INTER-GOVERNMENTAL ACTION GROUP AGAINST MONEY LAUNDERING, GIABA
The Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) was established by the Economic Community of West Africa State (ECOWAS) Authority of Heads of State and Government in the year 2000. It is headed by the Director General assisted by a Deputy Director General.

GIABA is a specialised institution of ECOWAS that is responsible for the prevention and control of money laundering and terrorist financing in the region. Observer status within GlASA is to be granted to African and non-African States, as well as Inter-Governmental Organisations that support the objectives and actions of GlASA and which have applied for observer status.

The following organisations are also eligible for observer status within GlASA: the Central Banks of Signatory States, regional Securities and Exchange Commissions, UEMOA, Banque Ouest Africaine pour Le Developpement, (BOAD) the French Zone Anti-Money Laundering Liaison Committee (Conseil Regional de I’Epargne Public et des Marches Financiers), the African Development Bank (ADB), the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the FATF, Interpol, WCO, the Commonwealth Secretariat, and the European Union.

In 2007, Observer status was granted to the Egmont Group and the Republic of Sao Tome and Principe.

The Organs of GlASA are:

•   The Ad-hoc Ministerial Committee;
•   The Administrative Secretariat;
•   The Technical Commission;
•   The Network of National Correspondents.

ROLE OVERVIEW

The deputy Director General is selected on the basis of personal leadership skills, experience, and competence, and is appointed for a non-renewable period of 4 years. He/She is essentially a member of a team which provides leadership at a political and technical level in order to advance the agreed work of GlASA within its specialised areas. The Deputy Director General assists the Director General of GlASA in carrying out his/her role and deputies in his/her absence.

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Under the guidance of the Director General and in harmony with colleagues, the other Organs of GIABA and the ECOWAS Commission,

•   Assisting the Director General in the definition and implementation of GIABA’s strategy;
•   Ensuring continuity in the organisation in the absence of the Director
•   General and assisting the latter in carrying out his/her duties within the framework of GIABA’s Mission;
•   Supervising the activities of directorates under him/her;
•   Collaborating with his/her counterpart from other regional and international Bodies;
•   Assists the Director General to prepare interim and annual reports which shall be submitted to the ECOWAS Authorities by the President of the Commission;
•   Assists in the Implementation of annual work programme of GIABA;
•   Assists and deputises for the Director General in the execution of all his/her duties;
•   Discharges all duties assigned to him/her by the Director General;
•   Collaborates with other regional international bodies, specialised institutions, public-private partnerships to facilitate the implementation of regional programmes;
•   Collaborates and works in synergy with colleagues and organs of GIABA.

In addition to the functions listed above, the Deputy Director General is expected, among other things, to communicate a compelling vision of GIABA’s role in integration programmes and ensure that staff and stakeholders subscribe to and support that vision.

•   The Deputy Director General is also responsible for leading and managing the directors and staff, under his/her authority, which includes:
•   Ensuring that he/she remains a successful team player within the Institution by contributing to common goals, assuming a fair share of the work, supporting fellow Heads of Institution in their own initiatives, and making enough time to meet with them on regular basis to discuss common concerns;
•   Organising the staff under his/her authority efficiently, with clear reporting lines, definition of responsibilities;
•   Ensuring that during his/her absence, an officer in-charge is thoroughly briefed and given the delegated authority to make decisions so that the work of the Institution is not obstructed.

Qualification Required & Experience

•   A higher degree in Public Administration, Business Management, Human Resources Management, Social Sciences, Economics and any other related field, preferably at the doctorate degree level;
•   Senior level experience in advocating for and representing a large organisation to partners and other stakeholders in the public service/private sector/international agencies
•   Minimum of fifteen (15) years’ work experience in Management including financial and Human resources management with at least seven (7) successful years in a senior management position in a comparable organisation;
•   Must have managed other managers over several divisions;
•   Fluency in both oral and written English/French/Portuguese with a good working knowledge of any other as a second ECOWAS official language;
•   Preference will be given to candidates who have directly managed private-public partnership;
•   Good knowledge and practical use of Microsoft office tools.

MANAGERIAL COMPETENCIES

•   Ability to plan effectively;
•   Ability to tap and develop staff potentials;
•   Capable of rewarding and sanctioning in the interests of improving staff performance;
•   Ability to set, monitor and maintain good performance standards;
•   Ability to chair meetings efficiently and effectively;
•   Good communication skills for influencing groups of peers and stakeholders outside the organisational (public speaking, writing, persuasiveness, credibility, negotiation, problem-solving)
•   Good interpersonal social skills for working with peers and subordinate staff (listening ability, approachability, clear oral expression)
•   Able team-player with peers (creates solutions to problems, creates ideas, takes on share of the work, reliable).
•   Drive and energy;
•   Demonstrates fairness;
•   Self-control and stress management methods;
•   Good personal organisation with ability to prioritise comfortably, adjust to rapidly changing priorities and to manage time well.

Location: Dakar, Senegal

How To Apply For The Job

Applications should be submitted by Friday, 20th September, 2013 either by hand or post to:

The Director
Africa & Regional Integration Bureau
Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Regional Integration
P. O. Box M53
Accra

Tel: +233 302 999623
E-mail: africa@mfa.gov.gh

Closing Date: 20 September, 2013