SUMMARY: the Africa Initiative for Governance (AIG) is calling for applications from eligible public sector employees for its 2021 Public Leaders Programme.
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: March 19, 2021.
OPEN TO: African citizens, working in the public sector within Africa.
COST: the programme is offered at no cost to eligible public sector employees.
In collaboration with the University of Oxford’s Blavatnik School of Government, this unique programme offers senior public servants an immersive executive education experience to strengthen the skills they need to build cultures of excellence, effectiveness and integrity throughout the institutions they lead. Programme graduates are able to enhance their countries’ development through improved governance and public policy creation.
Details of Africa Initiative for Governance (AIG) Public Leaders Programme
Public sector executives ascending the ranks of government departments, agencies, ministries or multilateral organisations must maintain exemplary performance in their current role while developing the new skills and perspectives they will need to take on a top leadership role.
The AIG Public Leaders Programme is designed to ensure these senior public leaders, and those who are moving into the senior leadership of the public sector over the next three to seven years, master a range of new skills as quickly as possible. The programme aims to broaden their skills as public leaders and provide them with the conceptual frameworks and practical tools they need to meet the challenges of a complex and rapidly changing world.
The PLP offers insights from the world’s leading scholars and practitioners, and peer learning from participants’ counterparts. The learning experience is intense and demanding, engaging participants through a mixture of classroom discussion, simulations, practical exercises and group work.
Africa Initiative for Governance (AIG) Public Leaders Programme Eligibility
Applicants must:
- Be African citizens, working in the public sector within Africa;
- Have a minimum of seven years of active service in the public sector;
- Be at a Directorate level;
- Provide evidence of game-changing leadership qualities and abilities;
- Be endorsed by the Head of Ministry/ Department/ Agency where the candidate works.
Cost of Africa Initiative for Governance (AIG) Public Leaders Programme
- This programme is offered at no cost to eligible public sector employees who are successful in the application process.
Africa Initiative for Governance (AIG) Public Leaders Programme Application Procedure
Applicants must take note of the following:
- Session dates: August to November 2021
- Location: Online and Abuja, Nigeria
- Application deadline: Friday, 19 March 2021
How selection would be made:
Only the best public sector executives from across Africa will be selected to participate in this programme. Candidates will be chosen based on their public sector experience and achievements, proven leadership qualities, intellectual abilities, personal motivations, and ambitions.