Women in News (WIN) Leadership Accelerator Program for women Journalists & Editors 2024
Published: 22 Dec 2023
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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.
WIN Leadership Accelerator Program
Benefits of WIN Leadership Accelerator Program
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
Requirements for WIN Leadership Accelerator Program
- 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.
Application Deadline
January 15, 2024How to Apply
Interested and qualified? Go to
Women in News (WIN) on womeninnews.org to apply
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