EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF THE AFRICAN UNION ADVISORY BOARD ON CORRUPTION

Vacancy Ref.:	-
Closing date:	3/30/2014
Department:	ADMIN. & HR DEVELOPMENT
Post Level	P5
Job Category	Social Sciences
Immdiate Supervisor	Rapporteur of the Board and the Director for Political Affairs (AUC)
Duty Station	Arusha, Tanzania

EXECUTIVESECRETARY OF THE AFRICAN UNION  ADVISORY BOARD ON CORRUPTION The African UnionAdvisory Board on Corruption (the Board) is an autonomous organ establishedwithin the African Union, in terms of Article 22 of the African UnionConvention on Preventing and Combating Corruption (the Convention). The mainmandate of the Board is to promote and encourage the adoption of measures andactions by State Parties to prevent, detect, punish and eradicate corruptionand related offences in Africa as well as to follow-up on the application ofthose measures. In seeking to achieve these objectives, the Board intends tostrengthen its capacity to deliver, by amongst others, the implementation ofthe adopted organizational structure and the filling of vacant posts. The African Union Commissioninvites citizens of African Union Member States to submit application for theposition of the Executive Secretaryto the Board. In this capacity, the Executive Secretary to the Board willbe the Head of the Secretariat of the Board, a structure established to providesubstantive, professional, administrative and logistical support to the Board. 1.   Post Job Title: Executive Secretaryof the Advisory Board on Corruption Post Level: P5 Unit: Secretariat of the AdvisoryBoard on Corruption Supervisor: Rapporteur of theBoard and the Director for Political Affairs (AUC) Duty Station: Arusha, Tanzania 2.   Major duties and responsibilities ·        Representthe Board at inter-departmental and partnership meetings as well as at the AUstatutory meetings when delegated by the Board’s Chairperson; ·        Assistin developing and maintaining appropriate working relations with others AUOrgans and partners on issues relating to fight against corruption and goodgovernance; ·        Advisegovernments, Regional Economic Communities, the AU and other national and internationalorganizations on matters related to preventing and combating corruption inAfrica; ·        Providethe overall supervision and coordination of programmes development andimplementation as well as the mobilization and management of administration andfinance resource of the Secretariat; ·        Providesupport to the networks of States Parties Anti-corruption agencies or bodies; ·        Developin close collaboration with other AU structures and organs African Unionanti-corruption implementation tools; ·        Initiateand maintain partnerships with similar other regional organizations with theview of strengthening South to South anti-corruption cooperation; ·        Initiateand commission research and studies on the state of corruption in Africa; ·        Organizeseminars, workshops and other related activities in the field of good governanceand combating corruption with various stakeholders; ·        Beresponsible for the overall day to day management of the human, material andfinancial resources of the Secretariat; ·        Reportto the Board through its Rapporteur; ·        Performany other duties as may be assigned by the Board. 3.   Qualifications and Work Experience Ø Must hold at least a UniversityMaster’s Degree in Political Science, Public Law, Public Administration, InternationalRelations, Diplomacy and/or related fields; Ø  Must have at least minimumten (10) years of relevant theoretical and practical working experience in theareas of democracy and good governance, of which at least 5 years should be insenior management at the international level; Ø  Must demonstrate a provenknowledge and experience on budget planning and programme management as well asadministration; Ø  Must demonstrate excellentmanagement skills; Ø  Must have knowledgein diplomatic protocol and the workings of international organizations; Ø  Must have excellentinterpersonal skills and integrity credential, Ø  Must have drafting,reporting, communication and negotiating skills; Ø  Must have goodanalytical capability and ability to pay attention to details; Ø  Must demonstrate leadershipand team building abilities; Ø  Must have capacity towork under pressure in a multicultural and multilingual environment; Ø  Must have the abilityto act with discretion in a politically sensitive environment and to establishgood working relationship with government authorities as well as with CivilSociety and partner organizations; Ø  Should be computerliterate. 4.    Language requirement Proficiency in one ofthe AU working languages (English, French, Arabic, and Portuguese) is a must.Active knowledge of one or all other working languages would be an addedadvantage. 5.   Age requirement Candidates mustpreferably be between 35 and 50years old. 6.   Tenure of Appointment The appointment willbe made on a fixed term contract for a period of three (3) years, of with thefirst twelve months will be considered as a probationary period. Thereafter,the contract will be for a period of two years renewable, subject tosatisfactory performance and deliverables. 7.   Gender Mainstreaming: The African UnionAdvisory Board on Corruption is an equal opportunity employer and qualified womenare strongly encouraged to apply. 8.   Least represented Countries: Candidates from thefollowing least represented countries are encouraged to apply: Eretria, CentralAfrican Republic, Cape Verde, Comoros, Congo (DRC), Djibouti, EquatorialGuinea, Liberia, Mauritania, Namibia, Sahrawi Arab Republic, SaoTome and Principe,Seychelles and Somalia. 9.   Remuneration Indicative basicsalary of US$ 47,829.00 per annum plus other related entitlements e.g. Postadjustment (42% of basic salary – Arusha, Tanzania Rate), Housing allowanceUS$21,196.80 per annum), education allowance (75% of tuition and othereducation related expenses for every eligible dependent (up to 21 years of age)up to a maximum of US$7,800.00 per child per annum), etc for internationallyrecruited staff of the Commission. Applications must be made through the AUCE-recruitment Website http://www.aucareers.org  not later than 29 March 2014.