from ECREEE would facilitate/accelerate the development of ECREEE activities.
• Overseeing the review, and recommending projects for funding to the Executive Director, and facilitating provision of technical, policy and financing inputs to projects funded by ECREEE throughout the project approval cycle.
• Overseeing the development and effective deployment of advocacy, public information and communication activities.
• Establishing and overseeing monitoring mechanisms and an evaluation framework for the implementation of the projects and programs of the center, to ensure quality and impact.
• Undertake any other official mission assigned to him/her by the superiors.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree (or equivalent) in Electrical/Electromechanical Engineering or Energy, or Master of Business Administration, or Finance, or Economics from a recognized university in a discipline related to the mandate of the organization and the position.
• 15 years of progressively responsible experience in the field of energy, business management, financial management, resources mobilization and fundraising, diplomacy in a senior leadership capacity with a minimum of 7 years’ experience working on issues related to the ECOWAS region; experience working with Member States and delegations in the context of international organizations; extensive experience in program and project planning, financing and oversight.
• Knowledge of policy and strategy development, change management and related issues, with broad geographical outcomes/impacts.
• Ability to lead the development, management/review of reports and papers on technical and policy issues.
• Knowledge of ECOWAS policies, management, administrative, budgetary and staffing systems, procedures and regulations.
• Progressive senior leadership experience in establishing strategic partnerships, working collaboratively and building consensus with multiple stakeholders on critical and/or complex issues.

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