African Union Director Jobs 2023 – Ethiopia NGO Jobs

African Union Director Jobs 2023 – Ethiopia NGO Jobs.

African Union Ethiopia looking for “Director”.

Applicants with a Master’s Degree may apply on or before December 11, 2023.

The African Union (AU) is a continental union consisting of 55 member states located on the continent of Africa. The AU was announced in the Sirte Declaration in Sirte, Libya, on 9 September 1999, calling for the establishment of the African Union. The bloc was founded on 26 May 2001 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and launched on 9 July 2002 in Durban, South Africa. The intention of the AU was to replace the Organization of African Unity (OAU), established on 25 May 1963 in Addis Ababa by 32 signatory governments; the OAU was disbanded on 9 July 2002.

African Union Director Jobs 2023

The African Union has published a job vacancy announcement on November 29, 2023 for qualified Ethiopia’s to fill in the vacant post of Director to be based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

African Union Job Vacancy 2023

Specific Responsibilities:

• Provides technical guidance and supervise the preparation and formulation of appropriate programs, policies and strategies related to Social Development, labour, employment, migration, Culture, Sport, drug control and crime prevention etc.at the continental level and follow up on their implementation.
• Supervises the activities of the Specialized Agencies and Institutions of the African Union within the Department working in the areas of social development, labour, employment, sports, and culture.
• Facilitates interactions with the other Director within African Union including the Agencies and Institutions in charge of migration,
• Supervises the preparation and management of Ministerial Conferences and other relevant high-level meetings and engagements in the areas of the Directorate.
• Develops and promotes a rights-based approach framework for each thematic programme of work within the Department.
• Provides technical guidance in the analysis of problem situations and major trends, and harmonization of related development programmes and issues for the realization of an inclusive society where all human beings, including those in vulnerable situation- such as older persons, persons with disabilities including albinism, children, indigenous people- have an equal say and standing in Members States.
• Provides quality assurance in the programmes by ensuring that they meet the overall objective of the Department.
• Develops and maintains appropriate working relations with partners of the African Union, on social and development issues.
• Supervises, guides, and delegates Heads of Divisions in their duties, ensuring departments policies and guidelines are clearly communicated while assessing, managing, and resolving problematic developments and situations.

Position in Organization:

• Position Name: Director, Social Development, Culture and Sports
• Reports to: Commissioner HHS
• Directorate/Department: Health, Humanitarian Affairs & Social Development
• Division: Social Development, Culture and Sports
• Number of Direct Reports: 2
• Number of Indirect Reports: 21
• Number of Positions: 1
• Job Grade: D1
• Contract Type: Regular
• Location: Addis Ababa/Ethiopia

Minimum Requirement:

• Master’s Degree in Sociology, Arts, Law, International studies, Public Administration or other related Human and Social Science studies.
• A minimum of 15 years of relevant experience eight (8) of which should have been obtained at managerial level and 5 years at supervisory level.

How to Apply African Union Director Jobs 2023

Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.

Then to apply, go to https://jobs.au.int/The%20African%20Union%20Commiss/job/Addis-Ababa-Director%2C-Social-Development%2C-Culture-and-Sports/782292902/

The Closing Date: December 11, 2023.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.

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