Deadline: 11 August 2024
Applications are now open for the African Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) Next Generation Resource Governance Leaders Programme 2024 . The Next Generation Resource Governance Leaders Programme is an internship that aims to balance a dose of theory with real-world application and equip participants with the necessary multidisciplinary intellectual development, practical skills and research abilities to think in more innovative ways to solve complex governance challenges. The Programme is also a strategy to build a pool of young pan-African leaders to provide a sustainable path to good governance.
At the heart of its ambition is to train and nurture young people in a favourable working environment through a structured capacity-building process. This will include training in transformational leadership development, professional and career development, and communication and digital technology skills. Essentially, in addition to technical training in resource governance, trainees will be exposed to the tools and guidance needed to set and achieve realistic personal and professional goals, along with thorough, ethical leadership training.
Responsibilities
The Next Generation Leaders will provide timely and quality evidence-based policy analysis, training and advocacy through strong collaborations, ensuring that ACEP remains an innovative leader in Africa's energy and extractives policy space. Specifically, the next generation leaders will:
- Contributing to the writing of research reports and policy briefs on Africa's energy and extractive sector
- Support media engagement activities on ACEP's results and position on energy and extractive sector issues in Africa
- Contributing to the planning, implementation and evaluation of annual programmes
- Supporting organisational development activities
- Support in resource mobilisation efforts, including grants and proposal writing
- Contribute to the programme's management, monitoring and evaluation (M&E) activities
Benefits
ACEP will provide:
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- Support for growth and development through
- Training and development opportunities
- Coaching, mentoring and peer support
- Creating space for creativity and innovation
- A generous stipend and free lunch during the programme.
- Decent accommodation for next-generation international leaders.
- An approved return ticket from the country of origin of the leader of the next generation to Ghana.
Eligibility
The candidate must be a young African living in Africa who demonstrates a passion for ensuring that the continent's vast extractive resources are translated into sustainable and inclusive development. Among other things, the candidate should possess:
- Relevant academic qualifications, preferably in any one or combination of economics (including energy), engineering (oil/electrical), oil and gas management, public policy, law, political economy, development studies, development finance, project management, communications, statistics, maths, etc.
- Good writing skills with clarity and logical flow of thought.
- Adequate knowledge of relevant qualitative and quantitative analytical tools (R, Stata, Eviews, NVivo, Atlas.ti etc.).
- Ability to multitask, prioritise and meet various deadlines.
- Good interpersonal relationships and team spirit.
- The ability to think creatively and take the initiative in solving problems.
- A good sense of ownership and responsibility for their decisions and actions.
- A strong sense of leadership.
Application
The necessary registration documents are:
- Curriculum vitae in reverse chronological order
- Copies of your higher education certificates
- Motivational statement (no more than 500 words)
- A current written reference from a university professor, former employer or other professional, but not from a family member
- Written answer to one of the two essay questions provided. Find the essay questions in the application here.
NB: Documents that are not in English must have their English translations attached.
