Deadline: February 28, 2022.

The WBG-Africa Education Fellowship Program targets young, talented African nationals who are master’s degree holders with three to four years of relevant experience who are completing or have recently completed their Ph.D. in an area relevant to the World Bank’s work in the Education sector. This Education sector-specific fellowship program builds on the model of the broader WBG Africa Fellowship Program.

The WBG-Africa Education Fellowship Program aims to develop a strong pipeline of young African talent interested in building careers in development, working with international institutions, governments, think tanks, the private sector and academia to improve education in developing countries.

WBG-Africa Education Fellows will have the opportunity to:

• Gain a better understanding of the WBG’s mission and operations
• Access quality data for their research work
• Interact with seasoned education experts in the field of development
• Contribute to the WBG’s overall mission

ELIGIBILITY

• Be a Sub-Saharan Africa national
• Be a master’s degree holder with three to four years of relevant experience; recent Ph.D. graduate (within three years of completion) or be enrolled in the last year of the Ph.D. program

           o  Education specialization: Special Education, Early Childhood Education, Secondary Education (general and TVET), Tertiary education, Education Technology, Education Management, Curriculum and Instructional Design, Evaluation, Education Economics, etc.

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           o  Other related fields:  Economics, Public Policy, other Human Development or Social sector, STEM and other related areas, etc.

• Have an excellent command of English, both written and verbal. Fluency in other languages such as French or Portuguese is highly desirable
• Possess strong quantitative and analytical skills
• Be under the age of 32 by the closing of the application period
• Young African women who are eligible are encouraged to apply, especially those interested in Education Technology.

BENEFITS

• WBG-Africa Education Fellows are eligible to spend six months gaining hands-on experience at WBG headquarters in Washington, D.C., or country offices.
• Fellows will work within the Education sector, focusing on research, economic policy, technical assistance, and/or lending operations that contribute to the WBG goal of eliminating poverty and increasing shared prosperity.

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