Deadline: 16-Jun-23
The African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) is announcing the Call for The AWARD Leadership Program for Emerging African Women in Science.
This Call targets young women in science under 35 years of age and is open to all countries in sub-Saharan Africa.
Participants will get a deeper understanding of:
- Effective leadership styles and developing their leadership potential
- How to define their career path and leverage networks to advance their careers
- How to develop personal brands to build confidence in pitching their research ideas to potential funding agencies and collaborators
- The necessary tools and skills to successfully manage teams, navigate organizational dynamics, build alliances, and take risks
- How to navigate around gender dynamics and apply proven strategies to be effective negotiators and problem solvers.
Program Structure
- The Leadership Program for Emerging African Women in STEM will comprise highly interactive training sessions on leadership and management, proposal writing and communication skills, genderresponsive research, as well as group coaching sessions.
- AWARD Training will deliver the training and coaching.
- The training sessions will comprise two weekly live virtual sessions and offline assignments and offered over a period of six months.
Module & Topics covered
- Leadership and Management
- Leadership and management
- Emotional Intelligence
- Strategic inuencing
- Developing a roadmap for your career
- Proposal Writing and Communication Skills
- Developing problem/opportunity statement
- Steps from Concept Note to full proposal
- Monitoring evaluation
- Gender Responsive Research
- Why gender matters
- Gender in project cycle
- Assessing gender dynamics along the value chain
- Coaching
- Group couching
Become a dynamic, influential leader in science
- The six-month virtual collaborative leadership program is uniquely designed to equip participants with the skills and confidence to lead and innovate. Participants will attend immersive training sessions on various topics, including leadership and management, communication and gender-responsive research. The program is further designed to foster peer learning through group coaching, enabling participants to leverage peers’ wisdom and experience to respond to leadership challenges better.
- The Leadership Program will also expose participants to innovative tools for developing career roadmaps and navigating complex environments, expanding their networks while prioritizing their participation in various learning forums offered by AWARD and its partners.
Eligibility Criteria
- The program is available to high-potential female applicants below the age of 35 years working in science, and with at least five years full-time sector experience
- Education qualification: Applicants must have a minimum of a B.Sc. degree from a recognized university
- Applicants must demonstrate their commitment to growth, clearly articulate their career goals and demonstrate their ability to take on leadership responsibility
- Only applicants from sub-Saharan African countries are eligible to apply
- Language: The language of instruction and delivery is English, and participants must have a working knowledge of the English language. Language support is not available for this program
- Applicants must submit their application not later than June 16, 2023 2359hrs EAT
- Applications must be submitted only through the online link provided on their website
- Successful participants will be notified by July 2023
- AWARD Fellows, Fellows’ mentees, One Planet Laureate Candidates and Mentors are not eligible
- The participants MUST commit to attend all the training sessions. A session guide will be shared in advance
- The program is offered exclusively via virtual platforms and participants will need access to a computer and internet connection. Basic requirements will be to access YouTube, ZOOM and the AWARD online training portal
- Participants will receive a certificate of completion upon successfully attending and completing all training sessions
For more information, visit AWARD.