VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT at African Union: SENIOR POLICY OFFICER, MEDIATION SUPPORT Shared by #AUYWGs Victor Moinina The African Union, established as a unique Pan African continental body, is charged with spearheading Africa’s rapid integration and sustainable development by promoting unity, Solidarity, cohesion and cooperation among the peoples of African and African States as well as developing a new partnership worldwide. Its Headquarters is located in Addis Ababa, capital city of Ethiopia. In seeking to achieve these objectives the African Union intends to strengthen its capacity to deliver by, among others, the implementation of new organization structure and the filling of vacant posts. The Commission of the African Union invites applicants who are citizens of Member States for the post of Senior Policy Officer, Mediation Support. 1. Post: Job title: Senior Policy Officer, Mediation Support Grade: P3 Supervisor: Coordinator of the AU Capacity Building Project in mediation Duty Station: Ethiopia, Addis Ababa 2. JOB PURPOSE: Implementation of the African Union Knowledge Management Framework (KMF) and the AU Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) in Mediation Support. 3. MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The Officer will work with staff from the AU Conflict Prevention and Early Warning Division (CPEWD) in ensuring that the KMF and SOP implementation plan is fully implemented. This will include: a. Setup of various procedures, including the Standard Operating Procedures for mediation support as well as communication procedures and other relevant to the management of knowledge; b. Compiling and cataloguing all relevant AU documentation and procedures; c. Development of various questionnaires and guidelines for the debriefing processes; d. Structuring of a process assessing the AU mediation processes; e. Development of a programme allowing senior mediators to write about their experiences and drawing up the guidelines for the conduction of in-depth interviews with AU mediators; f. Development of a process for assessing the KMF process, including reviewing of documents generated, make relevant documents available and continuously reviewing the KMF itself; g. Coordinate with the partner organizations providing skills enhancement forum for AU mediators and mediation support staff; h. Support the AU Conflict Prevention and Early Warning Division in its daily work as required; i. Provide assistance to the current AU Capacity Building Project in mediation; 4. QUALIFICATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: The incumbent should have: • University Master’s Degree, including studies in international relations; • At least eight years of work experience in an international environment. S/he must have experience in knowledge management as well as project development and management, solid research skills, as well as field experience in peacebuilding, political affairs or mediation; • Required knowledge include in international peace and security issues, mediation and dialogue processes, mediation efforts of the African Union and of African sub-regional organisations active in the area of peacemaking 5. SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES REQUIRED • Demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills; • Possess experience of public speaking and representation; • A record of initiative and creativity as well as confidence in dealing with senior practitioners; • Should be flexible and able to work under time constraints and to manage multiple projects at the same time. 6. LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT: Proficiency in one of the African Union working languages. Knowledge of one or several other working languages would be an added advantage. 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 probationary period. Thereafter, the contract will be for a period of two years renewable, subject to satisfactory performance and deliverables. 8. LEAST REPRESENTATIVE COUNTRIES: Candidates from the following least represented countries are encouraged to apply: Eritrea, Central African Republic, Cape Verde, Comoros, Congo (DRC), Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Liberia, Mauritania, Namibia, Sahrawi Arab Republic, SaoTome and Principe, Seychelles and Somalia. 9. GENDER MAINSTREAMING: The AU Commission is an equal opportunity employer and qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply. 10. REMUNERATION: Indicative basic salary of US$ 35,300.00 per annum plus other related entitlements e.g. Post adjustment (46% of basic salary), Housing allowance 14,414.40 per annum), education allowance (75% of tuition and other education related expenses for every eligible dependent up to a maximum of US$7,800.00 per child per annum), etc for internationally recruited staff of the Commission. Applications must be made through the AUC E-recruitment Website aucareers.org not later than 19th January 2015 Directorate of Administration and Human Resource Management African Union Commission
Posted on: Thu, 08 Jan 2015 15:28:11 +0000
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