The African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) is a not-for-profit Pan-African institution, dedicated for the last 20 years to enabling the advancement of economic policy research and training in Africa. The Consortium's mandate and strategic intent is built on the basis that sustained development in sub-Saharan Africa requires well-trained, locally based professional economists.
AERC agitates the provision of capacity building in economic policy in Francophone and Anglophone African countries through provision of support in the areas of policy research and training.
AERC is seeking to recruit suitable individuals to fill the following positions:
MANAGER, COLLABORATIVE MASTERS PROGRAMME - CMAP/01.11
Reporting to the Director of Training, the successful candidate will be responsible for planning and managing the Collaborative Masters Programme (CMAP) in Economics in a network of 25 universities in 19 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).
Key responsibilities:
- Managing the Collaborative Masters Programme;
- Preparing the annual Programme of Work and Budget for the CMAP;
- Conducting periodic field visits to the collaborating universities for the purposes of programme planning and management;
- Managing the grants and scholarship programmes with the universities;
- Assisting the Director of Training in writing funding proposals for the programme;
- Preparing donor reports on programme implementation and following up on various issues with departments, students and partner institutions including Professors of Economics in SSA;
- Verifying all financial reports and accounting of all grant disbursements;
- Coordinating and supervising as appropriate the activities of any part-time staff or consultants engaged in the CMAP;
- Working closely with the Academic Board as Secretary to its Sub-Committees, Panels and Working Groups for the CMAP including organising for their meetings; and
- Managing and coordinating the activities of staff directly involved in the Joint Facility for Electives, with particular reference to the teaching facilities, accommodation, transport and subsistence for the CMAP.
COMMUNICATIONS/PUBLICATIONS ASSISTANT - CPA/02.11
This position reports to the Communications Manager and will be responsible for assisting the division present AERC's work to the wider public through dissemination of AERC products, processing of publications and getting them out on time as well as carrying out administrative duties for the division.
Key responsibilities:
- Assisting in the publication process at AERC for both hard copy and electronic materials;
- Maintaining records of all research papers that need to be published;
- Assisting in preparing and coordinating targeted dissemination packages for special groups, such as during biannual workshops;
- Keeping track of publication production schedules;
- Assisting in the coordination of meetings and workshops (Senior Policy Seminars) organized by the division in collaboration with the research and training departments;
- Maintaining databases as needed for communication including all contacts within the AERC network; and
- Handling routine correspondence, filing and maintaining records for the division.
They should have at least three years relevant experience and possess good organization, interpersonal and team playing skills.
In addition good computer skills and familiarity with MS Office Suite, Desktop Publishing and Pagemaker are pre-requisite.
If you believe your career aspirations match these challenging and exciting roles, please submit your application with a detailed CV, quoting the relevant reference number, stating your current position, remuneration, email and telephone contacts, and names and addresses of three referees. To be considered your application must be received by 12 December 2008 addressed to:
The Director
Executive Selection Division
Deloitte Consulting Limited
P 0 Box 40092 00100 NAIROBI
"Kirungii", Ring Road, Westlands
Tel: + 254 20 4230000/4441344
E-mail: esd @ deloitte.co.ke
Fax: + 254 20 4448966
