VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

 
Amendment Notice
 

For kind attention to all concerned that the last Para of the clause E. Other Requirements: of the Vacancy Announcement for the Appointment of the Secretary General of the IJSG will be replaced by the following Para:

Applicants who met the above requirements should apply with a detailed Curriculum Vita together with evidence of Government endorsement to be received on or before 28 February 2010 to be sent to the address below, marking the envelope “Appointment of the Secretary General”

 
Appointment of Secretary General
INTERNATIONAL JUTE STUDY GROUP (IJSG)
Dhaka, Bangladesh

Applications are invited for the post of the Secretary General of the International Jute Study Group (IJSG), an intergovernmental organization located in Dhaka, Bangladesh established under the auspices of UNCTAD to function as the International Commodity Body (ICB) for jute, kenaf and other allied fibres.

 

 A.        Qualifications:

 

The candidate must have:

 

  • an advanced university degree in any discipline;

  • knowledge of commodities and trade;

  • knowledge of natural fibre particularly jute, kenaf and other allied fibres and related industries, demonstrated by senior level expertise, either directly through commercial organizations concerned with research and development, production, manufacture or marketing or indirectly through Government Ministries or other organizations;

  • strong command in written and spoken English;

  • the administrative and interpersonal skills necessary to run an international organization, including knowledge of intergovernmental relations and the conduct of international conferences;

  • excellent analytical and communication skills;

  • a good level of computer literacy;

  • the ability to guide and motivate a small, specialist staff are essential;

  • the competence to extend best efforts for increasing membership through diplomatic channels and direct contact with the competent authorities of the potential member countries;

  • experience in management and preference to experience in international organization.

 

B.        Duties of the Secretary General:

 

1.                  The Secretary General is the Chief Administrative Officer of the Group and is required to have hands-on-abilities to manage internationally recruited professionals, plus locally recruited officers and staff to carry out the functions of the IJSG as envisaged in paragraph 4 of the Agreement Establishing the Terms of Reference of the International Jute Study Group;

 

2.                  He will have to act as the Secretary to the Council of the IJSG to carry out all the functions relating to convening meetings, documentations, conduct of the meeting and preparation of the reports;

 

3.                  The Secretary General will have to represent the Group in various international fora;

 

4.                  He will have to act as the legal representative of the Group viz., signatory in the various agreements for the Group; and

 

5.                  The incumbent is also expected to seek and obtain financing for projects and to liaise with Common Fund for Commodities (CFC), Food and  Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO), UNIDO, UNCTAD/WTO, International Trade Centre (ITC), UNDP, the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, and other international organizations and donors.

 

 C.        Expected Tenure of Appointment:

 

The expected tenure of appointment will be for a period up to 26th April 2012 as agreed upon by the Council of the IJSG with effect from joining unless otherwise specified. However in case of the life of the IJSG is further extended by the Council the tenure could be extended for a maximum period of 3(three) years.

 

D.        Salary and other benefits:

 

The post is remunerated at grade D1, Step I of the United Nations Salary Scale for the Professional and Higher categories, currently US$ 98,674 per annum for someone having dependents plus post adjustment for Dhaka. Other benefits/allowances as per UN rules will also be admissible to the incumbent.

 

 E.         Other Requirements:

 

The candidate must be a national of a member country of the Group. Current membership of the Group includes all Member States of the European Community, Bangladesh, India and Switzerland. The candidates require endorsement by their respective Governments.

 

Applicants who met the above requirements should apply with a detailed Curriculum Vita together with evidence of Government endorsement to be received on or before 15 February 2010 to be sent to the address below, marking the envelope “Appointment of the Secretary General”:

 

Secretary General

International Jute Study Group (IJSG)

145, Monipuripara, Tejgaon, Dhaka-1215, Bangladesh

Fax: (880-2) 9125248-9

 
 

For further information mail to: info@jute.org

   
     

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