2023/2024 ODI Fellowship Scheme for Young Professionals
The ODI Fellowship Scheme is a professional development program that presents young professionals from around the world with the unique opportunity to work with the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) in London for a duration of about two (2) years. The program aims to offer fellows valuable experience in development policy, research, and analysis, and to support the ODI’s work in addressing global development challenges. 2023/2024 ODI Fellowship Scheme for Young Professionals
The fellowship is available to individuals aged 30 or under who possess a postgraduate degree in economics, statistics, or a related field, and who have a keen interest in development issues. Fellows are generally recruited from developing countries, although candidates from developed countries are also considered if they hold a strong interest in development issues and relevant experience. Fellowships are determined primarily by the requirements of the scheme’s partner governments. The unending demand from governments for ODI fellows, as well as the level of responsibility designated to them, is a testament to the respect the scheme has earned over the 59 years since it was founded.
The ODI Fellowship Scheme offers early-career economists and statisticians the opportunity to work as public sector civil servants on a two-year contract in low- and middle-income countries in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, the Pacific, and the Western Balkans. ODI Fellows are typically employed as local civil servants reporting to local managers. Fellows work in a scope of institutions from finance and planning ministries to ministries of health and education, as well as central banks, statistics offices, and regulatory bodies.
Requirements for the 2023/2024 ODI Fellowship Scheme:
- The ODI fellowship scheme is open to candidates of all nationalities and ODI support and encourages applications from LGBTQ+ and disabled candidates. Postgraduate economists and statisticians with an interest in development are encouraged to apply.
Expected qualifications and skills
Fellowships differ from job to job and country to country, but all require a combination of the following experience and personal qualities.
Qualifications
The ODI Fellowship Scheme is open to candidates of all nationalities who have a master’s degree or Ph.D. in economics, statistics, or a related field.
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.
For those studying for a postgraduate degree at the time of application, the award of a Fellowship is conditional upon the successful completion of the postgraduate degree.
Benefits
- Fellows receive a total package equivalent to GBP21,000 a year (increasing to GBP23,000 in the second year) plus a housing allowance.
Applications are strengthened by a demonstrable interest in public policy, relevant work or voluntary experience and language proficiency (with English essential and French particularly advantageous), and strong IT skills.
Selection Criteria
- Interviews are scheduled to take place during the week of 19 June 2023.
- Successful applicants will be expected to attend a week-long briefing session in-person in London the week of 11 September 2023.
Application Deadline
Please note that the application process will be shut on April 27th, 2023, and applications must be submitted by 23:59 (GMT) to be considered. Please assure that you complete your application form within seven days of registering. If you are experiencing problems with your application, please contact the Fellowship Scheme office on fellows@odi.org
Application Deadline: April 27th, 2023
2023/2024 ODI Fellowship Scheme for Young Professionals
