The Public Leaders Program offers insights from the world’s leading scholars and practitioners, as well as peer learning from participants’ counterparts. The learning experience is intense and demanding, engaging participants through a mixture of classroom discussion, simulations, practical exercises, and group work.

Admission Criteria

The selection of the candidates will be based on their public sector experience and achievements, proven leadership qualities, intellectual abilities, and personal motivations and ambitions.

To be eligible for consideration, candidates must:

• Be citizens of any African country and also actively working within the public sector in Africa
• Have a minimum of seven years of active service in the public sector
• Also, be at a Directorate level
• Provide evidence of game-changing leadership qualities and abilities
• Provide a letter of endorsement from the ministry, department, or agency for which they work
• In addition, provide a record of promotion within the ministry, department, or agency for which they work, recording promotions over the most recent five (5) years.

The letter of endorsement affirms that the candidate is the right fit for the program. Then, shortlisted applicants will be allowed to participate in all program activities.

Letters of endorsement should be prepared using the Ministry/Department/Agency’s letterhead and the letter should be addressed to:

Capacity Building Team
Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation
19 Gerrard Road
Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria

Responsibilities

Public sector executives ascending the ranks of government departments, agencies, ministries or multilateral organizations must maintain exemplary performance in their current role while developing the new skills and perspectives they will need to take on a top leadership role.

Expected Outcomes

• master a range of new skills as quickly as possible.
• Broadening their skills as public leaders
• provide them with the conceptual frameworks and practical tools they need to meet the challenges of a complex and rapidly changing world.

Additional Information

• This program is free for eligible public sector employees who are successful in the application process.
• Please note that the final decision on the selection of participants rests with the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford.
• Session start: October 2022 to March 2023