March 24th, 2022 at 02:51 pm
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POSITION: Principal Officer – Market Access
SUMMARY OF POSITION
- The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat is the sole organization on the continent, legally established & mandated to handle the rules of trade between African countries. At the core is the implementation of the agreement establishing the AfCFTA (thereafter “AfCFTA agreement”), negotiated, signed & ratified by the state parties. The goal is to ensure that trade is conducted smoothly, predictably & as freely as possible across the continent. The AfCFTA Secretariat, which is headquartered in Accra – Ghana at the Africa Trade House, was established in February 2020 following the election of its first Secretary-General.
- The AfCFTA agreement was signed at an extraordinary session of the assembly of the African Union (AU) in Kigali, Rwanda on 21 March 2018. The agreement sets out a continental system of trade rules, acts as a platform for negotiating trade protocols, facilitates the settlement of disputes between state parties & monitors the implementation of the AfCFTA agreement. Furthermore, the AfCFTA agreement is a framework agreement, with comprehensive coverage of trade in goods, trade in services, investment, competition policy, intellectual property rights, women, youth in trade & digital trade as well as rules & procedures for the settlement of disputes.
- It is against this background that the AfCFTA Secretariat seeks to engage the services of the Principal Officer – Market Access to develop strategies to support the member states & the customs unions in making meaningful offers on the basis of the adopted modalities for trade in goods & trade in services.
OBJECTIVES
The Consultant Market Access is to support the member states & customs unions in making meaningful offers on the basis of adopted modalities for trade in goods & trade in services. The Consultant will be supervised by the Chief Technical Advisor – Negotiations under the Office of the Secretary General on the following tasks, among others:
- Develop policy guidelines on tariff reduction schedule as per agreed modalities on trade in goods.
- Develop policy guidelines on scheduling commitments as per agreed modalities on trade-in services.
- Facilitate negotiations as well as the implementation of phase I under the AfCFTA agreement.
- Undertake subject-specific research & analysis of areas of concern to member states as well as on emerging issues in the implementation of the tariff reduction program.
- Prepare policy papers for the effective coordination of policy-related activities on market access at the AfCFTA Secretariat.
- Perform any other duties as may be required from time to time.
Qualification
- Master’s in Economics, Statistics, International Trade or Trade Law, Development Economics, International Relations (essential).
Sector experience
- Minimum of 12 year/s of demonstrable relevant Trade Policies, Trade Negotiations & Implementation experience (essential).
Geographical experience
- Minimum of 12 year/s of experience in Africa (desirable).
Languages
- Fluent in one of the AfCFTA working languages (French, English, Portuguese, Arabic).
- Fluency in another AfCFTA working language(s) is an added advantage. (desirable).
HOW TO APPLY
CLOSING DATE: MARCH 31, 2022
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