Deadline: 25-Apr-22
The Chatham House is inviting African citizens to apply for Mo Ibrahim Foundation Academy Fellowship Programme.
This fellowship offers candidates at the early-to-mid-stage of their career the opportunity to spend ten months at Chatham House working on an individual research project of their choosing.
Fellows take part in the core work of the Institute, developing their skills through the leadership programme, and furthering their professional network in the field of international affairs.
Key Areas
A fellow’s time will be split between three key areas:
- Completing a personal research project: the fellow will choose and design a personal project to undertake with the guidance of a Chatham House expert.
- Leadership Program: it is a key part of all fellowships. It aims to develop fellow’s knowledge, network, and self-awareness and to equip them with important skills on which they can draw in their future careers as leaders in their field.
- Contributing to ongoing research activities: working with their host research team and other Chatham House teams as appropriate, fellows will contribute to existing research priorities in line with the Chatham House mission.
What are the Benefits?
- The fellow will receive a monthly stipend of £2,365 which will cover London living costs, including accommodation, utilities, food, transport and other basic expenses.
- The Academy will cover costs related to relocation, visas and payment of the UK’s Immigration Healthcare Surcharge which allows access to the UK National Health Service (Note: candidates may be required to pay for dental and optical treatments and medicines prescribed by a doctor), fieldwork and travel, research activities, and possible publication.
Components
Leadership Program
All fellows participate in and contribute to the Leadership Program which encompasses the following components:
- Intensive induction week
- Weekly discussion seminars
- Global Introductions off-site visits (subject to latest Covid-19 regulations)
- Leadership workshops
- Project presentations
- personal development coaching
- media training
- Leadership in the 21st Century’ Breakfast Briefings
- Career mentoring (optional)
Duration
Academy Fellows will spend ten months at Chatham House between October 2022 and July 2023.
Eligibility Criteria
- Citizenship
- The fellowship is open to citizens of any African country.
- Applications will also be accepted from applicants holding dual nationality which includes any African country.
- Education
- Applicants must hold a completed BA degree or equivalent and have experience with conducting research.
- career
- The ideal candidate should be at the early-to-mid-stage of their career and come from one of the following fields or work: academia, NGO, business, government departments, civil society or the media. All applicants should possess knowledge of, and an interest in, international affairs, their chosen area of research, and Chatham House’s mission and research.
- Lease
- The fellow will be based full-time at Chatham House in London. However, working patterns will be flexible and some aspects of the program may be held online, in line with safe Covid-19 working practices.
For more information, visit https://www.chathamhouse.org/leadership-academy/mo-ibrahim-foundation-academy-fellowship