ECOWAS KEY COMPETENCIES

·          Ability to persuade/influence others to consider a certain point of view, adopt a new idea or implement new methods and practices;

·          Ability to lead a team of trainees/junior staff and instill a spirit of teamwork to engage employees and achieve a well-defined set of activities;

·          Ability to respect chain of command in an appropriate manner;

·          Ability to resolve challenges that occur with minimal direction and/or to recommend and explain solutions or alternatives for approval;

·          Ability to utilize the  Code of Ethics to manage self, others, information and resources;

·          Ability to mentor others and create feedback loops with supervisors, colleagues and the subordinates to build strong working relationships and improve performance.

·          Contribute to maintaining organizational unit’s performance goals and standards.

·          interpersonal skills with ability to keep a client informed of progress or setbacks in projects of relevance to timeline, quality and quantity;

·          ability to establish and sustain professional credibility with clients/stakeholders in a manner that anticipates their need, mitigates issues and that carefully balances professional obligations with the need to be sensitive and responsive to their needs;

·          ability to counsel, advise, consult and guide others on matters pertaining to assigned client service responsibilities and established  client service standards;

·          demonstrate respect for cultural differences, fairness and ability to relate well with people from varied backgrounds, nationality, gender, ethnicity, race and religion;

·          understanding of diverse cultural views especially within West Africa, with sensitivity to group differences; ability to challenge bias and to practice tolerance and empathy;

·          ability to listen actively, consider people’s concerns and apply  judgement, tact and diplomacy;

·          ability to work in a diverse and inclusive interactive environment that benefits from diverse strengths;

·          ability and responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives and ensuring the equal participation of women and men in all areas of work;

·          Ability to encourage, empower, and advocate for people in an unbias and transparent manner.

·          knowledge of ECOWAS institutions, sectors, programmes and policies;

·          knowledge of rules and procedures of ECOWAS associated assigned responsibilities and ability to explain these clearly to others;

·          ability to study data/information from a variety of sources, identify anomalies, trends and issues, present findings, and make  recommendations;

·          ability to break down problems or processes into key parts to identify and solve gaps in service, quality assurance, compliance and performance targets;

·          ability to convey information clearly and concisely in a succinct and organized manner through both writing and verbal means, ;

·          exhibit interpersonal skills, make presentations, express opinions and debate ideas with others in a constructive manner;

·          proficiency in  information communication technologies(ICT);

·          Fluency in oral and written expressions in one of the ECOWAS official languages of the Community (English, French & Portuguese). Knowledge of an additional one will be an added advantage.

·          ability to develop,  implement an individual action plan for achieving specific work  goals;

·           identify ,organize and monitor tasks throughout to facilitate execution;

·          ability to contribute and/or lead on projects as per accepted project management standards and techniques, to co-ordinate contributions by others  to set and meet deadlines;

·          ability to organize work, set priorities, and work within timelines, giving attention to details, stakeholders, indicators and risks;