{"id":82107,"date":"2023-02-10T13:54:45","date_gmt":"2023-02-10T13:54:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/?p=82107"},"modified":"2023-02-10T13:54:45","modified_gmt":"2023-02-10T13:54:45","slug":"african-union-vacancies-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/african-union-vacancies-2023.html","title":{"rendered":"African Union Vacancies 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Job Description<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Job Title: Senior Legal Counsel- General Legal Affairs (AfCFTA)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>AU Values<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Respect for Diversity and Team Work<\/li>\n<li>Think Africa Above all<\/li>\n<li>Transparency and Accountability<\/li>\n<li>Integrity and Impartiality<\/li>\n<li>Efficiency and Professionalism<\/li>\n<li>Information and Knowledge Sharing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Organization Information<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Reports to: Dispute settlement and legal affairs Director<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Directorate\/Department: Dispute settlement and legal affairs Directorate (AfCFTA)<\/p>\n<p>Number of Direct Reports: 10<\/p>\n<p>Number of Indirect Reports: 6<\/p>\n<p>Number of Positions: 1<\/p>\n<p>Job Grade: P5<\/p>\n<p>Contract Type: Regular<\/p>\n<p>Location: Accra, Ghana<\/p>\n<p><strong>Purpose of Job<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Advise on general law issues and manage the legal issues of all areas of the AfCFTA Secretariat<\/p>\n<p><strong>Main Functions<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Provide advice to ensure the proper implementation of the AfCFTA Staff Regulations and related laws covering the working conditions of AfCFTA Secretariat staff<\/li>\n<li>Assist in the fundraising process, prepare materials, and partnership agreements, advise and document management and compensation agreements, and conclude fundraising transactions<\/li>\n<li>Mitigate labor disputes, including assisting the General Secretary in handling administrative matters<\/li>\n<li>Manage, monitor, and provide proactive support and advice on all aspects of existing and emerging legal issues and risks<\/li>\n<li>Advising on data protection legislation and ensuring compliance with the applicable legal framework<\/li>\n<li>Advise the Legal Department in the performance of its duties on general legal matters.<\/li>\n<li>Responsible for the overall supervision and management of the Division.<\/li>\n<li>Ensure the creation of an inspiring work environment to enable staff development and professional progression.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Specific Responsibilities<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Provides strategic and tactical advice to, and works as an integral member of AfCFTA Secretariat negotiating teams on particular transactions towards:<\/li>\n<li>negotiating a relationship;<\/li>\n<li>drafting and\/or revising and advising on the content of contractual documents setting out the terms and conditions of particular relationships;<\/li>\n<li>negotiating the specific terms and conditions of contractual documents,<\/li>\n<li>advising on legal aspects of the termination or wind-down of ongoing relationships.<\/li>\n<li>Advises on a range of current legal issues impacting the AfCFTA Secretariat by reviewing issues, ascertaining applicable and appropriate legal and risk management practices, and recommending courses of action to AfCFTA management.<\/li>\n<li>Perform any other relevant duties assigned by the immediate Supervisor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Academic Requirements And Relevant Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Master\u2019s degree or equivalent in international law (public international law, law of international organizations) with Twelve (12) years of relevant and progressively more responsible experience in the legal field.<\/p>\n<p>Seven (7) of these years should be at the senior management level and five (5) should involve a supervisory role<\/p>\n<p><strong>Required Skills<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A demonstrated ability to initiate and promote collaborative approaches between geographically and culturally disparate partners<\/li>\n<li>Ability to establish and maintain effective partnerships and working relations both internally and externally<\/li>\n<li>Ability to develop and delegate clear program goals, plans, and actions, that are consistent with agreed strategies<\/li>\n<li>Ability to delegate the appropriate responsibility, accountability, and decision-making authority with regard to performance management and professional development<\/li>\n<li>Ability to effectively lead, supervise, mentor, develop, and evaluate staff<\/li>\n<li>Proficiency in one of the AU working languages, and fluency in another AU language is an added advantage<\/li>\n<li>the high degree of independence, maturity, and initiative<\/li>\n<li>ability to handle challenging questions and difficult stakeholders<\/li>\n<li>ability to manage time and prioritize work<\/li>\n<li>be flexible, adaptable, and open to change<\/li>\n<li>Proficiency in one of the AU official&#8217;s working languages (Arabic, English, French, Kiswahili, Portuguese, and Spanish) and fluency in another AU language(s) is an added advantage;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Leadership Competencies<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Strategic Perspective<\/p>\n<p>Developing Others<\/p>\n<p>Change Management<\/p>\n<p>Managing Risk<\/p>\n<p><strong>Core Competencies<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Building Relationships<\/p>\n<p>Foster Accountability Culture<\/p>\n<p>Learning Orientation<\/p>\n<p>Communicating with Impact<\/p>\n<p><strong>Functional Competencies<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Conceptual Thinking<\/p>\n<p>Job Knowledge and information sharing<\/p>\n<p>Drive for Results<\/p>\n<p>Fosters Innovation<\/p>\n<p><strong>TENURE OF APPOINTMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The appointment will be made on a regular term contract for a period of three (3) years, of which the first twelve months shall be considered a probationary period. Thereafter, the contract will be for a period of two years renewable, subject to satisfactory performance and deliverables.<\/p>\n<p><strong>GENDER MAINSTREAMING:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The AU Commission is an equal-opportunity employer and qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply.<\/p>\n<p><strong>REMUNERATION:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Indicative basic salary of US$ 50,746.00 (P5 Step1) per annum plus other related entitlements e.g. Post adjustment ( 57% of basic salary), Housing allowance US$ 27,290.88.00 (per annum), and education allowance (100% of tuition and other education-related expenses for every eligible dependent up to a maximum of US$ 10,000.00 per child per annum), for internationally recruited staff and a maximum of $3,300 per child per annum for locally recruited staff.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Job Description Job Title: Senior Legal Counsel- General Legal Affairs (AfCFTA) AU Values Respect for Diversity and Team Work Think Africa Above all Transparency and Accountability Integrity and Impartiality Efficiency&#8230;..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6721,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[44],"tags":[2027],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2nO32-lmj","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82107"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6721"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=82107"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82107\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=82107"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=82107"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=82107"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}