Principal Officer, Legal and Law Enforcement Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) – TheNigerialawyer

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is a
regional group of fifteen West African countries. Founded on 28 May
1975, with the signing of the Treaty of Lagos, its mission is to
promote economic integration across the region.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Principal Officer,
Legal and Law Enforcement – P5

Location: Dakar/Senegal
Institution: GIABA
Directorate: Directorate of Evaluation and Compliance
Division: Legal And Law Enforcement
Line Supervisor: Director Evaluation And Compliance
Status: Permanent
Grade: P5

Role Overview

• Under the direct supervision and guidance of the Director of
  Evaluation and Compliance, the Principal Officer, Legal and Law
  Enforcement Division shall oversee the implementation of AML/CFT
  measures in GIABA member States relating to legal and law
  enforcement issues, coordinate the development and revision AML/CFT
  framework of member States in relation to legal; coordinate
  engagements with relevant stakeholders in GIABA member States on
  AML/CFT matters; coordinate mutual evaluations exercise
  independently or in collaboration with other staff of the
  Secretariat.

Supervising:

• Legal Officers (3)
• Law Enforcement Officer

Role And Responsibilities

• Supervise the Legal and Law Enforcement Division
• Supervise the coordination of mutual evaluations and
  participate fully in mutual evaluations of member States
• Supervise the organization of assessors training;
  pre-assessment training; training on FATF Standards and
  Methodology.
• Manage the activities (submission of Follow Up Reports;
  analyses of FURs ; etc.) of the GIABA Evaluation and Compliance
  Group meetings
• Coordinate the identification, design and implementation of
  capacity building activities in the legal and law enforcement
  sectors for member States
• Supervise the organization of capacity building activities on
  issues in Legal and law enforcement for relevant stakeholders in
  member States
• Coordinate the development and revision AML/CFT legal framework
  of member States at national, supra-national and regional
  levels;
• Liaise with counterparts at Secretariats of the FATF and other
  members of the Global AML/CFT Network on new developments with
  respect to AML/CFT compliance issues
• Participate in other capacity building activities organized by
  other units or divisions of the Secretariat
• Coordinate GIABA inputs into revision of FATF Standards;
  Methodology; Guidance and Best Practice papers; policy papers ;
  Universal Mutual Evaluation Procedures; and GIABA Mutual Evaluation
  Processes and Procedure and other instruments for the purpose of
  improving AML/CFT compliance by member States
• Participate in FATF working group and plenary meetings as part
  of GIABA delegation where necessary
• Represent the Secretariat in different relevant fora as maybe
  assigned
• Support the Director of Evaluation and Compliance in the
  organization of GIABA Statutory meetings (TC/Plenary; GMC and any
  other fora)
• Coordinate the inputs from the Legal and Law Enforcement Units
  into Annual reports, Strategic Plans; Annual Work Plan or any other
  relevant publications of GIABA and/or members of the AML/CFT Global
  Network
• Participate in the mutual evaluations and training activities
  of other assessment bodies, either as an expert or delegate.
• Liaise and coordinate with National Correspondents in
  determining areas of collaboration that would facilitate
  implementation of effective AML/CFT measures in the member
  States
• Support the Director of Evaluation and Compliance in engaging
  with member States on issues relating to the effective
  implementation of AML/CFT measures
• Serve as a member of the in-house legal counsel to GIABA
  Secretariat
• Serve as a member of designated committees of GIABA Secretariat
  as maybe specified by ECOWAS regulations
• Undertake annual performance evaluation of staff of the
  division
• Perform any other functions as may be assigned by the Director
  of Compliance and Evaluation.

Academic Qualifications And Experience

• Master’s degree in Law, Criminology or relevant related field
  from a recognised University
• 10 years of progressively responsible experience in Law
  including at least 5 years of international work experience in
  AML/CFT and 3 years at a supervisory level.
• Practical knowledge and experience of AML/CFT legal and
  institutional frameworks in member States at national,
  supra-national and regional level
• Indepth knowledge on Anti-Money Laundering/Counter Financing of
  Terrorism issues (FATF Standards; FATF methodology; etc.)
  especially compliance related functions
• Considerable experience in conducting AML/CFT mutual
  evaluations and follow-up actions
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of relevant
  international instruments, including the UN Security Resolutions
  and Conventions relating to AML and the financing of terrorism
• Experience in conducting AML/CFT mutual evaluations is
  desirable

Age Limit:

• Be below 50 years old. This provision does not apply to
  internal candidates.

Ecowas Key Competences:

• Ability to lead in assigned programmes and projects by
  providing the necessary managerial and operational expertise
  required for the fulfilment of the organization’s mandate;
• Ability to lead by example and organize teamwork to encourage
  cooperation to achieve targeted results, champion and build
  momentum for change and to bring about employee engagement;
  develops and implements internal controls for pilot program to
  manage potential barriers to implementation;
• Ability to respect chain of command in an appropriate
  manner;
• Excellent self-management skills, demonstrating ethics and
  integrity, confidentiality and displaying due regards for internal
  controls of rules, delegations and transparency;
• Knowledge of program management at the level usually acquired
  from a certification in program management.
• Ability to research benchmarks and trends to bring about the
  best recommendations for the development and improvement of
  programs/projects that will best serve the
  community/organization;
• Well-developed networking and interpersonal skills to seek
  feedback, information and data from a network of professionals from
  multiple countries/sectors/organizations and to identify and
  prioritize the most critical community requirements;
• Ability to develop and implement best practices in client
  services;
• Ability to develop and implement stakeholder management plans,
  programs and initiatives to obtain buy-in on new initiatives, to
  better understand dissenting views, to obtain resources and to
  increase perceptions of success.
• Ability to be diplomatic, tactful and respect of other people
  from varied backgrounds, understanding diverse cultural views
  especially within West Africa with the ability to convert diversity
  into opportunities to improve program/operational outcomes;
• Ability to remain objective in managing conflict regardless of
  cultural differences /positions, gender differences, and encourage
  other staff to overcome cultural and gender bias and
  differences;
• Ability and responsibility for incorporating gender
  perspectives and ensuring the equal participation of women and men
  in all areas of work;
• Ability to serve the interest of culturally diverse
  multinational teams/organizations/communities and persons with
  disability without prejudice and bias.
• Understanding of the ECOWAS organizational structure,
  associated dynamics and expectations as required to collaborate,
  participate, contribute and lead effectively;
• Knowledge of the ECOWAS mandate, strategic plan/priorities as
  well as the economic, political and social situation and trends in
  member states, as pertains to own scope of work;
• Knowledge of international best practices, program management
  approaches and research techniques to lead and/or contribute to the
  development or assessment of programs, projects or
  initiatives;
• Ability to use ECOWAS rules and procedures to appropriately
  interpret and apply directive text, provide technical advice, coach
  others and assess performance.
• Ability to pull together information from different sources to
  identify the cause of problems, consequences of alternative causes
  of action, potential obstacles and ways to avoid the problem in the
  future;
• Ability to break down very complex situations/information into
  simple terms to explain recommendations and conclusions aimed at
  solving problems or improving operations/programs/projects;
• Ability to develop new insights into situations, apply
  innovative solutions to problems and to design new methods of
  addressing issues or disconnects where established methods and
  procedures are inapplicable or no longer effective.
• Ability to communicate with impact, clearly and concisely in a
  succinct and organized manner conveying credibility &
  confidence when making presentations, setting expectations and
  explaining complex issues;
• Accomplished technical writing and editing skills;
• Exhibit active listening skills to encourage stronger
  communication amongst team members, to show care and make them feel
  valued and to drive employee engagement in all institutions and
  agencies;
• Ability to give constructive feedback, provide recognition,
  address shortcomings and motivate direct reports to work at peak
  performance;
• Computer literate and proficiency in information communication
  technologies (ICT), including the use of analytical databases;
• Fluency in oral and written expressions in one of the ECOWAS
  official languages of the Community (English, French &
  Portuguese). Knowledge of an additional one will be an added
  advantage.
• Ability to set effective goals and targets for self, others,
  and the work unit and adjusting work or project priorities in
  response to changing circumstances;
• Ability to use participatory approach in project planning and
  identify gaps affecting the achievement of program/project
  expectations and to design and implement intervention plans
  required to build the desired task;
• Ability to implement rigorous monitoring and evaluation
  practices and to set in place regular reporting schedules relevant
  to key outputs;
• Ability to plan, organize, control resources, and to comply
  with policies, procedures and protocols to achieve specific
  goals.

Annual Salary
UA 57,772.51 USD 91,153.46.

Application Closing Date
19th November, 2019.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should download the Application
Form below, fill it out correctly; attach a Curriculum Vitae (CV)
and a Motivation Letter and send to: [email protected]^[1]

Click here to download Application
Form^[2] (Ms
Word)

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