10 Fellowships (short-term consultancy), DFID-World Bank-UNHCR

Up to 10 Fellowships DFID-World Bank-UNHCR
“Building the Evidence on Protracted Forced Displacement: A Multi-Stakeholder Partnership”

In 2016, the UK Department for International Development (DFID) partnered with the World Bank and the United Nations High Commissioner  for  Refugees  (UNHCR) to establish a  research  program  on  forced displacement called “Building the Evidence on Protracted Forced Displacement: A Multi-Stakeholder Partnership”. The objective of the program is “to improve the wellbeing of the forcibly displaced and of host communities by improving global knowledge on the effectiveness of policies and programs that target these populations”.

The fellowship consists of a Short-Term Consultancy (STC) contract with the World Bank for 150 days to be used over the period of one fiscal year between July 2020 and June 2021.

The location of the consultancy is agreed between the fellows, supervisor and the program’s administrator. This location can be in World Bank or UNHCR headquarters, field locations or anywhere else provided is agreed with the relevant parties. Each fellow will work  with  existing  data  available  at  the  World Bank, UNHCR or elsewhere and is expected to produce two working papers during the course of the fellowship.

The deadline  for  application  is March,  6th,  2020.Given  the  large  number  of expected applicants, submissions will not be acknowledged. Shortlisted candidates will be notified by April 17th, 2020.

Further information: www.worldbank.org

Deadline for application: 6th March, 2020.