Job Reference Number :

ASEC/2023/EER-RT4D/EER OFR-RT4D/013

Opening Date :

10/11/2023

Job Title :

External Economic Relations Officer for Regional Trade for Development Program

Closing Date :

01/12/2023

Job Description :

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was founded in 1967 with the purpose of promoting regional cooperation in Southeast Asia, in the spirit of equality and partnership and thereby contribute towards peace, progress and prosperity in the region. ASEAN comprises ten (10) countries in Southeast Asia. It was proclaimed a community through the “Kuala Lumpur Declaration on ASEAN 2025: Forging Ahead Together”, signed by the ASEAN Leaders during their 27th Summit 2015. The ASEAN Community Vision 2025 calls for the ASEAN Community in forging ahead together, and to work towards building a community that is politically cohesive, economically integrated and socially responsible.

The Agreement Establishing the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area (AANZFTA), established in 2010 by ASEAN, Australia and New Zealand, and Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP) established in 2020 by ASEAN, Australia, China, Japan, Korea and New Zealand, include an economic cooperation chapter to support the implementation of the Agreement. Regional Trade for Development (RT4D) is initiative funded by Australia and New Zealand covering AANZFTA Implementation Support Program (AISP) and RCEP Implementation Support Program (RISP) to support eligible ASEAN Member States in fulfilling their FTA commitments and to assist the ASEAN Secretariat in servicing the FTAs and to ensure the full benefits of these agreements are realised.

In light of this, the ASEAN Secretariat invites qualified Indonesian citizens to apply for the position of External Economic Relations Officer for RT4D Program. This position will be funded by the RT4D Program support for the ASEAN Secretariat.

Remuneration
An attractive lump-sum remuneration package at the level of Officer of the ASEAN Secretariat will be offered commensurate with experience and qualifications of the successful candidate. Upon completion of the six-month probationary period, will be offered a fixed term contract of three (3) years, inclusive of the probationary period, subject to availability of the project fund.