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Job Title:    Hansard Reporter

Organisation: East
African Community (EAC)

Reports to:  Hansard
Editor

Duty Station: East
African Legislative Assembly (EALA), Arusha, Tanzania

REF: EAC/HR/2020-21/17

NB: Open
to Ugandan Nationals

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, Republic of South Sudan, 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. This is an exciting opportunity
for highly motivated and result-driven professionals who are citizens of East
African Community Partner States (Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, South Sudan
and Uganda) to apply for the following position .

Job Summary:
The Hansard Reporter will produce verbatim records of proceedings of the
Assembly.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:  

·       
Record
proceedings of the Assembly.

·       
Transcribe
recordings of the Assembly’s proceedings from audio recordings.

·       
Compile
the transcripts from a series of recorded materials during Sittings of the
Assembly.

·       
Conduct
the first edit of transcripts as per the requirements of the Hansard Reporting
Guidelines.

·       
To
compile a contribution log of proceedings.

·       
Monitor
the use and ensure maintenance of all sound/public address systems.

·       
Perform
any other duties as may be assigned by Management.

Qualifications and Experience:

·       
The
applicant for the East African Community (EAC) Hansard Reporter job must hold a
Bachelor’s Degree in Mass Communication; Linguistics or a related field.

·       
Minimum
working experience of five (5) years as a Hansard Reporter/Assistant Editor or
Court Transcriber.

·       
Skills
and Competencies: Good command of the English language, Good understanding of
parliamentary rules of procedure, high typing speed, good interpersonal skills,
good conceptual, analytical and report writing skills. S/He should be computer
literate.

Eligibility for applications: Applicants from all EAC Partner States are eligible to apply for
the above position.

Fringe Benefits:

The established
posts offer attractive fringe benefits including housing allowance, transport
allowance, education allowance, a medical scheme, and insurance cover.

Equal Opportunity: The EAC is an equal opportunity employer; therefore, female
candidates are particularly encouraged to apply. EAC will only respond to those
candidates who strictly meet the set requirements.

How to Apply:

All interested
candidates who meet the qualification and experience requirements for the above
mentioned position are advised to :

• Fill in the application form attached (download from here);
• attach their application letter, a
  detailed CV, Copies of certified academic certificates, and a copy of
  National Identity Card or Passport in PDF format scanned in one
  (1) file.
• Please quote the respective reference number
  on both the application letter and envelope.
• For electronic submission, please quote
  the respective reference number on the subject of the email and send to
  the address given below.

Please note:

1.        
You may submit your application either electronically or in hard copy but not
both.

2.        
Applications which do not :

• have EAC application form;
• indicate nationality and age;
• have the reference number;
• or have an application letter attached;
• have certified copies of their academic
  degrees and other professional Certificates;
• or fail to provide three referees will
  be disqualified.

3.        
Only qualified candidates will be contacted

4.        
EAC Staff Rules and Regulations preclude considerations of applicants above 55
years of age.

Please note that EAC
does not require candidates to pay money for the recruitment process. All
invitations for interviews will be done in writing.

A due diligence will
be conducted for all successful candidates in respect of their academic
certificates (certification by a recognized higher education body in the
respective Partner States) and employment records .

The Secretary General

East African Community

P. o Box 1096

Arusha – Tanzania.

Tel: +255 27 2162100

Fax: +255 27 2162190

E-mail: vacancies@eachq.org

Deadline: Friday, 21st August 2020.

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