Deadline: 31-Mar-23
Leadership Development Centre is seeking applications for the two New Zealand Harkness Fellowships to emerging senior New Zealand Public Service leaders in any field of study or vocation (excluding health care policy and practice) to study or research in the US for between 3-6 months.
The New Zealand Harkness Fellowships were established in 2009 by the New Zealand Harkness Fellowships Trust Board to reinforce links between New Zealand and the US and to enable emerging leaders in the public and private sectors to benefit from study and travel in the US. Their purpose is to enable appointed Fellows to gain first-hand knowledge and build contacts in their chosen field of endeavour that will be highly relevant to the NZ context and future NZ/US links. The Trust Board is working in partnership with the Leadership Development Centre, which is acting on behalf of the NZ Government.
Goals
- The programme has four goals:
- Reinforce New Zealand-United States links by enabling actual or potential leaders and opinion formers in New Zealand to benefit from new ideas, practices and new contacts in the US;
- Increase the Fellow’s ability to bring about change and improvements in New Zealand;
- Help improve the cross-fertilisation of ideas and experience between New Zealand and the United States; and
- Build a leadership network on both sides of the Pacific, encourage ongoing exchange between New Zealand and the United States and establish enduring relationships offering reciprocal benefits to both countries.
Funding Information
- Up to two New Zealand Harkness Fellowship worth up to NZ$70,000 will be offered in 2023
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible, you must:
- Be a New Zealand citizen who is currently residing in New Zealand.
- Be an emerging senior leader in the New Zealand Public Service.
- Have an interest in learning from your experience in the US and be capable of putting to effect in NZ, relevant lessons learned.
- Be endorsed by your chief executive to be a high-potential and influential leader.
- The Fellowship is not intended for post-graduate or academic research. It provides an opportunity for emerging public service leaders in New Zealand to develop their ideas, practices and contacts in the US.
Award Conditions
- The period of your award is a minimum of 3 months and a maximum of 6 months with a mid-late 2023 award start date as negotiated with the Leadership Development Centre and Harkness Fellowship Trust NZ;
- You must travel on a NZ passport, and US immigration documentation must be completed from within New Zealand;
- You will be expected to take the opportunity to deliver seminars or speak with various groups as opportunities arise;
- You may be required to fulfil some Harkness media requirements before your departure for the US, during your exchange and/or on return to the NZ;
- You must provide Harkness with copies of any articles or research papers resulting from your Fellowship. A final report must also be completed before you depart from the US.
Selection Criteria
Applicants will need to:
- Be able to demonstrate that they have the capacity to develop as exceptional leaders of intelligence, empathy and resilience who can play a significant leadership role in New Zealand.
- Have a proposed programme which meets the vision of the Fellowship, with clearly defined learning objectives and a plan to transfer and embed learning on return.
- Be capable of putting whatever lessons they have learned into effective use back in New Zealand.
- Have a commitment to increasing international understanding and be a cultural ambassador for New Zealand.
For more information, visit Leadership Development Centre.