2024 AU Digital and Innovation Fellowship Program
About AU Digital and Innovation Fellowship
The African Union Digital and Innovation Fellowship Program is a robust 12-month program which aims to identify and deploy highly competent tech innovators from the African continent to units and organs within the African Union headquarters as ‘resident fellows’ to understand the system within those units, identify data management challenges within the systems and solve the challenges identified by co-creating and building innovative tailor-made products and processes that improve data management processes and the overall work of the AU, while ensuring the sustainability of the developed products and processes post the fellowship timeline, by strengthening the internal capacity of the AU staff within those units.
- Join this Whatsapp Group to Receive Daily Alert of Jobs Vacancies
- Join this Whatsapp Channel to Get Wealth Creation Tips
- Join this WhatsApp Group for Daily Notification of Fully Funded Scholarships
- Join Telegram Channel for Daily Jobs, Scholarships, Business and Career Updates
- Follow our Facebook Page for More daily Updates
Summary
- Company: African Union (AU)
- Fellowship Title: AU Digital and Innovation Fellowship – Cohort 2
- Job Type: Full Time
- Qualification: BA/BSc/HND/MSC/MBA/PhD
- Eligible Countries: Nigeria and All other AU member States
- Location: Ethiopia
- Benefits: Travel Expenses + Monthly Stipends, etc…
- Application Deadline: 28th April, 2024
Apply: Latest Job at RiverBrand Energy Limited
Apply: 2024 Latest Job at Rainoil Limited
Apply: 2024 FHON Consulting Graduate Trainee Program and Recruitment
Apply: 2024 Graduate Trainee Program at Nigerian Foundaries Group
Fellowship Title: AU Digital and Innovation Fellowship – Cohort 2
IQ challenge, play and earn money if you can score 50%.
Free Forex Tutor App, Click Here to Download App.
Earn Up to 70% interest, Invest now and See your Profits Rolling in.
Job Description
- The African Union Digital and Innovation Fellowship Program is a robust 12-month program which aims to identify and deploy highly competent tech innovators from the African continent to units and organs within the African Union headquarters.
- Fellows will be identified as as ‘resident fellows’ to understand the system within those units, identify data management challenges within the systems and solve the challenges identified by co-creating and building innovative tailor-made products and processes.
- The fellowship program is implemented through the BMZ Commission’s GIZ DataCipation program which supports the African Union and its organs to enhance its mandate on citizens engagement.
Requirements
To be considered for the African Union Digital Fellowship, you must:
- Be based in Africa and must be a National of an African Union member state;
- Be under the age of 34 prior to the time of application;
- Hold a tertiary education degree or its equivalent;
- Have the capacity to gather comprehensive information on complex problems or situations, and the ability to evaluate and analyze information accurately in order to identify key issues and proffer solutions;
- Have experience and technical know-how in designing innovative technology products/solutions;
Be available to travel to participate in an induction workshop; - Be available and willing to dedicate 12 months. Fellows will be required to take a break from current obligations and relocate to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
- Applicants who speak more than one AU official language (Arabic, English, French, Portuguese, Spanish and Swahili) are strongly advised to apply.
Benefits of African Union Fellowship 2024
- Participate in several capacity building training that will be facilitated by top experts from the African innovation ecosystem.
- Receive mentorship support from experienced industry experts drawn from the AfriLabs community.
Network and benefit from several peer-to-peer learning opportunities. - Receive monthly stipends throughout the period of the Fellowship.
Embark on several all-expense-paid trips to ecosystem events, onboarding/offboarding, study/learning tour, etc. - Attend a grand graduation ceremony where certificates will be awarded to fellows.
- Be recognized as a fellow/alumni of the African Union Digital and Innovation Fellowship Program.
- During the Fellowship, all fellows’ travel expenses for deployment to Addis Ababa, events, learning tour, offboarding, etc. will be fully covered by the Fellowship.
Application Deadline
28th April, 2024
Method of Application
(See tips on how to write a professional CV, ATS Compliant CV and a sample cover letter.)
Important: See Helpful Career Resources
One Comment
Comments are closed.