Principal Legal Officer Litigation and Internal Matters
JOB TITLE | Principal Legal Officer Litigation and Internal Matters | |
INSTITUTION | ECOWAS COMMISSION | |
GRADE | P5 | |
ANNUAL SALARY | UA 66,123.98 USD 104,330.42 | |
STATUS | PERMANENT | |
AGENCY | ||
DUTY STATION | ABUJA / NIGERIA | |
DEPARTMENT | OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT | |
DIRECTORATE | LEGAL AFFAIRS | |
DIVISION | LITIGATION AND INTERNAL MATTERS | |
LINE SUPERVISOR | DIRECTOR, LEGAL AFFAIRS | |
SUPERVISING | – Legal Officers, Litigation
– Legal Officers, Internal Matters |
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JD_Legal_Ang_PRINCIPAL LITIGATION AND INTERNAL MATTERS
ROLE OVERVIEW – Under the supervision of the Director, Legal Affairs, the Principal Legal Adviser, Internal Matters and Litigation will undertake legal advisory and dispute resolution roles and responsibilities and provide day-to-day legal support to the administrative functions of the ECOWAS Commission, its Agencies and Representative Offices as follows: Â ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
 ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
ECOWAS KEY COMPETENCIES •    ability to lead in assigned programmes and projects by providing the necessary managerial and operational expertise required for the fulfillment 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; •    excellent self-management skills, demonstrating ethics and integrity and displaying due regards for internal controls of rules, delegations and transparency; •    ability to bring together complementary skills/expertise, assess individual contributions and recognize/address accomplishments and shortcomings in a manner that brings continued success to the organization; •    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 manage and co-ordinate client management initiatives  and make recommendations; •    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. •  diplomacy, tact 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 create a diverse and inclusive interactive environment that benefits from diverse strengths bringing together innovative practices; •  ability to remain objective in appraisals, evaluations and in managing conflict regardless of cultural differences positions or opinions, and encourages staff to overcome cultural barriers and background differences; •  ability to serve the interest of a culturally diverse multinational teams/organizations/communities some disabled group without prejudice, bias or sympathy to a select group. •    solid understanding of the ECOWAS organizational structure, associated dynamics and expectations as required to collaborate, participate, contribute and lead effectively; •     knowledge of the Community mandate, strategic plan/priorities as well as the economic, political and social state/trends of member states, especially as pertains to own scope of work; •    knowledge of ECOWAS best practices, program management approaches and research techniques to lead and/or contribute to the development or assessment of programs, projects or initiatives; •     Knowledge of the rules and procedures of ECOWAS in order to appropriately interpret and apply directive text, provide technical advice, coach others and assess performance. •    ability to analyze a situation by way of indicators (e.g. performance, technical) to assess the costs, benefits, risks, and chances for success, in making a decisions; •    ability to pull together information from different sources to identify the source of problems, consequences of alternative courses of action, potential obstacles and ways to avoid the problem in the future; •    ability to break down very complex situations/information into simple terms (using charts, diagrams, effective expository writing) 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/disconnects where established methods and procedures are inapplicable, unavailable or no longer effective. •    Fluency in one of the three official languages of ECOWAS (English, French, Portuguese) knowledge of an additional language will be an advantage; •  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; •  ability to listen intently and correctly interpret messages from others and respond appropriately; •  accomplished technical writing skills (e.g. proposals, terms of reference, program assessments, blueprints, business processes) with well-developed editing; •  ability to give honest feedback, provide recognition, address shortcomings and motivate direct reports to work at peak performance. •  Superior organizational and project/program management skills with significant experience identifying timelines, targets, costs and resources necessary to deliver on operational/program/project outputs; •  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 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, and control resources, procedures and protocols to achieve specific goals APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE SENT TO: b1LitigatInternP@ecowas.int          Â
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