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Organization Information

Reports to: Permanent Representative 
Directorate/Department/Organ: Cabinet of the Chairperson 
Division: AU Permanent Mission in Brussels
Number of Direct Reports: 0
Number of Indirect Reports: 0
Job Grade: P2
Number of Positions: 1
Contract Type: Regular
Location: Brussels, Belgium

Purpose of Job

Under the overall guidance of the Permanent Representative, the Socio-Economic Officer will provide in-depth technical expertise on key socio-economic issues and related priority areas enshrined in AU Agenda 2063 (Health, Education, Employment, Human Mobility, Migration and Diaspora) and follow up their implementation in the framework of the AU-EU Partnership and the new OACPS-EU Cooperation Agreement.
 

Main Functions

• Provide support in following up on the activities of the Permanent Mission, including monitoring and evaluating progress made in line with a predefined strategic plan.
• Suggest new and expand on existing policy areas for planned research and assist in gathering and data analysis.
• Participate in the organisation of relevant meetings, congresses and conferences with internal and external stakeholders.
• Provide support in preparation and development reports, budget and work programmes related to the respective area and the functioning of the Division.
• Liaise with the various Departments/Units of the Commission for coordination and alignment purposes.
   

Specific Responsibilities

The Socio-Economic Officer will be responsible for the following duties:

Socio-economic analysis 

• Analyse key trends and changes in socio-economic issues in Africa (e.g., Poverty, Health, education, employment, youth, etc.) and draft issue papers.
• Follow up the implementation of AU-EU resolutions on socio-economic development and assist in the monitoring and evaluation with a focus on health, education and employment.
• Provide substantive support to the preparation of AU-EU Coordination meetings (College-to-College, Steering Committee and AU-EU Ministerial Meetings).
• Plan, organize and provide substantial servicing of Ad hoc Group meetings, conferences, seminars, workshops at the level of the African Group of Ambassadors in Brussels (GAAB) on selected socio-economic issues.  
• Participate in OACPS sub-committee meetings on socio-economic development, promote AU decisions and disseminate the reports

Migration and Human Mobility Dialogue 

• Follow up on the AU-EU Migration and Mobility Dialogue (C2CMMD) and ensure its coherence with the AU Migration Policy Framework (MPFA 2018-2030) and Plan of Action.
• Foster and promote the trilateral (AU-EU-UN-) cooperation on Migration and Mobility through seminars, workshops and technical discussions.
• Act as a Focal point for the organization of the Annual Joint Meeting between the GAAB, the AU Permanent Mission and the Belgian Immigration Office.

African Diaspora and Civil Society Organizations Support

• Coordinate and organise regular meetings between the Permanent Mission, the GAAB, the African Diaspora and CSOs in Europe to establish a regional network. 
• Promote and ensure the ownership of the AU 2021-2031 Decade of African Roots and Diasporas as well as other AU related Programmes. 
• Collate, update and manage the database of the African Diaspora in Europe and showcase key entrepreneurship initiatives to advance AU Agenda 2063.
• Act as the Focal Point for the organisation of Africa Day ensure effective participation of the African Diaspora.
   

Academic Requirements and Relevant Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences, Development Economics, Law, Humanities or related fields with 5 years relevant work experience. 

Or

• Master’s Degree in  in Social Sciences, Development Economics, Law, Humanities or related fields with 2 years relevant work experience. 

Required Skills

• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong analytical and report writing skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills to work and build relationship in a multicultural environment
• Excellent drafting and presentation skills
• Ability to effectively use office applications and data presentation/analysis tools, 
• Ability to work across business units / geographies; cultural sensitive environment 
• Proficiency in one of the AU working languages, fluency in another AU language is an added advantage
• Be detail oriented with excellent organisational and coordination skills.
   

Leadership Competencies

Core Competencies

Functional Competencies

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TENURE OF APPOINTMENT:

The appointment will be made on a regular term contract for a period of three (3) years, of which the first twelve months shall be considered as a probationary period. Thereafter, the contract will be for a period of two years renewable, subject to satisfactory performance and deliverables.

GENDER MAINSTREAMING:

The AU Commission is an equal opportunity employer and qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply.

LANGUAGES:

Proficiency in one of the AU working languages (Arabic, English, French, Kiswahili, Portuguese, and Spanish) is mandatory and fluency in another AU language is an added advantage

REMUNERATION:

Indicative basic salary of US$ 31,073.00 (P2 Step1) per annum plus other related entitlements e.g. Post adjustment (54% of basic salary), Housing allowance US$ 23,184.00 (per annum), and education allowance (100% of tuition and other education-related expenses for every eligible dependent up to a maximum of US$ 10,000.00 per child per annum), for internationally recruited staff and a maximum of $3,300 per child per annum for locally recruited staff.

Applications must be submitted no later than September 22, 2025 11h59 p.m. EAT.
-Only candidates who meet all job requirements and are selected for interviews will be contacted.
-Consideration will be given only to those candidates who have submitted a fully completed online application with a curriculum vitae (CV), an African passport, and the required academic qualifications, such as Diplomas (Bac+2), Bachelor's degrees (Bac+3), Master's degrees (Bac+5) and any relevant certificate in line with the area of expertise.
-The African Union is an equal opportunity employer, and female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
-Candidates from least represented countries within the African Union are strongly encouraged to apply for positions that fit their profiles. These countries include: Algeria, Angola, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Comoros, DR Congo, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Namibia, Sahrawi D.R., Sao Tome and Principe., Seychelles, and Somalia.