Women’s Leadership Programme for Senior and Female Leaders in Africa

The Women’s Leadership Programme allows senior and emerging female leaders to navigate the unique leadership challenges that deter female professionals in the workplace from occupying senior leadership positions

The programme, running over the course of six months, allows participants to navigate the unique leadership challenges that deter female professionals in the workplace from occupying senior leadership positions.

Aims 

• The programme aims to enhance their ability to make strategic choices; lead people and resources; and excel in personal and leadership qualities.

Benefits 

• This programme provides women leaders with unparalleled learning opportunities, including the Women’s Leadership Forum, training, coaching, and mentoring. It also offers them access to thought leaders from around the world. The faculty consists of experts in the field of transformation and leadership from across the world.
  • Strengthens your strategic thinking skills
  • Enhances your personal, people and organisational leadership skills
  • Improves your ability to translate ideas into tangible results
  • Helps you become a great communicator who can inspire change
  • Sharpens your change leadership skills
  • Equips you with techniques and knowledge to achieve a work-life balance

Eligibility Criteria 

• African women in mid- and senior-level positions across all sectors
• The programme includes four sections: Women’s Leadership Forum (WLF), training, coaching, and mentoring.
• The WLF brings together political and business leaders to exchange ideas and share best practices to promote women’s inclusion in leadership roles.
• Training hones in on participants’ ability to manage their inner selves, lead others, and harness resources. It includes four modules that are run over six consecutive days.
• Coaching and mentoring sessions come after training, and are aimed at accelerating individual growth. The duration is five and a half months. The estimated time commitment per month is 1-4 days.
• To complete the programme, participants must fully participate and complete all sessions and also, complete graded assignments.

Selection Criteria 

• At least five years of supervisory, managerial or leadership experience
• At least seven years of work experience
• Minimum Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university

For more information, visit UONGOZI Institute.