Submit Applications for Africa Leadership Accelerator Program

GHC’s Africa Leadership Accelerator is a 9-month, hybrid program designed to strengthen the leadership and management skills of early to mid-career health professionals, ages 21-35, with a focus on supporting majority-female cohorts given the persistent gender gap in global health leadership. The program fills a critical gap in Sub-Saharan Africa, where young professionals are passionate about driving progress in health abound.

Benefits

• As a fellow, you will:
  • Strengthen your leadership identity: You’ll develop a clearer sense of your unique leadership strengths and weaknesses and an informed understanding of how you’re perceived by others.
  • Extend and leverage your networks. Adopt practices to extend your network in strategic ways, and get the support and critical insights you need to advance your leadership.
  • Improve your understanding of how change happens in a system: Explore frameworks and tools to better understand and analyze the systems you work and live in. Develop an understanding of how change happens and strategies you can use to leverage systems change.
  • Apply lessons in real time: Because they recruit applicants currently working in public health-focused roles, you’ll have the opportunity to take what you’ve learned in Leadership Academy workshops and from each other and apply it to your current projects and challenges.
  • Gain access to additional resources through GHC’s network: This includes webinars, additional trainings, networking opportunities, and other resources from GHC and our Community Impact Team to help you further develop your skills and deepen your partnerships.

Program Specifications

• The Africa Leadership Accelerator is designed with a hybrid learning approach including virtual and in-person learning opportunities. The program is completely free to fellows—all virtual programming, travel to retreat locations, lodging costs, and meals for the in-person retreats will be covered by GHC. Fellows should expect to dedicate 6-8 hours per month to the program to get the most out of it.
• All fellows will participate in:
  • Leadership Academy Workshops (3 hours/month, built into the workday)
  • Individual stretch & coalition projects
  • Global and country-based in-person retreats
  • Executive Leadership Coaching sessions
  • Quarterly supervisor check-ins
  • Learning circles with fellow cohort members
  • Final project presentations
  • Alumni mentorship
  • GHC staff support and check-ins
• Learning Topics:
  • Understanding Personal Values & Beliefs
  • Leading with Integrity & Transparency
  • Human-Centered Design
  • Design Thinking
  • Generative AI as a Tool for Development
  • People Management
  • The Science & Art of Receiving Feedback Well
  • Roles in Social Change
  • Managing Up
  • Advocacy & Coalition Building
  • Applying Systems Thinking to Problem-Solving & Decision-Making
  • Project Management Fundamentals
  • Conflict Resolution & Negotiation Skills
  • Strategic Planning & Goal Setting & so much more!

Eligibility Criteria

• They are committed to advancing diverse leaders, and especially welcome applications from:
  • Ministries of Health
  • Community based-health
  • Health IT
  • Data informatics and analytics
  • Environmental Health
  • Behavioral Health
  • Health communications
• To be eligible for the Africa Leadership Accelerator Fellowship, you must:
  • Be age 21-35 by September 1st, 2024
  • Be a citizen of Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda, or Zambia.
  • Be currently employed full-time in a non-clinical public health role for at least six months at the time of application.
  • Be currently employed by a public health organization operating in Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda, or Zambia and has expressed written support for your participation in the program.
  • There are no specific education or training requirements to be eligible for participation.

Application Requirements

• You’ll submit:
  • Your CV
  • Program references
  • Demographic information.
• You’ll provide short responses to a variety of prompts so they can learn more about you.
• A letter of recommendation from your supervisor is required to be considered.

For more information, visit Global Health Corps.