Deadline: 30 November, 2020
Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
The United Nations (UN) is seeking applications from eligible applicants for the post of Principal Regional Advisor, Economic Affairs (Regional Integration and Trade).
UN’s ECA mission is to deliver ideas and actions for an empowered and transformed Africa informed by the 2030 and 2063 agendas.
Responsibilities
- Provide technical advisory services on policies and strategies relating to the negotiation of the AfCFTA
- Support member states in developing AfCFTA implementation strategies
- Through policy analysis, assist member states in understanding the implications for the AfCFTA for other trade and investment agreements (bilateral and multilateral, including at the WTO)
- Develop institutional capacity for deepening intra-African trade through regional value chains in Africa
- Design frameworks and guidelines for the deepening of the role of the private sector in ECA member states and their institutions
- Enable member states to harmonise their policies and strategies for trade, investment, competition, intellectual property and e-commerce in the context of the AfCFTA and regional integration programmes
- Build effective partnerships with other UN system agencies and bilateral partners through joint activities, continuous dialogue, mobilisation of support and knowledge sharing with ECA member states
Requirements
- Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in Law, International Public Policy, or a related field
- First-level university degree combined with two years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree
- 15 years, minimum, of progressively responsible experience in the negotiation of trade agreements, investment agreements and large scale economic contracts, gained through research and the provision of related advisory services at national, regional and international levels
- Knowledge of African economics (desirable)
To apply and for more information, click here.
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