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8th Batch African Union Youth Volunteer Corps (AU-YVC) 2018 for Young African Professionals (Fully Funded)

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Application Deadline: July 31st 2017

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. The volunteering opportunities are intended to build professionalism and a sense of responsibility among the participants, thus enhancing 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. The next intake of volunteers for deployment in 2018 will be from the 11th – 31st of July 2017.

Eligibility Criteria:
Applicants have to meet the following criteria:
1. Citizen of an AU Member State living on the continent or the Diaspora;
2. Aged between 18 – 35 years;
3. Have a post-secondary certified qualification(s) (TVET, Bachelor’s degree or equivalent)
4. Available in 2018 to dedicate 12 (twelve) months for volunteer work;
5. Willing to live and work in another AU Member State;
6. Is proficient in at least one AU working language (Arabic, English, French, Portuguese);
7. Has at least one year verifiable volunteering experience and one year professional work experience.

Volunteer Entitlements:
  • For the successful candidates, 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:
1. Economy return air ticket from home town to place of deployment
2. A modest monthly stipend
3. Health insurance cover
4. Separation allowance upon successful completion of twelve months service

Application Process:

Before clicking the apply button below, please note the following:
1. You will need to fill in a form on the next page. This form will help us assess your suitability for the program. Kindly respect the stated word limit. You are advised to type your answers in a Word Processor (such as Microsoft Word) before pasting in the relevant fields.
2. You will also need to add in a motivation letter with a maximum of 750 words. This should be added under the ‘Cover letter’ text box. Please ensure that your motivation letter answers the following:
a. Why you want to become an African Union Youth Volunteer?
b. Why you believe you are the best candidate to be an African Union Youth Volunteer?
c. What is your experience (s) (formal or informal) in youth civic engagement and participation, youth empowerment and/or promoting Pan-Africanism?
d. How has your previous experience (s) prepared you to work in diverse teams and cultures ?
e. What change do you expect to see in your self, the organization that you will be deployed in, and the community that you will be part of after your year of service?
3. Attach a copy of your CV
4. You will ALSO need to attach the following. Please merge these as one PDF document and attach that document. You might choose to use a service such as www.pdfmerge.com to do this.
-A copy of the identity page in your passport or national identity card
– Highest post-secondary certified qualification(s)
-Signed Letter of Recommendation verifying your volunteer experience (s)
5. Deadline for submission of applications is Monday, 31st July 2017 at Midnight GMT+3
Please note:
1. Incomplete and late applications will not be considered
2. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified
3. Candidates who had applied in previous years are and still meet the eligibility criteria are encourage to re-apply
Recruitment Process & Key Dates:
1. 1st August– eligibility Check;
2. 14th August: Successful applicants will be notified;
3. September 2017: Pre-deployment training;
4. 2018: Deployment of trained volunteers
More Information:
For more information/queries, please contact Ms Prudence Ngwenya (Head of Human
Resources and Youth Development Division); or Mr Daniel Adugna (AU Youth Program Officer) on [email protected]

 

Apply Now for the 8th Batch African Union Youth Volunteer Corps (AU-YVC) 2018

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Le Programme des Corps des Jeunes Voluntaires de l’union Africaine (CJV-UA) 2017-Formation de la 7eme cohorte CJV-UA

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Date Limite: 22 Août 2016

LE PROGRAMME DES COPRS DES JEUNES VOLONTAIRES DE L’UNION AFRICAINE (CJV-UA)
Quoi: APPEL A CANDIDATURES: Formation de la 7eme cohorte CJV-UA
Quand: 02 au 22 Août 2016
Où: candidature en ligne: www.africa-youth.org/auyvc
Qui: Commission de l’Union africaine / Division de la jeunesse

Le Corps des Jeunes Volontaires de l’Union Africaine (CJV-UA), établie en 2010, est un programme de développement continental de l’union africaine conçu pour promouvoir le volontariat parmi les jeunes professionnels dans tous les États membres de l’Union africaine. Le programme vise à approfondir l’état de jeunes en Afrique en tant qu’acteurs clés dans le développement des objectifs et des buts de l’Afrique, favorisant leur participation à l’élaboration de politiques ainsi que la conception et la mise en œuvre des interventions pertinentes vers la vision de l’UA : « l’Afrique que nous voulons ».

Il rassemble les jeunes à partager les compétences, les connaissances, la créativité et l’apprentissage afin de créer un cadre plus intégré et prospère du continent entraînée par ses citoyens. Les possibilités de volontariat sont destinées à renforcer le professionnalisme et un sens de la responsabilité chez les participants, renforçant ainsi leur employabilité.

Jeunes professionnels africains sont recrutés pour servir pendant une période de 12 mois dans un États membres de l’UA autre que le leur. L’appel à candidature de la prochaine cohorte des volontaires de l’UA est du 02 au 22 Août 2016 pour le déploiement en 2017.

Critère d’admission:

  • Les candidats doivent répondre aux critères suivants:
  • Citoyen d’Etat membres de l’UA ou de la diaspora africaine;
  • âgés entre 18 et 33 ans;
  • Avoir suivi une formation certifiée de niveau universitaire (vérifiable)
  • Etre disponible pour 12 mois de volontariat dans n’importe quel pays africain
  • Prêt à vivre et travailler dans un autre Etat membre de l’UA;
  • Maîtriser au moins une langue officielle de l’UA (Arabe, Anglais, Français, Portugais);
  • Avoir au moins une année d’expérience vérifiable en tant que volontaire et une année d’expérience de travail.

Les domaines admissibles de qualification

Pour la formation de la prochaine cohorte des jeunes volontaires de l’UA, les domaines de la qualification et l’expérience suivantes sont nécessaires:

§  Comptabilité

§  Agriculture

§  Communication

§  Informatique

§  Diverse filières en sciences naturelle

§  Economie

§  Education

§  Gestion de l’environnement

§  Etude sur le genre

 §  Gestion des ressources humaines

§  Droits de l’homme

§  Relations internationales

§  Journalisme

§  Droit

§  Science Politique

§  Science de l’espace

§  Statistiques

§  Traduction/Interprétariat

 

Processus de demande:

  1. Inscrive sur la base de données CJV-UA (africa-youth.org/auyvc)
  2. Lire attentivement les informations sur le site
  3. Créer votre profil
  4. Veuillez joindre les fichiers suivants :
  • Copie scannée de la page d’identité de votre passeport
  • Diplôme universitaire.
  • Lettre de recommandation
  1. Soumettre la demande (au plus tard le 22 Août 2016 à minuit, heure d’Addis Ababa)

* Les demandes en retard et les demandes qui ne contiennent pas tous les documents requis ne seront pas considérées

* Ceux qui avaient postulé avant sont priés de présenter une nouvelle demande

Processus de recrutement:

  • Le 23 Août : vérification de l’admissibilité
  • Le 15 Septembre: Les candidats retenus seront avisés
  • Du 15 Octobre au 01 Novembre: formation pré-déploiement;
  • 2017: Les candidats retenus seront déployés aux organisations concernées.

Droits des volontaires:

Pour les candidats retenus, la Commission de l’Union africaine va couvrir la totalité des coûts de leur formation pré-déploiement, et les coûts de leur déploiement.

 

Pour le déploiement, les jeunes volontaires de l’Union africaine reçoivent les éléments suivants:

  • Billet d’avion aller-retour en classe économie de la ville natale à la place de déploiement
  • Une allocation mensuelle modeste
  • une couverture d’assurance santé
  • une indemnité de séparation à la fin de douze mois de service

Plus d’information:

Pour plus d’informations, s’il vous plaît contacter Ms Prudence Ngwenya (Chef de la Division jeunesse); M. Daniel Adugna (gestionnaire du programme CJV-UA)

[email protected]

Visitez le site Officiel du Programme des Corps des Jeunes Voluntaires de l’union Africaine (CJV-UA) 2017

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7th Batch African Union Youth Volunteer Corps (AU-YVC) 2017 for Young African Professionals (Fully Funded)

by OFA
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Application Deadline: August 22nd 2016

AFRICAN UNION YOUTH VOLUNTEER CORPS (AU-YVC)
What: CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: 7th BATCH AU-YVC RECRUITMENT
When: 02nd – 22nd August 2016

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 in Africa 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 AU Vision of ‘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. The volunteering opportunities are intended to build professionalism and a sense of responsibility among the participants, thus enhancing their employability.

Young African Professionals are recruited to serve for a period of 12 months as AU Volunteers in an AU Member States other than their own. The next intake of volunteers for deployment in 2017 will be 02nd – 22nd August 2016.

Eligibility Criteria:

Applicants have to meet the following criteria:

  • Citizen of AU Member State or African Diaspora;
  • Age 18 – 33 years;
  • Has a post-secondary certified qualifications (TVET, Bachelor’s degree or equivalent)
  • Available to dedicate 12 (twelve) months for volunteer work;
  • Willing to live and work in another AU Member State;
  • Is proficient in at least one official AU language (Arabic, English, French, Portuguese);
  • Has at least one year verifiable volunteering experience and one year professional work experience.

Eligible Fields of Qualification

For the next intake of AU Youth Volunteers, the following fields of qualification and expertise are required:

§  Accounting

§  Agriculture

§  Communication Studies

§  Computer Science

§  Diverse Natural Science Fields

§  Economics

§  Education

§  Environmental Management

§  Gender Studies

 §  Human Resources Management

§  Human rights

§  International relations

§  Journalism

§  Law

§  Political Science

§  Space Science

§  Statistics

§  Translation/Interpretation

Volunteer Entitlements:

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

On deployment, the 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 on successful completion of twelve months
Application Process:

  1. Register on the AU-YVC Database (africa-youth.org/auyvc)
  2. Read carefully the information on the website
  3. Build Your Profile
  4. Attach the following:
    • Scanned copy of identity page on your passport
    • Highest qualification degree
    • Letter of Recommendation
  5. Submit application (latest by 22nd August 2016 midnight Addis Ababa time)

*Late applications and applications that do not contain all requested documents will not be considered

*THOSE WHO HAD APPLIED BEFORE ARE REQUESTED TO RE-APPLY

Recruitment Process:

  • 23rd August – eligibility Check;
  • 15th September: Successful applicants will be notified;
  • 15th October – 01st November: AU-YVC pre-deployment training;
  • 2017: Deployment of trained volunteers.

More Information:

For more information, please contact Ms Prudence Ngwenya (Head of Youth Division); Mr Daniel Adugna (AU-YVC Program Manager) [email protected]

Apply Now for the AFRICAN UNION YOUTH VOLUNTEER CORPS (AU-YVC)

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the AFRICAN UNION YOUTH VOLUNTEER CORPS (AU-YVC)

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