Mo Ibrahim Foundation Leadership Fellowship Program 2022 at the African Development Bank 89 views

Fellowship opportunity for applicants from all over the world. Free entry. Many valuable benefits. Deadline 15 Oct 2021.

Mo Ibrahim Foundation Leadership Fellowship Program 2022 at the African Development Bank

About Mo Ibrahim Foundation Leadership Fellowship Program 2022 at the African Development Bank

The Mo Ibrahim Leadership Fellowship Programme is a selective Fellowship that prepares the next generation of outstanding African leaders by providing them with unique work opportunities at the most senior level of prominent African institutions or multilateral organizations, whose mandate is to improve the economic and social prospects of Africa.

The Fellowship allows talented individuals to increase and enhance their professional capacity, with the intention of contributing to the governance and development of their countries thereby creating a pipeline of future African leaders.

The Fellow will work with the Bank for this purpose, for a period not exceeding twelve (12) months, and the Foundation will finance the costs associated with the position.

Who can participate

The Fellow must:

• Be national of an African country, residing anywhere in the world.

• Not be an active, non-active, retired, or separated staff member of the Bank.

• Not have close family relations with an active or non-active staff member, such as mother, father, sister, and brother.

• Government officials, active military personnel, and political party leaders are not eligible.

• The age limit is forty (40) years for men and women and forty-five (45) years for women with children.

• Have outstanding academic credentials backed by a minimum of a Master’s Degree from a recognized institution in Banking, Business, Economics or other Social Sciences, Finance, International Development, or in any other discipline relevant to the Bank’s business.

• Have relevant and demonstrable work experience, strong communication skills, demonstrated leadership skills, and ability to work with others.

• Have at least 7 (seven) years’ work experience relevant to the Bank’s activities.

• Demonstrate proven leadership and consultative skills.

• Have experience in strategic planning, project management, and execution.

• Have experience in formulating policy, and developing and implementing new strategies and procedures.

• Demonstrate a strong ability to analyze and interpret financial and other data.

• Excellent written and oral presentation skills.

• Demonstrate the ability to communicate and interact with officials at all levels of government and to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community.

• Demonstrate the ability to motivate teams and simultaneously manage several projects.

Awards/Prizes/Benefits

• The fellow will receive an annual stipend monthly paid by the Bank out of the funds provided by the Foundation. The Fellow may be required to travel to different locations on instructions of the Bank. All expenses related to the Fellow’s official mission travel, including travel insurance but excluding travel and shipping costs relating to assumption of duty and repatriation, will be borne by the Bank.

• The Mo Ibrahim Foundation will ensure that the Fellow has his/her own medical insurance, child education, and retirement plan arrangements.

• The travel and shipping costs for the assumption of duty and repatriation at the end of the appointment will be borne and paid out of the Funds provided by the Foundation.

Deadline

Application deadline is 15 Oct 2021.

Entry fee

There is no entry fee.

Some useful information

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