Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT FOR EIGHT (8) REGULAR ESTABLISHED PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
1. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND
The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) is a regional grouping of 21 frican States which have agreed to promote regional integration through trade development and trade facilitation. More information can be obtained from the COMESA website www.comesa.int.
Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced professionals from COMESA Member States for the following eight (8) positions:
| S/N | NAME OF VACANT POSTS | GRADE | NO. OF POSTS |
| 1 | Director of Gender and Social Affairs | P5 | 1 |
| 2 | Director of Information and Communication Technology | P5 | 1 |
| 3 | Director of Agriculture and Industry | P5 | 1 |
| 4 | Chief of Internal Audit and Risk Management | P4 | 1 |
| 5 | Mining Expert | P3 | 1 |
| 6 | Telecommunications Expert | P3 | 1 |
| 7 | Trade Officer (Services) | P2 | 1 |
| 8 | Strategic Planning and Policy Harmonization Officer | P2 | 1 |
11. ELIGIBILITY FOR APPLICATION
Applicants must be citizens of a COMESA Member country and aged below fifty-five (55) years at the time of submitting the application.
12. MODE OF APPLICATION
All applications MUST be submitted to the COMESA Coordinating Ministry of the respective Member States on the prescribed COMESA APPLICATION FORM which can be accessed at the following COMESA website: http://www.comesa.int/Opportunities, COMESA Job Application Format.
Applications submitted directly to the Secretariat will not be considered and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Women are highly encouraged to apply.
13. FINAL DATE FOR RECEIVING APPLICATIONS BY COORDINATING MINISTRIES
All applications must reach the Coordinating Ministry by 13th March 2026.
14. FINAL DATE FOR RECEIVING APPLICATIONS FROM COORDINATING MINISTRIES BY COMESA SECRETARIAT
Short-listed candidates by the Coordinating Ministries should reach the address below by 27th March 2026 at least by 18.00 hours Lusaka time:
The Director of Human Resources and Administration
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
COMESA Centre,
Ben Bella Road,
P.O Box 30051,
Lusaka
Zambia
To apply for this job please visit www.comesa.int.