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The African Continental Free Trade Area (AFCFTA) Agreement was signed at the 10% Extraordinary Session ofthe Aftican Union Assembly? 3. This paper outlines the modalities for the secondment to the AICFTA Secreteriat, 1. MODALITIES FOR SECONDMENT filed on the basis of the secondment ; . The list of secondee(s) for each position shall be spelt out by the Secretariat, eg two (2) per Directorate; & Member States shall sumbit CVs or review by the Secretariat and no more than the number required per position; & The AICETA Secretariat shall review the CVs and select the candidates that meet the requisite skills for the respective positions; “WIAD iO.TeNth Baan Sesto 2 Nach 238 Kell wanda orate ett heen kate te MEE Th oe the Prtecalson Trade Gods, Trade hn Senses, and Protacel ier, EEC mth Stlement of Dips sal coer ‘Hy (20 dapat Ue aepest ofthe ear seco ae) insrumertfrathxon 2|PageThe Secretariat shall communicate to the Member States the names of the successfully selected candidates as well as regrets to the candidates whose nominations did not meet the required skills and competences; The selection process shalltake into account gender and geographical balance considerations; A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the secondment of staff shall be entered into between the AICFTA Secretariat and the Member States whose candidate has been selected. The MOU shall, among others, stipulate the the responsibilities of each party, namely the seconding Member State, ACFFTA Secretariat and the Secondee. The duration of the secondment, of no more than 6 months as per the decision of Council of Ministers; shall also be provided for in the Mou; » Based on the secondment MOU, the seconding Member State shall send to the AICFTA Secretariat a secondment contract spelling out the entitlement of the secondee(s), including the duration of the secondment in line with decision of the Councitof Ministers ; The cost of secondment willbe borne by Member States in line with the decision of the Council of Ministers Upon receipt of the secondment letter from the Member State, the AfCFTA Secretariat shall issue secondment contract to the secondee(s) to facilitate diplomatic entitlements (passport, residency permits, identity card ete.); «The secondee shalll abide by the African Union (AU) Staff Regulations and Rules; Financial Rules and Regulations ; African Union Code of Ethicsand Conduct aswell asall Policies and Procedures; The secondee(s) shall be appraised by both supervisors atthe AICFTA Secretariat and seconding Member State, 3|Page | | {ig. ) AFCFTA @ Secretariat Creating One Africa Market ANNEXURE 4 Director Trade in Goods 5 é Trade in Goods ind Competition e and Competition + Respect for diversity and team work integrity and impartiality Efficiency and Professionalism + Think Attica Above al! * Information and Knowledge * Transparency and accountabilty Sharing To provide technical support for the effecti ‘Trade Remedies at the AICFTA Secretari i | | Under the overall supervision of the Director Trade in Goods and Competition, the | | Secondee’s assignment broadly involves the following: Hf [* Undertake subject-specific research into areas of concer to Member States’ | |, fepresentatives participating in technical Meetings; and | | Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the Director of Trade in Goods and | Competition | |* 4 Master’s Degree in International Finance, Economics, Intemational Trade, | International Business/Public Administration with ten (10) years of experience in the area of trade policies and Trade Remedies issues at regional or multilateral level | ‘Atvean Continents Fres Trade Arse Soeretarat ‘Arca Trade Hou, Anbassaceret Er, Lae Bond ee nee ee An intgtated, Prosper malt Seisinn-Genessiarstotacre | Telephone: +299 392986 262 ‘hl Poseh Alnca |Creating One Africa Market \) AFCFTA #” Secretariat Management experience and ability to relate and faciltate interactions with others; | Ablity to think critically and solve problems; i Ability to communicate orally and in writing. 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