Women in Africa (WIA) Young Leaders Programme 2022 for young African Women Leaders.
Are you an African woman between the age of 25 and 40? WIA Young Leaders Programme, developed in partnership with Christian Dior Couture, Lazard Frères Investment bank and the global digital leader Huawei is looking for you.
The WIA Young Leaders will benefit from a tailor-made training path whose themes will be related to women’s leadership and the skills needed for the future. Then, in autumn 2022, the successful candidates will benefit from a “business trip” in a world economic capital to:
- connect with high-level personalities and mentors such as CEOs, ministers, journalists,
- business or public figures, and accomplished entrepreneurs
- be trained on boards of directors, media training, career coaching and other customized
- training
- benefit from high media visibility
A personalized follow-up will be set up by WIA, to identify the individual needs of the Young Leaders and to respond with precision to the progression of their skills.
Requirements
- Women between 25 and 40 years old (flexibility possible depending on experience level)
- Born in an African country or having parents born in an African country
- Involvement in the development of the continent and social commitment
- Leadership skills (humility, empathy and resilience)
- Special consideration will be given to candidates with “self-made” backgrounds
- Vision of what Africa should be in the future.
- Willingness to reconcile business conduct, social impact and public/private dialogue.
- Ability to take on responsibilities at the highest level.
- Strong convincing skills combined with a taste for teamwork.
- Francophone, Anglophone, ideally bilingual.
Application Procedure:
The call for applications will be open from March 17, 2022, to April 15, 2022, at midnight (French time).
The selection process will be conducted in two phases:
- Selection based on file
- Interview with the jury
For More Information:
Visit the Official Webpage of the Women in Africa (WIA) Young Leaders Programme 2022
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