Job Description
Young African professionals are recruited to serve for a period of 12 months as AU Volunteers in an AU Member State other than their own.
Eligibility Criteria Applicants have to meet the following criteria:
Citizen of an AU Member State living on the continent or the Diaspora;
Aged between 18 – 35 years;
Have a post-secondary certified qualification(s) (TVET, Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent)
Available in 2018 to dedicate 12 (twelve) months for volunteer work;
Willing to live and work in another AU Member State;
Is proficient in at least one AU working language (Arabic, English, French, Portuguese);
Has at least one year verifiable volunteering experience and one year professional work experience.
Recruitment Process & Key Dates
1st August: Eligibility Check;
14th August: Successful applicants will be notified;
September 2017: Pre-deployment training;
2018: Deployment of trained volunteers.
Volunteer Entitlements
For the successful candidates, the African Union Commission and its partners will cover the full costs of their pre-deployment training.
On deployment, African Union Youth Volunteers receive the following:
Economy return air ticket from home town to place of deployment
A modest monthly stipend
Health insurance cover
Separation allowance upon successful completion of twelve months service
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