PROGRAMME OFFICER (COORDINATION & OUTREACH)

Vacancy Ref.:	-
Closing date:	3/29/2014
Department:	ADMIN. & HR DEVELOPMENT
Post Level	P2
Job Category	Social Sciences
Immediate Supervisor	Head of Coordination and Outreach Division
Duty Station	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT: PROGRAMME OFFICER (COORDINATION & OUTREACH) THE AFRICAN UNION (AU), ESTABLISHED AS A UNIQUE PANAFRICAN CONTINENTAL BODY, IS CHARGED WITH SPEARHEADING AFRICA'S RAPIDINTEGRATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT BY PROMOTING UNITY, SOLIDARITY,COHESION AND COOPERATION AMONG THE PEOPLES OF AFRICA AND AFRICAN STATES AS WELLAS DEVELOPING A NEW PARTNERSHIP WORLDWIDE. ITS HEADQUARTERS IS LOCATED IN ADDISABABA THE CAPITAL CITY OF ETHIOPIA. IN SEEKING TO ACHIEVE THIS OBJECTIVE, THE AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION (AUC)INTENDS TO BUILD ITS CAPACITY TO DELIVER, AMONG OTHERS, THE IMPLEMENTATION OFITS ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE BY FILLING UP VACANCIES. THE COMMISSION IS THEREFORE INVITING APPLICANTS WHO ARE CITIZENS OF MEMBERSTATES OF THE AFRICAN UNION TO APPLY FOR THE POSITION OF PROGRAMME OFFICER (COORDINATION & OUTREACH) WITHIN THE DIRECTORATEOF WOMEN, GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT. 1.   Post : JobTitle:                                     ProgrammeOfficer (Coordination & Outreach) Grade:                                        P2 Department:                               Directorateof Women, Gender and Development ImmediateSupervisor:           Headof Coordination and Outreach Division DutyStation:                              Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2.   Major Duties and Responsibilities: The incumbentreports to the Head of Coordination and Outreach Division, and supports thework of the Division in the area of coordination and outreach by performing thefollowing tasks: a)    Assistingin providing technical support to the African Union Women's Committee (AUWC); b)    Draftingbackground documents and reports of the (AUWC); c)    Assistingwith advocacy activities to mainstream gender and promote women's empowermentin all organs of the AU, Member States; d)    Assistingwith education campaigns to disseminate information on AU policies andprogrammes in the area of gender; e)    Assistingwith producing and maintaining material for the AU website on African women andgender issue; f)     Assistingwith producing and maintaining material for AU website on African women andgender issue; g)    Assistingin production of materials for AU website on African women and gender issues; h)   Disseminatinginformation about activities of Directorate of Women, Gender and Development; i)     Assistingin the production of periodic reports on the Status of African Women andprogress towards gender equality in Africa; j)     Assistingin organizing expert meetings, workshops and panel discussions to disseminategood practices, lessons learned, emerging issues and trends on the continent; k)    Assistingin preparing and implementation plans action, programmes and activities of theDivision; l)     Draftingperiodic reports of activities of the Division; m)  Performingany other duties as may be assigned. 3.   Educational Qualification and ExperienceRequired: Candidate musthave a Bachelor Degree from recognized University in Social Sciences, orCommunication, or Policy Studies, or Law, or Development Studies. Candidatemust have at least five (5) years of experience in the field of women genderand development. 4.    Other Relevant Skills: ·        ICT skills, especially database development andmanagement; ·         Drafting andcommunication skills; ·         Advocacyskills; ·         Planning andorganizational skills. 5.    Language Requirement: Proficiency in one of the African Union workinglanguages. Knowledge of one or several other working languages would be anadded advantage. 6.    Age Requirement:  Candidates must preferably be between 25 and 35years old. 7.    Tenure of Appointment: The appointment will be made on a fixed term contract for a period of three(3) years, of with the first twelve months will be considered as a probationaryperiod. Thereafter, the contract will be for a period of two years renewable,subject to satisfactory performance and deliverables. 8.      Candidatesfrom the following least represented countries are encouraged to apply:Eretria, Central African Republic, Cape Verde, Comoros, Congo (DRC), Djibouti,Equatorial Guinea, Liberia, Mauritania, Namibia, Sahrawi Arab Republic, SaoTomeand Principe, Seychelles and Somalia. 9.    Gender Mainstreaming: The AUCommission is an equal opportunity employer and qualified women are stronglyencouraged to apply. 11.  Remuneration::Indicativebasic salary of US$ 29,287.00 per annum plus other related entitlements e.g. Postadjustment (46% of basic salary), Housing allowance       14,414.40 perineum), education allowance (75% oftuition and other education related expenses for every eligible dependent up toa maximum of US$7,800.00 per child per annum), etc for internationallyrecruited staff of the Commission. Applications must be made through the AUCE-recruitment Website http://www.aucareers.org  not later than 28stMarch 2014.