APPLY: 33 AU job positions are open in four countries

The African Union (AU) has announced applications for 33 positions in the organisation.

The applications are available in four African countries — Ethiopia, the headquarters of the AU, the Gambia, Tanzania and Ghana.

The roles are across 21 departments in four organs of the union — African Union Commission (AUC), AfCFTA Secretariat, African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR), and African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights.

Below are the available roles and their locations.

1. Director, Human Resources Management — Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
2. Director general, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
3. Junior Finance Officer — Banjul, Gambia
4. Research Officer– Banjul, Gambia
5. Senior Litigation Expert — Banjul, Gambia
6. Senior Planning,  Monitoring Evaluation Officer — Banjul, Gambia
7. Interpreter Translator — Banjul, Gambia
8. Director Sustainable Environment And Blue Economy — Addis Ababa,  Ethiopia
9. Director Of Protocol — Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
10. Director Governance And Conflict Prevention — Addis Ababa,  Ethiopia
11. Rectal Sustainable Environment And Blue Economy — Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
12. Director Conflict Management — Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
13. Conference Management And Publications — Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
14. Secretary To The Commission — Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
15. Governance And Conflict Prevention — Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
16. Director Of Citizens And Diaspora Organisations — Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
17. Head Of Trade In Services Division– Accra, Ghana
18. Director Peace Fund Secretariat –Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
19. Directorate Woman, Gender And Youth — Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
20. Head Of Trade Remedies Division — Accra, Ghana
21. Director Ethics Integrity And Standards — Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
22. Head Of Administration And Human Resources Management Division– Accra, Ghana
23. Director Of Medical And Health Services — Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
24. Head Of Non-Tariff Measures Ntms Division — Accra, Ghana
25. Director Industrial Mining And Entrepreneurship — Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
26. Deputy Registrar– Arusha, Tanzania
27. Top Management Information Systems — Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
28. Head Of Rules Of Origin Policies — Division Accra, Ghana
29. Director Economic Development Integration And Trade — Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
30. Director Of Citizens And Diaspora Organisations — Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
31. Ethics Integrity And Standards– Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
32. Head Of Administration And Human Resources Management Division — Accra, Ghana
33. Director Of Medical And Health Services — Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

“The African Union (AU) offers you the opportunity to pursue a career in a rewarding and challenging work environment with great learning and development possibilities. In addition to the prospect of building a career within your field of expertise, working with the AU can offer a fulfilling environment that gives you satisfaction by providing the platform to contributing to the grand Agenda 2063,” information on the website said.

“The AU empowers you to get to know different cultures as part of a challenging and diverse work environment, with people from all over Africa working towards The Africa We Want.

“The AU offers a competitive remuneration package (salary and benefits), which includes: a tax-free salary, full relocation, installation allowance, dependency allowances, children education grant, comprehensive medical plan, staff retirement plan with generous employer contribution, group life insurance, annual leave, and home leave.”

You can find details of the job descriptions and requirements here.