ODI Fellowship

Source – ODI Fellowship

The ODI Fellowship is launched to give early-career economists and statisticians the chance to work as public sector civil servants. Fellows will be on a two-year contract located in countries like Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, the Pacific, and the Western Balkans. The scheme provides host institutions in these countries with high-caliber professionals to fill pressing skills gaps, while offering Fellows the experience of working inside bureaucracies in a different country context to their own. 

What’s in it for you? 

Here’s what you can expect from ODI Fellowship. 

1. Fellows work in a range of institutions from finance and planning ministries to ministries of health and education, as well as central banks, statistics offices, and regulatory bodies.
2. Fellows receive a total package equivalent to GBP21,000 a year (increasing to GBP23,000 in the second year) plus a housing allowance.
3. Learn about their host country, its policy landscape, and public sector service delivery in low- and middle-income countries, as well as the challenges of receiving development assistance from bi- and multilateral donors.
4. ODI Fellowships are also an opportunity for international exchange and lesson sharing between civil servants.

Eligibility Criteria 

Here are the eligibility criteria for the fellowship

1. Open to candidates of all nationalities who have a master’s degree or Ph.D. in economics, statistics, or a related field.
2. Suitable specialized qualifications at the postgraduate level include but aren’t limited to, agricultural economics, environmental economics, international economics, health economics, development economics, and econometrics and statistics.

 LGBTQ+ and disabled candidates are strongly encouraged to apply! 

Logistical Details 

1. Deadline – 27 April, 2023 
2. Commencement of Fellowship – October 2023