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                                ODI Fellowship
                                Scheme 2019

                                Providing Capacity
                                Promoting Careers
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     Overseas Development Institute (ODI)

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     sustainable and peaceful world in which every person thrives.
     We harness the power of evidence and ideas through research
     and partnership to confront challenges, develop solutions and
     create change.

     Our work addresses four key global challenges – poverty and
     inequality, economies and work, sustainability, and conflict
     and fragility – and explores the tools and approaches needed
     to enable progress and address risks. Our multidisciplinary
     approach combines research, advisory work, convening and
     communications:

     • We undertake cutting-edge research and analysis to generate
       evidence, ideas and solutions.
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       around the world.
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       reach and impact.

     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
                                                                                            early career professional economists and statisticians where
Contents   03   The ODI Fellowship Scheme                                                   gaps in local capacity exist.

           04   ODI Fellowship Scheme countries                                           • to provide postgraduate economists and statisticians with
                                                                                            practical work experience in a developing country.
           04   ODI Fellowship Scheme posts
                                                                                        The ODI Fellowship Scheme places postgraduate economists
           06   Current Fellows as at October 2018                                      and statisticians in public sector posts in developing countries
                                                                                        on two-year contracts. ODI Fellows are employed and paid by
           18   Career prospects and alumni                                             the governments they work for and their work programmes are
                                                                                        determined and managed by local civil servants.
           19   Entrance requirements
                                                                                        Postings are determined primarily by the needs of the Scheme’s partner
           22   Selection, matching and allocation                                      governments. The cost of each posting is shared between the host
                                                                                        government and ODI. The ODI Fellowship Scheme currently uses
           23   Administrative and financial arrangements                               funds generously provided by the UK’s Department for International
                                                                                        Development, Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade,
           24   The ODI Fellowship Scheme annual cycle                                  the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Food and Agriculture
                                                                                        Organization and the European Bank for Reconstruction and
                                                                                        Development 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 56 years since it was established
                                                                                        in 1963 are demonstrated by the consistently high demand for
                                                                                        Fellows and the degree of responsibility often entrusted to Fellows.
                                                                                        The number of Fellows posted every year has grown from three in
                                                                                        1963 to 45 in 2018, with around 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 2018 the ODI Fellowship Scheme              has been of immense value and
operated in 29 low- and middle-income          benefit to NBS. We thoroughly                                                                             2013-15   2014-16   2015-17   2016-18   2017-19   2018-20   Total
countries in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean,      enjoy having the fellows… (they)                              Finance and Planning                        22        23        19        19        16        15        114
and the Pacific, most of them English,
French, Portuguese or Swahili speaking.
                                               contributed a lot to the quality                              Central Bank (including financial inclusion) 3        4         3         2         2         0         14
If a new country wants to participate, the     and quantity of our output in                                 Trade, Industry, Commerce and Regional      8         5         7         5         4         8         37
ODI Fellowship Scheme team will conduct        NBS over the past two years.’                                 Integration
a detailed scoping visit at the invitation                                                                   Agriculture                                 3         2         3         1         4         1         14
                                               Dr. Yemi Kale, Statistician General of the Federation,
of the government to ensure that               National Bureau of Statistics, Nigeria                        Environment, Water and Climate Change       1         2         3         0         0         0         6
conditions are suitable for ODI Fellows.
                                                                                                             Health                                      10        3         8         5         6         3         35
Governments wanting Fellows must make
a formal request to ODI, accompanied by                                                                      Education                                   2         4         2         6         3         5         22
a clear job description and a commitment       ‘The ODI fellows that have                                    Regional Organisations                      1         2         1         0         0         2         6
to provide a local salary and other benefits   assisted Timor-Leste are bright,                              Statistics                                  2         2         7         8         7         5         31
that would be due to an equivalent local       creative and adaptable profes-                                Other                                       4         5         6         11        8         6         40
employee.
                                               sionals committed to strengthen-                              Total                                       56        52        59        57        50        45        319

Since 1963 approximately 50 country            ing the economy and building
governments and regional organisations         sustainable institutions. They                                These posts call for a wide variety of                     • monitoring and evaluating poverty-
have participated in the Scheme. Some          work closely with national                                    economic, statistical and administrative                     reduction strategies
have left the Scheme as their local capacity   counterparts to transfer knowl-                               skills. Examples of the work Fellows are                   • developing and implementing value-chain
has developed. Other countries have left,                                                                    typically involved in include:                               analysis
only to return at a later stage. The key
                                               edge and skills, and make a
                                                                                                                                                                        • improving financial sector regulations
characteristic of the Scheme is that it is     difference.’
                                                                                                             Economics
demand-led, with Fellows being employed                                                                      • macroeconomic forecasting and
                                               Fernanda Borges, former Minister of Finance and current                                                                  Statistics
and managed by their host governments          Fiscal Reform Coordinator, Timor-Leste                          analysis                                                 • conducting household and enterprise
and not by ODI.                                                                                              • providing economic analysis for the                        surveys
                                                                                                               conduct of monetary policy                               • producing national accounts, government
                                                                                                             • analysing tax data and improving tax and                   finance statistics, money and banking
ODI Fellowship Scheme posts                    ‘Lack of technical capacity is
                                                                                                               revenue forecasting                                        statistics and balance of payments
The ODI Fellowship Scheme posts Fellows        one of the main challenges facing                             • preparing national and sectoral budgets                    statistics as well as consumer price indices
under two streams: economics and               public institutions in the develop-                           • preparing national development plans                       and trade statistics
statistics. Most Fellows are employed in       ing world. They either don’t have                             • aid coordination                                         • compiling Education Management
government ministries or agencies where                                                                      • debt management                                            Information Systems
                                               nationals with the right qualifica-
they work as economists, planning officers                                                                   • reforming trade policies and promoting                   • producing and analysing other economic
or statisticians. While a large proportion     tions and experience or they can’t                              regional economic integration                              and social statistics to help monitor
of Fellows work in ministries of finance       afford them. The ODI Fellow-                                  • improving the performance of state-                        progress on Sustainable Development
or planning, many work in ministries of        ship Scheme fills nicely this gap                               owned enterprises                                          Goals and other government objectives.
trade and industry, regional integration,      by providing young professionals                              • designing private-sector development and
agriculture, environment, health and                                                                           industrial policies
education. Several also work in central
                                               to support government institu-
                                                                                                             • carrying out cost-benefit analysis of
banks, revenue authorities, statistics         tions at a cost they can afford.’                               infrastructure projects
offices and regional organisations.            Dr Sa’ad Ali Shire, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Somaliland   • improving planning and budgeting
                                                                                                               systems for education and health
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Current Fellows as
at October 2018
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    AFRICA
          Djibouti                           eSwatini                            Ethiopia                            The Gambia                          Ghana                                 Guinea Bissau
     01                                 02                                  03                                  04                                  05                                    06
          1 Fellow                           3 Fellows                           5 Fellows                           1 Fellow                            4 Fellows                             4 Fellows
    Population size:                   Population size:                   Population size:                     Population size:                    Population size:                      Population size:
    942,333 (2016)                     1.343 million (2016)               102.4 million (2016)                 2.1 million                         28.2 million (2016)                   1.815 million (2016)
    GDP per capita: 		                 GDP per capita:                    GDP per capita:                      GDP per capita:                     GDP per capita:                       GDP per capita:
    $1,862 (2015)                      $2,775 (2016)                      $706 (2016)                          $473.20 (2016)                      $1,513 (2016)                         $620 (2016)
    World Bank classification:         World Bank classification:         World Bank classification:           World Bank classification:          World Bank classification:            World Bank classification:
    Lower middle income                Lower middle income                Low income                           Low income                          Lower middle income                   Low 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)                       42% (2009)                         33.5% (2010)                         n/a                                 25.2% (2005)                          67.1% (2010)

    2018-20:                           2017-19:                           2016-18:                             2017-19:                            2017-19:                              2017-19:
    Khalid Maman Waziri                Barrett Owen                       Johanna Koernig                      Sneha Menon                         India Keable-Elliott                  Julius Koll
    (Aix-Marseille School of           (Barcelona Graduate School         (School of Oriental and African      (University of Mumbai/ University   (School of Oriental and African       (University of Oxford) – Ministry of
    Economics) – Ministry of           of Economics) – Ministry           Studies, University of London) –     of Oxford) – Ministry of Finance    Studies, University of London) –      Public Health
    Economy and Finance                of Economic Planning and           Ministry of Education (Planning      (Directorate of Macroeconomic       Ministry of Finance (Revenue Policy   Tatiana Martinez Zavala
                                       Development (Macroeconomic         Department)                          Policy Analysis)                    Division)                             (Toulouse School of Economics/
                                       Analysis and Research)             Cornelius Maascant                                                                                             Lumière University Lyon 2) –
                                                                                                                                                   Statistics Stream:
                                       Nick Wilkinson                     (University of Oxford) – Ethiopian                                       Hugo Pigott                           Ministry of Economy and Finance
                                       (School of Oriental and African    Investment Commission                                                    (The London School of Hygiene &       (Technical Secretariat of the
                                       Studies, University of London) –                                                                            Tropical Medicine/ Kings College      Treasury Committee)
                                       Ministry of Finance                2017-19:
                                                                          Moges Beyene                                                             London) – Ghana Statistical Service   2018-20:
                                       2018-20:                           (London School of Economics                                              (Economic Statistics Directorate)     Camila Franco-Restrepo
                                       Federica Margini                   and Political Science, University                                        2018-20:                              (University of Cambridge) –
                                       (London School of Hygiene and      of London) – Agricultural                                                Denise Stolt                          Ministry of Education
                                       Tropical Medicine) – Ministry of   Transformation Agency                                                    (School of Oriental and African       Sebastian Schäber
                                       Health                                                                                                      Studies, University of London) –      (University of Copenhagen) –
                                                                          2018-20:
                                                                          Oscar Diaz Botia                                                         Ministry of Education (Planning,      Ministry of Economy and Finance
                                                                          (Paris School of Economics) –                                            Budgeting, Monitoring and             (General Directorate of Forecasting
                                                                          Ministry of Education                                                    Evaluation Division)                  and Economic Studies)

                                                                          Eleanor Keeble                                                           Statistics Stream:
                                                                          (Yale University) – Central                                              Sweta Pandey
                                                                          Statistical Agency                                                       (Trinity College Dublin) – Ghana
                                                                                                                                                   Statistical Service
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          Liberia                               Malawi                             Luis Palacios                             Namibia                             Nigeria                              Rwanda
     07                                    08                                                                           09                                  10                                   11
          9 Fellows                             10 Fellows                         (University of Manchester) –              1 Fellow                            2 Fellows                            8 Fellows
 Population size:                         Population size:                         Ministry of Industry, Trade, and    Population size:                    Population size:                     Population size:
 4.614 million (2016)                     18.1 million (2016)                      Tourism (Department of Trade)       2.479 million (2016)                186 million (2016)                   11.9 million (2016)
 GDP per capita:                          GDP per capita:                          Statistics Stream:                  GDP per capita:                     GDP per capita:                      GDP per capita:
 $455 (2016)                              $301 (2016)                              Alexander Tromp                     $4,140 (2016)                       $2,178 (2016)                        $703 (2016)
 World Bank classification:               World Bank classification:               (University of Oxford) – National   World Bank classification:          World Bank classification:           World Bank classification:
 Low income                               Low income                               Statistics Office (Demography and   Upper middle income                 Lower middle income                  Low income
 Poverty Incidence ($1.90 a day):         Poverty Incidence ($1.90 a day):         Social Statistics Division)         Poverty Incidence ($1.90 a day):    Poverty Incidence ($1.90 a day):     Poverty Incidence ($1.90 a day):
 68.6% (2007)                             70.9% (2010)                                                                 22.6% (2009)                        53.5% (2009)                         60.4% (2013)

 2016-18:                                 2017-19:                                                                     2015-17:                            2018-20:                             2016-18:
 Ben Beuchel                              Chris Burningham                                                             Courtney McLaren                    Camron Aref-Adib                     Cian Donaghy
 (Barcelona Graduate School of            (University of Oxford) – Ministry                                            (London School of Economics         (Yale University) – Nigeria Export   (University of Edinburgh) –
 Economics) – Ministry of Commerce        of Finance, Economic Planning and                                            and Political Science, University   Promotion Council (Executive         Ministry of Trade and Industry
 and Industry                             Development (Budget)                                                         of London) – Namibia Nature         Directors Office)                    (External Trade Unit)
                                                                                                                       Foundation/ Ministry of
 2017-19:                                 Daniel Diamond                                                                                                   Nils Elding Larsson
                                                                                                                       Environment and Tourism                                                  2017-19:
 Jon Aron                                 (London School of Economics                                                                                      (Stockholm School of Economics)      Paul Brimble
 (University College London,              and Political Science, University of                                                                             – Nigerian Office for Trade          (University of Oxford) – Ministry
 University of London) – Liberia          London) – Ministry of Education                                                                                  Negotiations                         of Finance and Economic Planning
 Revenue Authority (Domestic Tax          (Monitoring and Evaluation)
                                                                                                                                                                                                (Macroeconomic Policy)
 Department)                              Sakshi Mohan
                                                                                                                                                                                                Manuel Erzuah
 Flora Endl                               (Paris Institute of Political Studies)
                                                                                                                                                                                                (Copenhagen Business School/
 (School of Oriental and African          – Ministry of Health (Department
                                                                                                                                                                                                Barcelona Graduate School of
 Studies, University of London) –         of Planning)
                                                                                                                                                                                                Economics) – Rwanda Development
 Ministry of Agriculture                  Stefan Nippes                                                                                                                                         Board (SEZ, Export and Business)
 Eliot Faron                              (University of Oxford) – Ministry of
                                                                                                                                                                                                Lucia Perez-Villar
 (Paris-Dauphine University/ London       Education (SWAp Office)
                                                                                                                                                                                                (University Autonoma de Madrid/
 School of Economics and Political                                                                                                                                                              University of Kiel) – Rwanda Devel-
                                          2018-20:
 Science, University of London) –                                                                                                                                                               opment Board (Competitiveness and
                                          Merle Jamieson
 Ministry of Commerce and Industry                                                                                                                                                              Business Communications)
                                          (School of Oriental and African
 (Bureau of Trade Services)
                                          Studies, University of London)
 Clara Gallagher                                                                                                                                                                                Statistics Stream:
                                          – Ministry of Agriculture,
 (School of Oriental and African                                                                                                                                                                Lauren Harrison
                                          Irrigation and Water Development
 Studies, University of London) –                                                                                                                                                               (London School of Economics
                                          (Department of Planning)
 Environmental Protection Agency                                                                                                                                                                and Political Science, University of
                                          Katarina Kuske                                                                                                                                        London) – National Institute of
 2018-20:                                 (University of Oxford) –                                                                                                                              Statistics Rwanda
 Samuel Annan                             Ministry of Finance (Department
 (University of Exeter) – National        of Economic Planning and                                                                                                                              2018-20:
 Investment Commission                    Development)                                                                                                                                          Douglas Bryan
                                                                                                                                                                                                (London School of Economics
 Lars Nordgreen                           Nikhil Mandalia
                                                                                                                                                                                                and Political Science, University
 (Toulouse School of Economics) –         (University of York) – Ministry of
                                                                                                                                                                                                of London) – Rwanda Mines,
 Liberia Revenue Authority (Customs       Health
                                                                                                                                                                                                Petroleum & Gas Board
 Unit)                                    Hayaan-Diriye Abdi Nur
                                                                                                                                                                                                Kieran Byrne
 Jack Sennett                             (University of Amsterdam) –
                                                                                                                                                                                                (London School of Economics
 (Harvard University) – Ministry of       Ministry of Finance (Department of
                                                                                                                                                                                                and Political Science, University
 Finance and Development Planning         Debt and Aid Management)
                                                                                                                                                                                                of London) – Rwanda Revenue
 Statistics Stream:                                                                                                                                                                             Authority (Planning and Research
 Bol Atem                                                                                                                                                                                       department)
 (Pan African University, Institute for                                                                                                                                                         Samiha Chowdhury
 Basic Sciences) – Liberia Institute                                                                                                                                                            (Barcelona Graduate School of
 of Statistics & Geo-Information                                                                                                                                                                Economics) – Ministry of Trade and
 Services                                                                                                                                                                                       Industry (Trade and Investment
                                                                                                                                                                                                Department)
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          Sierra Leone                        Somaliland                           South Africa                       Uganda                             Zanzibar                             Zimbabwe
     12                                  13                                   14                                 15                                 16                                   17
          7 Fellows                           3 Fellows                            1 Fellow                           4 Fellows                          6 Fellows                            2 Fellows
 Population size:                       Population size:                     Population size:                   Population size:                   Population size:                     Population size:
 7.396 million (2016)                   4 million (2012 estimate)            59.7 million (2017)                41.5 million (2016)                1.304 million (2012, Tanzania NBS)   16,529,904 (2017)
 GDP per capita:                        GDP per capita:                      GDP per capita:                    GDP per capita:                    GDP per capita:                      GDP per capita:
 $496 (2016)                            $347 (2012 estimate)                 $6,160.7 (2017)                    $613 (2016)                        $659 (2013 estimate)                 $927 (2017)
 World Bank classification:             World Bank classification:           World Bank classification:         World Bank classification:         World Bank classification:           World Bank classification:
 Low income                             Low income                           Upper middle income                Low income                         Low income                           Low 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)                  18.9% (2014)                       34.6% (2012)                       n/a                                  21.4% (2011)

 2017-19:                               2017-19:                             2017-19:                           2017-19:                           2016-18:                             2018-20:
 Purava Joshi                           Statistics Stream:                   Shanaz Broermann                   Adrienne Lees                      Daphne Schreur                       Catherine Humphrey
 (London School of Economics            Matthieu Rouyer                      (University of Greenwich) –        (University of Oxford) –           (University of Amsterdam) –          (University of Amsterdam) –
 and Political Science, University of   (Paris-Dauphine University) –        Collaborative Africa Budget        Ministry of Finance, Planning      Zanzibar Planning Commission         Ministry of Primary and Secondary
 London) – Ministry of Health and       Ministry of National Planning and    Reform Initiative                  and Economic Development                                                Education
 Sanitation (Planning)                  Development                                                             (Tax Policy Department)            2017-19:
                                                                                                                                                   Matteo Santangelo Rava               Lionel Roger
 Humphrey Mayer                                                                                                 2018-20:                                                                (University of Nottingham) –
                                        2018-20:                                                                                                   (Toulouse School of Economics) –
 (University of Manchester) –                                                                                   John Ayre                                                               Ministry of Finance and Economic
                                        Mamadou Sadio Diallo                                                                                       Ministry of Health
 Ministry of Finance and Economic                                                                               (University of British Columbia)                                        Development (Fiscal Policy and
                                        (University of Warwick) – Ministry
 Development (Revenue and Tax                                                                                   – Ministry of Finance, Planning,   Statistics Stream:                   Advisory Services Department)
                                        of Finance
 Division)                                                                                                      and Economic Development           Nathan Price
                                        Shazar Tariq                                                            (Macroeconomic planning            (University of St Andrews) –
 Giovanni Occhiali                      (University of Oxford) – Ministry                                       department)                        Office of the Chief Government
 (School of Oriental and African        of Trade, Industry, and Tourism
 Studies, University of London/                                                                                 Menno Jan van der Ven              Statistician
 University of Birmingham) –                                                                                    (University College London,
                                                                                                                                                   2018-20:
 National Revenue Authority                                                                                     University of London) – Ministry
                                                                                                                                                   Joseph Peissel
                                                                                                                of Finance, Planning, and
 Philip Spencer                                                                                                                                    (University of Oxford) – Zanzibar
                                                                                                                Economic Development (Debt
 (University of Toronto) – Ministry                                                                                                                Planning Commission (Economic
                                                                                                                Policy and Issuance Department)
 of Finance and Economic                                                                                                                           Management)
 Development (Central Planning,                                                                                 Jana Steverding
                                                                                                                                                   Adam Salisbury
 Monitoring and Evaluation)                                                                                     (HTW Berlin) – Ministry of
                                                                                                                                                   (University of Oxford) – Ministry
                                                                                                                Finance, Planning, and Economic
 Statistics Stream:                                                                                                                                of Education (Department of
                                                                                                                Development (Financial Services
 Antoine Lacroix                                                                                                                                   Planning, Policy, and Research)
                                                                                                                Department)
 (Toulouse School of Economics) –                                                                                                                  Jaideep Singh Sokhdave Singh
 Statistics Sierra Leone (Economic                                                                                                                 (University of Cambridge) –
 Statistics Division)                                                                                                                              Zanzibar Planning Commission

 2018-20:
 Jozef Masseroli
 (London School of Economics
 and Political Science, University
 of London) – National Minerals
 Agency
 Florence Oberholzer
 (University of Oxford) – Ministry of
 Finance (Economic Policy Research
 Unit)
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 THE CARIBBEAN                                                           ASIA
        Guyana                          Haiti                                   Bangladesh                            Myanmar                            Sri Lanka                              Thailand
     18                              19                                   20                                     21                                 22                                     23
        2 Fellows                       1 Fellow                                1 Fellow                              4 Fellows                          1 Fellow                               2 Fellows
 Population size:                   Population size:                     Population size:                       Population size:                   Population size:                       Population size:
 773,303 (2016)                     10.8 million (2016)                  163 million (2016)                     52.9 million (2016)                21.2 million (2016)                    68.9 million (2016)
 GDP per capita:                    GDP per capita:                      GDP per capita:                        GDP per capita:                    GDP per capita:                        GDP per capita:
 $4,456 (2016)                      $740 (2016)                          $1,359 (2016)                          $1,275 (2016)                      $3,835 (2016)                          $5,907 (2016)
 World Bank classification:         World Bank classification:           World Bank classification:             World Bank classification:         World Bank classification:             World Bank classification (Tanzania):
 Upper middle income                Low income                           Lower middle income                    Lower middle income                Lower 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):       Poverty Incidence ($1.90 a day):
 n/a                                53.9% (2012)                         18.5% (2010)                           n/a                                1.92% (2012)                           0.04% (2013)

 2017-19:                           2016-18:                             2016-18:                               2017-19:                           2017-19:                               2017-19:
 Matteo Ramina                      Kerstin Schopohl                                                            Anders Møller                      Adam Collins                           Juliet Eames
 (University of Amsterdam) –        (University of Oxford) – Banque de   Financial Inclusion Stream:                                               (Birkbeck College, University of       (School of Oriental and African
                                                                         Ben Stevenson                          (University of Oxford) – Myanmar
 Ministry of Finance (Economic      la République d’Haïti (BRH)                                                 Development Institute              London) – Lakshman Kadirgamar          Studies, University of London) –
 Policy Analysis)                                                        (London School of Economics                                               Institute of International Relations   Ministry of Public Health (Health
                                                                         and Political Science, University of   Andrew Wilson                      and Strategic Studies                  Intervention and Technology
 2018-20:                                                                London) – Bangladesh Bank              (University of Durham) –                                                  Assessment Programme (HITAP)
 Statistics Stream:                                                                                             Renaissance Institute
 Grégoire Vincent                                                                                                                                                                         Sven Engels
 (Toulouse School of Economics) –                                                                               2018-20:                                                                  (London School of Economics
 Bureau of Statistics                                                                                           Dan Jollans                                                               and Political Science, University of
                                                                                                                (University of Oxford) –                                                  London) – Ministry of Public Health
                                                                                                                Renaissance Institute                                                     (Health Intervention and Technology
                                                                                                                Gustavo Nicolas Paez                                                      Assessment Programme (HITAP)
                                                                                                                (University of Cambridge) –
                                                                                                                Myanmar Development Institute
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                                        THE PACIFIC
        Timor-Leste                           Fiji                               Marshall Islands                   Papua New Guinea                     Solomon Islands                    Vanuatu
     24                                  25                                 26                                 27                                   28                                 29
        5 Fellows                             3 Fellows                          1 Fellows                          3 Fellows                            1 Fellow                           5 Fellows
 Population size:                       Population size:                   Population size:                   Population size:                     Population size:                   Population size:
 1.269 million (2016)                   898,760 (2016)                     53,127 (2017)                      8.085 million (2016)                 599,419 (2016)                     270,402 (2016)
 GDP per capita:                        GDP per capita:                    GDP per capita:                    GDP per capita:                      GDP per capita:                    GDP per capita:
 $1,161 (2015)                          $5,151 (2016)                      $3,454 (2017)                      $2,183 (2014)                        $2,005 (2016)                      $2,860 (2014)
 World Bank classification:             World Bank classification:         World Bank classification:         World Bank classification:           World Bank classification:         World Bank classification:
 Lower middle income                    Upper middle income                Upper middle income                Lower middle income                  Lower 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):
 46.8% (2007)                           4.1% (2008)                        N/A                                39.3% (2009)                         45.6% (2005)                       15.4% (2010)

 2017-19:                               2017-19:                           2017-19:                           2016-18:                             2017-19:                           2017-19:
 Harry Dienes                           Manuela Günther                    Ville Peltovouri                   Abhimanyu Dadu                       Tanushree Sahai                    Karan Singh
 (University College London,            (Adam Smith Business School,       (University of East Anglia/        (Indira Gandhi Institute of          (School of Oriental and African    (University College London,
 University of London) – Ministry       University of Glasgow) –           University of York) – Government   Development Research) – Internal     Studies, University of London) –   University of London) – Ministry
 of Finance (Macroeconomics)            Ministry of Agriculture            of the Republic of the Marshall    Revenue Commission                   Ministry of Foreign Affairs and    of Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry,
 Veronica Masubo                                                           Islands                                                                 External Trade (Department of      Fisheries and Biosecurity
                                        2018-20:                                                              Natalya Li                           External Trade)
 (University of Sussex) – Ministry of   William Hamilton                                                      (University of Sussex) –                                                2018-20:
 Finance (Development Partnership       (University of Cambridge) –                                           Department of National Planning                                         Jorge Alfredo Bouchot-Viveros
 Management)                            Ministry of Industry, Trade and                                       and Monitoring                                                          (University of Birmingham) – Prime
 Camilla Sacchetto                      Tourism                                                                                                                                       Minister’s Office (Strategic Policy,
 (London School of Economics                                                                                  2017-19:
                                        Jamie William Smith                                                   Rubayat Chowdhury                                                       Planning, and Aid Coordination)
 and Political Science, University of   (University of Edinburgh)                                             (Australian National University) –                                      Karel Haal
 London) – Ministry of Finance          – Fijian Competition and                                              Bank of Papua New Guinea                                                (Erasmus School of Economics) –
 Statistics Stream:                     Consumer Commission                                                                                                                           Ministry of Health
 Dan Jendrissek                         (Regulation with Price Control
                                                                                                                                                                                      Caroline Juliette Hughes
 (University of Jena/ University of     and Monitoring)
                                                                                                                                                                                      (University of Warwick) – Ministry
 Southampton) – Directorate of                                                                                                                                                        of Finance
 Statistics
                                                                                                                                                                                      Andrea Ibba
 2018-20:                                                                                                                                                                             (Paris School of Economics)
 Aashna Jamal                                                                                                                                                                         – Ministry of Tourism, Trade,
 (Yale University) – Ministry of                                                                                                                                                      Commerce and Ni-Vanuatu Business
 Finance (Budget Department)
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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 2015-17 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. The ODI
                                                     A   Extended posting: 2
                                                                                                           Fellowship Scheme posts Fellows under
                               A
                                   B
                                                                                                                                                       Personal qualities and interpersonal skills
                                                     B   Taken up new posting with same government: 3      two streams: economics and statistics.
                                       C                                                                   Candidates can apply under one or both      • Adaptability and flexibility
                L
                                           D         C   Further study: 3
                                                                                                           of the Fellowship streams provided they     • An ability to work in difficult conditions
                                            E                                                              have the right qualifications: economics    • Patience and humility
                                                     D   Taken up post in DFID: 2
                                                F                                                          and statistics.                             • An ability to work effectively with others
                                           G                                                                                                           • A confident and robust personality
                                                     E   Taken up post in UK civil service: 2

                    K                  H                                                                   Applicants must be willing to commit        • A willingness to learn and accept advice
                                                     F   Taken up post in other civil service: 1                                                       • An ability to mix easily with diverse
                               I                                                                           to a two-year posting in any of the
                                                     G   Taken up post in international public sector: 4   countries that participate in the Scheme.     groups of people
                                                                                                           Applications are strengthened by a          • An ability to adapt to a new country and
                                                     H   Taken up post in NGO: 2
                                                                                                           demonstrable interest in development,         culture

                                                     I
                                                         Taken up post in private company, working         relevant work or voluntary experience
                                                         in development: 7                                                                             Management and work-related skills
                                                                                                           in a developing country, language
                                                         Left development and taken up post
                                                     J   in private company: 0                             competence in French, Portuguese            • An ability to take initiatives and be
                                                                                                           or Swahili, and strong IT skills. The         proactive
                                                     K   Other: 7
     Note: 48 responses in total
                                                                                                           Scheme regularly attracts approximately     • An ability to prioritise and delegate work
                                                     L   Don’t know yet: 15                                equal numbers of male and female            • Consultative and advocacy skills
                                                                                                           candidates.                                 • Good time management skills
                                                                                                                                                       • An ability to work without supervision
                                                                                                                                                       • Project management
                                                                                                                                                       • Report writing
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     ‘My ODI Fellowship was an adventure, a solid             ‘The Fellowship allows you the truly unique opportunity
     rounding out of my career to date, and key to the        to work directly for the government, where you can
     next phase of my career. It was never easy, but always   experience first-hand the challenges and frustrations
     interesting. The alumni network of Fellows is vast       alongside your colleagues and develop your own beliefs
     and respected; you seem to see ex-Fellows pop up         about development without the ideological pressures of a
     everywhere you go in positions of influence. To that     donor organisation.
     end, as I head forward in my career as an alumnus of
     the Fellowship program I know that I stand on the        In my Fellowship, I had the opportunity to work side-by-
     shoulders of giants.’                                    side with my colleagues to tackle the daily challenges of
                                                              economic planning, forecasting and analysis. The most
     Dr Lachlan McDonald
                                                              frustrating days (or weeks or months) have been the ones
     Former ODI Fellow in Myanmar, 2016-18
                                                              where I have learned the most. Without the frustration,
                                                              I would not have developed the skills and contextual
                                                              understanding necessary to make lasting improvements to
                                                              capacity in my office.’

                                                              Marina Tolchinsky
                                                              Former ODI Fellow in Djibouti, 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 2nd December 2018 for
 place according to the annual cycle shown                                                                    bodies for which they work. The cost of each Fellowship
                                                Fellowships starting in the autumn of 2019.                                                                                 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 contain the                                                                            The local employer is normally responsible for:
 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 2018 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 2018           Applications for the ODI Fellowship
                         Scheme are accepted.

 2 December 2018         Closing date for receipt of applications.

 January 2019            Short-listed applicants are invited to an
                         interview at ODI in London.

 February 2019           The referees of short-listed applicants are
                         contacted. Interviews take place, after
                         which firm or conditional offers are made to
                         successful candidates.

 March - June 2019       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 2019         Governments submit requests for new
                         Fellows with job descriptions and a short-
                         list of preferred candidates.

 June 2019               ODI and governments agree on which
                         candidates are allocated to which postings.

 July 2019               A briefing session is held at ODI in
                         London to prepare new Fellows for their
                         posts.

 August - October 2019   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                     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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