Deadline: 1 June, 2025
Applications are now open for the 2025 African Union Commission-United Nations Development Programme African Young Women Leaders Fellowship Programme.
The African Young Women Leaders Fellowship Programme offers an interesting 12-month assignment with UNDP at its HQ in New York or in one of its regional or country offices.
Benefits
- Monthly stipend to support accommodation and basic living costs
- The Fellowship programme will cover expenses related to travel and medical insurance for the fellow only
Eligibility
- Completed Master’s degree or equivalent in Economics, Political Science, Business Administration, International Relations/Development, Law, Communications, Digitalisation or other related development field
- Maximum cumulative two years (post bachelor/postmaster degree) of relevant and paid working experience in research, analysis and programme/project development, implementation and management
- Strong working knowledge of English is required
- Proficiency in at least one additional AU working language (Arabic, English, French, Portuguese or Spanish) is an advantage
- Female candidates are accepted only
- National of an African Union member state
- Maximum Age of 30 at the date of application
- Available in 2025/2026 to dedicate 12 months to a fellowship assignment
- Available late 2025 to relocate to the duty station and start the Fellowship assignment
- Willing to live and work outside country of residence on an assignment which leverages on your skills & potential.
- Understanding of, and interest in, poverty eradication, sustainable structural transformation, the SDGs and Agenda 2063.
- Capacity to gather comprehensive information on complex problems or situations, and ability to evaluate and analyse information accurately in order to identify key issues and solutions.
- Additional expertise and background in digital transformation, strategic partnerships and communications, development intelligence and innovation will also be considered
To apply and for more information, click here.
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