ECA FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMME FOR YOUNG AFRICAN PROFESSIONALS
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Relations wishes to announce the ECA Fellowship Programme for Young African Professionals (Multiple positions at multiple duty stations)
Applications are invited from qualified young Basotho Professionals in the following thematic areas:
• Macroeconomic policy, Development Planning, Economic Governance & Public Finance;
• Industrialization and Economic Diversification Policies;
• Regional Integration; Infrastructure and Trade
• Private Sector Development & Finance, including Innovative Finance & Capital Markets;
• Poverty, Inequality and Social Policy;
• Food Systems and Food Security
• Gender Equality and Women Empowerment;
• Demographic Dynamics for Development;
• Innovation and Technology;
• Data and Statistics Management
• Climate Change & Management of Natural Resources, including Green Economy;
• Labor Economics and Employment
• Communication, Advocacy, Media Relations
• Knowledge Management, Information Management and Librarianship
• Strategic Planning, Foresight Analysis, Monitoring and Evaluation, Partnership and Resource Mobilization
• Administration, Human Resource, Budget and Financial Management
• Organizational Behavior and Change Management
• Risk Management and Corporate Policy
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.
Special Notice
This call is open only to nationals of the Economic Commission for Africa member States. Candidates must submit their Administrative Profiles (APs) and the following documents as PDF
ATTACHMENTS:
• UN Administrative Profile (AP)* in PDF format, including a motivation statement (cover letter) within the AP (to be submitted as an attachment to email submission).
*The UN AP (Administrative Profile) can be created by signing up for an account at: https://inspira.un.org
✓ Applicants should refer to the Annex of this document on https://www.uneca.org/…/How%20to%20Create%20an…
which contains detailed step- by-step instructions about how to create an AP within the Inspira system and generate a PDF of the document which must be attached to your email submission.
There is no Job Opening for this Fellowship within the Inspira system. The instructions referenced above detail how applicants can create a draft AP (not tied to any published Job Opening) within Inspira, and save the draft AP as a PDF for inclusion as an attachment to the applicant’s email submission;
The motivation statement is created as part of the online AP creation process in Inspira, and will be visible towards the end of the AP PDF under the heading “Motivation Statement for this Application”;
- If after reviewing the information above, you are still unable to generate the AP in the indicated PDF format, you may email: Bilen Kassahun at: [email protected] for technical support. Please plan your time and attempt to
- create the draft AP well in advance so that you have sufficient time to seek
- technical support, if needed.
- A research proposal of not less than 1,000 words (in candidate’s preferred thematic
- area listed above) Candidate must clearly indicate the thematic area of choice at the
- top of the research proposal document
- Copies of all advanced-level academic degrees obtained (e.g., doctorate and/ or
- master’s degree(s). As an advanced-level degree is required for the fellowship, firstlevel (bachelor’s) degrees and certificates should NOT be submitted
- Copy of applicant’s national passport (information page only); if you hold multiple
- nationalities, the passport provided should be that of an ECA member State), and
- Three letters of reference/recommendation
- An impeccable record for integrity and professional ethical standards is essential
The United Nations Secretariat is committed to achieving 50/50 gender balance in its recruitment.
Qualified female candidates and young scholars are particularly encouraged to apply. The United
Nations is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect.
Reasonable accommodation for applicants with disabilities may be provided to support
participation in the recruitment process when requested and indicated in the application.
Conditions of Fellowship
The following conditions will apply:
1. The candidate applying for this fellowship programme must be 35 years of age or below, at the time of the application;
2. The candidate must be a Mosotho
3. The candidate must have graduated before 1 July 2024 from either a master’s degree or doctorate degree programme, or equivalent;
4. The candidate should have interest in one or more of the identified thematic areas;
5. The selected candidate will work on a predefined project, designed to contribute to specific aspects of the work programme of the mentoring Division, Sub-Regional Office or ECA Centres, and contribute to other activities;
6. The selected candidate should participate in national, regional or international meetings as assigned for exposure;
7. The selected candidate should submit and present at a seminar a peer reviewed research paper at the end of the assignment; and
8. The selected candidate will be part of an alumni association of ECA Fellows and member of practicing international development “community of practice”
Logistics
1. The selected Fellows must be available to travel to the assigned duty station as may be decided by ECA after the selection process;
2. The selected Fellows will receive a return air ticket between his/her country of residence and the assigned duty station;
3. 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.
4. The fellowship program is for six months but may be extended for a maximum of another six months.
ALL SUBMISSIONS TO BE EMAILED TO:
Email Address: [email protected]
Subject Line: ECA Fellowship for Young African Professionals, 2024
Application deadline: 17 August 2024 at 11:59 p.m. Addis Ababa time