Chatham House Academy Fellowships 2018/19 in Queen Elizabeth II Academy for Leadership in International Affairs (Fully-funded)

Deadline: April 29, 2018

Chatham House is pleased to invite applications for the Academy Fellowship in the Queen Elizabeth II Academy for Leadership in International Affairs. The Queen Elizabeth II Academy for Leadership in International Affairs offers potential and established leaders from around the world the opportunity to spend up to twelve months at Chatham House.

The Academy offers potential and established leaders from around the world the opportunity to spend up to twelve months as Academy fellows. Based in the unique and neutral venue of Chatham House, the Academy builds on the institute’s international reputation for independent thinking, cutting-edge research and informed debate. It also takes advantage of Chatham House’s location in the heart of London, one of the world’s most vibrant and global cities.

The fellowship is for a 10-month term from mid-September 2018 to mid-July 2019. The fellow will be based full-time at Chatham House, London.

A fellow’s time will be split between three key areas:

• Completing a personal research project of the fellow’s own design undertaken with the guidance of a Chatham House expert, (approximately 50%).
• Contributing to the ongoing research activities of their host research team and other Chatham House teams as appropriate (approximately 20%).
• Participation in the Academy’s Leadership Programme (approximately 30%). The Leadership Programme is a key part of the Academy fellowships. It provides fellows with the opportunity to develop their knowledge, skills, network and self-awareness, which they can then draw upon in their future careers as effective leaders in their field.

All Academy fellows participate in, and contribute to, the Academy’s Leadership Programme which encompasses the following components:

• Intensive induction week. Academy fellowships begin with an intensive five-day induction week at Chatham House to become familiarized with the elements of the fellowships and the Leadership Programme, meet their host research programme, and have their first personal development coaching session.
• Weekly discussion seminars. These sessions highlight the principal substantive and skills-based areas the Academy believes vital for informed and effective international leadership. Fellows are expected to contribute to and learn from one another’s experience.
• Global Introductions off-site visits. These half-day visits take place approximately every two months and allow fellows to meet with leaders and senior decision-makers from a variety of sectors. Previous visits have included the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Department for International Development, Standard Chartered, and Thomson Reuters.
• Leadership workshops. Every two months fellows participate in half-day workshops focusing on specific aspects of leadership such as ‘Leadership in a new role’ and ‘Fostering innovation and entrepreneurship’
• Project presentations. Fellows present updates on their research projects which  help fellow develop presentation skills, provide a valuable forum for peer-review and to think about and analyse issues outside their own area of expertise.
• Personal development coaching. Fellows join the Academy seeking to grow their self-awareness through monthly one-on-one sessions with a dedicated coach, with whom they set personal development objectives which they work to meet during their fellowship and beyond.
• Media training. Fellows learn how to interview effectively on television and radio, culminating in a mock interview from which they receive feedback on their presentation style and any areas of improvement
• ‘Leaders Who Lunch’ – Academy fellows will have priority in participating in the ‘Leaders Who Lunch’ series giving them the opportunity to discuss leadership experiences and lessons in an informal setting with acknowledged leaders from government, business, media and the non-profit sectors.
• Career mentors. Fellows have the option to have an external career mentor during their fellowship. Mentors are independent of the Academy and Chatham House and are picked individually for each fellow based on their career objectives.

Benefits

The fellow will receive a monthly stipend of £2,228.  Modest provision is made for the costs of relocation, fieldwork, and possible publication costs.

Eligibility

• The fellowship is open to citizens of Africa, Middle East and North Africa, Greece, Russia, Eurasia, Asia and Pacific
• Applications will also be accepted from applicants holding dual nationality which includes one of these countries.
• It is required that the applicant holds a completed BA degree or equivalent, Masters degree with an international focus is preferred.
• The fellowship is aimed at candidates at the mid-stage of their career and who come from academia, NGOs, business, government departments, civil society or the media. They should possess knowledge of, and an interest in, one of the policy-related challenges laid out in the research topics in ‘Research Topics.’

Application

Please submit the following documents together in pdf format:

• Completed application form
• CV
• Scanned copy of the photo page of your passport
• One short published writing sample in english. You must be the sole author of the writing sample and it must be no longer than 10 A4 pages.

All documents must be submitted in english. Please contact us at academy@chathamhouse.org for further queries.

To apply, visit the individual pages for the fellowship (choose your region)

• Academy Africa Fellowship
• Academy Asfari Fellowship (Middle East and North Africa)
• Academy Asia and Pacific Fellowship
• Academy Stavros Niarchos Foundation Fellowship (Greece)
• Academy Robert Bosch Fellowship (Russia and Eurasia)

For more information, visit Chatham House Academy.