Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Cordinator wanted by MEAC

TradeMark East Africa (TMEA) is an organisation funded by a range of development agencies to promote
regional trade and economic integration in East Africa. TMEA works closely with the East African Community (EAC),national governments, business and civil society organisations.
Headquartered in Nairobi with branches in Arusha, Bujumbura, Dar es
Salaam, Kampala and Kigali, TMEA seeks to support East African integration through:
A reduction in transport and related costs along the key corridors in East Africa;Supporting EAC institutions to develop a comprehensive framework for regional integration;Supporting partner states to substantially increase the implementation of a comprehensive framework for regional integration;
and Engaging private sector and civil society to positively influence regional integration policies and practices for growth in trade.

To ensure that TMEA delivers on these objectives, we seek to recruit high calibre, results-oriented and
self-driven professionals to join our team in the positions listed below.

MEAC CO-ORDINATOR

TMEA is working with the EAC Secretariat and Ministries of East African Community (MEACs) in each Partner State to implement the EAC’s Customs Union (CU), the Customs Management Act (CMA) of 2005 and the Common Market Protocol (CMP)
of 2009. This involves institution-building support and reforms to
upgrade implementation of legislation, policy, systems, and procedures,
as well to enhance coordination between the EAC Secretariat and the Partner States.


Reporting to the Deputy Chief Executive Officer – Country
Programmes, the Coordinator will be responsible for the quality of
TMEA’s overall support to MEACs in terms of capacity development; sharing of knowledge and expertise between MEACs and within TMEA; and recruitment and direction of technical consultants under a regional framework contract.

S/he will work closely with all five TMEA Country Directors.

Candidates must possess a Masters Degree in Economics, Development
Studies, International Trade, Planning, Finance, Management or other
relevant fields and at least 5 years experience in public service reform
and change management programmes, preferably in East Africa.

A good understanding of trade capacity development programmes and
regional integration in East Africa and experience in managing
consultants and capacity development projects are essential. Knowledge
of Kiswahili and/or French is an advantage.

Application details

These are 3-year contracts with attractive salary and benefit packages. The MEAC
Co-ordinator position will be based in Nairobi, or one of our country
offices with about ten days per month travel within East Africa and the
Administration Manager position will be based in Nairobi with occasional
travel within East Africa.

Please send us a cover letter and detailed CV, including your
qualifications, experience, present position, and current remuneration.
It should include names and addresses of three referees, a working
e-mail address, and daytime telephone contacts. The cover letter must
indicate ‘MEAC Co-ordinator’ or ‘Administration Manager’ on the subject
line as applicable.

The detailed job profiles can be accessed on www.trademarkea.com.

Send your application to recruitment@trademarkea.com by Friday, 22 April 2011 by 5.00pm East African time.

Interviews will be conducted in early May in Nairobi, Kenya.

Applications received after the deadline time and date will not be accepted.

We reserve the right to accept or reject any application.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.