Economic Commission for Africa Director, Sub Regional Office Jobs in Zambia

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ECA’s mission is to deliver ideas and actions for an empowered and transformed Africa; informed by the 2030 Agenda and Agenda 2063.

The mission will be guided by ECA’s five new strategic directions which are advancing ECA’s position as a premier knowledge institution that builds on its unique position and privilege to bring global solutions to the continent’s problems and take local solution to the continent; developing macroeconomic and structural policy options to accelerate economic diversification and job creation; designing and implementing innovative financing models for infrastructure, and for human, physical and social assets for a transforming Africa; contributing solutions to regional and transboundary challenges, with a focus on peace security and social inclusion as an important development nexus; advocating Africa’s position at the global level and developing regional responses as a contribution to global governance issues.

Core functions of the Sub-Regional Office for Southern Africa:

The mandate of the Sub-Regional Office for Southern Africa (SRO-SA) is to assist member States and regional economic communities in the subregion to promote and develop inclusive industrialization policies, national and regional plans and appropriate institutional frameworks in achieving economic development; Collaborate with regional economic communities in the subregion, namely, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) in promoting regional development agenda and priorities; Convene expert group meetings and policy dialogues and providing technical support and advisory services to member State and key stakeholders aimed at enhancing their capacity to design and implement key priority agreed initiatives relevant to the economic transformation of the subregion.

The Sub-Regional office for Southern Africa (SRO-SA) is located in Lusaka (Zambia). It is headed by a Director who reports to the Deputy Executive Secretary (Programme). Its core objective is to contribute to achieving structural transformation through inclusive industrialization aimed at sustainable economic growth and reducing poverty and inequality in the subregion.

The Sub-Regional Office for Southern Africa serves the following eleven countries: Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe. .

Responsibilities

Under the overall guidance and direct supervision of the Deputy Executive Secretary (Programme) and within delegated authority, the Director of the Sub-Regional Office will perform the following functions:

• Leads, supervises and carries out the work programme of the SRO under his/her responsibility, including management of the multiyear programme with relevant Regional Economic Commissions (RECs). Co-ordinates the work carried out by different work units under the SRO; provides programmatic/substantive reviews of the drafts prepared by others.

• Co-ordinates and oversees the preparation of reports for presentation to intergovernmental bodies such as the inter-governmental committee of

experts and the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development and other policy-making organs, as appropriate.

• Reports to intergovernmental bodies on budget/programme performance or on programmatic/ substantive issues, as appropriate, particularly those presented in biannual and/or annual reports.

• Ensures that the research outputs produced by the SRO maintain high-quality standards; that reports are clear, objective and based on comprehensive data. Ensures that all outputs produced by the Sections under his/her supervision meet required standards before completion to ensure they comply with the relevant mandates and are disseminated to policy makers in the sub-region.

• Prepares the work programme of the SRO, determining priorities, and allocating resources for the completion of outputs and their timely delivery.

• Undertakes or oversees the programmatic/administrative tasks necessary for the functioning of the SRO, including mobilization of resources preparation of budgets, reporting on budget/programme performance, evaluation of staff performance (PAS), interviews of candidates for job openings, evaluation of candidates and preparation of inputs for results based budgeting.

• Recruits staff, taking due account of geographical balance.

• Manages, guides, develops and trains staff under his/her supervision.

• Fosters teamwork and communication among staff in the SRO and across organizational boundaries.

• Leads and supervises the organization of meetings, seminars, etc. on substantive issues. Manages the substantive preparation and organization of such meetings or seminars.

• Participates in international, regional or national meetings and provides programmatic/substantive expertise on an issue, or holds programmatic/substantive and organizational discussions with representatives of other institutions.

• Represents the SRO at international, regional or national meetings.

• Perform other special assignments as directed by the Executive Secretary.

Education

Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or Doctorate) in economics, development management or related area is required.

Doctorate in the specified fields is highly desirable.

A first-level degree (Bachelor’s or equivalent) in the specified fields with two additional years of relevant work experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Specialization in economic sectoral development areas, such as agriculture, public administration, transport, trade and energy is desirable.

Work Experience

A minimum of fifteen years of progressively responsible experience in research, design, development and implementation of economic and social development programmes is required.

Experience in an international organization is required.

Managerial experience is required.

Experience of regional integration in the context of Africa is desirable.

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the UN Secretariat. Fluency in one of the working languages of the UN Secretariat, English or French, (both oral and written) is required; knowledge of the other is desirable.

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