ECOWAS Young Professionals Internship Programme 2014

The West African Health Organisation (WAHO), the health Institution of ECOWAS, and its partners has announced its  YPIP for 2014 which holds in January, 2014. Applicants areinvited from member countries of ECOWAS

Goal
The goal of the programme is to equip young professionals with knowledge skills and experience for effective management of health problems in West Africa

Structure:
The 12 month programme is divided into 4 stages (I - IV).
Stages I and IV will take place at the headquarters of WAHO in Burkina Faso, during which the interns will acquire knowledge and competence in basic principles of public health, a second official language of ECOWAS, computer and new information technology as well as basic principles of management and leadership. During stages II and III, the interns would be posted to host Institutions in different countries in West Africa to acquire practical skills and competencies in their technical areas of interest or professionals specialisation. The technical areas should respond to health needs of the sub-regions and the priority domains of WAHO.

Priority Domains for 2014
The applicants for 2014 Internship should have interest in one or more of following priority technical areas/domains:

• HIV/AIDS
• Reproductive Health
• Child Survival
• Nutrition
• Prevention Of Blindness
• Malaria
• Health Research
• Disease Control/Epidemiology

Benefits
The Interns would be provided with accomodations and would receive a monthly allowance during the period. All travel costs related to the Internship would be paid for and learning materials would be provided

Eligibility
All applicants must be citizens of ECOWAS member countries, must be available throughout the 12 month period and should have:

• Obtained a University degree or equivalent within past five years
• Fluency in reading and writing at least one official ECOWAS language (English, French, Portuguese). Knowledge of a second language would be an advantage
• Basic competence in information and communication technologies.

Application Closing Date
10th August, 2013

Method Of Application

Interested candidates should send the following documents:

• Letter of application to participate in the programme
• Up-to-date Curriculum Vitae
• Photocopy of relevant pages of the National passport
• Photocopies of Diplomas and Certificates
• Letter of motivation stating reasons for wanting to participate in the programme, technical areas of interest and reasons for the choice, relevant experiences and future careers plans.

All applications would be completed online: Click here to get started
Documents sent by other means except online would not be considered
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Ecowas Commission Recruits Translator (Portuguese, French & English)

 Translating from English into French or Portuguese, or from French or Portuguese into English or French, subject to revision, of correspondence and other documents such as letters, reports, agreements and summaries, frequently using terminology from the fields of law, crime prevention, rule of law, money laundering, terrorism financing and other fields

Translator (Portuguese, French & English)
(1 Position)

Internationally recruited position

Department: Administration and Finance

Directorate: Conference & Protocol

Grade: P4

Annual Salary: USD 40,877 – USD 47,617

Supervisor: Language Coordinator

Reference: ECW-COMM/REC/CON-P/001/2013

Duration: Twelve (12) months

Duty Station: Abuja, Nigeria

Closing Date: 24 April 2013

Duties and Responsibilities
- Identifying changes, new developments, inconsistencies and linguistic variations in the different terminology fields used in Communication and Information Technologies.

- Undertaking linguistic research and documentation on publications, including terminologies and ensuring proper storage of the research outcomes and constant updating of terminology database and tools.

- Following recent developments in computer-aided translation (CAT) and terminology.

- Maintaining close contact with colleagues and other language specialists within and outside the organisation in order to promote a consistent and standard use of terminology in ECOWAS documents.

Qualifications/Experience/Skills
- University degree in the relevant language and /or qualification from an internationally recognised School of Translators.

- No less than seven (7) years experience in translation into English, French or Portuguese, preferably within a national Government, international or non-governmental organisation.

- Good grasp of ECOWAS aims and objectives and procedures.

- Perfect command of the candidate’s native or main working language and excellent knowledge of the other official ECOWAS language.

- Ability to work quickly and accurately under pressure and produce high quality translations within stipulated deadlines.

- High degree of skill in writing, consistency and faithfulness to the spirit, style and nuances of the source text.

- Ability to quickly understand technical subjects and maintain good interpersonal relationships as part of a multi-cultural team.

Age
- Candidate should not be 50 years old or over at the point of recruitment and must be a citizen of one of the ECOWAS member states.

Language
- Must be fluent in one of the official languages of the Commission; English, French and Portuguese.

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