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COMESA INSURANCE EXPERT

The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) is a regional grouping of 19 African States which have agreed to promote regional integration through trade development and transport facilitation. More information can be obtained from the COMESA website www.comesa.int. Applications are invited for the following post:

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE : INSURANCE EXPERT

GRADE : P 3

The Insurance Expert shall be under the direct supervisor of the Chief Programme Officer of the Yellow Card and Regional Customs Transit Guarantee (RCTG –CARNET) Scheme and overall authority of the Secretary General of COMESA.

Key Tasks

The Insurance Expert shall perform the following duties:

a) Assist in the implementation and coordination of the Yellow Card Scheme in the COMESA member States;
b) Initiate measures and changes to improve the technical, legal, financial and administrative instruments;
c) Assist in providing advisory services and technical assistance to members in the implementation and administration of the Yellow Card scheme;
d) Prepare reports on activities and operations of scheme;
e) Assist in organizing and servicing national and regional meetings and workshops;
f) Conduct studies to enhance the efficiency of operations the Yellow Card scheme;
g) Compile information and update the Yellow Scheme-Information Management system (YC-MIS);
h) Prepare promotional materials and publications on the Yellow card scheme; and
i) Carry out any other related tasks as may be assigned to him/her by his/ her superior.

Minimum Qualifications

a) Minimum of Bachelors Degrees in Economics, Business Administration, Law or any relevant fields

b) Diploma in Insurance. A Diploma from the Chartered Insurance Institution of London would be an added advantage.

Professional Experience

A minimum of five (5) years professional experience, two of which are at senior management position.

Languages

Fluency in English French or Arabic. A working knowledge of the others will be an advantage.

Applicants should use the COMESA Application form from COMESA website.

Closing date: 2nd July, 2012.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interviews.

Note: only Nationals of the Yellow Card Scheme member States are Eligible to apply. And these are Burundi, Djibouti, DRC, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.