Multiple Positions

• INTRODUCTION

The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) is a regional integration grouping of 21 African States which have agreed to promote regional integration through trade development and transport facilitation. COMESA has also established a number of institutions to support integration.

The Great Lakes Trade Facilitation and Integration Project (GLTFIP) is a six-year regional lending operation implemented by the governments of the Republic of Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA). The project is part of the wider World Bank Great Lakes Initiative (GLI) which reflects the commitment of the World Bank to assist countries of the Great Lakes Region to reduce poverty and promote common prosperity by targeting some of the most vulnerable groups in the border regions of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and neighboring countries (Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia). The GLTFIP aims to support peace and stability in the region through programs to improve livelihoods in the border areas, promoting cross-border trade and strengthening economic relationships.

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• PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION UNIT

To implement the project, the COMESA secretariat will set up an integrated Project Implementation Unit to be based mainly within the Trade and Customs Division, with the respective technical experts integrated into respective technical divisions and units at COMESA Secretariat. To support the implementation of the above-mentioned project, the COMESA Secretariat plans to recruit staff as described in the job descriptions below: