The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is a regional group of fifteen West African countries. Founded on 28 May 1975 through the signing of the Treaty of Lagos, its mission is to promote economic integration across the region.
Job Details
- Organisation: Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
- Job Title: Information Technology Officer
- Job Code: 20003709
- Location: Abuja
- Grade: P3/P4
- Status: Permanent
- Division: Internal Services
- Institution: Office of the Auditor General of ECOWAS Institutions
- Line Supervisor: Principal Officer, Internal Services
- Supervises: Information Technology Assistant
- Annual Salary: G5/1 – UA27,562.22 (USD43,487.67)
The OAG Mandate and Function
The Office of the Auditor General of ECOWAS Institutions (OAG) is an independent assurance office established to assist ECOWAS Governance Bodies, particularly the Council of Ministers and Audit Committee, in carrying out oversight functions and promoting good corporate governance, accountability, and value for money across Community Institutions, Specialised Agencies, and Offices.
The OAG is mandated to conduct Community-wide financial audits, compliance audits, performance audits, investigations, and other special audits.
The OAG comprises an Audit Directorate, a Directorate for Programme Performance Audit, and an Internal Services Division. It is headquartered in Abuja, Nigeria.
Role Overview
Under the supervision of the Principal Officer, Internal Services, the Information Technology Officer will ensure the efficient functioning of information and communication systems for the Office of the Auditor General.
The role will support the digitalisation of OAG operations, ICT projects, and compliance with ECOWAS ICT policies and international cybersecurity standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist and contribute to the development of the OAG’s ICT strategy in alignment with ECOWAS digital transformation objectives.
- Participate in recommending ICT policies, standards, and procedures.
- Participate in the preparation of annual ICT work plans and budgets.
- Provide technical advice to Management on ICT investments and emerging technologies.
- Ensure compliance with ECOWAS ICT governance frameworks.
- Manage Local Area Networks (LAN), Wide Area Networks (WAN), wireless networks, VPNs, and internet connectivity.
- Monitor system performance and implement preventive maintenance.
- Ensure high system availability and reliability.
- Conduct vulnerability assessments and recommend mitigation measures.
- Manage identity and access controls.
- Coordinate backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity arrangements.
- Promote staff awareness of cybersecurity best practices.
- Manage enterprise applications and collaboration platforms.
- Administer cloud services where applicable.
- Coordinate software installation, licensing, upgrades, and patch management.
- Maintain ICT asset inventories.
- Provide second-level technical support to users.
- Supervise ICT helpdesk activities.
- Resolve complex technical incidents within agreed service levels.
- Support audit teams through ICT-enabled audit tools.
- Assist in implementing data analytics solutions for audit activities.
- Prepare ICT technical specifications.
- Participate in procurement evaluation processes.
- Maintain ICT risk registers.
- Support internal and external ICT audits.
- Implement recommendations arising from audit reports.
- Prepare periodic ICT performance reports.
- Develop ICT performance indicators and dashboards.
Academic Qualifications, Skills and Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Master’s Degree in Information Technology, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, Business Information Systems, or a related field and/or professional certification in an IT-related field is an added advantage.
- Minimum of five years’ progressively responsible experience in one or more areas of ICT operations, including ICT infrastructure, systems administration, cybersecurity, or enterprise ICT management.
- Experience in general ICT service operations is an added advantage.
Age Limit
- Applicants must be below 45 years of age.
- This provision does not apply to internal candidates.
ECOWAS Key Competencies
The successful candidate should demonstrate:
- Ability to persuade and influence others to consider a point of view, adopt new ideas, or implement new methods and practices.
- Ability to lead trainees and junior staff and promote teamwork.
- Ability to respect the chain of command appropriately.
- Ability to resolve challenges with minimal direction and recommend solutions or alternatives for approval.
- Ability to utilise the Code of Ethics to manage self, others, information, and resources.
- Ability to mentor others and create feedback mechanisms with supervisors, colleagues, and subordinates.
- Ability to contribute to organisational performance goals and standards.
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to keep clients informed of project progress or setbacks.
- Ability to build strong and trusting relationships with clients and stakeholders.
- Ability to establish and maintain professional credibility while anticipating stakeholder needs.
- Ability to counsel, advise, consult, and guide others on assigned client-service responsibilities.
- Ability to work effectively with people from diverse cultural, national, gender, ethnic, and religious backgrounds.
- Understanding of diverse cultural perspectives, particularly within West Africa.
- Ability to listen actively and apply judgement, tact, and diplomacy.
- Ability to work effectively in a diverse and inclusive environment.
- Ability to incorporate gender perspectives and promote equal participation of women and men.
- Ability to encourage, empower, and advocate for people in an unbiased and transparent manner.
- Knowledge of ECOWAS institutions, sectors, programmes, and policies.
- Knowledge of ECOWAS internal operational requirements for programmes, projects, services, and systems.
- Knowledge of ECOWAS rules and procedures relevant to assigned responsibilities.
- Knowledge of ECOWAS culture, structures, performance issues, and priorities.
- Knowledge of Member States’ development trends, indicators, challenges, and opportunities relevant to assigned programmes.
- Ability to analyse data from various sources, identify anomalies, trends, and issues, present findings, and make recommendations.
- Ability to break down problems and processes to identify and resolve gaps in service, quality assurance, compliance, and performance.
- Ability to apply creative approaches to achieving organisational goals.
- Ability to use evidence and research to inform policies and programmes.
- Proficiency in the use of appropriate computer applications and ICT tools.
- Ability to use graphics and tables to effectively present numerical data.
- Ability to prepare technical reports and proposals and edit official documents.
- Ability to communicate information clearly and concisely in writing and verbally.
- Strong interpersonal, presentation, and constructive debate skills.
- Fluency in oral and written English, French, or Portuguese. Knowledge of an additional ECOWAS official language is an added advantage.
- Ability to develop and implement individual action plans for achieving specific work goals.
- Ability to organise and monitor tasks effectively.
- Ability to contribute to or lead projects using accepted project management standards and techniques.
- Ability to organise work, set priorities, and work within timelines while paying attention to details, stakeholders, indicators, and risks.
- Ability to identify, collect, and assess performance indicators and take proactive remedial action where necessary.
Assessment Method
Assessment of qualified candidates may include a written exercise and a competency-based interview.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should submit the following documents to [email protected], using “Information Technology Officer” as the subject of the email:
- Curriculum Vitae
- Cover Letter
- Completed Application Form
Click here to download the Application Form (DOCX)
Note: Applications will not be considered if any of the mandatory documents is not attached.
Application Closing Date
5th November, 2026.