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  • Company: Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
  • Location: Zambia
  • State: Zambia
  • Job type: Full-Time
  • Job category: Legal Jobs in Zambia

The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) is a regional economic grouping made up of 21 Member States with an estimated population of 560 million people. COMESA was established in 1994 to succeed the Preferential Trade Area (PTA) for Eastern and Southern Africa that had been in existence since 1981.

Recognized as one of the building blocs of the African Economic Community under the Abuja Treaty and the AU Constitutive Act, COMESA’s principal focus is outward-oriented with the vision of promoting regional integration through trade development, investment promotion and sustainable utilization of natural resources for the mutual benefit of all the citizens of the region. More information can be obtained from the COMESA website www.comesa.int

Applications are invited from qualified and experienced professionals for the following positions

1. JOB DESCRIPTION ONE

JOB TITLE: Director of Legal and Corporate Affairs

GRADE: P5

DIVISION: Legal and Corporate Affairs

SALARY SCALE: COM$ 70,654 – COM$ 83,375 per annum plus allowances

REPORTING TO: Secretary-General

A. KEY TASKS

Under the direction of the Secretary-General, you shall perform the following functions:

(a) You will be responsible for providing Legal Advisory Services to the Secretariat, Member States, COMESA Policy Organs including the Inter-governmental Committee, the Council of Ministers, the COMESA Authority and COMESA Institutions and Specialized Agencies;

(b) Be responsible for supervising officers in the Legal and Cooperate Affairs Division, ensuring that targets and objectives are met.

(c) Provide Legal advice to the Secretariat, Committees, Intergovernmental

Committee, Council and Authority;

(d) Provide Legal Services to the Member States;

(e) Provide Legal Services to COMESA Institutions and Specialized Agencies.);

(f) Coordinate the implementation of the COMESA Services Liberalization

Programme;

(g) Represent or cause to represent COMESA in legal proceedings in causes for and against COMESA;

(h) Design, prepare and Draft Legal Instruments;

(i) Discharge depository functions of all Legal Instruments;

(j) Scrutinize and Negotiate Agreements for COMESA;

(k) Review and interpret implementation of Treaty Provisions and legislation;

(l) Harmonize and prepare Common Market Legislation on Trade and Investment;

(m) Draft legal instruments for COMESA;

(n) Prepare and monitor implementation of New Legal Instruments; and

(o) Perform any cognate activities which may be assigned by the Secretary-General from time to time.

B. ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum of Master’s degree in Law, Trade Law from an internationally recognised University is required. A PhD degree in the relevant field will be an added advantage.

The applicant should have a practising licence in any of the COMESA Member States with at least 15 years of legal practice.

C. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

At least fifteen (15) years of legal practice and experience at senior level in national government or international organization. Legal advisory experience in the COMESA region or a regional economic community will be an added advantage.

5. WORKING LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT FOR THE POSITIONS

Must be fluent in English and/or French and/or Arabic (speaking and writing). A combination of any two or all these languages will be an added advantage.

6. ELIGIBILITY FOR APPLICATION

Applicants must be citizens of a COMESA Member country and in accordance with Rule 18(2) of the COMESA Staff Rules and Regulations, must not be more than 55 years of age at the time of submitting the application.

7. FINAL DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS

Applications MUST be submitted through the Coordinating Ministries of the

respective member States on the prescribed COMESA APPLICATION FORM which can be accessed at the following COMESA website: http://www.comesa.int/, Opportunities, COMESA Job Application Format. Applications submitted directly to the Secretariat will not be considered and only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY THROUGH EMAIL AND ALSO IN HARD COPIES

Accordingly, short-listed candidates by the Coordinating Ministries should reach the address below by the 21st August 2020 at least by 18.00 hours Lusaka time.

The Director of Human Resources and Administration

Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa

COMESA Centre

Ben Bella Road

P.O Box 30051

Lusaka, Zambia

Email: [email protected]