Individuals with the ambition to dedicate their profession to tackling among the largest world issues are looked for the brand new Ethical Ambition Fellowships.
These chosen will probably be anticipated to depart their jobs to dedicate their time to a seven-month programme that begins with one month of intensive coaching on changing into an efficient advocate for constructive change, adopted by a six-month placement at an NGO or assume tank working within the discipline of tobacco management or meals transition.
The School for Moral Ambition, based by author Rutger Bregman, designer Harald Dunnink, former banker Julia van Boven, and former advisor Jan-Willem van Putten, is behind the programme. The 2 themes have been chosen following its analysis right into a longlist of 30+ world issues, the place two trigger areas got here out on prime: combating the tobacco trade, and accelerating the protein transition to assist fight local weather change. The fellowships will deal with creating impactful change inside these two sectors.
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The fellowships begins on 1 September, and ends on 1 April subsequent 12 months. Fellows are anticipated to commit no less than 32 hours per week, ideally full time. Full time dedication (40 hours per week) is required for the coaching interval in September. Fellows obtain a Dutch common wage of €3.6k gross per 30 days. Purposes are open now, till 19 Could.
Who’s it for?
The programme seeks candidates that ideally have round ten years of expertise however with a minimal of three, together with attorneys, consultants, lobbyists, coverage staff, tax specialists, meals specialists, entrepreneurs, and investigative journalists. It additionally welcomes later profession changers aiming to work in tobacco management and meals transition post-fellowship.
In a post on X, Faculty for Ethical Ambition co-founder Rutger Bregman mentioned: “A very powerful factor is that you simply mix the idealism of an activist with the ambition of an entrepreneur.” He added: “We dwell in a world the place probably the most gifted folks normally don’t work on a very powerful issues. That should change. And for us, these two fellowships are just the start.”
In keeping with the website, which can be the place folks can apply, by the top of the programme, fellows are anticipated to have “developed complete abilities in advocacy, made substantial contributions to their discipline, and ready a basis for a profession targeted on making a distinction in world points associated to their fellowship subject space”.