Deadline for Application: October 18, 2013
Have you got what it takes to be the next AGCO Africa Ambassador? If you are up to the challenge, Stand a chance of Winning USD10,000
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Requirements
- Minimum age: twenty-one (21) years old
- Proof of African origin and valid passport from an African country
- Present residence in an African country
- Fluent in spoken English
- Some experience with speaking in front of a large audience
- No record of criminal behavior including crimes of moral turpitude or which might bring AGCO into disrepute
- No membership in extreme, radical or violent groups including but not limited to groups which advocate the violent overthrow of any government
- No human rights offenses
- Must be available to participate in both Events: International Green Week Fair (January 17-26, 2014) and AGCO Africa Summit (January 20, 2014)
- Must be eligible to receive a visa to enter Germany during the Event
- May not be an employee or immediate family member of an employee with AGCO
- Eligible Participants may enter the Program by creating and submitting a video of themselves explaining why they should be chosen to act as the AGCO Africa Ambassador to Germany during the Event.
- The video must not contain obscenities or other objectionable content.
- Eligible Participants may enter as many times as they chooses so long as each Submission offers different content and perspective from a previous Submission by the Eligible Participant.
- Multiple entries of the same Submission will result in disqualification.
- Your video should be uploaded on our Youtube page (http://www.youtube.com/agcocorp) as a video response to the contest video, posted on AGCO Africa Ambassador Facebook page (www.facebook.com/AfricaAmbassador) or sent directly via email to [email protected].
- Submissions must be no less than thirty (30) seconds and/or no more than three (3) minutes in length.
- Men and women are welcome to participate in the contest
Winning
Qualification for the contest begins on August 19th, 2013 at 1 pm EST and ends on October 18th, 2013 at 12 pm EST.
Submissions will be approved, judged and decided on by the AGCO marketing team. The announcement of the winner takes place on November 18th, 2013 on the Facebook page (www.facebook.com/AfricaAmbassador). Eligible Participants accept and acknowledge that the decision of the Judges is final.
Prize
- Hosting the AGCO Africa Summit on January 20, 2014 in Berlin, Germany.
- Representing your continent for AGCO as an AGCO Africa Ambassador at the International Green Week fair in Berlin, Germany from January 17-26, 2014.
- Responsibility in regular reporting (by-weekly) about trends and developments in African agriculture and economy as well as AGCO‘s activities in Africa on Facebook and Twitter in posts, uploads and video messages during the one year contract period (when appropriate, participation at AGCO events in Africa).
- $10,000.00 cash award at the beginning of the one-year contract.
- Reimbursement for all reasonable traveling expenses solely related to participation as the AGCO Africa Ambassador.
For More Information visit the Africa Ambassador Contest Website.