African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) (AUDA-NEPAD)

The African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) is the development agency of the African Union. It coordinates and carries out priority regional and continental projects to advance Agenda 2063, and it strengthens the capacity of member states and regional bodies. It was created by a 2018 decision of the AU Assembly in Nouakchott, which transformed the NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency. That agency was the successor to the New Partnership for Africa’s Development, adopted in 2001. Its headquarters is in Centurion, near Pretoria, South Africa.

Vacancies are advertised on the careers pages of nepad.org, and candidates apply through the agency’s e-recruitment portal. Posts are open to citizens of AU member states, and staff are recruited under African Union staff rules. The agency also advertises volunteer positions and a Young Professionals Programme when intakes are open.

Staff work on programmes in agriculture and food systems, health and pharmaceutical regulation, infrastructure and energy, industrialization, science, technology and innovation, skills and employment, and environmental sustainability, as well as finance, procurement and knowledge management. Most positions are based at headquarters in Centurion, South Africa, with some in programme offices elsewhere in Africa.