AUC-UNDP African Young Women Leaders Fellowship Programme 2021/2022 at UNDP Headquarters in New York or in a regional or country office (Fully Funded)

 Application Deadline: 19 September 2021 (Extended) 

UNDP is searching for 25 young African women to join the second cohort of the African Young Women Leaders (AfYWL) Fellowship Programme.

The AfYWL Fellowship Programme offers an interesting assignment with UNDP at its HQ in New York or in one of its regional or country offices. The fellow may also be assigned to the UN Secretariat or the AU Commission. For the second cohort (2021-2022), UNDP will work with the AUC and AU member states to enhance women’s leadership and representation in public and private institutions through targeted leadership training and capacity development to promote the participation of young women in decision-making roles.

Requirements

National of an African Union member state. Priority will be given to nationals of AU member states that did not benefit from the first cohort of the Fellowship Programme.
Aged below 34 years at the date of application.
Maximum one year (post master) of relevant and paid working experience in research, analysis and programme/project development, implementation and management.
Available in late 2021/early 2022 to participate in an induction workshop in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Available in 2021/22 to dedicate 12 months to a fellowship assignment.

Benefits

The programme will cover expenses related to travel and medical insurance, and each fellow will receive a monthly stipend to cover accommodation and living costs at their respective duty station.
An earmarked learning budget will be also allocated for undertaking relevant learning and development activities.
Applicants should note that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, physical travel will be dependent on the recommended guidelines of each recruiting office.

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