WHO WE ARE
Promoting equitable markets for development.
CTBA is a non-governmental organization whose goal is to promote the importance of research and citizens’ participation in policy making with particular focus on policies (including laws) relating to trade and business environment reforms. We seek to provide platforms for researchers, policy makers and citizens to interact with the view to ensuring that these policies are not just evidence based, but follow a participatory process in their making. We believe that well-functioning markets hold the key to inclusive economic growth. Markets function well when they are free from the undue influence of special interest groups and when there are proper regulatory frameworks to check abuses. This is the underlying philosophy behind our work.
CTBA is a response to the gap created by the absence of independent policy advocacy organization in the area of trade policy and regulatory governance in Nigeria. The existing organizations are mostly private sector interest groups who seek to advance the interests of their members in policy processes. CTBA also seeks to entrench the culture of evidence based advocacy embedded in a sound understanding of the political economy context of each reform we advocate for.
Our Mission
Promoting collective understanding and action among state and non-state actors towards development oriented trade and regulatory governance reforms.
Our Vision
To be a reputable voice for the promotion of equitable markets for sustainable development.
HOW WE WORK
Research
In realisation of the importance of research in informing sound policy positions, we make research the bedrock of our advocacy efforts. We undertake in-house research on issues of interests. However, at the heart of our organizational strategy is to create linkage with and among research institutions and think tanks for the purpose of promoting policy research in in Nigeria and Africa. Therefore, it is our deliberate policy to leverage on the capabilities of research institutions within and outside Nigeria in our bid to generate evidence for policy advocacy.
Advocacy
This is at the core of our work. We seek to drive reforms that would unleash inclusive growth and development. We engage with a wide range of stakeholders such as government (including the legislature) private sector, regional and international bodies, civil society organisations, academic community, etc. We explore and deploy all tools of advocacy within our reach in passing our message across to the target stakeholders.
Knowledge Management and Capacity Building
We seek to generate, collate and share knowledge, experiences and best practices on our areas of work. To this end, we organize workshops, seminars, and tailored training events as the need arises.
ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE
Global Advisory Council (GAC)
This is a body of eminent persons, drawn from different part of the world, who have made a mark in one or more of our areas of work. The GAC would be appointed by the Board to serve for term of 4years and may be reappointed for further terms of 4years each. All members of the Board of Directors are members of the GAC. The role of the GAC is to provide guidance and visibility to the organization. The current members of our GAC are as follows
Board of Directors (BoD)
this body has responsibility for setting or approving the operating policies of the organization, subject to the advice of the GAC. Operational policies include those relating to employment, remuneration, discipline, administrative and financial procedures and controls, and other policies necessary for the smooth functioning of the organization.
The Executive Director (ED)
the ED shall be responsible for the day to day running of the organization, subject to the policies set by the BoD.
Management Team
this shall be made up of the ED and all the heads of programmes or departments. Their role is to assist the ED is the day to d running of the organization, ensure the faithful implementation of the policies and programmes of the organization. They shall be heads of programmes for each of the thematic areas as follows:
- Trade and Regional Integration
- Competition and Consumer Protection
- Digital Economy/Intellectual Property
- Enabling Renewable Energy Market
- Anti-Corruption and Public Sector Transparency
Programme Officers
these are staff in charge of the various programmes of the organization. They work under the supervision of the heads of programmes. They shall be as many programme officers as desirable, based on the number of programmes that are running at any point in time.
Admin/HR/Finance Dept
there shall be a head for this department who shall be a part of the management team. The department shall further have the following staff
- Admin Assistant
- HR Assistant
- Finance/Account Assistant
IT/Publications Unit
this Unit shall work under the supervision of the Admin/HR/Finance Dept. they shall be responsible for providing IT support, including maintenance of the website and other online platforms, graphic designs, maintenance of office IT software and hardware, etc.
Other support staff (under Admin/HR/Finance)
- Driver
- Office Assistant
