Deadline: 29 January 2016
The Hague Academy for Local Governance is currently inviting applications from young, talented and motivated civil servants working for a local government in one of the eligible countries mentioned below for its Talent for Governance programme. The Talent programme comprises of the following components:
- A two- week training course at The Hague Academy for Local Governance.
- Week-long internship at a Dutch Municipality.
- Talent for Governance networking activities.
Theme & Duration
- Citizen Participation & Inclusive Governance – Programme from 23 May – 10 June 2016.
- Local Economic Development – Programme from 19 September – 7 October 2016.
- Local Service Delivery- Programme from 3 – 21 October 2016.
Eligible Countries
Afghanistan, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Armenia, Albania, Angola, Kenya, Bolivia, Algeria, Bangladesh, Tajikistan, Cabo Verde, Antigua and Barbuda, Benin, Zimbabwe, Cameroon, Argentina, Bhutan, Congo, Azerbaijan, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Belarus, Burundi, Egypt, Belize, Cambodia, El Salvador, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Central African Republic, Georgia, Botswana, Chad, Ghana, Brazil, Comoros, Guatemala, Chile, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guyana, China (People’s Republic of), Djibouti, Honduras, Colombia, Equatorial Guinea, India, Cook Islands, Eritrea, Indonesia Costa Rica, Ethiopia, Kosovo, Cuba, Gambia, Kyrgyzstan, Dominica, Guinea, Micronesia, Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Moldova, Ecuador, Haiti, Mongolia, Fiji, Kiribati, Morocco, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Nicaragua, Gabon, Lesotho, Nigeria, Grenada, Liberia, Pakistan, Iran, Madagascar, Papua New Guinea, Iraq, Malawi, Paraguay ,Jamaica, Mali, Philippines, Jordan, Mauritania, Samoa, Kazakhstan, Mozambique, Sri Lanka, Lebanon, Myanmar, Swaziland, Libya, Nepal, Syrian Arab Republic, Malaysia, Niger, Tokelau, Maldives, Rwanda, Ukraine, Marshall Islands, Sao Tome and Principe Uzbekistan, Mauritius, Senega, Viet Nam, Mexico, Sierra Leone, West Bank and Gaza Strip Montenegro, Solomon Islands Montserrat, Somalia, Namibia, South Sudan, Nauru, Sudan Niue, Tanzania, Palau, Timor-Leste, Panama, Togo, Peru, Tuvalu, Saint Helena, Uganda, Saint Lucia, Vanuatu1, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Yemen Serbia, Zambia Seychelles, South Africa, Suriname, Thailand, Tonga, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uruguay, Venezuela, Wallis and Futuna.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must be:
- Working in one of the eligible countries mentioned above.
- 37 years of age or younger .
- Have at least two years of work experience in local governance and commitment to.
- Work there for at least two years more.
- Speak and understand the English language well (all programmes are in English).
- Be able to write down and orally defend your motivation for and relevance of the specific programme.
- Be able to identify an issue/project as a real life case within the theme of the programme.
- Have written support of the employer to participate in the programme and to implement the Back Home Action Plan in home country.
How to Apply
Applicants must apply online through the website.
For more information, please visit Talent programme.
