Deadline: October 15, 2017
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) has a dual role as the regional arm of the United Nations in Africa and as one of the major pan-African institutions.
Its mandate is to promote the social and
economic development of Africa through knowledge activities, advocacy and consensus building and technical
cooperation.
The Mo Ibrahim Leadership Fellowship Programme is a selective Fellowship that prepares the next generation of outstanding African leaders by providing them with unique
work opportunities at the most senior level of prominent
African institutions or multilateral organizations, whose
mandate is to improve the economic and social prospects of
Africa.
The Fellowship allows talented individuals to increase
and enhance their professional capacity, with the intention
of contributing to the governance and development of their
countries thereby creating a pipeline of future African
leaders.
This Fellowship is awarded for a period of 12 months.
BENEFITS
• Fellow will work with the UNECA for a period not exceeding twelve (12) months and the Foundation will finance an
annual stipend which will be paid monthly by the UNECA;
• The selected Fellow will sign a contract with the UNECA
before commencement of service in line with
administrative instructions of the United Nations
applicable to consultants;
• All expenses related to the Fellow’s official mission travel,
including travel insurance will be met by the UNECA;
• The Fellow cannot be employed on UN regular positions
within six months of completion of a fellowship;
• The Foundation will ensure that the Fellow has his/her own
medical insurance, child education and retirement plan
arrangements;
• The Foundation will invite and pay for the Fellow’s
participation in its annual Forum;
• 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
ELIGIBILITY
The Fellowship is for young female and male
professionals, mid-career and executives are under the
age of Forty (40) years.
Consideration will, however, be
given to women under the age of Forty-Five (45) years with
children.
WORK EXPERIENCE
• The Fellow should have at least 7 years of relevant work
experience and must be able to demonstrate
competencies in professionalism, teamwork, client
orientation, planning and organizing and leadership
potential;
• Experience in strategic planning and execution;
• Knowledge of negotiating and change management;
• Enhanced skills in examining and re-engineering
operations and procedures;
• Experience in formulating policy, and developing and
implementing new strategies and procedures;
• Ability to communicate and interact with officials at all
levels of government and to work effectively with a wide
range of constituencies in a diverse community;
• Experience in research/analytical work in socioeconomic
related area;
• Experience with working on African issues is an
advantage.
• Ability to work in teams and simultaneously on several
assignments.
EDUCATION
• Fellow must hold a Master’s Degree in Economics, Social
Sciences, International Development, Business
Administration,
Law, Finance, Engineering, or any discipline relevant to
the work of UNECA.
LANGUAGE
• English and French are the working languages of the
United Nations Secretariat. For this, fluency in oral and
written English or French is required. Working
knowledge of the other is an advantage.
OTHER SKILLS
• Sound knowledge of the Internet and basic software for
word processing, spreadsheets, and presentations is
required.
Eligible Regions: Nationals of ECA Member States
APPLICATION PROCESS
Candidates must submit their applications together with
the following documents:
• Cover letter
• UN Personal History Profile (PHP)
*Copy of academic degree certificates, and;
Three letters of reference/recommendation.
Applications with all the supporting documents should
be sent by e-mail to recruitmentppost@un.org or with subject line eca-hrpartnersteama@un.org
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