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 |
08-10Â |
09-11Â Â Â |
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  |
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'The degree of respect and confidence in my work that I received from colleagues and managers meant that I could make proposals and contributions
that would be given consideration which have been realised in amendments to the law, policy statements and institutional arrangements.'
Hazel Granger – Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Uganda, 2008-2010
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