Senior Customs Officer – Information Management Officer Jobs – East African Community (EAC)

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Organisation: East African
Community (EAC)
Duty Station: Arusha,
Tanzania
Reports to: Principal
Customs Officer (Information Technology)
REF: EAC/HR/2016-17/16
About US:
The East African Community is a regional intergovernmental organization
comprising the Republic of Burundi, the Republic of Kenya, the Republic of
Rwanda, the United Republic of Tanzania, and the Republic of Uganda with its
Headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania. The EAC mission is to widen and deepen
economic, political, social and cultural integration to improve the quality of
life of the people of East Africa through increased competitiveness, value
added production, trade and investments.
Job Summary: The Senior
Customs Officer – Information Management Officer will render support in the
development and implementation of customs IT systems and solutions to
facilitate the EAC Single Customs Territory.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:  
  • Keenly analyze the Customs systems and
    make recommendations on development of customs software business solutions
    and modules under the interconnectivity framework to facilitate the Single
    Customs Territory.
  • Render support in the design and
    implementation of IT solutions in accordance with the EAC CMA, Customs
    Regulations, Council decisions and Customs Committee recommendations.
  • Tasked with the development of IT
    regulations and process manuals and monitor their implementation;
  • Support Partner States on matters related
    to interconnectivity and exchange of information;
  • Keenly monitor the efficacy of data
    exchange platforms and make timely interventions to rectify any
    operational problems;
  • Coordinate the training and sensitization
    on IT related matters at the regional level;
  • Design regional customs information
    systems in line with the proposed information Security policy and legal
    regulation for customs interconnectivity;
  • Coordinate and support Customs technical
    working groups;
  • Perform any other official duties as may
    be assigned from time to time.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
  • The ideal candidate for the East African
    Community (EAC) Senior Customs Officer – Information Management Officer job
    opportunity must hold a Masters’ degree in Information Technology,
    Business Informatics or equivalent and relevant certification in Information
    Technology.
  • A minimum of eight (8) years of experience
    in the relevant field with three (3) at management level and sound
    knowledge of change management and networking in a complex development
    context;
  • Skills and Competencies: Knowledge
    of regional integration and trade policy issues in the Regional
    Integration. Proficiency in computer applications with hands-on skills in
    a Customs Computer system; Analytical skills, communication skills,
    decision-making skills, planning skills, negotiations skills, networking
    skills, research skills, monitoring and evaluation skills.
  • Age: Below 55 years. 
Job Benefits: The
established posts offer attractive fringe benefits including housing allowance,
transport allowance, education allowance, a medical scheme, and insurance
cover.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested Ugandan candidates are advised to
send their applications, detailed curriculum vitae, photocopies of academic
certificates, names and contact details of three (3) referees, and a copy of
National Identity Card, Birth Certificate or Passport showing the date of
birth. Please quote the respective reference number on both the application
letter and the envelope. For electronic submissions, please quote the
respective reference number on the subject of the email and forward to the
address given below.
NB:
  • Please submit your application either
    electronically or in hard copy but not both.
  • Applications which do not: indicate
    nationality and age; the reference number; an application letter attached;
    have certified copies of their academic degrees and other professional
    certificates; or fail to provide three referees shall be disqualified.
The Secretary General,
East African Community,
P. O. Box 1096 Arusha – Tanzania.
E-mail to:
vacancies@eachq.org
Deadline: Friday, 21st
July 2017 by 5:00pm

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