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                                ODI Fellowship
                                Scheme 2018

                                Providing Capacity
                                Promoting Careers
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     Overseas Development Institute

     The Overseas Development Institute (ODI) is a leading independent
     think tank on international development and humanitarian
     issues. We inspire and inform policy and practice that lead to the
     reduction of global poverty and the achievement of sustainable
     livelihoods. We do this by creating high quality research, practical
     policy advice, and driving policy-focused debate around the world.
     Working with partners across public and private sectors, ODI
     bridges the gap between research and policy, using innovative
     communications to reach a global audience, and inform, influence
     and inspire action.

     Our research and policy work covers a wide range of development
     and humanitarian issues:
     • Climate, environment and natural resources
     • Conflict, risk and the humanitarian system
     • Economics, finance and aid
     • Governance, politics and institutions
     • Poverty, inequality and social issues
     • Research, evidence and policy

     ODI encourages governments to get in touch to discuss these issues
     with our experts.

     For general enquiries, please contact odi@odi.org

     For all enquiries related to the ODI Fellowship Scheme, please
     contact fellows@odi.org
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                                                            The ODI Fellowship Scheme
                                                                                          The ODI Fellowship Scheme has two objectives:
                                                                                          • to provide governments of developing countries with high-
                                                                                            calibre junior professional economists and statisticians where
Contents   03   The ODI Fellowship Scheme                                                   gaps in local capacity exist.

           03   ODI Fellowship Scheme candidates                                          • to provide postgraduate economists and statisticians with practical
                                                                                            work experience in a developing country.
           04   ODI Fellowship Scheme countries
                                                                                        The ODI Fellowship Scheme places postgraduate economists
           04   ODI Fellowship Scheme posts                                             and statisticians in public sector posts in developing countries
                                                                                        on two-year contracts. ODI Fellows are employed and paid by
           06   Current Fellows as at October 2017                                      the governments they work for and their work programmes are
                                                                                        determined and managed by local civil servants.
           18   Career prospects and alumni
                                                                                        Postings are determined primarily by the needs of the Scheme’s
           19   Entrance requirements                                                   partner governments. The cost of each posting is shared between
                                                                                        the host government and ODI. The ODI Fellowship Scheme
           22   Selection, matching and allocation                                      currently uses funds generously provided by the UK’s Department
                                                                                        for International Development, Australia’s Department of
           23   Administrative and financial arrangements                               Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
                                                                                        and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
           24   The ODI Fellowship Scheme annual cycle                                  to supplement the salaries paid by the host governments. Some
                                                                                        governments fund the entire cost of Fellowship posts themselves.

                                                                                        The success of the Scheme and the respect it has gained from
                                                                                        governments over the course of the 55 years since it was established
                                                                                        in 1963 are demonstrated by the consistently high demand for
                                                                                        Fellows and the degree of responsibility often entrusted to them.
                                                                                        The number of Fellows posted every year has grown from three in
                                                                                        1963 to 50 in 2017, with over 100 Fellows currently in post.

                                                                                        ODI Fellowship Scheme candidates
                                                                                        The ODI Fellowship Scheme selects postgraduate economists
                                                                                        and statisticians through an annual recruitment round designed
                                                                                        to select those candidates with the right academic qualifications
                                                                                        and personal characteristics to make a success of a Fellowship.
                                                                                        Successful candidates must have an interest in development and
                                                                                        be able to demonstrate they can work effectively in challenging
                                                                                        environments with people from very different backgrounds. They
                                                                                        are expected to serve for the full two-year contract and be ready to
                                                                                        work in any of the Scheme’s partner countries. The ODI Fellowship
                                                                                        Scheme is open to candidates of all nationalities and generally
                                                                                        recruits equal numbers of men and women.
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ODI Fellowship Scheme countries                ‘The ODI Fellowship Scheme                                    Recent trends in ODI Fellowship posts by type of institution
In 2017 the ODI Fellowship Scheme              has been of immense value and
operated in 28 low- and middle-income          benefit to NBS. We thoroughly                                                                          2013-15   2014-16   2015-17   2016-18   2017-19    Total
countries in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean,      enjoy having the Fellows… [they]                               Finance and Planning                    22        23        19        19        16         99
the Pacific, and the Western Balkans,
most of them English, French, Portuguese
                                               contributed a lot to the quality                               Central Bank                            3         4         3         2         2          14
or Swahili speaking. If a new country          and quantity of our output in                                  Trade, Industry, Commerce               8         5         7         5         4          29
wants to participate, the ODI Fellowship       NBS over the past two years.’                                  and Regional Integration
Scheme team will conduct a detailed                                                                           Agriculture                             3         2         3         1         4          13
                                               Dr. Yemi Kale, Statistician General of the Federation,
scoping visit at the invitation of the         National Bureau of Statistics, Nigeria                         Environment, Water and Climate Change   1         2         3         0         0          6
government to ensure that conditions are
                                                                                                              Health                                  10        3         8         5         6          32
suitable for ODI Fellows. Governments
wanting Fellows must make a formal                                                                            Education                               2         4         2         6         3          17
request to ODI, accompanied by a clear         ‘The ODI Fellows that have                                    Regional Organisations                  1         2         1         0         0          4
job description and a commitment to              assisted Timor-Leste are bright,                             Statistics                              2         2         7         8         7          26
provide a local salary and other benefits        creative and adaptable profes-                               Other                                   4         5         6         11        8          34
that would be due to an equivalent local
                                                 sionals committed to strengthen-                             Total                                   56        52        59        57        50         274
employee.
                                                 ing the economy and building
Since 1963 more than 45 country                  sustainable institutions. They                              These posts call for a wide variety of             • monitoring and evaluating poverty-
governments and regional organisations           work closely with national                                  economic, statistical and administrative             reduction strategies
have participated in the Scheme. Some            counterparts to transfer knowl-                             skills. Examples of the work Fellows are           • developing and implementing value-chain
have left the Scheme as their local capacity                                                                 typically involved in include:                       analysis
has developed. Other countries have left,
                                                 edge and skills, and make a
                                                                                                                                                                • improving financial sector regulations
only to return at a later stage. The key         difference.’
                                                                                                             Economics
characteristic of the Scheme is that it is                                                                   • macroeconomic forecasting and
                                               Fernanda Borges, former Minister of Finance and current                                                          Statistics
demand-led, with Fellows being employed        Fiscal Reform Coordinator, Timor-Leste                          analysis                                         • conducting household and enterprise
and managed by their host governments                                                                        • providing economic analysis for the                surveys
and not by ODI.                                                                                                conduct of monetary policy                       • producing national accounts, government
                                                                                                             • analysing tax data and improving tax and           finance statistics, money and banking
                                               ‘Lack of technical capacity is one
                                                                                                               revenue forecasting                                statistics and balance of payments
ODI Fellowship Scheme posts                      of the main challenges facing                               • preparing national and sectoral budgets            statistics as well as consumer price indices
The ODI Fellowship Scheme posts Fellows          public institutions in the devel-                           • preparing national development plans               and trade statistics
under two streams: economics and                 oping world. They either don’t                              • aid coordination                                 • compiling Education Management
statistics. Most Fellows are employed in                                                                     • debt management                                    Information Systems
                                                 have nationals with the right
government ministries or agencies where                                                                      • reforming trade policies and promoting           • producing and analysing other economic
they work as economists, planning officers       qualifications and experience or                              regional economic integration                      and social statistics to help monitor
or statisticians. While a large proportion       they can’t afford them. The ODI                             • improving the performance of state-                progress on Sustainable Development
of Fellows work in ministries of finance         Fellowship Scheme fills nicely                                owned enterprises                                  Goals and other government objectives.
or planning, many work in ministries of          this gap by providing young                                 • designing private-sector development and
trade and industry, regional integration,                                                                      industrial policies
agriculture, environment, health and
                                                 professionals to support govern-
                                                                                                             • carrying out cost-benefit analysis of
education. Several also work in central          ment institutions at a cost they                              infrastructure projects
banks, revenue authorities, statistics           can afford.’                                                • improving planning and budgeting
offices and regional organisations.                                                                            systems for education and health
                                               Dr Sa’ad Ali Shire, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Somaliland
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Current Fellows as
at October 2017
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    AFRICA
          Djibouti                               Ethiopia                             The Gambia                            Ghana                                Guinea Bissau                           Kenya
     01                                     02                                   03                                    04                                   05                                      06
          2 Fellows                              6 Fellows                            3 Fellows                             4 Fellows                            6 Fellows                               1 Fellow
    Population size:                       Population size:                    Population size:                       Population size:                     Population size:                        Population size:
    942,333 (2016)                         102.4 million (2016)                2.1 million                            28.2 million (2016)                  1.815 million (2016)                    48.5 million (2016)
    GDP per capita: 		                     GDP per capita:                     GDP per capita:                        GDP per capita:                      GDP per capita:                         GDP per capita:
    $1,862 (2015)                          $706 (2016)                         $473.20 (2016)                         $1,513 (2016)                        $620 (2016)                             $1,455 (2016)
    World Bank classification:             World Bank classification:          World Bank classification:             World Bank classification:           World Bank classification:              World Bank classification:
    Lower middle income                    Low income                          Low income                             Lower middle income                  Low income                              Lower middle income
    Poverty Incidence ($1.90 a day):       Poverty Incidence ($1.90 a day):    Poverty Incidence ($1.90 a day):       Poverty Incidence ($1.90 a day):     Poverty Incidence ($1.90 a day):        Poverty Incidence ($1.90 a day):
    22.5% (2013)                           33.5% (2010)                        n/a                                    25.2% (2005)                         67.1% (2010)                            33.6% (2005)

    2017-19:                               2015-17:                            2017-19:                               2016-18:                             2016-18:                                2016-18:
    Theo Awanzam                           Susanna Vanda Santarelli            Sneha Menon                            Heleen Vellekoop                     Dr Brais Alvarez Pereira                Financial Inclusion Stream:
    (University of Erfurt/ University      (Graduate Institute of              (University of Mumbai/ University      (University of York) – Ministry of   (European University Institute) –       Julienne Lauler
    of Guelph) - Ministry of Economy       International and Development       of Oxford) – Ministry of Finance       Health                               Ministry of Economy and Finance         (Johns Hopkins University) –
    and Finance                            Studies, Geneva/ University         (Directorate of Macroeconomic          Caitlin Williams                     Giulio Schinaia                         Central Bank of Kenya (Research
    Camilla Sacchetto                      of Cambridge) – Agricultural        Policy Analysis)                       (School of Oriental and African      (University of Oxford) – Ministry       Department: Financial Stability and
    (London School of Economics            Transformation Agency               Shanaz Sumra                           Studies, University of London) –     of National Education, Higher           Access)
    and Political Science, University of   2016-18:                            (University of Greenwich) – Ministry   Ministry of Education (Planning,     Learning and Scientific Investigation
    London) – Ministry of Devolution       Johanna Koernig                     of Trade (Regional integration)        Budgeting, Monitoring and
                                                                                                                      Evaluation Division)                 Statistics Stream:
                                           (School of Oriental and African     Statistics Stream:                                                          Charlotte Albin
                                           Studies, University of London) –    Dan Jendrissek                         2017-19:                             (London School of Economics
                                           Ministry of Education (Planning     (University of Jena/ University of     India Keable-Elliot                  and Political Science, University
                                           Department)                         Southampton) – Bureau of Statistics    (School of Oriental and African      of London) – National Statistics
                                           Cornelius Maascant                                                         Studies, University of London)       Institute
                                           (University of Oxford) –                                                   – Ministry of Finance (Revenue
                                           Ethiopian Investment Commission                                            Policy Division)                     2017-19:
                                                                                                                                                           Moges Beyene
                                           Alfredo Manfredini Bohm                                                    Statistics Stream:                   (London School of Economics
                                           (University of Cambridge) –                                                Hugo Pigott                          and Political Science, University of
                                           Economic Policy Analysis Unit                                              (The London School of Hygiene &      London) – Ministry of Agriculture,
                                           (Macroeconomic and Price                                                   Tropical Medicine/ Kings College     Forestry, and Livestock
                                           Program)                                                                   London) – Ghana Statistical          Julius Koll
                                                                                                                      Service (Economic Statistics         (University of Oxford) – Ministry of
                                           Statistics Stream:                                                         Directorate)                         Public Health
                                           Erica Aiazzi
                                           (University of Oxford) - Ministry                                                                               Tatiana Martinez Zavala
                                           of Education (Education                                                                                         (Toulouse School of Economics/
                                           Management Information System                                                                                   Lumière University Lyon 2) –
                                           Directorate)                                                                                                    Ministry of Economy and Finance
                                                                                                                                                           (Technical Secretariat of the
                                           Emma Haigh
                                                                                                                                                           Treasury Committee)
                                           (University of St Andrews) –
                                           Central Statistical Agency
10                                                                                                                                                                                                                               11

          Liberia                       Eliot Faron                              Malawi                                   Namibia                             Nigeria                              Rwanda
     07                                                                     08                                       09                                  10                                   11
          10 Fellows                    (Paris-Dauphine University/              10 Fellows                               1 Fellow                            5 Fellows                            9 Fellows
 Population size:                       London School of Economics and     Population size:                         Population size:                    Population size:                     Population size:
 4.614 million (2016)                   Political Science, University of   18.1 million (2016)                      2.479 million (2016)                186 million (2016)                   11.9 million (2016)
 GDP per capita:                        London) – Ministry of Commerce     GDP per capita:                          GDP per capita:                     GDP per capita:                      GDP per capita:
 $455 (2016)                            and Industry (Bureau of Trade      $301 (2016)                              $4,140 (2016)                       $2,178 (2016)                        $703 (2016)
 World Bank classification:             Services)                          World Bank classification:               World Bank classification:          World Bank classification:           World Bank classification:
 Low income                             Clara Gallagher                    Low income                               Upper middle income                 Lower middle income                  Low income
 Poverty Incidence ($1.90 a day):       (School of Oriental and African    Poverty Incidence ($1.90 a day):         Poverty Incidence ($1.90 a day):    Poverty Incidence ($1.90 a day):     Poverty Incidence ($1.90 a day):
 68.6% (2007)                           Studies, University of London) –   70.9% (2010)                             22.6% (2009)                        53.5% (2009)                         60.4% (2013)
                                        Ministry of Education
 2015-17:                                                                  2016-18:                                 2015-17:                            2016-18:                             2016-18:
 Min Lee                                                                   Shivani Haria                            Courtney McLaren                    Louise Skarvall                      Dan Amias
 (University of Oxford) – Ministry of                                      (University College London,              (London School of Economics         (School of Oriental and African      (Hebrew University) – Ministry of
 Finance and Development Planning                                          University of London) – Ministry         and Political Science, University   Studies, University of London)       Finance and Economic Planning
 (Budget Directorate)                                                      of Finance, Economic Planning and        of London) - Namibia Nature         - Nigeria Sovereign Investment
                                                                           Development (Economic Planning)                                                                                   Irene Baby
                                                                                                                    Foundation/ Ministry of             Authority (NSIA)                     (University of Oxford) – Ministry
 2016-18:                                                                  Peter Hutchinson                         Environment and Tourism
 Ben Beuchel                                                                                                                                            Lara Tembey                          of Education
                                                                           (University of Sussex) – Ministry of                                         (School of Oriental and African
 (Barcelona Graduate School of                                             Health (Planning)                                                                                                 Cian Donaghy
 Economics) – Ministry of Commerce                                                                                                                      Studies, University of London)       (University of Edinburgh) –
 and Industry                                                              Jakob Rauschendorfer                                                         – National Primary Health Care       Ministry of Trade and Industry
                                                                           (University of Oxford) – Ministry of                                         Development Agency (NPHCDA)          (External Trade Unit)
 Margaret Brownjohn                                                        Industry and Trade (Trade Policy)
 (University of Queensland)                                                                                                                             2017-19:                             Harshil Parekh
 – Ministry of Finance and                                                 Statistics Stream:                                                           Sven Engels                          (University College London,
 Development Planning                                                      Vineeth Vasudeva Murthy                                                      (London School of Economics          University of London) – Rwanda
 Aditi Kumar                                                               (George Washington University) –                                             and Political Science, University    Revenue Authority
 (London School of Economics                                               National Statistical Office                                                  of London) – National Primary        Emily Pernet
 and Political Science, University                                                                                                                      Health Care Development Agency       (School of Oriental and African
                                                                           2017-19:                                                                     (NPHCDA)
 of London) – Liberia Revenue                                              Chris Burningham                                                                                                  Studies, University of London) –
 Authority                                                                 (University of Oxford) – Ministry                                            Statistics Stream:                   Ministry of Trade and Industry
 Kammi Sheeler                                                             of Finance, Economic Planning and                                            Dongxue (Wendy) Li                   2017-19:
 (Johns Hopkins University) –                                              Development                                                                  (University of Georgia) – National   Paul Brimble
 Ministry of Education                                                     Daniel Diamond                                                               Bureau of Statistics                 (University of Oxford) – Ministry
 Statistics Stream:                                                        (London School of Economics                                                  Financial Inclusion Stream:          of Finance and Economic
 Teresa Martens                                                            and Political Science, University of                                         Teresa Peterburs                     Planning (Macroeconomic Policy)
 (School of Oriental and African                                           London) – Ministry of Education                                              (Johns Hopkins University) –         Manuel Erzuah
 Studies, University of London) –                                          (Monitoring and Evaluation)                                                  Central Bank of Nigeria              (Copenhagen Business School/
 Liberia Institute of Statistics and                                       Robbie Hopper                                                                                                     Barcelona Graduate School
 Geo-Information Services                                                  (University College London,                                                                                       of Economics) – Rwanda
                                                                           University of London/ School                                                                                      Development Board (SEZ, Export
 2017-19:                                                                  of Oriental and African Studies,                                                                                  and Business)
 Jon Aron                                                                  University of London) – Ministry
 (University College London,                                                                                                                                                                 Lucia Perez-Villar
                                                                           of Finance, Economic Planning and                                                                                 (University Autonoma de
 University of London) – Liberia                                           Development (Debt and Aid)
 Revenue Authority (Domestic Tax                                                                                                                                                             Madrid/ University of Kiel) –
 Department)                                                               Theres Lessing                                                                                                    Rwanda Development Board
                                                                           (University of Oxford) – Ministry                                                                                 (Competitiveness and Business
 Flora Endl                                                                of Industry, Trade, and Tourism                                                                                   Communications)
 (School of Oriental and African                                           (Private Sector Development)
 Studies, University of London) –                                                                                                                                                            Statistics Stream:
 Ministry of Agriculture                                                   Sakshi Mohan                                                                                                      Lauren Harrison
                                                                           (Paris Institute of Political Studies)                                                                            (London School of Economics
                                                                           – Ministry of Health (Planning)                                                                                   and Political Science, University
                                                                           Stefan Nippes                                                                                                     of London) – National Institute
                                                                           (University of Oxford) – Ministry of                                                                              of Statistics Rwanda
                                                                           Education (Budget)
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                                                                                                                                                                                             THE CARIBBEAN
        Sierra Leone                        Somaliland                          Swaziland                            Uganda                                 Zanzibar                               Guyana
     12                                  13                                  14                                   15                                     16                                   17
        7 Fellows                           2 Fellows                           4 Fellows                            4 Fellows                              5 Fellows                              3 Fellows
 Population size:                       Population size:                    Population size:                     Population size:                       Population size:                     Population size:
 7.396 million (2016)                   4 million (2012 estimate)           1.343 million (2016)                 41.5 million (2016)                    1.304 million (2012, Tanzania NBS)   773,303 (2016)
 GDP per capita:                        GDP per capita:                     GDP per capita:                      GDP per capita:                        GDP per capita:                      GDP per capita:
 $496 (2016)                            $347 (2012 estimate)                $2,775 (2016)                        $613 (2016)                            $659 (2013 estimate)                 $4,456 (2016)
 World Bank classification:             World Bank classification:          World Bank classification:           World Bank classification:             World Bank classification:           World Bank classification:
 Low income                             Low income                          Lower middle income                  Low income                             Low income                           Upper middle income
 Poverty Incidence ($1.90 a day):       Poverty Incidence ($1.90 a day):    Poverty Incidence ($1.90 a day):     Poverty Incidence ($1.90 a day):       Poverty Incidence ($1.90 a day):     Poverty Incidence ($1.90 a day):
 52.3% (2011)                           38% (2012 estimate)                 42% (2009)                           34.6% (2012)                           n/a                                  n/a

 2016-18:                               2016-18:                                                                 2015-17:                               2015-17:
                                                                            2016-18:                                                                                                         2016-18:
 Konstantin Born                        Jeevun Sandher                                                           Laura Bierer                           Joevas Asare
                                                                            Koon Peng Ooi                                                                                                    Oliver Harman
 (London School of Economics            (University of Nottingham) –                                             (University of Cambridge) –            (University of Oxford) – Zanzibar
                                                                            (University of Oxford) – Prime                                                                                   (London School of Economics
 and Political Science, University      Ministry of Finance                                                      Ministry of Finance, Planning          Planning Commission
                                                                            Minister’s Office (Policy and                                                                                    and Political Science, University of
 of London) – National Minerals                                                                                  and Economic Development
                                        2017-19:                            Programme Coordination Unit)                                                2016-18:                             London) – Ministry of Communities
 Agency                                                                                                          (Directorate of Debt and Cash
                                        Statistics Stream:                  Jessica Puduserry                    Management)                            Nisma Elias                          Statistics Stream:
 Noémie Chomet                          Matthieu Rouyer                     (Barcelona Graduate School of                                               (Yale University) – Ministry of
 (London School of Economics                                                                                     Vishal Potluri                                                              Jessica Fox
                                        (Paris-Dauphine University) –       Economics) – Ministry of Finance     (Tata Institute of Social Studies) -   Education and Vocational Training    (University of Manchester) – Bureau
 and Political Science, University of   Ministry of National Planning and   (Budget and Economic Affairs)
 London) – Ministry of Finance and                                                                               Ministry of Finance, Planning and      Daphne Schreur                       of Statistics
                                        Development                                                              Economic Development                   (University of Amsterdam) –
 Economic Development (Economic                                             Statistics Stream:                                                                                               2017-19:
 Policy and Research Unit)                                                  Claire France                                                               Zanzibar Planning Commission
                                                                                                                 2016-18:                                                                    Matteo Ramina
                                                                            (Aberystwyth University) – Central                                          2017-19:                             (University of Amsterdam) –
 2017-19:                                                                                                        Financial Inclusion Stream:
                                                                            Statistical Office                                                          Matteo Santangelo Rava               Ministry of Finance (Economic
 Purava Joshi                                                                                                    Seharish Gillani
 (London School of Economics                                                2017-19:                             (Yale University) – Ministry of        (Toulouse School of Economics) –     Policy Analysis)
 and Political Science, University of                                       Barrett Owen                         Finance, Planning and Economic         Ministry of Health
 London) – Ministry of Health and                                           (Barcelona Graduate School           Development                            Statistics Stream:
 Sanitation (Planning)                                                      of Economics) – Ministry                                                    Nathan Price
                                                                                                                 2017-19:
 Humphrey Mayer                                                             of Economic Planning and                                                    (University of St Andrews) –
                                                                                                                 Adrienne Lees
 (University of Manchester) –                                               Development (Macroeconomic                                                  Office of the Chief Government
                                                                                                                 (University of Oxford) –
 Ministry of Finance and Economic                                           Analysis and Research)                                                      Statistician
                                                                                                                 Ministry of Finance, Department
 Development (Public Investment                                                                                  of Tax Policy, Planning and
 Management)                                                                                                     Economic Development
 Giovanni Occhiali                                                                                               (Macroeconomic Policy)
 (School of Oriental and African
 Studies, University of London/
 University of Birmingham) –
 National Revenue Authority
 Philip Spencer
 (University of Toronto) – Ministry
 of Finance and Economic
 Development (Central Planning,
 Monitoring and Evaluation)

 Statistics Stream:
 Antoine Lacroix
 (Toulouse School of Economics) –
 Statistics Sierra Leone (Economic
 Statistics Division)
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                                      ASIA
        Haiti                                Bangladesh                            Myanmar                                Sri Lanka                              Thailand                                Timor-Leste
     18                                19                                     20                                     21                                     22                                      23
        1 Fellow                             1 Fellow                              4 Fellows                              1 Fellow                               2 Fellows                               6 Fellows
 Population size:                     Population size:                       Population size:                       Population size:                       Population size:                        Population size:
 10.8 million (2016)                  163 million (2016)                     52.9 million (2016)                    21.2 million (2016)                    68.9 million (2016)                     1.269 million (2016)
 GDP per capita:                      GDP per capita:                        GDP per capita:                        GDP per capita:                        GDP per capita:                         GDP per capita:
 $740 (2016)                          $1,359 (2016)                          $1,275 (2016)                          $3,835 (2016)                          $5,907 (2016)                           $1,161 (2015)
 World Bank classification:           World Bank classification:             World Bank classification:             World Bank classification:             World Bank classification (Tanzania):   World Bank classification:
 Low income                           Lower middle income                    Lower middle income                    Lower middle income                    Upper middle income                     Lower middle income
 Poverty Incidence ($1.90 a day):     Poverty Incidence ($1.90 a day):       Poverty Incidence ($1.90 a day):       Poverty Incidence ($1.90 a day):       Poverty Incidence ($1.90 a day):        Poverty Incidence ($1.90 a day):
 53.9% (2012)                         18.5% (2010)                           n/a                                    1.92% (2012)                           0.04% (2013)                            46.8% (2007)

 2016-18:                             2016-18:                               2016-18:                               2017-19:                               2016-18:                                2016-18:
 Kerstin Schopohl                                                            Dr Lachlan McDonald                    Adam Collins                           Statistics Stream:                      Harry Fisher
 (University of Oxford) – Centre de   Financial Inclusion Stream:                                                   (Birkbeck College, University of                                               (School of Oriental and African
                                      Ben Stevenson                          (Monash University) – Renaissance                                             Md Rajibul Islam
 Facilitation des Investissements                                            Institute                              London) - Lakshman Kadirgamar          (James P Grant School of Public         Studies, University of London) –
                                      (London School of Economics                                                   Institute of International Relations                                           Ministry of Finance (Budget)
                                      and Political Science, University of   Ildrim Valley                                                                 Health, BRAC University) -
                                                                                                                    and Strategic Studies                  Ministry of Public Health (Health       Florentin Kerschbaumer
                                      London) – Bangladesh Bank              (Toulouse School of Economics) –
                                                                             Renaissance Institute                                                         Intervention and Technology             (London School of Economics
                                                                                                                                                           Assessment Programme (HITAP)            and Political Science, University
                                                                             2017-19:                                                                                                              of London) – Ministry of Finance
                                                                             Anders Møller                                                                 2017-19:                                (Economic Policy Directorate)
                                                                             (University of Oxford) – Ministry of                                          Juliet Eames
                                                                                                                                                           (School of Oriental and African         Claire Potdevin
                                                                             Finance and Planning (Fiscal Policy)                                                                                  (Toulouse School of Economics)
                                                                                                                                                           Studies, University of London) –
                                                                             Andrew Wilson                                                                 Ministry of Public Health (Health       – Ministry of Finance (Planning,
                                                                             (University of Durham) – Ministry                                             Intervention and Technology             Budgeting, Performance and
                                                                             of Finance and Planning (Research                                             Assessment Programme (HITAP)            Evaluation Unit)
                                                                             and Fiscal Relations)
                                                                                                                                                                                                   Statistics Stream:
                                                                                                                                                                                                   Stefania Pozzi
                                                                                                                                                                                                   (Toulouse School of Economics) -
                                                                                                                                                                                                   Directorate of Statistics

                                                                                                                                                                                                   2017-19:
                                                                                                                                                                                                   Harry Dienes
                                                                                                                                                                                                   (University College London,
                                                                                                                                                                                                   University of London) – Ministry of
                                                                                                                                                                                                   Finance (Macroeconomics)
                                                                                                                                                                                                   Veronica Masubo
                                                                                                                                                                                                   (University of Sussex) – Ministry of
                                                                                                                                                                                                   Finance (Development Partnership
                                                                                                                                                                                                   Management)
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 THE PACIFIC                                                                                                                                        WESTERN BALKANS
        Papa New Guinea                   Solomon Islands                    Vanuatu                                Fiji                                  Albania
     24                                25                                 26                                     27                                  28
        3 Fellows                         1 Fellow                           4 Fellows                              1 Fellow                              2 Fellows
 Population size:                     Population size:                   Population size:                       Population size:                    Population size:
 8.085 million (2016)                 599,419 (2016)                     270,402 (2016)                         898,760 (2016)                      2.876 million (2016)
 GDP per capita:                      GDP per capita:                    GDP per capita:                        GDP per capita:                     GDP per capita:
 $2,183 (2014)                        $2,005 (2016)                      $2,860 (2014)                          $5,151 (2016)                       $4,145 (2016)
 World Bank classification:           World Bank classification:         World Bank classification:             World Bank classification:          World Bank classification:
 Lower middle income                  Lower middle income                Lower middle income                    Upper middle income                 Upper middle income
 Poverty Incidence ($1.90 a day):     Poverty Incidence ($1.90 a day):   Poverty Incidence ($1.90 a day):       Poverty Incidence ($1.90 a day):    Poverty Incidence ($1.90 a day):
 39.3% (2009)                         45.6% (2005)                       15.4% (2010)                           4.1% (2008)                         1.1% (2012)

                                      2017-19:                           2016-18:                               2017-19:                            2017-19:
 2016-18:                                                                                                       Manuela Günther                     Senan Gibson
 Abhimanyu Dadu                       Tanushree Sahai                    Mattia De Biasi
                                      (School of Oriental and African    (Barcelona Graduate School of          (Adam Smith Business School,        (University of Queensland)
 (Indira Gandhi Institute of                                                                                    University of Glasgow) - Ministry   – Prime Minister’s Office
 Development Research) - Internal     Studies, University of London) –   Economics) – Prime Minister’s
                                      Ministry of Foreign Affairs and    Office                                 of Agriculture                      (Operative Situation Room)
 Revenue Commission
                                      External Trade (Department of      Peter Judge                                                                Nick Wilkinson
 Natalya Li                           External Trade)                                                                                               (School of Oriental and African
 (University of Sussex) –                                                (University of Warwick) – Ministry
                                                                         of Tourism, Trade, Commerce and                                            Studies, University of London)
 Department of National Planning                                                                                                                    – Prime Minister’s Office
 and Monitoring                                                          Ni-Vanuatu Business
                                                                                                                                                    (Department for Development
                                                                         Shefalika                                                                  and Foreign Aid)
 2017-19:                                                                (London School of Economics
 Rubayat Chowdhury                                                       and Political Science, University of
 (Australian National University) –                                      London) – Ministry of Finance (Tax
 Bank of Papua New Guinea                                                Policy Unit)

                                                                         2017-19:
                                                                         Karan Singh
                                                                         (University College London,
                                                                         University of London) – Ministry
                                                                         of Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry,
                                                                         Fisheries and Biosecurity
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Career prospects                                                                                          Entrance requirements
and alumni
                                                                                                          The ODI Fellowship Scheme is open           Fellowships vary from post to post and
                                                                                                          to candidates of all nationalities who      country to country, but all require a
The ODI Fellowship Scheme enjoys an                Monetary Fund, the United Nations,                     have a master’s degree or PhD in            combination of the following personal
excellent reputation among a wide range            academia, the private business sector, and             economics, statistics or a related field.   qualities:
of employers, and Fellows benefit from             non-governmental organisations as well                 Suitable specialised qualifications at
the prestige associated with the Scheme.           as their own country governments. Many                 postgraduate level include agricultural     Intellectual ability
ODI Fellows go on to make successful               choose to stay on in the country of their              economics, environmental economics,
                                                                                                                                                      • A sound grasp of economic and statistical
careers in the World Bank, the International       posting.                                               international economics, health
                                                                                                                                                        theory and their application to practical
                                                                                                          economics, development economics,
                                                                                                                                                        policy issues
                                                                                                          and econometrics and statistics. For
                                                                                                                                                      • An ability to analyse data and
                                                                                                          those studying for a postgraduate
                                                                                                                                                        information and to solve problems
                                                                                                          degree at the time of application, the
     Post Fellowship employment for 2014-16 cohort                                                        award of a Fellowship is conditional
                                                                                                                                                      • An ability to communicate complex
                                                                                                                                                        technical ideas to non-specialists, both
                                                                                                          upon the successful completion of
                                                                                                                                                        verbally and in writing
                                                                                                          the postgraduate degree. Candidates
                                                    A   Extended posting: 4
                                                                                                          can apply under one or both of the
                           L       A                                                                                                                  Personal qualities and interpersonal skills
                       K                            B   Taken up new posting with same government: 2      Fellowship streams provided they have
                                       B                                                                  the right qualifications: economics and     • Adaptability and flexibility
               J                           C        C   Further study: 2                                                                              • An ability to work in difficult conditions
                                               D                                                          statistics.
                                                                                                                                                      • Patience and humility
                                                    D   Taken up post in DFID: 1
                                               E                                                          Applicants must be willing to commit        • An ability to work effectively with others
                                           F        E   Taken up post in UK civil service: 1              to a two-year posting in any of the         • A confident and robust personality
                   I
                                                                                                          countries that participate in the Scheme.   • A willingness to learn and accept advice
                                   G                F   Taken up post in other civil service: 3                                                       • An ability to mix easily with diverse
                                                                                                          Applications are strengthened by a
                                                    G   Taken up post in international public sector: 6   demonstrable interest in development,         groups of people
                                                                                                          relevant work or voluntary experience       • An ability to adapt to a new country and
                           H
                                                    H   Taken up post in NGO: 1
                                                                                                          in a developing country, language             culture

                                                    I
                                                        Taken up post in private company, working         competence in French, Portuguese
                                                        in development: 9
                                                                                                          or Swahili, and strong IT skills. The       Management and work-related skills
                                                        Left development and taken up post
                                                    J   in private company: 3                             Scheme regularly attracts approximately     • An ability to take initiatives and be
                                                                                                          equal numbers of male and female              proactive
                                                    K   Other: 2
     Note: 37 responses in total
                                                                                                          candidates.                                 • An ability to prioritise and delegate work
                                                    L   Don’t know yet: 3                                                                             • Consultative and advocacy skills
                                                                                                                                                      • Good time management skills
                                                                                                                                                      • An ability to work without supervision
                                                                                                                                                      • Project management
                                                                                                                                                      • Report writing
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     ‘ODI was a great professional challenge for me, entering      ‘The Fellowship allows you the truly unique opportunity
     a new line of work in an unfamiliar environment. The          to work directly for the government, where you can
     work was very interesting, however it was a steep learning    experience first-hand the challenges and frustrations
     curve as I do not have a strong background in economics.      alongside your colleagues and develop your own beliefs
     It opened my eyes to some of the seemingly impossible         about development without the ideological pressures of a
     challenges faced by a young government and some of the        donor organisation.
     tools to overcome them.
                                                                   In my Fellowship, I had the opportunity to work side-by-
     Personally, entering a new country with no language           side with my colleagues to tackle the daily challenges of
     skills and a small network was a great challenge. Meeting     economic planning, forecasting and analysis. The most
     a diverse group of people, inside and outside of work,        frustrating days (or weeks or months) have been the ones
     experiencing new adventures and learning new skills was a     where I have learned the most. Without the frustration,
     wonderful achievement for me.                                 I would not have developed the skills and contextual
                                                                   understanding necessary to make lasting improvements to
     The ODI Fellowship facilitated my development in many         capacity in my office.’
     ways and has enabled me to get onto a prestigious graduate
                                                                   Marina Tolchinsky
     programme with the Bank of England. After gaining more
                                                                   Economist in Djibouti 2015-17
     experience in my next role, I plan to return to development
     as I find the work fascinating and very rewarding.’

     Joshua Allen
     Statistician in Timor-Leste 2015-17
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Selection, matching                                                                                           Administrative and
and allocation                                                                                                financial arrangements
 The ODI Fellowship Scheme selection,                                                                         Fellows are selected and appointed by ODI, but they           Partners and Families
 matching and allocation process takes          Key points for applicants
                                                                                                              then become employees of the governments or public            While we understand that
                                                The deadline for applications is 1st December 2017 for
 place according to the annual cycle shown                                                                    bodies for which they work. The cost of each Fellowship
                                                Fellowships starting in the autumn of 2018.                                                                                 some Fellows have partners
 on page 24.                                                                                                  is shared between ODI and the local employer.
                                                Applications must be made via the online application system                                                                 or families, the ODI Fellowship
                                                on the ODI website at www.odi.org/odi-fellowship-scheme
                                                                                                                                                                            Scheme neither encourages
 Each application must be accompanied                                                                         The local employer is normally responsible for:
 by the names of two academic and one                                                                                                                                       nor discourages partners from
                                                                                                              • paying a salary equivalent to what would be payable to
 professional referee.                         opportunity to hold detailed discussions with                                                                                accompanying ODI Fellows
                                                                                                                a locally recruited national with similar qualifications
                                               governments about their future requirements                                                                                  during their Fellowships. An
                                                                                                                and experience
 Applications will only be accepted if they    for ODI Fellows, discuss the CVs of suitable                                                                                 ODI Fellowship represents
                                                                                                              • providing conditions of service such as leave
 are completed correctly according to the      candidates as well as monitor the progress                                                                                   an extremely tough personal
                                                                                                                entitlement, expense allowances and medical insurance
 instructions available on our website and     of existing posts with both employers and                        similar to those offered to local staff in similar grades   challenge which may, or may
 submitted by the closing date.                Fellows. Following the placement visits,                       • ensuring Fellows receive assistance in obtaining work       not, be helped by the presence
                                               governments submit their requests for                            permits and security clearances where required.             of a partner who may not have
 In applying to the ODI Fellowship Scheme,     Fellows along with clear job descriptions                                                                                    work in the country of posting
 ODI assumes applicants are prepared to        and rankings of candidates. Candidates are                     ODI is normally responsible for:                              or does not speak the local
 work for the full two years in any of the     then allocated to posts to the satisfaction                    • the selection of Fellows                                    language. Furthermore, in
 Scheme’s partner countries.                   of both governments and candidates. The                        • arranging placements                                        many Fellowship countries it is
                                               Scheme is demand-led by governments and                        • providing Fellows’ pre-departure briefing and               considered socially unacceptable
 Short-listed candidates will need to be       aims as far as possible to give governments                      allowances                                                  to live together before marriage
 available to attend a selection board         their preferred candidates.                                    • paying a monthly supplement which takes into account        or to conduct a same-sex
 in February at ODI in London, which                                                                            local income, taxation, and accommodation costs             relationship. This is a personal
 involves a panel interview and group          All newly recruited Fellows are required to                    • paying Fellows’ transport and baggage expenses at the       decision for individual Fellows
 exercises. ODI will contribute towards the    attend a briefing session at ODI’s London                        start and end of the two-year contract                      to make. The Scheme does not
 cost of attending the selection board.        office in July. This is an opportunity for                     • providing emergency medical insurance while in post         provide financial assistance to
                                               ODI to provide new Fellows with as much                        • providing information by email and text message about       partners (married or not) nor
 Following the selection board, successful     information as possible about their posting                      security issues in Fellows’ countries of posting
                                               and also covers health and security issues.                                                                                  does it provide assistance to
 candidates are given either firm or                                                                          • paying an end-of-Fellowship bonus, provided Fellows
                                               The briefing session also provides a forum                                                                                   partners for visas or in obtaining
 conditional offers. A firm offer guarantees                                                                    complete the full two-year assignment.
                                               for new Fellows to hear the experiences of                                                                                   work in the country of posting.
 the award of a Fellowship. A conditional
 offer is dependent upon the Fellowship        current and former Fellows.                                                                                                  If a Fellow is accompanied by a
                                                                                                              Contracts of employment between host governments and
 team finding a suitable posting for                                                                                                                                        partner or family they will need
                                                                                                              individual Fellows determine Fellows’ local salaries and
 the candidate. The vast majority of           Prior to departure Fellows sign a Letter of                                                                                  to have their own insurance.
                                                                                                              other terms and conditions of service. These vary from
 candidates with conditional offers end up     Appointment from ODI, which sets out their                                                                                   Candidates who are about to
                                                                                                              country to country according to the post held, the cost
 being awarded a Fellowship and finding        entitlements and responsibilities.                                                                                           get married or have children are
                                                                                                              of living and other factors. As local employees, Fellows
 a posting.                                                                                                   pay tax on their local salaries. The ODI Fellowship           advised to think very carefully
                                               Fellows are expected to take up their posts                    Scheme does not provide additional financial support          before accepting a posting. In
 Between March and June representatives        between August and October. Start dates                        for partners or children. In 2017 total supplementation       cases where partners are not
 of the ODI Fellowship Scheme conduct          are negotiated according to individual                         amounted to approximately £21,000 per Fellow per              covered by insurance, ODI may
 placement visits to countries participating   availability and the requirements of the                       annum in the first year of the Fellowship and £23,000 in      charge partners the cost of any
 in the Scheme. These visits provide an        employing government.                                          the second year.                                              emergency evacuations.
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The ODI Fellowship
Scheme annual cycle
 November 2017           Applications for the ODI Fellowship
                         Scheme are accepted.

 1 December 2017         Closing date for receipt of applications.

 January 2018            Short-listed applicants are invited to an
                         interview at ODI in London.

 February 2018           The referees of short-listed applicants are
                         contacted. Interviews take place, after which
                         firm or conditional offers are made to successful
                         candidates.

 March - June 2018       Members of the ODI Fellowship Scheme team
                         visit all participating governments to discuss
                         posts and candidates’ CVs. The team meets all
                         current Fellows and their supervisors to check
                         Fellowships are going well and to gain feedback
                         on issues relevant to the Scheme.

 May - June 2018         Governments submit requests for new
                         Fellows with job descriptions and a short-
                         list of preferred candidates.

 June 2018               ODI and governments agree on which
                         candidates are allocated to which postings.

 July 2018               A briefing session is held at ODI in
                         London to prepare new Fellows for their
                         posts.

 August - October 2018   Postings commence.
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     ODI Fellowship Scheme
     Overseas Development Institute
     203 Blackfriars Road
     London SE1 8NJ
     UK

     Tel: +44 (0)20 7922 0356
     Fax: +44 (0)20 7922 0399                     Disclaimer: while every care has been taken to ensure that the
     Email: fellows@odi.org                       information contained in this brochure is accurate, it should not
     Website: www.odi.org/odi-fellowship-scheme   be read as forming part of any agreement or contract.
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