The African Union Youth Volunteer Corps (AU-YVC) is a continental
development program that recruits and works with youth volunteers, to
work in all 54 countries across the African Union.
Deciding to become an AU-YV is a life changing decision opening
opportunities to serve in a
community other than your own and assisting
in the local development efforts. Africa needs countless skilled labor
each year in all fields and professional sectors. Youth Volunteerism has
contributed significantly to the development of most advanced economies
and contributes a substantively to annual GDP. In Africa, Youth
Volunteerism would not only contribute directly to the development of
the continent, but is also a means of direct and meaningful youth
participation and empowerment.
As a volunteer, apart from applying your skills and knowledge to solve
everyday challenges, you would gain crucial international work
experience and acquire a great deal of leadership and soft skills,
develop your self reliance and acquire new professional skills.
Most of all however, you would gain a life changing experience of
learning a new culture, experience a new lifestyle, and get to know a
new African country and its people outside your own. This experience
would guaranteed shape your life and remain in your memory for the rest
of your life.
Are You Ready For The Challenge
Main Commitment
Your duties and responsibilities would mainly be to serve the community,
organization or institution where you will be deployed. This will be in
relation with your field of study or past experience. At present the
main areas of focus for AU-YVC are: Education; Health and HIV/ AIDS;
Peace and Security; Information and Communications Technology; Business
and Youth Entrepreneurship; Agriculture and Environment.
During your deployment your overall objective shall remain to bring a
lasting and sustainable impact and benefits to your host community/
organization and promote the spirit of volunteerism and values of
service.
This would require you to demonstrate leadership, discipline and
dedication throughout your service and especially during challenging and
difficult times.
Young African Professionals are recruited to serve for a period of 12 months as AU Volunteers in an AU Member States other than their own.
Eligibility Criteria:
Applicants have to meet the following criteria:
1) Citizen of African Union Member State (All African countries except Morocco) or African Diaspora;
2) Aged between 18 and 33 years;
3) Have at least a post-secondary education certified training and qualifications, from the equivalent of a Bachelor’s degree
4) Available to dedicate 12 (twelve) months for volunteer work;
5) Willing to live and work in another AU Member State;
6) Be proficient in at least one official AU language (Arabic, English, French, Portuguese);
7) Have at least one year verifiable experience as a volunteer and or one year of regular work experience
Eligible Fields of Qualification For the next intake of AU Youth
Volunteers, the following fields of qualification and experience are
required:
- Accounting > Agricultural > Communication Studies >
Computer Science > Conflict studies > Diverse Natural Science
Fields > Economics > Education > Environmental Management >
Gender Studies > Human Resources Management > Human rights –
International Law > International relations > Journalism > Law
> Political Science > Space Science > Statistics
Benefits:
- For the successful candidates, the African Union Commission will
cover the full costs of their pre-deployment training, at a venue to be
communicated. - On deployment, the African Union Youth Volunteers receive the following:
- 1) Economy return air ticket from home town to place of deployment
- 2) A modest monthly stipend
- 3) Health insurance cover
- 4) Separation allowance on successful completion of twelve months
How to Apply:
Application Process:
Applicants are requested to submit the following
1. Filled out application form
2. Scanned copy of University degree certificate
3. Letter of recommendation from place of volunteer/work experience
4. Scanned copy of identity page on your passport
5. Curriculum Vitae
The listed documents should be sent before 25th September 2015 to : youth@africa-union.org .
*Late applications and applications that do not contain all requested documents will not be considered.
*THOSE WHO HAD APPLIED BEFORE ARE REQUESTED TO RE-APPLY
Recruitment Timeline
1) 30th September: Shortlisting ;
2) 15th October: Successful applicants will be notified ;
3) 7th – 21st November: Successful candidates will undergo pre-deployment training;
4) 2016: Successful applicants will be deployed to relevant organizations.
For more information,
contact
- Dr Beatrice Njenga (Head of Youth Division);
- Mr Daniel Adugna (AU-YVC program manager) at: youth@africa-union.org
For More Information:
Visit the Official Webpage of the African Union Youth Volunteer Corps (AU-YVC)
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