World Bank Africa Fellowship for African Graduates 2019

TheThe Africa Region of the World Bank Group (WBG) is announcing the third Africa Fellowship Program for PhD students and recent graduates who are Sub-Saharan nationals. The World Bank Africa Fellowship program intends to attract young African talent to the World Bank Group workplace.

Fellows will spend a minimum of six months at the World Bank offices in Washington, D.C. or in field offices, getting hands-on experience in development work.

This includes knowledge generation and dissemination, design of global and country policies, and the building of institutions to achieve inclusive growth in developing countries. While benefiting from research and innovation in multiple sectors, fellows will also work on research, economic policy, technical assistance, and lending operations that contribute to the World Bank goal of eliminating poverty and increasing shared prosperity.

What You Need To Know About world Bank

The World Bank (French: Banque mondiale)is an international financial institution that provides loans to countries of the world for capital projects. It comprises two institutions: the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), and the International Development Association (IDA). The World Bank is a component of the World Bank Group.

The World Bank’s stated goal is the reduction of poverty which its Articles of Agreement define as commitments to the promotion of foreign investment and international trade and to the facilitation of capital investment

Level / Field of Study:

This Followship are available to PhD Fellowship .Sub-Saharan nationals who are recent Ph.D. graduates, or current doctoral students within a year of completing or graduating from a Ph.D. program in the following fields: economics, applied statistics and econometrics, impact evaluation, education, health, energy, agriculture, infrastructure, demography, forced displacement, and all relevant development fields.

Host Nationality:

World Bank offices in Washington, D.C. or in a Sub-Saharan country

Eligible Nationalities:

Sub-Saharan African countries

Fellowship Benefits:

Fellows will receive consultant fees, round-trip economy class air travel to Washington, D.C. or a WBG country office from their university, and worker’s compensation insurance.

World Bank Africa Fellowship for African Graduates Eligibility:

Candidate must:

Be a recent graduate or be enrolled in an academic institution and returning to university after the fellowship

Be 32 years of age or below

Have an excellent command of English, both written and verbal

Possess strong quantitative and analytical skills

Selection Criteria: The following additional attributes are highly desirable:

a command of an additional World Bank official language

national from fragile and conflict-affected countries

candidates from refugee and internally displaced communities and/or with proven experience on forced displacement

After submitting an application online, the most promising candidates will be identified, and their application packages forwarded to World Bank Africa Region managers and participating departments for consideration. Departments and managers will then indicate their preferences, as well as the project to be undertaken.

Selected candidates will then be notified and, upon acceptance, will be hired as short-term consultants for a minimum of six months.

How to Apply For The World Bank Africa Fellowship for African Graduates:

Apply for the Africa Fellowship Program now

Application Deadline:5th October, 2018

Updates on application deadline will be communicated shortly, please stay tuned

Visit Fellowship Webpage for details

Award Provider: World Bank Group