About Us
At the 31st Ordinary Session of the Assembly of African Union Heads of State and Government in Nouakchott, Mauritania, June 2018, a decision was taken to transform the NEPAD Planning and Coordination Agency into the African Union Development Agency-NEPAD (AUDA-NEPAD). The establishment of ... read moreAUDA-NEPAD is part of the global reforms geared at improving the Union’s impact and operational efficiency.
The mandate of AUDA-NEPAD is to: a) Coordinate and Execute priority regional and continental projects to promote regional integration towards the accelerated realisation of Agenda 2063; and b) Strengthen capacity of African Union Member States and regional bodies, advance knowledge-based advisory support, undertake the full range of resource mobilisation and serve as the continent’s technical interface with all Africa’s development stakeholders and development partners.
The new AUDA-NEPAD mandate gives the organisation a wider role in terms of providing knowledge-based advisory support to AU Member States in the pursuit of their national development priorities. The core functions of the Agency are to:
Incubate innovative programmes in various fields, including technology, research and development, knowledge management, and data analytics;
Provide technical and implementation support to RECs and Member States in the development and execution of priority projects and programmes;
Assist Member States and RECs to strengthen capacity in key areas such as food and nutrition, energy, water, infrastructure, information and communication technology and digital economy, natural resource governance, climate change and institutional and human capital development and innovation;
Provide advisory support in the setting up and application of norms and standards in thematic priorities of the AU to accelerate regional integration;
Provide technical backstopping to the AU in implementing policy recommendations at the continental, regional and national levels;
Monitor and assess Africa’s development trends and progress with the view to achieve key continental and global goals for the purpose of technical reporting;
Undertake, apply and disseminate research on policy development support for Member States;
Coordinate, facilitate and promote cooperation with Africa’s strategic partners and stakeholders for effective resource mobilisation;
Coordinate and facilitate partnership with stakeholders and African academia;
Foster the cooperation in Africa with the private sector; and
Coordinate between AU Specialised Agencies, Organs and other institutions to create an enabling and supportive environment for the achievement of the goals and priorities of Agenda 2063.
Under the supervision of the Director of Economy - Infrastructure, Trade, Industrialisation and Regional Integration, the Head of Infrastructure, Digitalisation & Energy will lead the division&
The Technical Advisor, Industrialization will contribute significantly to AUDA-NEPAD's industrialisation goals by offering strategic guidance and advisory services to enhance the implementation
Required Skills and Competencies
Ability to apply economic theories and concepts in different sectors of economic and sustainable development, with specific knowledge of issues relating to socio
Required Skills and Competencies
Good project cycle management, operational and organisational skills.
Ability to listen and co-develop solutions to the resourcing needs of African MSMEs.
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Required Skills and Competencies
Experience in managing correspondence, scheduling meetings, and maintaining records.
Experience in event coordination.
Experience in administrative or projec
The Program Officer MSMEs will assist in implementing the activities of the AUDA-NEPAD 100,000 MSME Initiative through coordination with Member State/Grantee frontline project staff, technical expe
Under the supervision of the Senior Program Officer, MSMEs, the Program Support Officer will be responsible for managing day-to-day project activities related to the selection and support of MSMEs
The Programme Officer (GBVC) will assist with the coordination, development and implementation of the Integrated Vector Management programme at AUDA-NEPAD and lead the science development in geneti
Under the supervision of the Director HCID, the Principal Programme Officer, African Union Smart Safety Surveillance will be responsible for coordinating the implementation of activities for the AU
The African Union Development Agency invites applicants who are citizens of African Union Member States for the post of Accounts Officer.
Under the direct supervision of the Senior Accounts Offic
Required Skills and Competencies
Experience in Public Procurement with a demonstrated technical knowledge and analytical skills in supply chain management.
Knowledge of international standards
Required Skills and Competencies
Experience working with quantitative and qualitative methodologies, operations research, public sector management information systems, reporting, data quality as
Required Skills and Competencies
Experience in formulating regional strategies and capacity-building work within member states and expert institutions.
Ability to identify key strategic issues
Required Skills and Competencies
Experience in procedures and international standards for the purchase of goods and services.
Experience in Global Distribution Systems particularly Amadeus.
Required Skills and Competencies
Excellent experience in communications and journalism to mobilise support and resources.
Excellent writing, facilitation, and presentation skills to provide ef
Required Skills and Competencies
Experience in strategy setting, programming and program development.
Ability to conceptualize and convey strategic vision from the spectrum of development expe
Required Skills and Competencies
Experience working with quantitative and qualitative methodologies, operations research, public sector management information systems, reporting, data quality as
Required Skills and Competencies
Experience in the public sector and proven track record of collaborating with private and civil society organizations to deliver results.
Ability to lead, deve