Overseas Development Institute (ODI) Fellowship Scheme 2026-2028 – YOA

Deadline: March 31, 2026

Applications are invited for the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) Fellowship Scheme 2026-2028. The ODI Global Fellowship Scheme provides early-profession economists and statisticians the possibility to work as public sector civil servants on two-12 months contracts in low- and center-revenue international locations in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, the Pacific and the Western Balkans.

ODI Fellows are usually employed as native civil servants, reporting to native managers. This is a implausible OPPORTUNITY for skilled progress and problem that can absolutely be a memorable expertise. Fellows work in a spread of establishments from finance and planning ministries to ministries of well being and training, in addition to central banks, statistics places of work, and regulatory our bodies.

Benefits

• Total compensation web of tax is roughly £32,600 each year within the first 12 months and £34,600 within the second 12 months. The compensation is inclusive of a housing allowance that varies in line with value of dwelling in-nation.

Eligibility

• Open to candidates of all nationalities, and so they help and encourage functions from LGBTQ+ and disabled candidates.
• Postgraduate economists and statisticians with an curiosity in growth are inspired to apply.

Expected Qualifications & Skills

Intellectual capacity

• A sound grasp of financial and statistical idea and the power to apply that data to actual-world issues
• An capacity to analyse knowledge and data and to unravel issues
• An capacity to speak complicated technical concepts to non-specialists, each verbally and in writing

Personal qualities

• Resilience and drawback-fixing abilities to drive change and to work independently
• Interpersonal abilities, cultural sensitivity and political acumen to work properly inside a various staff, generally on politically delicate subjects
• Patience and humility to study new contexts and settle for recommendation
• Adaptability and suppleness to work inside a useful resource-constrained surroundings

Management and work-associated abilities

• Prioritise and delegate work
• Able to seek the advice of and advocate
• Good time administration
• An capacity to work with out supervision
• Project administration
• Report writing

Application

Click here to apply

For extra data, go to ODI Fellowship.