ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS AND RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Master’s Degree in Education, Human Rights, Gender, Management & Policy Development, Social and humanities Sciences or other closely related fields, with twelve (12) years of postgraduate relevant work experience in Education, Human Rights, Management & Policy Development, Social and humanities Sciences, in African countries, including experience working on Girls’ and Women’s Education program or policy management with a knowledge of the context of the CESA 16-25, Decade of Education for Africa, out of which seven (7) years at managerial level and (5) years must have been served at a supervisory level.
Required Skills
1. Ability to communicate orally with strong interpersonal skills.
2. Ability to express ideas and formulate plans by means of clear and effective writing and oral presentations.
3. Ability to draft conceptual and detailed reports/papers and review/edit the work of others.
4. Ability to prepare rationale with respect to key financial and administrative decisions.
5. Ability to understand and supervise periodic budgetary and financial reporting & procedure.
6. Ability to validate all payments of expenses for the institution
7. Ability to understand administrative and financial implication procedure of contracts and procurement;
8. Ability to negotiates effectively.
9. Keeps abreast of available technology and understands its applicability to the work of the Organization
10. Ability to actively seek, identify and apply appropriate technology to improve Programme delivery.
11. Good computer literacy
12. Proficiency in one of the AU officials working languages (French, English, Portuguese, Arabic, and Spanish); fluency in another AU language(s) is an added advantage
13. Good skills in media Communication and negotiating skills;
14. Excellent writing skills;
15. Good planning and organizational skills;
16. Proven ability to produce different communication materials;
17. Computer literacy;
18. Ability to work in multicultural environments;
19. Excellent skills in Human Resources and Budget management
20. Ability to supervise and manage teams.
21. Management experience, excellent interpersonal skills, ability to organize and motivate others, and to work in a multi-cultural environment;
22. International exposure and ability to work harmoniously with governments and International institutions
Leadership Competencies
1. Strategic Perspective
2. Developing Others
3. Change Management
4. Managing Risk
Core Competencies
1. Building Relationship
2. Foster Accountability Culture
3. Learning Orientation
4. Communicating with impact
Functional Competencies
1. Conceptual Thinking
2. Job Knowledge and information sharing
3. Drive for Results
4. Fosters Innovation
TENURE OF APPOINTMENT:
The appointment will be made on a regular term contract for a period of three (3) years, of which the first twelve months shall be considered as a probationary period. Thereafter, the contract will be for a period of two years renewable, subject to satisfactory performance and deliverables.
GENDER MAINSTREAMING:
The AU Commission is an equal opportunity employer and qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply.
LANGUAGES:
Proficiency in one of the AU working languages (Arabic, English, French, Kiswahili, Portuguese, and Spanish) is mandatory and fluency in another AU language is an added advantage
REMUNERATION:
Indicative basic salary of US$50,746.00 (P5 Step1) per annum plus other related entitlements e.g. Post adjustment (55% of basic salary), Housing allowance US$ 22,320.00 (per annum), and education allowance (100% of tuition and other education-related expenses for every eligible dependent up to a maximum of US$ 10,000.00 per child per annum), for internationally recruited staff and a maximum of $3,300 per child per annum for locally recruited staff.
Applications must be submitted no later than January 10, 2025 11h59 p.m. EAT.
• Only candidates who meet all job requirements and are selected for interviews will be contacted.
• Consideration will be given only to those candidates who have submitted a fully completed online application with a curriculum vitae (CV), an African passport, and the required academic qualifications, such as Diplomas (Bac+2), Bachelor's degrees (Bac+3), Master's degrees (Bac+5) and any relevant certificate in line with the area of expertise.
• The African Union is an equal opportunity employer, and female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
• Candidates from less represented countries within the African Union are strongly encouraged to apply for positions that fit their profiles. These countries include Algeria, Angola, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Comoros, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Mali, Morocco, Namibia, Sahrawi D.R., Sao Tome and Principe., Seychelles, Somalia and Tunisia.
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