Call for Applications: United Nations Economic Fellowship for Africa 2024

The United Nations Economic Commission Fellowship offers a one-off settling-in grant of USD 3,000 and a monthly stipend of USD 3,000 each for the duration of the fellowship.

The United Nations Economic Fellowship aims to provide practical, on-the-job experience to the young professionals in their early and middle career in the academy, public sector or international development.

ECA (Economic commission for Africa) is the regional arm of the United Nations in Africa. Its mandate is to promote the economic and social development of Africa. ECA’s dual role as a regional arm of the UN, and a part of the regional institutional landscape in Africa, positions it well to make unique contributions to member States’ efforts to address their development challenges.

Also, ECA has five sub-regional offices plus the African Institute for Economic Development and Planning, (IDEP) across the Continent through which it supports regional development priorities and agenda and African countries in the realization of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Agenda 2030 and Agenda 2063 of the African Union.

United Nations Economic Fellowship Eligibility Requirements 

To be considered for the United Nations Fellowship Program, you must satisfy the following criteria:

• Age Requirement: Applicants must be 35 years old or younger at the time of application.
• Nationality: Applicants must be nationals of a member state of the Economic Commission for Africa.
• Educational Qualifications: Applicants must have graduated before July 1, 2024, with either a master’s degree, a doctorate, or an equivalent qualification.
• Thematic Interest: Applicants should have an interest in one or more of the identified thematic areas.
• Project Work: The selected candidate will work on a predefined project aimed at contributing to specific aspects of the work program within the mentoring Division, Sub-Regional Office, or ECA Centres, as well as participate in other related activities.
• Meeting Participation: The selected candidate should participate in national, regional, or international meetings as assigned for professional exposure.
• Research Presentation: At the end of the assignment, the selected candidate must submit and present a peer-reviewed research paper at a seminar.
• Alumni Engagement: The selected candidate will join an alumni association of ECA Fellows and become a member of the practicing international development “community of practice.”

United Nations Economic Fellowship Benefits 

• 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.
• The fellowship is to last 6 months but can be extended by another 6 months.

To apply for the 2024 United Nations Economic Commission Fellowship, interested and qualified applicants should;

• Click on the button below to visit the program’s webpage
• Select the ECA Fellowship Programme for Young African Professionals 2024 Cohort
• 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
• All submissions for the fellowship program should be forwarded to RecruitmentPPost@un.org
• Use the ECA Fellowship for Young African Professionals, 2024 as narration

Deadline: August 17,2024

Apply here