The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Fellowship 2024 for young African Professionals. (USD 3,000 Monthly Stipend).
Application Deadline: 17 August 2024.
The fellowship program is for six months but may be extended for a maximum of another six months.
Applications are now open for the 2024 United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Fellowship.
This Fellowship programme aims to provide practical, on-the-job experience to the young professionals in their early and middle career in the academy, public sector or international development in providing them exposure and learning in a multicultural environment of the UN and contribute to the work of ECA.
It will also provide the candidates with the opportunity to familiarize with the Commission’s broad programmes and services to member States and subregional bodies in addressing economic and social dimensions of Africa’s development priorities.
This should expectedly improve their skills, capacity and intellectual ability.
Qualifications:
Education:
Advanced university degree (Master’s Degree or Doctorate or their equivalents) in economics, development studies, political economy, international affairs, political and social sciences, peace and human security, public administration, law, minerals and natural resources, engineering, business administration and related field is required.
Experience:
Academic research or academic work related to the focus thematic areas is required. Experience in research/analytical work in socio-economic and political development, natural resource management/law, regional integration, infrastructure development, governance, peace and related areas in the context of Africa, either in the academia, private, public or civil society organizations, is an advantage.
Language:
English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the fellowship advertised, fluency in either language is required and working knowledge of the other is desirable. Knowledge of another official United Nations language is an advantage.
Logistics:
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.
Application Procedure:
ALL SUBMISSIONS TO BE EMAILED TO: Email Address: [email protected]
Subject Line: ECA Fellowship for Young African Professionals, 2024