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ECOWAS Massive Recruitment for Africa 2025

By9jabook

Jul 6, 2025
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About ECOWAS Recruitment 2025

Application is open for ECOWAS Recruitment 2025, interested candidates are advised to apply now!

Created on 28 May 1975, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is a regional intergovernmental organization formed by the following fifteen (15) Member States: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo.

Its Headquarters is in Abuja, Nigeria and its official working languages are: English, French and Portuguese

Created on 28 May 1975, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is a regional intergovernmental organization formed by the following fifteen (15) Member States: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo. Its Headquarters is in Abuja, Nigeria and its official working languages are: English, French and Portuguese In order to ensure an effective implementation of its sectoral programmes, ECOWAS specialized agencies and institutions including the Community Court of Justice, the ECOWAS Parliament, the West African Health Organization (WAHO) and the Intergovernmental Action Group against Money Laundering (GIABA) wishes to recruit qualified and capable, national candidates from ECOWAS Member States in the following areas:

  1. General Administration, Conferences, Finance; Human Resources Management,
  2. Macroeconomic policies, Economic Research, Infrastructure,
  3. Trade, Customs, Free Movement, Industry and Promotion of the Private Sector
  4. Agriculture, Environment, Natural Resources, Health, Animal Health
  5. Political Affairs, Peace, Security, Social Affairs and Gender
  6. Education, Science and Culture, Youth and Sport Development
  7. Telecommunications and Information Technologies
  8. Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing
  9. International Relations, Diplomacy, Legal Affairs
  10. Monitoring and evaluation, Strategic management, Strategic planning
  11. Mining, Energy, Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency
  12. Internal audit

 

In order to ensure an effective implementation of its sectoral programmes, ECOWAS specialized agencies and institutions including the Community Court of Justice, the ECOWAS Parliament, the West African Health Organization (WAHO) and the Intergovernmental Action Group against Money Laundering (GIABA) wishes to recruit qualified and capable, national candidates from ECOWAS Member States in the following areas:

33 Vacancies Available

 

1. Programme Officer Regulatory Coordination

2.Senior HR Assistant Data Management

3.PO, Anti Corruption and Accountability

4. PO Railway Development

5. Program Officer Payment Systems

6. Programme Officer, Mergers & Acquisition

7.Program Officer Internet and Cybersecurity

8.Investigation Officer

9.Employee Relations Officer

10.Compliance Officer

11.Principal Programme Officer, Human Security & Civil Society Organization

12.Revisors (2)

13.Principal Programme Officer (PPO) Education and Training

14. Principal Programme Officer (PPO) Telecommunications & Post Policy and Regulation

15. Archiving and Documentation

16. Executive Director – Regional Animal Health Center

17.Programme Assistant Small Arms

18.Programme Assistant Regional Security

19.Program Assistant, Corridor Development & Logistics

20.Program Assistant, Air Transport

21.Programme Officer, Security Services Cooperation (2)

25.Programme Officer, Security Sector Reform

26.Finance and Account Officer

27.Programme officer, security services cooperation

28.PO, IT and Database Management

29.Programme officer, security sector reform

30.Program Officer, Exemption Management

31.Program Officer, Border Security

32.Mission Support

33.Program Officer, Advocacy & Communications

Method of Application

1. Visit the ECOWAS careers page: https://ecowas.int/careers/

2. Download the Job Application Form.

3. Complete the form accurately.

4. Attach a professional CV and a tailored motivation letter.

5. Submit your application to the email address specified in the job description.

Only complete applications submitted through the correct channels will be considered. Qualified applicants will be contacted for interviews.

Contribute to regional development and advance your career with ECOWAS!

CLICK HERE TO APPLY 

NOTE

“Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.”

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Exol-5 represents the dangerous new frontier — a legitimate medicine turned youth destroyer due to misuse and greed. Without urgent, multi-layered intervention — combining supply disruption, demand reduction, and socioeconomic support — an entire generation risks being lost to addiction. The time for half-measures is over. Nigeria’s future depends on winning this fight.

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