What do ODI Fellows do?

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An overview of Lagoro IDP camp in Kitgum District, northern Uganda, 20 May 2007. Manoocher Deghati/IRIN

What do ODI Fellows do?

Most Fellows are assigned to government ministries where they work as economists or planning officers. The posts call for a wide variety of both economic and administrative skills.

Examples of the range of activities in which Fellows are currently or recently engaged

Budget preparation and allocation at sectoral level and central level (all countries)
Assisting in drafting an Interim Development Framework (Lesotho)
Monitoring and evaluating poverty reduction strategies (Mozambique, Rwanda, Burundi)
Development and implementation of Value Chain Analysis and Development Training Course in conjunction with the World Bank and the European Commission (Mozambique)
Analysing tax data to produce a harmonised forecast of government revenue (Lesotho, Malawi, Tanzania, Mozambique, Papua New Guinea, Uganda)
Providing analytical support for a fifteen-year Water Sector Development Programme and assisting in developing a Policy and Monitoring evaluation system (Ethiopia)
Designing systems and procedures for aid co-ordination and debt management (Sierra Leone)
Devising a strategic response to HIV/AIDS (Swaziland, South Africa)
Providing policy briefings for biofuels strategy - Mozambique
Strategic planning and budget preparation in the Education, Agricultural and Health sectors (Rwanda, Ethiopia, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Burundi)
Developing guidelines for the retention and use of school fees in secondary schools (Malawi)
Developing, in collaboration with other agencies, a system of incentives to get state level engagement in the MDG process (Nigeria)

Recent trends in fellowship posts by type of employing institutions

	05-07	06-08	07-09	08-10	09-11	Total
Finance / Planning	18	22	20	23	27	110
Central Bank	1	2	1	2	1	7
Trade / Industry / Regional Integration	5	5	5	9	4	28
Agriculture	1	4	2	2	5	14
Environment / Water	1	-	2	1	3	7
Health	1	5	3	4	4	17
Education	4	1	1	4	2	12
Regional Organisation	1	1	2	1	2	7
Other	2	-	-	2	2	6
Total	34	40	36	48	50	208

Contact Fellowship Scheme

ODI Fellowship Scheme
Overseas Development Institute
203 Blackfriars Road
London SE1 8NJ
Tel: +44 (0)207 922 0356
Fax: +44 (0)20 7922 0399
fellows@odi.org.uk

Booklet

This booklet provides Information on objectives of ODI Fellowship Scheme, career prospects, entrance requirements as well as the recruitment and selection process.

Alumni experiences

Sara Nyman - Ministry of Trade and Industry, Malawi

Being an integral part of a government ministry puts an ODI Fellow in a unique position. The ministry and its staff become your professional support network and your knowledge base; and, in turn, you become theirs. The learning curve is steep and, as I write nine months into my posting, mine has not yet shown any signs of relenting.

Kabira Namit - Ghana Education Service

After nearly two years here, I can safely say that there is nothing like a typical day at the Ghana Education Service! I’m part of a four-member team that works on the $1.8 billion Ghana Education Budget. We allocate government and donor resources across the country for the running costs of schools and infrastructure projects. There are opportunities to travel across the country on official trips, interacting with the regional budget officers and visiting schools to monitor new projects.

Anisa Berdellima - Ministry of Health, Burundi

My Fellowship as a health economist at the Ministry of Health in Burundi is allowing me to use my passion, skills and dedication to improve public health. I work on important policy areas that affect the lives of millions of people. For example, we helped to design and are implementing a national health insurance scheme that will provide free access to health services to the most vulnerable people.