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Head, AU Liaison Office
- Organization: African Union Commission
- Country: Ethiopia (Addis Ababa)
- Deadline: Rolling recruitment; check portal for current closing date
This P5-grade leadership role represents the African Union's interests at a partner institution's headquarters, coordinating diplomatic engagement, policy dialogue, and continental representation on behalf of the Commission. It suits diaspora professionals with strong diplomatic, policy, or international relations backgrounds.
- Link to the application direct website: African Union Careers Portal
Principal Officer, Trade in Services
- Organization: AfCFTA Secretariat
- Country: Ghana (Accra)
- Deadline: Rolling recruitment; check portal for current closing date
This P4-grade role sits at the heart of implementing the African Continental Free Trade Area, leading technical work on trade in services negotiations, protocol implementation, and support to member states as Africa's single market takes shape.
- Link to the application direct website: AfCFTA Secretariat Careers
Director, Health Systems Strengthening and Public Health Institutes
- Organization: Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC)
- Country: Ethiopia (Addis Ababa)
- Deadline: Rolling recruitment; check portal for current closing date
This D1-grade department-head role leads Africa CDC's continental agenda for strengthening national public health institutes and health systems, aligning member states' capacity with the agency's strategic plan and regional health security priorities.
- Link to the application direct website: Africa CDC / African Union Careers Portal
Senior Manager, Export Development (Project Development)
- Organization: African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank)
- Country: Egypt (Cairo)
- Deadline: Rolling recruitment; check portal for current closing date
This senior role develops and structures export-oriented projects across Africa, working directly on the trade finance transactions that underpin Afreximbank's mandate to expand and diversify African trade.
- Link to the application direct website: Afreximbank Careers
Senior Manager, Intra-African Trade Initiative (Trade Fairs & Exhibitions)
- Organization: African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank)
- Country: Egypt (Cairo)
- Deadline: Rolling recruitment; check portal for current closing date
This role leads Afreximbank's flagship trade promotion platforms, including the Intra-African Trade Fair, connecting African businesses to buyers, investors, and markets across the continent and the diaspora.
- Link to the application direct website: Afreximbank Careers
Manager, Compliance
- Organization: African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank)
- Country: Nigeria (Abuja)
- Deadline: Rolling recruitment; check portal for current closing date
This role oversees regulatory and institutional compliance for Afreximbank's Nigeria operations, ensuring the Bank's trade finance activities meet both local regulatory requirements and the institution's own governance standards.
- Link to the application direct website: Afreximbank Careers
Manager, Credit Assessment (Francophone West Africa)
- Organization: African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank)
- Country: Côte d'Ivoire (Abidjan)
- Deadline: Rolling recruitment; check portal for current closing date
This role leads credit risk assessment for trade finance transactions across Francophone West Africa, a strong fit for diaspora finance professionals fluent in French with a background in corporate or trade credit analysis.
- Link to the application direct website: Afreximbank Career
Manager, Project Preparation
- Organization: African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank)
- Country: Egypt (Cairo)
- Deadline: Rolling recruitment; check portal for current closing date
This role prepares and packages infrastructure and trade-related projects for financing, bridging early-stage project concepts and bankable transactions that can move through Afreximbank's investment pipeline.
- Link to the application direct website: Afreximbank Careers
Trade and Economic Policy Officer
- Organization: African Union Commission
- Country: Various (Algeria, Switzerland, USA duty stations)
- Deadline: Rolling recruitment; check portal for current closing date
This role develops trade and economic policy positions, supports African regional economic integration, and conducts the economic research that feeds into the Commission's engagement with international trade partners and institutions.
- Link to the application direct website: African Union Careers Portal
Country Manager / Principal Investment Officer
- Organization: International Finance Corporation (IFC), World Bank Group
- Country: Various Sub-Saharan African country offices
- Deadline: Rolling recruitment; postings vary by country office
These roles lead IFC's private-sector investment strategy and portfolio for a specific African market or sector, originating and structuring deals in infrastructure, finance, manufacturing, or agribusiness that mobilize private capital for development impact.
- Link to the application direct website: IFC Career
