Deadline: February 3, 2024
Are you interested in becoming part of a community of young African professionals who are leading systemic change in the environmental space? Apply now for the Charles R. Wall Conservation Leadership and Management Fellowship 2024.
The Charles R. Wall Conservation Leadership and Management Fellowship is an intensive and pioneering Pan African leadership program for young African professionals in the environmental sector. It brings together young African professionals from business, NGOs, the public sector, and community-based entities that are leading impact in the environment space, to impart them with transformational leadership and management skills so that they can lead systemic impact.
Benefits
This is a fully funded fellowship that caters for the following:
- Air travel to and from home country and ground transport for the physical workshop in Nairobi in May.
- Accommodation during in-person workshops and any program-related activity that requires relocation, like the placement.
- Stipend to cover data bundles for the virtual sessions.
- Personalised coaching support during the program to deliver the innovation project.
Eligibility
- Have a demonstrated interest in conservation and environmental sustainability.
- Have a minimum of 3 years experience working in the environmental space. Can be employed, a freelancer, a volunteer, or a founder of an entity. (Areas of practice considered include but are not limited to, conservation biology, enterprise development, tourism, communications, human resources, finance, community development, etc.)
- Have a proven inclination to supporting communities that you either live or work with.
- Proven creativity skills to make meaningful contributions in the sphere of work.
- Are an African living and working in an African country.
- Are between age the ages of 20 and 35.
- Minimum of a diploma in any field. Applicants with compelling applications based on experience may be considered regardless of academic qualification.
- Can demonstrate management skills.
- Have a good command of the English language. The training is open to candidates from francophone countries in the continent but should have basic English writing and speaking skills. Some training materials and sessions may be translated to French.
Application
Application Deadline is February 3, 2024 at 17:00 pm East Africa Time.
For more information, visit Conservation Leadership and Management Fellowship.
