The Ibrahim Leadership Fellowships – Africa

Deadline: 15-Mar-21

The Ibrahim Leadership Fellowships form a selective program designed to mentor future African leaders. Through this annual fellowship program, they seek to deepen and broaden their growing network which continues to contribute its skills and learning to a better Africa.

The Fellowships offer the opportunity to work in the executive offices of the AfDB (Abidjan), ECA (Addis Ababa) or the ITC (Geneva) with an annual stipend of $100,000.

Objectives

Established in 2006, the Mo Ibrahim Foundation aims to support good governance and great leadership in Africa. The Foundation works to:

Stimulate debate on good governance;
Provide criteria by which citizens and governments can measure progress;
Recognize achievement in African leadership and provide a practical way in which leaders can build positive legacies on the continent when they have left office;
Support aspiring leaders for the African continent.

Eligibility Criteria

This Fellowship is open to young professionals, mid-career and new executives from Africa with relevant work experience and a master’s degree.

The Fellow must:

be national of an African country, residing anywhere in the world;
not be an active, non-active, retired, or separated staff member of the Bank;
not have close family relations with an active or non-active staff member, such as mother, father, sister and brother;
Government officials, active military personnel and political party leaders are not eligible;
age limit is forty (40) years for men and women and forty-five (45) years for women with children;
have outstanding academic credentials backed by a minimum of a Master’s Degree from a recognized institution in banking, business, economics or other social sciences, finance, international development, or in any other discipline relevant to the Bank’s business;
have relevant and demonstrable work experience, strong communication skills, demonstrated leadership skills and ability to work with others;
have at least 7 (seven) years’ work experience relevant to the Bank’s activities;
demonstrate proven leadership and consultative skills;
have experience in strategic planning, project management and execution;
have experience in formulating policy, and developing and implementing new strategies and procedures;
demonstrate strong ability to analyze and interpret financial and other data;
excellent written and oral presentation skills;
demonstrate 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;
Demonstrate ability to motivate teams and simultaneously manage several projects.