Leather and Leather Products Institute (LLPI) Director Job

I. Introduction and Background

The Leather and Leather Products Institute was established in accordance with the Thirteenth Meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Preferential Trade Area for the Eastern and Southern African States, meeting in Arusha Tanzania, in 1988. The Headquarters of LLPI is in Addis Ababba, Ethiopia.

II. Duties of the Director (LLPI)

The Director will perform the following functions:

1. implement the decisions of the Board of Directors;
2. ensure proper functioning and development of the LLPI
3. be responsible for the proper management of the administration and finances of the LLPI;
4. collect, store and disseminate information relating to livestock population and its off-take rates, tanneries and leather products industries as well as material inputs for the leather products;
5. promote training of personnel for the leather industry at various levels including the levels of tannery supervisors, production managers, quality control specialists, skilled operators, leather technologist, leather goods technicians and designers and leather engineers for the maintenance of machinery and equipment for the manufacture of footwear and other leather products;
6. promote research and development along the value chain from hides and skins to finished products, work method and indigenous chemicals and materials used in leather manufacture, the testing and evaluation and development leather and leather products
7. promote the use of the know-how and transfer of technology on new leather and leather products design;
8. provide consultancy services to the leather industry;
9. conduct tailor made short courses based on the actual requirements of the industry in the sub-region;
10. prepare and submit the budget of the LLPI to the Board of Directors, prepare annual progress reports of the LLPI for submission to the Council of Ministers;
11. undertake, on his own initiative or as may be assigned to him/her by the Board of Directors, such work and studies and perform such services as they relate to the LLPI and the implementation of the provisions of the Charter; and

iii. Profile of the Director, LLPI

Professional Experience

The candidate should have 15 years of professional experience in the relevant field with at least 10 years of these held in high level management position.

The ideal candidate should have strong networking, advocacy, analytical, report writing and organizational skills with a good understanding of Regional Integration and economic development.

Qualifications

The candidate should possess a minimum of Post Graduate/Masters Degree in Business Management or Business Administration or relevant field with a degree in either Economics or Industrial Engineering with good working knowledge of the Leather sector.

A PhD would be an added advantage.

Language

The candidate should be conversant with either English or French while a working knowledge on the other language will be an added advantage.

iv. Duration and Location

The Director will serve for a term of four years and shall be eligible for re-appointment for a further period of four years. He/she will be based at LLPI headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

V. Reporting

The Director shall be the Principal Executive Officer of the LLPI and will report to the Board of Directors

Interested applicants should visit the COMESA website on www.comesa.int for more details, and download the employment application forms.

The filled application forms should be returned to:

The Office of Chief Economist,
Ministry of Trade
Telposta Towers, 17th Floor RM 1700
Nairobi, Kenya

Kindly note that application closes on 18th November 2011 at 1700 hours