Application Deadline: 17 August 2024 at 11:59 p.m.
LOCATION: Ethiopia
ECA is the regional arm of the United Nations in Africa. Its mandate is to promote the economic and social development of Africa. ECA’s dual role as a regional arm of the UN, and a part of the regional institutional landscape in Africa, positionsit well to make unique contributions to member States’ efforts to address their development challenges.
ELIGIBILITY:
The candidate applying for this fellowship programme must be 35 years of age or below, at the time of the application;
The candidate must be a national of a member State of the Economic Commission for Africa;
The candidate must have graduated before 1 July 2024 from either a master’s degree or doctorate degree programme, or equivalent;
The candidate should have interest in one or more of the identified thematic areas;
The selected candidate will work on a predefined project, designed to contribute to specific aspects of the work programme of the mentoring Division, Sub-Regional Office or ECA Centres, and contribute to other activities;
The selected candidate should participate in national, regional or international meetings as assigned for exposure;
The selected candidate should submit and present at a seminar a peer reviewed research paper at the end of the assignment; and
The selected candidate will be part of an alumni association of ECA Fellows and member of practicing international development “community of practice”.
BENEFIT:
The selected Fellows must be available to travel to the assigned duty station as may be decided by ECA after the selection process;
The selected Fellows will receive a return air ticket between his/her country of residence and the assigned duty station;
The selected Fellows will receive a one-off settling-in grant of USD 3,000 (for fellows recruited from outside of the duty station) and a monthly stipend of USD 3,000 each for the duration of the fellowship.
Note that the final month stipend will only be paid upon submission of:
A peer-reviewed fellowship research paper,
A comprehensive fellowship report, an approved final performance evaluation of the fellow,
A completed fellowship programme evaluation form and
An exit boarding pass or immigration stamp showing that the fellow has departed the duty station and returned back to his/her home country, where both are not the same, at the end of the fellowship programme.
The fellowship program is for six months but may be extended for a maximum of another six months.
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