Mo Ibrahim Foundation Leadership Fellowship Program 2022 at the Economic Commission for Africa 67 views

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

Mo Ibrahim Foundation Leadership Fellowship Program 2022 at the Economic Commission for Africa

About Mo Ibrahim Foundation Leadership Fellowship Program 2022 at the Economic Commission for Africa

The program is aimed at enabling young African professionals to develop leadership capacity in a large institution, gain knowledge of the functioning of the United Nations, have a better understanding of Africa’s socio-economic challenges, and contribute to the analytical, advocacy, and policy advisory work of the Commission.

The Mo Ibrahim Foundation is financing this Fellowship position in the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). The Fellow will perform the duties and responsibilities of the position at the headquarters of ECA in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Who can participate

• The Fellowship is for young female and male professionals, mid-career and executives alike who are nationals of ECA member States, residing anywhere in the world.

• Applicants must be under the age of Forty (40) years old on the date of the application deadline.

• Consideration will, however, be given to women under the age of Forty-Five (45) years old with children on the date of the application deadline.

• Applicants must not be employees of the United Nations Secretariat/ ECA.

• Applicants should have at least 7 years of relevant work experience and must be able to demonstrate competency in professionalism, teamwork, client orientation, planning and organizing, and leadership potential.

• Applicants must hold at least a Master’s Degree or higher in Economics, Social Sciences, International Development, Business Administration, Law, Finance, Engineering, or any discipline relevant to the work of ECA.

• English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this, fluency in either English or French is required. Working knowledge of the other language is an advantage. Applications must be in either English or French.

• Sound knowledge of the Internet and basic software for word processing, spreadsheets, and presentations is required.

Awards/Prizes/Benefits

• The Fellow will work with the ECA for a period not exceeding twelve (12) months and the Foundation will finance an annual stipend which will be paid monthly by the ECA.

• All expenses related to the Fellow’s official mission travel, including travel insurance will be met by the ECA.

• The Fellow will cover his/her own medical insurance, child education, and retirement plan arrangements.

• The travel 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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