JICA SDGs Global Leader for Young African Leaders 2022

The SDGs Global Leader Program: The Scholarship aims to capacitate young or mid-career human resources who are contributing towards addressing challenges faced in various fields through strengthening the collaboration between Africa and Japan, and through the implementation of political strategic decision-making and implementation.

• Table of Content
• About Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
• SDGs Global Leader
• Aim and Benefits of SDGs Global Leader
• Requirements for SDGs Global Leader Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

The Japan International Cooperation Agency is a governmental agency that coordinates Official Development Assistance for the government of Japan. It is chartered with assisting economic and social growth in developing countries, and the promotion of international cooperation

SDGs Global Leader

Aim and Benefits of SDGs Global Leader

• Prospective applicants should ideally be middle-management government officials or academics who wish to be involved in policy formulation, political and development issues, and who are passionate about making a difference in public policy administration and economics.
• Furthermore, participants of the programme may wish to participate in “Additional Programmes” which allow for participation to networking fairs with Japanese enterprises and internship opportunities. Participants are also encouraged to participate in the Japan Development Studies Programme (JICA-DSP), which provides knowledge on Japan’s modernisation, World War II, and development experiences.

Requirements for SDGs Global Leader Qualification

Applicants for SDGs Global Leader Scholarship must:

• Be less than 40 (before 1 April 2022)
• Must hold a Bachelor’s degree (B-Tech included) with honours or equivalent to NQF8 and average of 65% in academic transcripts for Master’s Degree
• Must hold Master degree (NQF9) and minimum average of 65% in academic transcripts for Doctor’s Degree
• Have more than six months working experience in the current organization
• Must obtain permission to apply and secure reinstatement from the current organization
• Must have adequate English skills in both written and oral communication

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Application Deadline

How to Apply

• 2-(1) Application_Form 2022 (Excel/146KB)
• 2-(2) Annex1_Current and Previous Work experience (Word/19.2KB)
• 2-(3) Annex2_Career Plan after Graduation (Word/20.0KB)
• 2-(4) Annex3_Research Plan (Word/20.8KB)
• 2-(5) Application Form cover (Japanese) (PDF/264KB)

Email marked PDF files of application documents (Less than 4MB in a mail) and submit the original documents to the following address:

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Japan International Cooperation Agency
JICA South Africa Office
Lord Charles Office Block, Building B, 1st Floor 337
Brooklyn Street, Brooklyn, Pretoria 0081
P.O.Box 14068, Hatfield, 0028
Republic of South Africa

* No late application will be accepted.

For more details, visit JICA website.