LéO Africa Institute Huduma Fellowship 2021 for young emerging Leaders

LéO Africa Institute Huduma Fellowship 2021 for young emerging Leaders

Application Deadline:Sunday,May 30, 2021.

The Huduma (Swahili for Public Service) Fellowship is modeled on the Institute’s other successful fellowship programme, the Young and Emerging Leaders’ Project (YELP), is inviting applications of outstanding young and emerging leaders.

YELP which annually inducts outstanding young and emerging leaders who are committed to achieving success and living high-impact lives, will be enrolling 15 outstanding young and emerging leaders, who already work in public service or aspire to do so.

These leaders from multidisciplinary backgrounds will undertake a year-long training on various aspects of leadership, public affairs management, and policy making.

The Huduma (Swahili for Public Service) Fellowship is an initiative by the LéO Africa Institute and Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, to provide thought leadership training for emerging public sector leaders in Uganda.

The programme offers the participants (fellows) an opportunity to learn ideals of “servant” leadership, offer networking opportunities, and deeper understanding of the public sector in Uganda to aid fellows’ growth as conscious public sector leaders.

Benefits

At the fellowship, which will be delivered through a combination of different approaches that include face to face presentations and online studies, you will engage in faculty presentations, case studies, personal assessments, individual and group exercises, and special projects.

Through a customized case and professional Faculty coaching, participants will develop a personal action plan to tap into their leadership and influencing skills that will be used during the fellowship and in their post fellowship career development plan.

Fellowship Structure

The Huduma fellowship is structured along a series of 2 seminars and 2 workshops in between which Fellows will spend time at their work places with occasional interface with the members of the faculty as they continue to learn and apply the knowledge and skills acquired.

Fellows from outside Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies will be placed at any of the said departments for their practical sessions and learning the working of public service.

Feedback from these placements and time spent at work will be brought back to the online sessions, workshops and seminars to enhance learning and experience sharing.

Calendar

Seminar One: July 30 – Aug 1 2021
Seminar Two: September 17-19 2021
Seminar Three: October 15-17 2021
Seminar Four: February 2022

Selection Requirements

The candidates for the Fellowship will be individuals between the ages of 25-35 who have demonstrable interest in volunteerism and civic & public service.
The fellows will be early stage professionals working in the civic & public sectors in Uganda who are intellectually curious and are interested in public affairs.
The fellowship is also open to individuals with a demonstrable interest in public affairs.

Assessment Criteria

Each individual application will be assessed against a selected set of indicators. You will be required to be honest in your application in order to give members of Selection Committee a fair understanding of who you are.
The second stage of this assessment will be through a conversation with a member of the institute faculty. At this stage, shortlisted candidates will have an opportunity to discuss in detail their career plans and experience in the public sector. The assessment will provide additional information that may not have been availed during the application stage. At this stage, the candidate will discuss with a faculty member their expectations from the Fellowship which will be assessed at the end of the programme.