Women in News (WIN) Leadership Accelerator Program for women Journalists & Editors 2024 for Master

  •  Master
  •  15-Jan-2024
  •   Africa
  • $$  Varies

WIN Leadership Accelerator is an intensive, nine-month long career and leadership programme for journalists and editors working in Africa, the Arab Region and Southeast Asia. The programme accepts 100-150 applicants, annually. Women media professionals from the following countries are eligible to apply: Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe (WIN Africa), Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine (WIN Arab Region), Myanmar, Vietnam, the Philippines and Indonesia (Southeast Asia).

Approach

  • Through a combination of coaching, training, mentoring and networking, we enable journalists and editors who take part in the programme to acquire new skills and build their capacity to lead and transform.

Eligibility Criteria

  • The WIN Leadership Accelerator is targeted at mid to senior level editors and journalists in WIN’s intervention markets.
  • Participants must have two to three years of experience managing people or processes and be working in the media sector – print or digital newspapers, radio and, in some cases, broadcast.

Offered Benefits

Successful applicants to the WIN Leadership Accelerator programme benefit from the following:

  • One-on-one coaching to create a three-to-five year career roadmap
  • Certified Media Management training?
  • Gender Balance in Content training
  • Managing Sexual Harassment training
  • Leadership Hubs

Application Process

Go to Women in News (WIN) on womeninnews.org to apply
Apply Here
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