African Union (AU) Internship Program 2024/2025 for young Africans.

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Application Deadline: December 16, 2024

Applications are actually open for the 2024/2025 African Union (AU) Internship Program. The African Union Internship Program offers a possibility for interns to enrich their academic expertise and to develop their skilled expertise and expertise by way of The AU internship program is a full-time engagement by way of which certified people from numerous educational backgrounds are given the chance to achieve skilled publicity throughout the AU. As a corporation which promotes respect for range and workforce work, we encourage all certified people to apply. Applicants ought to have a eager curiosity within the work of the AU and exhibit the power to work together with people from varied cultural backgrounds and beliefs.

The program goals to show individuals to the workings of the AU at an early stage of their skilled profession and strengthen their private {and professional} expertise. It offers an avenue for individuals to achieve hands-on expertise in varied relevant fields, whereas studying in an intercultural setting.  The AU will additional acquire assist from individuals who possess sufficient data and expertise in related areas and function a possible grooming floor for future African Leaders.

Eligibility Requirements

•    Actively enrolled in not less than the ultimate 12 months of a Bachelor’s diploma program OR
•    Must have obtained a Bachelor’s diploma or a complicated/ publish graduate (Masters) qualification in a associated educational discipline; 
•    Be nationals of a Member State of the African Union.
•    Be full time college students at the moment enrolled within the remaining 12 months of their Bachelors or graduate faculty program.
•    Be fluent in not less than one of many African Union working languages (Arabic, English, French or Portuguese).
•    Be not more than thirty-two (32) years of age on the time of choice.
•    Possess the best commonplace of ethical conduct and integrity.
•    Have not been convicted of any severe legal offence excluding minor visitors offences.  
•    Prior work expertise shouldn’t be required for the internship positions.

Required Skills

•    Proficient laptop expertise (MS Word, Excel and Power Point)
•    Proficiency with e-mail and web purposes, 
•    Good interpersonal expertise
•    Ability to speak each orally and in writing
•    Proficiency in one of many AU officers working languages (French, English, Portuguese, Arabic, Spanish, Kiswahili) and fluency in one other AU language(s) is an added benefit
 

Core Competencies

•    Ability to speak clearly
•    Ability to put in writing clearly and concisely
•    Be dedicated to work
•    Ability to work harmoniously in a multi-cultural setting
•    Possess the best commonplace of ethical conduct and integrity
 

Focus Area

In common, interns help in offering administrative and technical assist for efficient implementation of African Union programmes, tasks and actions in its beneath Department/Directorates: 

–    Cabinet of the Chairperson
–    Cabinet of the Deputy Chairperson
–    Office of the Director General
–    Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment (ARBE)
–    Economic Development, Trade, Industry, Mining (ETIM)
–    Education, Science, Technology and Innovation (ESTI)
–    Infrastructure and Energy (IE)
–    Political Affairs, Peace and Security (PAPS)
–    Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development (HHS)
–    Human Resources Management (HRM)
–    Operations Support Services
–    Management Information Systems Division
–    Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
–    Conference Management and Publications (CMP)
–    Office for Safety and Security Services
–    Citizens and Diaspora (CIDO)
–    Medical and Health Services
–    Financial Control Unit
–    Office of Strategic Planning and Delivery
–    Office of Internal Oversight (OIO)
–    Quality Assurance and Control
–    Ethics, Integrity and Standards
–    Office of the Secretary to the Commission
–    Office of the Legal Counsel (OLC)
–    Office of Protocol
–    Partnership and Resource Mobilization
–    Women, Gender and Youth (WGY)
–    Information and Communication
–    Peace Fund Secretariat
–    New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD)

Terms and Conditions

•    The AU can have no monetary obligation in direction of interns – journey preparations and value of lodging and dwelling bills would be the accountability of the interns. 
•    AU will use affordable efforts to help the interns in acquiring their entry and residence visas.
•    Interns won’t be entitled to any compensation for journey. 
•    The internship might be approved solely as soon as for three (3) month renewable one time for any candidate
•    Interns will not be entitled to medical journey or medical evacuation to and from the internship location on the bills of the Commission. Interns shall subsequently have a person insurance coverage protection all through the length of the internship.

Applications

Application for admission to the AU Internship Program are submitted on-line. 
If you’re a first-time consumer of our on-line registration system, you will have to register earlier than you may log in. You are suggested to offer as a lot related data as potential. 
Applicants should submit the next supporting paperwork with their on-line utility:
•    A motivation letter indicating what they anticipate to achieve out of the internship program
•    A duplicate of legitimate passport or nationwide id card
•    Certified copies of related educational certificates
•    Current curriculum vitae (CV)
•    Recommendation letter for internship from the establishment of studying that they’re attending
•    Upon profitable submission of their utility, candidates will obtain an electronic mail affirmation that their utility has been efficiently obtained.
 

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the African Union (AU) Internship Program