Deadline: 31 March 2017
Do you know an individual or organization that has exemplified inspiration, vision, innovation and leadership for women in construction? If yes, then get ready to submit your nominations for the 5th annual Women in Construction Awards 2017.
The awards will acknowledge organisations which have stepped up and developed women’s roles through innovative training programmes as well showing their commitment to developing the careers of women in the industry.
The Awards categories will recognize those women who are Pioneers in Innovation within the built environment as well as identifying those “Young entrepreneur/rising stars” – who have put themselves out there and has been identified as the one “to watch” as they get a foothold within their sector.
Nomination Categories
- Pioneer in Innovation Award
- New Starter of the Year Award – Under 30
- Woman Architect of the Year Award
- Woman in Concrete: Lifetime Achievement Award
- Young Entrepreneur / Rising Star Award – Under 40
- Most Innovative Women Training
- Programme Award
- Excellence in Career Development Award
- Excellence in SMME / Enterprise Development.
Benefits
The Women in Construction Awards not only enable you to enjoy peer recognition of your achievements, which also provides for career evaluation and the celebration of achievements, but provides a platform for you to be a change agent in Africa and role model for future leaders.
Nomination Criteria
- Anyone can nominate a company, government department and organisation for Women in Construction Award.
- Self-nomination is allowed.
- There is no cost to submit a nomination form.
- No incomplete entry forms will be considered.
- Only organisations based and active within Africa qualify to enter.
- Only Individuals who are citizens (or permanent resident status) of one of Africa’s countries qualify to enter.
- Nominations may only be complete on the nomination form as provided.
- There is no cost to submit a nomination form.
- Entries may be made for more than one category.
- An independent judging panel made up of experts – industry leaders – will assess the entries. Nominations will be judged on how well they meet the published criteria for each category and not judged against each other. Judges look for clear and concise applications; examples may be used to demonstrate how the nominee meets the criteria of the category – but must stay within the criteria maximum.
- Should the quality of entries not meet the standard required the judges reserve the right not to declare finalists and or a winner in a category.
- The judge’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
- No company or organization may sponsor the category/s for which they have submitted a nomination form. Should sponsorship take place post nominations, this will result in immediate withdrawal of the company and/or individuals entry.
- Entrants must also be prepared to meet and be interviewed by members of the media.
- The Awards logo will be provided to you for use on your websites, and your logo is required for our marketing material.
- No one acting as a Judge is eligible to enter, or to judge the entry of a company or department he or she may be employed by in any capacity.
- On conclusion of the Awards, all copies of submissions will be destroyed and therefore not returned.
- Entrants are advised to keep copies of their submissions, supporting documentation and other attachments. Information provided by entrants will be treated as confidential by all senior executives of Hypenica members of its research department and the Judges.
- By filling in the entry forms provided and submitting it to Hypenica, entrants are thereby acknowledging that all information supplied is correct to the best of their knowledge, and agree to be contacted for final phase auditing and related publishing purposes.
How to Apply
Interested applicants can apply via given website.
Eligible Countries: Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the, Cote d’Ivorie, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
For more information, please visit Women in Construction Awards 2017.