The African Union Youth Volunteer Corps (AU-YVC) a continental development program that promotes youth volunteerism in Africa.
POSITION : AU Volunteer - "8th Batch"
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.
Applicants have to meet the following criteria:
- Citizen of an AU Member State living on the continent or the Diaspora;
- 18 – 35 years;
- 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;
- 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.
Entitlements
- 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
Sorry the application deadline for this job has elapsed
