The Africa Leadership Transition Fellowship Program (LFTP) began in 2018 under the moniker of the Nonprofit Leadership Transition Fellowship Program (NLTF Program), with support from the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) and the Ford Foundation. It was started due to the recognition of the urgent need for an NGO leadership transition program to aid sector leaders – civil society and NGO leaders – who are considering transitioning out of their positions in creating a supportive infrastructure.

The program’s chief purpose is thus to help sector leaders prepare and position their NGOs to be sustainable, vibrant, and continue to thrive after their exit from the organisation. It would enable both the leaders and organisations successfully make the shift, and in so doing create spaces for a new generation of leaders in the social sector to not only emerge but also have platforms to apply their creative and youthful energies. Transitioning leaders would develop succession plans within their own organisations, contemplate their personal transition plans, and preserve their knowledge and experience.

Eligibility

• • Founder/Executive Director of an NGO in Africa, and from Africa, ‘actively’ seeking to transition
    away from their NGO/CSO.
  • Approval from the board to take a sabbatical from work from March-May 2023
  • Candidate must be above forty (40) years of age
  • Candidate must have been in the executive leadership position for at least ten (10) years
  • Candidate must be a full-time paid staff of the NGO
  • Medical fitness certified by a qualified medical doctor

Benefit

• • Stipend: $3,000 covering living support and associated expenses for one month.
  • Accommodation: one single furnished bedroom either in a studio/one bedroom, or shared
    apartment with other fellows for one month.
  • Economy class return ticket from home country to host country for in-person learning sessions.
  • Visa application fees.
  • Travel Health Insurance

Application Process

Applicants are required to apply for the Fellowship through the electronic application on the AROCSA
website. Applications must include the following:

• • Completed electronic application forms
  • Copy of current passport
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Two letters of recommendation (including one from the NGO Board Chair indicating that the board is aware and approves of the applicant’s participation in the fellowship)
  • 3-5 page (double space, 12pt font with one-inch margins) personal statement that includes, but not limited to, the reason for participating in the fellowship and anticipated fellowship objectives that the applicant seeks to achieve

Timeline

September 23rd, 2022                             Applications open
November 11th, 2022, 5:00 PM WAT      Application deadline (all materials must be submitted by this time)
November 27, 2022                                 Selection process begins (reviews and Zoom interviews)
December 16, 2022                                 Awardee Notification
March 1 – 31, 2023                                  In-person Fellowship
April 1 – May 20, 2023                             Remote facilitated career planning and documentation
May 23 – 27, 2023                                    Fellow presentations
May 30, 2023                                            Fellowship debriefs

How to Apply

If you check all criteria boxes, begin your application online before the ICLTFP closes on Friday, November 11, 2022

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