Under the guidance of the Secretary General of the Community, the Process Coordinator shall among other important tasks:
Coordinate administrative support to the Facilitator in consultation with the Special Envoys and the Technical Advisory Team;
Facilitate the work of the Technical Advisory Team in terms of documentation and logistical support;
Coordinate resource mobilization and Donor support to the process;
Provide administrative support to the Military Track liaison office at the Secretariat;
Prepare briefs for presentation by the Secretary General to the AU and the UN as required;
Prepare regular briefs to the EAC Council of Ministers on the implementation of the Process;
Coordinate provision of technical and administrative support to the Joint Secretariat;
Represent the EAC in the relevant coordination forums as may be determined;
Follow up on the implementation of recommendations matrix made to enhance complementarity of the Nairobi and Luanda Processes;
Ensure submission of Financial and Narrative Reports to the funding Partners;
Ensure coordination of initiatives under the ICGLR and EAC on DRC with the ICGLR secretariat;
Ensure proper documentation and archiving related to the entire Nairobi process;
Take initial action on any matters that may require the attention of the EAC Council of Ministers of relevant Sectoral Councils as may be required;
Perform any other roles as may be assigned by the Secretary General.
Qualifications/special skills
An advanced university degree (Master’s or Doctorate degree or equivalent) in Public Administration, Political Science, International Relations, Law, Economics, Social Science or a related field is required.
Alternatively, a first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree.
A minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible experience in the political, security and development fields at international or regional level is required;
Experience working on the Great Lakes region is required;
Experience working for a regional organization is required;
Experience in coordination and project management is required;
Experience in advising senior officials is required;
Excellent teamwork and collaboration skills and demonstrated ability to build trusted working relationships with stakeholders and external actors is required;
Experience in designing, coordinating or implementing processes or policies at regional level is desirable;
Experience in promoting or coordinating state and non-state partnerships is desirable;
Experience in resource mobilization is desirable.
Languages
English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat.
For the post advertised, fluency in English is required (oral and written).
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