African Union Youth Volunteer Corps (AU-YVC) 2024

Applications are invited from suitably qualified African applicants for the African Union Youth Volunteer Corps (AU-YVC) 2024/2025 session. This progam is eligible to First Degree candidates.

This Graduate Programme is organized by African Union and is located at Ethiopia. AUYVC promotes volunteering to deepen the status of young people in Africa as key actors in Africa’s development targets and goals, enhancing their participation in policy, programs and initiatives. This program is a flagship continental Youth Leadership program that recruits trains an deploys young African professionals from all 55 AU Member States to serve as professional volunteers for a period of 12 months.

The African Union (AU) is a continental union consisting of 55 member states located on the continent of Africa. The AU was announced in the Sirte Declaration in Sirte, Libya, on 9 September 1999, calling for the establishment of the African Union. The bloc was founded on 26 May 2001 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and launched on 9 July 2002 in Durban, South Africa. The intention of the AU was to replace the Organization of African Unity (OAU), established on 25 May 1963 in Addis Ababa by 32 signatory governments; the OAU was disbanded on 9 July 2002. The most important decisions of the AU are made by the Assembly of the African Union, a semi-annual meeting of the heads of state and government of its member states.

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Internship Summary:

Company/Organisation(s): African Union

Program Type: Graduate Programme

Program Location: Ethiopia

Program Duration: 12 months

Available Slot: Several

Basic Qualifications: First Degree

Nationality: Africans

Requirement and Eligibility Criteria for African Union Youth Volunteer Corps (AU-YVC) 2024:

Citizen of an AU Member State living on the continent or in the Diaspora.
Aged 18 – 35 years (must be under the age of 35 upon completing 12 months service).
Have a post-secondary certified qualification(s) (TVET, Bachelor’s, Master’s etc.)
Available in 2023/24 to dedicate 12 (twelve) months for professional volunteer service.
Willing to live and work in another AU Member State.
Is proficient in at least one AU working language (Arabic, English, French, Portuguese, Swahili , Spanish).
Has at least one-year verifiable volunteering experience and one-year professional work experience.

Program Benefits

Unique opportunity to engage at highest continental policy and programs at the African Union.
Network with Young African leaders from across the continent.
Economy return ticket to place of deployment.
A monthly stipend to cover living expenses.
Health insurance cover.
AU Service Passport.
Separation allowance on successful completion of twelve months service.
Training and mentorship opportunities

Application Procedures for the 2024/2025 African Union Youth Volunteer Corps (AU-YVC) (how to apply):

Interested applicants for the African Union Youth Volunteer Corps 24 are to complete an online application on or before the application deadline and submit the following documents:

Your updated professional CV (no longer than 3 pages) Bio page of your passport or national ID, Certificate copy of your highest completed qualification (transcripts are not acceptable), Attach a letter of recommendation (not older than 2 years) attesting to your
leadership qualities (in the manifesto folder)
Attach your cover letter. In your cover letter please respond to the following questions:
i. Why do you want to become an African Union Youth Volunteer?
ii. What makes you the best candidate for AUYVC?
iii. What skills are you bringing to the AUYVC and your host organization?
Review and submit your application before: Tuesday September 19, 2023 11h59 p.m. EAT.
Applicants are to note the following:
i. Incomplete and late applications will not be considered
ii. Only successful applicants will be contacted
iii. Providing incomplete or incorrect information is ground for immediate disqualification.

Required Skills

• Proficient computer skills (MS Word, Excel and Power Point)
• Proficiency with e-mail and internet applications,
• Good interpersonal skills
• Ability to communicate both orally and in writing
• Proficiency in one of the AU officials working languages (French, English, Portuguese, Arabic, Spanish, Kiswahili) and fluency in another AU language(s) is an added advantage

Application Deadline: September 19, 2023

For more information about this opportunity. Visit the Official Websites.