Africa Leather and Leather Products Institute (ALLPI), previously known as COMESA/LLPI, was chartered in 1990, with the endorsement of 17 COMESA Heads of States. The COMESA Council of Ministers in its Thirty-Seventh Meeting decided that starting from 1st January 2018 COMESA – Leather and Leather Products Institute to be rebranded as Africa Leather and Leather Products Institute (ALLPI). ALLPI’s main Mandate is to support the development of the leather sector in the Region. It is headquartered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.  

The Institute is looking to recruit a suitable qualified national of ALLPI Member States to fill the position of the Executive Director.

The ALLPI Executive Director is the principal Officer and legal representative of ALLPI.  He/she is responsible for planning, organizing, directing, coordinating and implementing the overall mandate of ALLPI.  He/she ensures efficient and cost-effective operations of all activities and the fulfilment of the Strategic Action Plan to tackle the issue of concern regarding the development of the leather sector in the region.