The African Union Youth Volunteer Corps (AU-YVC), established in 2010, is a continental development program that promotes youth volunteerism in Africa. The program aims to deepen the status of young people as key actors in Africa’s development targets and goals, enhancing their participation in policy development as well as design and implementation of relevant interventions towards the Africa Union’s Agenda 2063, ‘The Africa we want’. It brings people together to share skills, knowledge, creativity and learning to build a more integrated, prosperous and peaceful Continent driven by its citizens.

Title: AU Youth Volunteer
Grade: AU Youth Volunteer
Duty Station: Across AU Member States

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Job Description Summary

As an African Union Youth Volunteer you wll be deployed to serve for a period of 12 months in your respective professional field. Through the AU-YVC program, the AUC ims to achieve the following objectives:

Project

Empower African youth through leadership and professional experience.
Mainstream youth in Pan African Organizations.
Promote Pan Africanism and integration through exchange.
As an AUYV you will play a catalytic role in supporting Africa’s Development Agenda (Agenda 2063) and bring in a youth lens in the various policies and programs you will be engaged in and play your role towards and integrated, prosperous and peaceful Africa driven by its citizen – in particular its Youth.

You will be deployed for a period of 12 months outside your own country which will expose you to new cultures, and societies where you will be required to adapt, learn and add value to your organization and your host community at large.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Once selected, you will be matched with existing vacancies based on your professional background and past experience. A detailed terms of reference will be provided to you by the host organization where you will be serving.

REMUNERATION:

For the successful candidates, the African Union Commission will cover the full costs of their pre-deployment training and deployment.

African Union Youth Volunteers are entitled to the following:

1. Economy return air ticket from home town to place of deployment.
2. A modest monthly stipend.
3. Health Insurance cover.
4. AU Service Passport.
5. Separation allowance on successful completion of twelve (12) Months service.


Click Here to View More on the African Union Youth Volunteer Programme and Find out how to Apply

Application closing date: May 31, 2018

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