African Union Recruitment 2023/2024 Application Portal and Requirements

African Union Recruitment 2023/2024 Application Portal and Requirements

Interested and eligible candidates are hereby invited to submit their application forms to fill vacant positions at the AU. All eligible candidates should submit their application forms online now before the application closing date.

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List of Available Vacancies at AU

These vacancies are available for application now;

1. Interpreter (Spanish)
2. Interpreter (English)
3. Interpreter (Portuguese)
4. Translator (English)
5. Translator (Kiswahili)
6. Revisor (Portuguese)
7. Revisor (French)
8. Head of Communication (AfCFTA)
9. Director for Customs Administration (AfCFTA)

Requirements for Spanish Interpreter 

• The ideal candidate should hold  University Master’s Degree in Conference Services, Languages, or Interpretation from a recognized institution with ten (10) years of progressive experience out of which six (6) years at the expert or specialist level and 3 years at the supervisory level. OR
• Candidates holding a Bachelor’s Degree in either Translation, Modern Languages, Linguistics or related fields of study must have twelve (12) years of progressively responsible experience out of which six (6) years at the expert or specialist level and 3 at the supervisory level.
• Professional certification in the interpretation field will be an added value.

Requirements for English and Portugues Interpreters

The requirements for this position are the same as that of Spanish above.

Requirements for English and Kiswahili Translator

• Master’s Degree in Translation, Modern Languages, or related fields from a recognized institution with seven (7) years of experience as a translator out of which 3 years are at the expert level.
• Candidates with a Bachelor’s Degree in the above fields of study will be considered provided they have a minimum of ten (10) years of relevant work experience as a translator out of which 3 years are at the expert level;
• Certification of translators’ professional member status from a recognized professional body is an added advantage
• The candidate for each position is required to translate into their A language, thus an English Translator must have English as their A language; a French translator must have French as their A language, and so on for all other AU working languages.
• Knowledge of Computer-assisted translation (CAT) tools

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Requirements for Portuguese and French Revisor 

• A University Master’s Degree in either translation, modern languages, linguistics, or related fields of study with ten (10) years of progressively responsible experience out of which six (6) years at an expert level and 3 at a supervisory level.
• Candidates holding a Bachelor’s Degree in either translation, modern languages, linguistics, or related fields of study with twelve (12) years of progressively responsible experience out of which six (6) years at an expert level and 3 at a supervisory level.
• Certification of Translators’ professional member status from a recognized professional body is an added advantage.

Requirements for Head of Communication (AfCFTA)

• A Master’s Degree in Communications, Public Relations, and Advertising, Marketing or Business Administration with twelve (12) years of relevant and progressively responsible experience in the area of corporate communications of which Seven (7) years should be at the senior management level and 5 (five) should involve supervisory roles.
• Professional qualification in marketing / or public relations will be an added advantage
• Regional/international experience managing communication for large national or regional or international organizations
• Experience in producing high-quality advertising and content creation in-house or working with media and advertising agencies
• Experience in conceptualizing and implementing high-impact digital marketing campaigns
• Computer literacy and the use of modern means of communication tools is an added advantage.

Required Skills

• Corporate Marketing and Brand Strategy development and communication implementation
• A demonstrated ability to initiate and promote collaborative approaches between geographically and culturally disparate partners
• Ability to establish and maintain effective partnerships and working relations both internally and externally
• Ability to develop and delegate clear program goals, plans, and actions, including budgets, that are consistent with agreed strategies
• Ability to manage budgets and determine the financial impact
• Ability to delegate the appropriate responsibility, accountability, and decision-making authority with regard to performance management and professional development
• Ability to effectively lead, supervise, mentor, develop and evaluate staff
• Proficiency in one of the AU working languages, and fluency in another AU language is an added advantage

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Requirements for Director for Customs Administration (AfCFTA)

• University Master’s Degree in International Trade, Development Economics, International Relations, International Business, International Law, Political Science, or any relevant discipline
• A minimum of fifteen (15) years of progressively responsible professional work experience in a profession related to trade in Service, regulation of foreign investment, trade law, international negotiations, intellectual property rights, cross border barriers, transnational corporate law, and practice out of which eight (8) years of this should be at managerial level managing professional staff in support of – or within – a national, regional, continental, or international organization.

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How to Apply for African Union Recruitment

Interested and eligible candidates are to submit their application form online via the African Union Recruitment portal here before the application deadline

While on the portal, select your desired role and submit your application form.

Application Deadline

The deadline for the above list of jobs is 19th December 2022. However, the link above will also display all future jobs hence, it will always be relevant.

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