Recruits Operations Officer

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
Publication of vacancy for the CDE Regional Office in Southern Africa

RECRUITS OPERATIONS OFFICER
The Centre for the Development of Enterprise (CDE) is a joint Institution of the European Union (EU) and African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States established in the framework of the Cotonou Agreement. Its objective is to ensure the development of ACP enterprises operating in the private sector. The CDE also manages the Pro€Invest programme under the supervision by European Commission.
The Centre is currently working on the reinforcement of its operational capacities in the ACP countries through its Six ACP Regional offices established in the ACP States.
To this end, the CDE Regional office in for Southern Africa based in Gaborone, Botswana, wishes to have the position of an Operations Officer, filled by a citizen of Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Republique Democratique du Congo, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe or an EU citizen established in those countries.

Key Responsibilities
Under the supervision of the Manager of the Regional Field Office, the Operations Officer will be responsible for:
- Identifying, preparing and handling the projects and programs in line with the Institution’s regulations.
- Collecting pertinent information on other stakeholders active in the same field of activities in the region.
- Providing assistance in the preparation of programmes and other development initiatives.
- Executing other related duties as assigned by the Manager of the Regional Office.

Qualification and Experience
Mature and self-driven person of high integrity with:
- University degree: Masters in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, Engineering or a related degree.
- Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience acquired in the Private sector (enterprise or consultancy firm) or International institution.
- Proven experience with banking (corporate credit), project financing and/or enterprise development and in particular, experience with SMEs.
- Skills and experience in design, monitoring, evaluating and/or auditing of technical assistance projects.
- Good IT skills ( Internet, Word, Excel, PowerPoint),
- Fluency in English (oral and written) is a requirement
- Good knowledge of French (oral and written) would be an advantage.

Package: An attractive remuneration package will be offered to the successful candidate.

Deadline for submission of applications is 29 Aprilth 2011.
Replies should be sent to the following CDE e-mail address: jobs at cde.int with the following reference: SAF/RFO/OO/O1.