Fully Funded Vital Voices’ VVEngage Fellowship 2023
Suitably qualified Women in Public Leadership are invited to apply for the Fully Funded Vital Voices’ VVEngage Fellowship 2023. This fellowship is held on an annual basis and will take place from April to December 2023. Participants are expected to participate in the entirety of the fellowship, including virtual training and gatherings, with the possibility of one in-person meeting if health and travel restrictions permit. This fellowship requires an approximate time commitment of eight hours per month.
The VVEngage fellowship is a Vital Voices program that provides support to outstanding female political leaders in the form of funding, with the goal of broadening their capacity, decision-making power, and effectiveness in politics and government. This fellowship is intended to foster a culture of gender equality in public representation and to promote the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through policy.
Vital Voices is using this fellowship to increase women’s political leadership and further the SDGs by teaching online and in-person sessions with knowledgeable women leaders from the Vital Voices Global Network and professors from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. The fellowship also connects participants to a global network of peers and mentors, including former and current female heads of state from the Council of Women World Leaders, who can provide support and advice. Based on 25 years of experience in leadership development, Vital Voices has created a tailored fellowship curriculum encompassing courses such as Leadership, Strategic Communications, Political Strategy, and Governance to empower fellows with the necessary skills to reach their objectives and help promote the Sustainable Development Goals in their respective communities.
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Eligibility for the Fully Funded Vital Voices’ VVEngage Fellowship 2023:
- Applicants must be appointed or elected government officials at the local, state or regional, national, or international level.
- Applicants must be political party leaders or functionaries.
- Applicants must be leaders of civil society organizations whose primary function involves working directly with the government or working to get more women in politics or public life.
- Applicants must be political Activists.
- Applicants must be politically-active community leaders from the marginalized and excluded community that remains on the periphery of political activity in their country.
- Applicants must be media professionals.
- Applicants must have a minimum of three years in elected or appointed office, as the key decision-maker for a civil society organization, or in related political leadership work.
- Applicants must be proficient in the English language.
- Applicants must demonstrate a commitment to the core principles of the “Vital Voices Leadership Model.”
- Applicants must demonstrate leadership ability and a high potential for future leadership development.
- Applicants must desire to engage with a global network of women in public life.
- Applicants must have a basic understanding of the policy-making process in their community.
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Application Deadline: March 26, 2023.
For more information about this opportunity, Visit the Official Website.