The Internet Society (ISOC), an organisation that supports and promotes the development of the Internet as a global technical infrastructure, is currently accepting applications for its Mid-Career Fellowship, designed to equip leaders with the skills and knowledge to navigate the challenges of a rapidly changing world.
The programme focuses on helping participants understand and navigate volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (VUCA), as they work to achieve their personal and organizational goals in an environment influenced by the Internet.
The Fellowship is a unique opportunity that offers 15 Fellows unparalleled access to world-class educational institutions and experts in a seven-month programme, from June through December. It equips global mid-career Internet champions with the knowledge, skills, and tools to enable inclusive, innovative, holistic, and strategic leadership.
Successful Fellows will work throughout a five-module curriculum which has live lectures and assessments, and culminate in a symposium to showcase the work they have completed. The programme also includes seminars on trends, such as digital geopolitics, and leadership in VUCA environments, as well as advocacy and communications, practical case studies and cross-sector networking.
The core content areas covered by the Fellowship include Internet Critical Properties and Enablers, Digital Transformation and Key Internet Issues, Digital Futures and Strategic Foresight, Systems and Design Thinking, and Leadership and Decision-making.
Applicants must be mid-career professionals in leadership roles, working in the Internet ecosystem in a technical, policy, economic, or social capacity. They must have at least 10 years of relevant experience, including leading or managing teams and/or projects, in the Internet space in a technical, policy, economic, societal, or other capacity.
Applicants must currently work in a position/organization that is addressing digital challenges or facing digital disruption and transformation; want to solve problems; work in multi-stakeholder and multi-disciplinary teams; and acquire new knowledge and skills; want to ensure that the Internet remains open, globally-connected, secure, and trustworthy.
Additionally, applicants must have reliable access to broadband Internet connection and relevant devices; be able to fully participate in the seven-month experience which requires a commitment of approximately six hours a week; and have a proficiency level in verbal and written English.
Interested applicants are required to complete the online Application Form.
Applications are reviewed confidentially through a multi-step evaluation process by the selection committee which attempts to achieve professional, geographical, and gender diversity in the overall selection.
Application closes on March 27, 2024.
