The Community Court of Justice was created pursuant to the provisions of Articles 6 and 15 of the 1993 ECOWAS Revised Treaty as the principal legal organ of the Community. The Court’s main Mission is to “discharge and promote its judicial function of interpreting and applying Community texts as well as to ensure the protection of human rights in an efficient, timely and cost-effective manner with the support of well-trained and motivated staff.” The Court imbibes Independence, Impartiality, Integrity and Accessibility as its core values. To effectively carry out its mission, the Court seeks applications from suitably qualified candidates to fill the underlisted vacant positions.

VACANT POSITIONS (INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL APPLICATION & E-MAIL ADDRESSES)

S/N	JOB TITLE	JOB CODE	JOB E-MAIL ADDRESS FOR INTERNAL CANDIDATES	JOB E-MAIL ADDRESS FOR EXTERNAL CANDIDATES
1.	Information Officer Outreach P3/P4	ECW/CCJ/IO/001	info_25int@courtecowas.org	info_25ext@courtecowas.org
2.	Translator (French) P4 (2 positions)	ECW/CCJ/TF/002	transfr_25int@courtecowas.org	transfr_25ext@courtecowas.org
3.	Translator (English) P4 (2 positions)	ECW/CCJ/TE/003	transen_25int@courtecowas.org	transen_25ext@courtecowas.org
4.	Interpreter (French) P5 (2 positions)	ECW/CCJ/IF/004	intfr_25int@courtecowas.org	intfr_25ext@courtecowas.org
5.	Revisor (Portuguese) P5	ECW/CCJ/RP/005	revpt_25int@courtecowas.org	revpt_25ext@courtecowas.org
6.	Senior Research Officer P4	ECW/CCJ/SRO/006	senres_25int@courtecowas.org	senres_25ext@courtecowas.org
7.	Accountant Treasury P3/P4	ECW/CCJ/AcctT/007	acctre_25int@courtecowas.org	acctre_25ext@courtecowas.org
8.	Documentalist & Archivist P3/P4	ECW/CCJ/DA/008	docar_25int@courtecowas.org	docar_25ext@courtecowas.org
9.	Senior Court Reporter (Portuguese) P3/P4	ECW/CCJ/SCRP/009	sencrpt_25int@courtecowas.org	sencrpt_25ext@courtecowas.org
10.	Research Officer P2/P3	ECW/CCJ/RO/010	resoff_25int@courtecowas.org	resoff_25ext@courtecowas.org
11.	Legal Officer P2/P3	ECW/CCJ/LO/011	legoff_25int@courtecowas.org	legoff_25ext@courtecowas.org
12.	Proofreader (French) P1/P2	ECW/CCJ/PR/012	prooffr_25int@courtecowas.org	prooffr_25ext@courtecowas.org
13.	Court Reporter (Portuguese} P2/P3	ECW/CCJ/CRP/013	corept_25int@courtecowas.org	corept_25ext@courtecowas.org

GENERAL CONDITIONS:

• Candidates must be ECOWAS citizens
• Candidates must be under 50 years. (This condition does not apply to internal candidates)

The documents submitted shall not be returned. Only short-listed candidates shall be contacted.

·       Closing date for Internal Applications: 02 May 2025.

·       Closing date for External Applications: 6 June 2025.

Shortlisting and interview processes shall be based on the ECOWAS Staff Regulations. Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed.

Offer of employment will be subject to a satisfactory background check and official documentation

attesting nationality.

Each application must include the following:

• A Completed Job Application Form (click here)
• A Cover Letter of not more than one page on the motivation for the application to the post
• An up-to-date Curriculum Vitae