ACEP Next Generation Resource Governance Leaders Program 2023

The Next Generation Resource Governance Leaders Program is a three-month internship that intends to balance a dose of theory with real-world application and equip participants with the requisite multi-disciplinary intellectual development, practical skills, and research abilities to think in more innovative ways to solve complex governance challenges. The Program is also a strategy to build a pipeline of young pan-African leaders to provide a sustainable path for good governance.

The core of their ambition is to train and nurture young people in an enabling working environment through a structured capacity development process. These will include training on transformational leadership development, professional and career development, and digital communication and technology skills. Essentially, beyond the technical training in resource governance, interns will be exposed to the tools and guidance needed to set and achieve realistic personal and professional goals, coupled with well-rounded and ethical leadership training.

ACEP is calling for applications for the 5th cohort of its Next Generation Resource Governance Leaders Program. The tenure for the internship will be from September to December 2023.

The NextGen Leaders will deliver timely and quality evidence-based policy analysis, training, and advocacy through strong collaborations, ensuring that ACEP remains a thought-leader in Africa’s energy and the extractive policy spaces. Specifically, the NextGen Leaders will:

• Contribute to writing research reports and policy briefs on the energy and extractives sectors of Africa
• Support media engagement activities on ACEP’s outputs and position on energy and extractive sector issues in Africa
• Contribute to the planning, implementation, and evaluation of annual programmes
• Support organizational development activities
• Support in resource mobilization efforts, including grants and proposal writing
• Contribute to programme management, monitoring and evaluation (M&E) activities

The Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) was established in 2010 to contribute to the development of alternative and innovative policy interventions through high quality research, analysis, and advocacy in the energy and extractives sectors in Africa. The focus of the organisation is to create a strong connection between research evidence and advocacy, which was limited at the time, to increase transparency and accountability around energy and extractive sector governance in the region. After a decade of existence, the organisation has established itself as a thought leader in the sector. In the next five years, ACEP hopes to consolidate the gains it has made in the resource sector by unpacking the connection between resource extraction and inclusive sustainable development.