Deadline: August 30, 2024.

For the first time in its 15 year history, the WAN-IFRA WIN Leadership Accelerator will be made available to high potential mid-level newsroom managers (journalists and editors) from emerging, transitional and fragile states around the world.

This is a high-impact programme with demonstrable results: on average 60% of successful graduates report direct career progression (promotion, or lateral move of their choice) within 3 months of programme completion. More than 1,500 journalists and editors have progressed through the WIN Leadership Accelerator since 2015.

Required time input for this 12-week programme: 1-2 hours per week for 12 weeks, from 26 September 2024 to 28 February 2025. Weekly seminars and discussion-based tutorials will run on Thursdays from 12-12:45 CAT /18:00-18:45 SGT (DST). 

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

The successful applicant will possess the following:

• 5-10 years direct newsroom experience as a journalist (reporter, correspondent editor)
• demonstrated passion for the news media industry and a commitment to gender equality and inclusion, as well as principles of press freedom
• identify as a woman and/or be drawn from a historically vulnerable/at risk community
• be located outside of the traditional WIN Accelerator markets
• possess strong spoken and written knowledge of English (the programme will be delivered primarily in English)
• the ability to commit 1-2 hours per week for 12 weeks in order to participate thoroughly in the programme (candidates who miss more than 2 seminars will be given an incomplete).

BENEFITS

1. Successful applicants will receive training in key newsroom and media management issues, while establishing a global network of peers. Participants will also benefit from one-on-one coaching sessions with an ICF-certified coach to create their 3-5 year career roadmaps. 
2. Upon completion of the programme, participants will receive a certificate of completion with professional designation from WAN-IFRA. 

Find more information on the OFFICIAL LINK