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  The Ibrahim Leadership Fellowships are organized by the MO Ibrahim Foundation, in partnership with the AfDB, ECA, and ITC. It exists to identify and mentor emerging African leaders and set them up to be change agents in various working capacities.
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Since 2011, the fellowship has been awarded to outstanding Africans, particularly young professionals, mid-career, and new executives with relevant work experience. It selects three fellows from a diverse pool of applicants and places them with the executive offices of the African Development Bank (AfDB) in Abidjan, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in Addis Ababa, and the International Trade Center (ITC) in Geneva. The program lasts for 12 months, within which Fellows gain technical and leadership skills and get mentored by the heads of their host organizations (mentioned above).

Benefits

  • Fellows will acquire crucial competencies, and directly contribute to research and policy design
  • They will receive a $100,000 stipend for the duration of the program
  • They will get mentored by leaders in the organizations they are placed with
  • They also become members of the Now Generation Network (NGN), through which they will lend their skills towards improving leadership and technical capacities in Africa

Eligibility

Applicants should meet the following condition to be considered for the fellowship:
  • Have 7-10 years of relevant work experience
  • Should possess a Master’s degree
  • Must be less than 40 years old, or 45 years for women with children
  • Have working experience in areas relevant to the partner organizations’ operations
Besides these general criteria, each partner organization has its eligibility criteria, explained below.
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Criteria For The AfDB

Fellows should:
  • Be an African national living anywhere in the world
  • Have at least seven years of work experience relevant to the AfDB’s operations
  • Have experience in policy formulation, strategic planning, project management, and execution
  • Have a strong ability to analyze and interpret financial and other types of data

Criteria For The ECA

  • Applicants should have at least seven years of relevant work experience
  • They should be skilled at examining and reengineering procedures and operations
  • Experience at formulating policies and executing strategies is required
  • They should be able to interact with officials at all levels of government

Criteria For The International Trade Center

  • Applicants should have a Master’s degree in Economics, Business, International Development, International Relations, or a related area
  • They must have good knowledge of trade development and Trade-Related Development Assistance
  • They should be able to analyze and interpret complex data

Application Process

Applicants are expected to follow the application guidelines of the institution they would like to work with (AfDB, ECA, or ITC). Find out how to apply with the AfDB here. There’s more about applying to the ECA here. Learn about the application process to the ITC here. The deadline for applications is Friday, October 15, 2021. To find out more about the Ibrahim Leadership Fellowships, click here Featured Image Source: Study Green
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This article was first published on 26th August 2021

ikenna-nwachukwu

Ikenna Nwachukwu holds a bachelor's degree in Economics from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. He loves to look at the world through multiple lenses- economic, political, religious and philosophical- and to write about what he observes in a witty, yet reflective style.

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