Applications for the African Union Volunteer Corps (AU-YVC) 2020 are now open. The African Union Volunteer Corps (AU-YVC) was created in 2010 and is a continental development programme that promotes youth volunteering in Africa.
The programme aims to deepen the status of young people as key players in Africa's development goals and targets by increasing their participation in policy development, as well as the design and implementation of interventions relevant to the African Union's Agenda 2063, "The Africa we want".
It brings people together to share skills, knowledge, creativity and learning in order to build a more integrated, prosperous and peaceful continent, driven by its citizens. Volunteering opportunities aim to build professionalism and a sense of responsibility among participants, thereby increasing their employability. 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.
Programme details
As an African Union Youth Volunteer, you will be seconded to serve for a period of 12 months in your respective professional field. Through the AU-YVC programme, the AUC aims to achieve the following objectives:
Empowering African youth through leadership and professional experience.
Ordinary young people in pan-African organisations.
Promoting 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 a youth lens into the various policies and programmes you will be engaged in and play your part towards an 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 organisation and your host community at large.
Benefits
The African Union Commission will cover all the costs of your pre-deployment training and deployment.
Saving money on airfare from your home town to your place of work.
A modest monthly salary.
Health insurance cover.
UA service passport.
Separation allowance on successful completion of 12 (twelve) Months' service.
Eligibility
Applicants must be an AU Member State living on the continent or in the diaspora
Must be aged between 18 and 35 (must be under 35 on completion of 12 months' service)
Must have a certified post-secondary qualification (TVET, Bachelor's, Master's etc.)
Must be available to devote 12 (twelve) months to voluntary work
Must be willing to live and work in another AU Member State
Must be proficient in at least one UA working language (Arabic, English, French, Portuguese)
You must have at least one year's verifiable voluntary experience and one year's professional experience.
Motivated young leaders who embody the following qualities should apply.
It embodies the spirit of pan-Africanism.
Committed to Africa's shared values of integration, peace and development.
It embodies the spirit of servant leadership.
High level of professionalism.
Solution orientated and can demonstrate results.
Able to work and thrive in challenging and multicultural environments, including post-conflict environments.
Respectful of cultural, intellectual, religious and linguistic diversity.
Strong interpersonal and organisational skills.
Flexible, independent and self-motivated.
Application
During the application, you will be asked to provide an access code. Click here to see how to obtain the access code for the AUYVC application.
Follow the steps below to submit your request:
Create an account (instructions and video tutorial available).
Fill in your personal details and the application form.
Attach the following documents:Your up-to-date professional CV (no more than 3 pages).
Bio page of your passport (or national ID).
Copy of your highest qualification (without transcipts).
Attach a letter of recommendation (no more than 2 years old) attesting to your leadership qualities
Attach your cover letter. In your cover letter, answer the following questions:
Why do you want to become an African Union Youth Volunteer?
What makes you the best candidate for AU-YVC?
What skills are you bringing to AU-YVC and your host organisation?
Review and submit your application before 16 August 2020 at midnight (Addis Ababa time).
Or
Click here to apply
https://auyvc.africa-union.org/
For more information visit: African Union Volunteer Corps.
