The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced a search for a qualified candidate to fill the position of director-general at the West African Monetary Agency (WAMA).
WAMA is an autonomous and specialised agency of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
WAMA is supervised by the committee of governors of the central banks of the member states, namely: the Central Bank of West African States – BCEAO (the common central bank of Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal, and Togo); the Banco de Cabo Verde, the Central Bank of The Gambia, the Bank of Ghana, the Central Bank of the Republic of Guinea, the Central Bank of Liberia, the Central Bank of Nigeria, and the Bank of Sierra Leone.
On its website, CBN said that the ideal candidate for this prestigious role must be highly qualified and experienced, with a strong background in economics or finance.
Other requirements are that the applicants must be nationals of one of the 15 ECOWAS member countries and be no older than 55 years as of July 31, 2024.
Aside from the above-listed requirements, the qualified candidate must have the following qualifications:
Term of appointment: The position is for a four-year term, renewable once.
The director-general is responsible for overseeing the agency’s day-to-day operations and ensuring the implementation of activities aligned with the strategic orientations defined by the committee of governors.
Applicants are to submit a cover letter addressed to the chairman of the committee of governors of ECOWAS central banks (in either French or English), a detailed curriculum vitae (in either French or English), copies of diplomas obtained, and copies of work certificates.
Qualified candidates are to submit applications before August 19 2024.
It also said applications must be sent to the following two addresses: amao@talentsplusafrique.com, wamao@amao-wama.org, mpdierc@cbn.gov.ng and recrutement.dgamao@bceao.int.
Full details of the job can be found here.
In an earlier report, TimesNow.com.ng also reported that Access Bank invited recent graduates to join its workforce.
Successful applicants would join Access Bank’s workforce, scattered all over Nigeria and several other countries.
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Source: TimesNow.com.ng
