The African Union Youth Volunteer
Corps (AU-YVC) is a continental
development program that recruits
and works with youth volunteers,
to work in all 54 countries across
the African Union.
Deciding to become an AU-YV is
a life changing decision opening
opportunities to serve in a
community other than your own
and assisting in the local
development efforts. Africa needs
countless skilled labor each year
in all fields and professional
sectors. Youth Volunteerism has
contributed significantly to the
development of most advanced
economies and contributes a
substantively to annual GDP. In
Africa, Youth Volunteerism would
not only contribute directly to the
development of the continent, but
is also a means of direct and
meaningful youth participation and
empowerment.
As a volunteer, apart from
applying your skills and
knowledge to solve everyday
challenges, you would gain crucial
international work experience and
acquire a great deal of leadership
and soft skills, develop your self
reliance and acquire new
professional skills.
Most of all however, you would
gain a life changing experience of
learning a new culture, experience
a new lifestyle, and get to know a
new African country and its people
outside your own. This experience
would guaranteed shape your life
and remain in your memory for
the rest of your life.
Title: African Union Youth
Volunteer Corps (AU-YVC) 2016
Are You Ready For The Challenge
Main Commitment
Your duties and responsibilities
would mainly be to serve the
community, organization or
institution where you will be
deployed. This will be in relation
with your field of study or past
experience. At present the main
areas of focus for AU-YVC are:
Education; Health and HIV/ AIDS;
Peace and Security; Information
and Communications Technology;
Business and Youth
Entrepreneurship; Agriculture and
Environment.
During your deployment your
overall objective shall remain to
bring a lasting and sustainable
impact and benefits to your host
community/ organization and
promote the spirit of volunteerism
and values of service.
This would require you to
demonstrate leadership, discipline
and dedication throughout your
service and especially during
challenging and difficult times.
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.
Eligibility Criteria:
Applicants have to meet the
following criteria:
1) Citizen of African Union
Member State (All African
countries except Morocco) or
African Diaspora;
2) Aged between 18 and 33 years;
3) Have at least a post-secondary
education certified training and
qualifications, from the equivalent
of a Bachelor’s degree
4) Available to dedicate 12
(twelve) months for volunteer
work;
5) Willing to live and work in
another AU Member State;
6) Be proficient in at least one
official AU language (Arabic,
English, French, Portuguese);
7) Have at least one year verifiable
experience as a volunteer and or
one year of regular work
experience
Eligible Fields of Qualification For
the next intake of AU Youth
Volunteers, the following fields of
qualification and experience are
required:
Accounting > Agricultural >
Communication Studies >
Computer Science > Conflict
studies > Diverse Natural Science
Fields > Economics > Education >
Environmental Management >
Gender Studies > Human
Resources Management > Human
rights – International Law >
International relations >
Journalism > Law > Political
Science > Space Science >
Statistics
Benefits:
For the successful candidates, the
African Union Commission will
cover the full costs of their pre-
deployment training, at a venue to
be communicated.
On deployment, the 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 on
successful completion of twelve
months
Method of application:
Applicants are requested to
submit the following
1. Filled out application form
2. Scanned copy of University
degree certificate
3. Letter of recommendation from
place of volunteer/work
experience
4. Scanned copy of identity page
on your passport
5. Curriculum Vitae
The listed documents should be
sent before 25th September 2015
to : youth@africa-union.org .
*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 Timeline
1) 30th September: Shortlisting ;
2) 15th October: Successful
applicants will be notified ;
3) 7th – 21st November:
Successful candidates will
undergo pre-deployment training;
4) 2016: Successful applicants
will be deployed to relevant
organizations.
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