IEC Africa Regional Centre Officer (Engineer) Job in Nairobi Kenya

The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) is a not-for-profit, non-governmental International Standards setting organization that prepares and publishes consensus-based International Standards and manages Conformity Assessment Systems for electric and electronic products, systems and services, collectively known as electrotechnology.

The IEC Family addresses 166 countries in the world, of which 48 are in Africa.

We have regional centres in North America (IEC-ReCNA, Boston), in Latin America (IEC-LARC, Sao Paulo) and in Asia-Pacific (IEC-APRC, Singapore) and will now open a regional centre in Africa in July 2015, Nairobi, Kenya.

The mission of IEC-AFRC will be to promote awareness of the IEC in the region, increase the level of African participation in the IEC and increase the adoption and use of IEC International Standards and Conformity Assessment Systems. 

To launch and operate the regional centre we are currently looking for an Engineer acting as
Officer IEC Africa Regional Centre (IEC-AFRC)

Responsibilities:

• Be the regional focal point of contact for the IEC Central Office
• Assist IEC African Members in their participation in IEC work
• Assist IEC African Affiliate Countries in increasing their participation in the Programme and establishing their national electrotechnical committees
• Build up knowledge and understanding amongst stakeholders (public and private sectors)
• Enhance visibility and participation in strategic regional events to raise the awareness of electrotechnical standardization, in particular AFSEC ARSO, APUA and SADC
• Raise the awareness of the IEC in Africa in collaboration with AFSEC and the African Union
• Reach out to governmental agencies and regulators
• Prepare, arrange and attend meetings, technical seminars and workshops in the region
• Inform IEC Members and Affiliates on IEC issues
• Inform IEC Central Office on queries from the region
• Promote the use of IEC International Standards and Conformity Assessment Systems in Member and Affiliate countries
• Facilitate membership application and follow up
• Provide meeting facilities for implementing ACAS (Affiliate Conformity Assessment Status) by organizing training sessions and seminars on conformity assessment
• Facilitate the IEC Mentoring Programme

Profile:

• University degree in either electrical/electronic engineering, or telecommunications
• At least 10 years’ experience of working in an industrial environment
• English mother tongue with good command of French
• Native from one of the African Union Member States with working experience in Africa
• Previous experience in standardization work but neutrality towards NSBs or governmental agencies in Africa
• Understanding of conformity assessment
• Good knowledge of geo-political situations at the regional and global levels
• Convincing, self-propelling personality with a proven track record to succeed on his/her own
• Long term strategic mind set
• Excellent communication and networking skills
• Available to travel and genuine interest in working with different countries and cultures

Candidates are invited to submit their letter of motivation and CV in English (word/pdf), together with letters of reference and copies of diplomas, before 31 March 2015 to the following e-mail address: afrc@iec.ch.

Replies will only be given to short-listed candidates. 

We thank you for your understanding.