The Ibrahim Leadership Fellowships: $100,000 Stipend Available

Ikenna Nwachukwu

3 years ago

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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