To provide technical support to Member States in the implementation of customs and trade facilitation programs in order to accelerate regional cooperation and market integration in line with COMESA Treaty and MTSP. .

MAIN DUTIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES
Under the direct supervision of Senior Customs Officer and the overall supervision of the Director of Trade and Customs, the incumbent of the post will perform the following duties:

i. Provide substantive support for planning, implementation, coordination, supervising and evaluation of the implementation of projects and programs in COMESA Customs Cooperation, Customs laws and Procedures, Non-Tariff Barriers, Customs Reforms and Modernization, Customs Capacity Building, Free Trade Area (FTA) as well as Trade facilitation and Regional Integration;

ii. Provide technical support or advice regarding the interpretation and implementation of the Protocol on Rules of Origin and electronic Certificate of Origin (e-CO) as well as uniform application of tariff classification and valuation where this is required by a member State and assisting in the settlement of disputes as and when they arise;

iii. Assist in the preparation and delivering capacity building training programmes on customs and trade facilitation matters to public and private officials of the Member States, in consultation with the cooperating partners and the Member States. These
include developing and delivering regional training materials and e-learning platform on COMESA Rules of Origin, prioritized topics of customs and trade facilitation;
iv. Provide technical assistance and advise in developing/upgrading, adopting, monitoring and promoting the implementation of COMESA Digital FTA instruments that include electronic certificate of origin system (eCO), automated customs management systems, the Customs Automation Regional Support Centre (CARSC), regional trade information portal, electronic cargo tracking system, electronic single window system, Authorized Economic Operators (AEO) Programme, operation of one stop border post (OSBP), and coordinated border management systems and technologies with view to improving facilitation and security of trade supply chain in the region;
v. Evaluate priority areas of customs cooperation and trade facilitation in order to recommend common procedures for adoption at regional level;
vi. Work in coordination with National Focal Points from Member States in the resolution of Non-Tariff Barrier to Trade related to Customs procedures and COMESA Rules of Origin;
vii. Work closely with member States and consultants as well as cooperating partners such as World Customs Organization (WCO) in updating the CTN/CET based on the latest edition of the WCO Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (HS) in order to ensure implementation and maintaining of a full-fledged CET;
viii. Support in convening regional technical meetings and preparing background documents for the meetings that include Trade and Customs Committee, Heads of Customs Sub-Committee, Trade and Trade Facilitation Sub-Committee and other
related meetings and workshops at regional and national levels;
ix. Support in the preparation and convening of COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA) technical meetings/workshops on Customs and Trade Facilitation matters as well as other TFTA meetings/workshops;
x. Assist in preparing project proposal inputs to secure acceptance and approval of bankable project proposals for potential donor funding solicitation;
xi. Preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual reports on implementation of Customs and Trade Facilitation programmes; and Performs any other duties as assigned by the supervisor from time to time.

MINIMUM ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

i. Bachelor’s degree in any of the following fields: Customs Administration, Economics, International Trade Policy, Business Administration from an internationally recognized University is required. Specialization in trade and customs matters is desirable;

ii. A Postgraduate qualification in any of the above fields will be an added advantage.

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