L’essentiel de l’offre
- Poste : 2027 Southern Africa Leadership Journey
- Employeur : WomenLift Health
- Lieu : Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibie, Afrique du Sud, Eswatini, Zambie ou Zimbabwe
- Contrat : Programme de développement du leadership (entièrement financé)
- Date limite : 18 septembre 2026 à 23h59 (CAT)
- Niveau requis : 10 à 25 ans d’expérience professionnelle (milieu de carrière)
Contexte
WomenLift Health has opened applications for its 2027 Southern Africa Leadership Journey, a fully funded leadership development programme designed for mid-career women working across the health sector and related fields in Southern Africa.
The programme seeks to strengthen the leadership capabilities, networks, influence, and impact of women working to address complex health challenges. It brings together women leaders from multiple disciplines and sectors while providing access to leadership training, mentoring, executive coaching, peer learning, and a Health Leadership Project. The programme is free of charge, with programme costs, including travel and accommodation for eligible in-person components, covered by WomenLift Health.
About the WomenLift Health Leadership Journey: The WomenLift Health Leadership Journey is a transformational learning and development experience for women leaders working across health and interconnected sectors. The 2027 Southern Africa cohort will comprise 35 women leaders working in the region. Participants will receive approximately 87 hours of learning and development, including virtual sessions, mentoring, coaching, experiential learning, and work on an individual Health Leadership Project. Participants are expected to commit approximately four to eight hours per month to the programme. The Journey is delivered through a hybrid format, combining virtual learning with in-person experiential sessions.
Understanding Health++: WomenLift Health uses the term Health++ to recognise that sustainable improvements in health depend on coordinated action across multiple interconnected sectors. The programme therefore welcomes women whose work intersects with areas such as Climate change, Food systems and agriculture, Water and sanitation, Education, Economic policy, Gender equity, Technology, and Public health and healthcare. This approach encourages participants to move beyond traditional sectoral boundaries and develop systems-thinking approaches to complex health challenges.
Missions et responsabilités
- Commit approximately four to eight hours per month to the programme.
- Participate in virtual and in-person learning sessions.
- Engage in group mentoring with experienced senior leaders.
- Benefit from one-on-one executive coaching.
- Undergo leadership assessments and reflective learning.
- Engage in peer networking and collaborative learning.
- Develop and implement an individual Health Leadership Project (HLP).
- Engage in experiential leadership development, including Leadership Immersion and Leadership Lift-Off.
- Join and actively participate in a lifelong global network of WomenLift Health Fellows as alumni.
Profil recherché
- Identify as a woman.
- Demonstrate fluency and confidence in written and spoken English.
- Be a citizen residing and working in one of the eligible Southern African countries.
- Reside and work in Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini, Zambia, or Zimbabwe.
- Be able to live within the CAT time zone, plus or minus one hour, for at least 75% of the Leadership Journey.
- Have between 10 and 25 years of professional experience.
- Be a mid-career leader working in the broader Health++ ecosystem.
Conditions et avantages
- Fully funded and free to participants.
- Programme costs covered, including travel and accommodation associated with applicable in-person components.
- Access to approximately 87 hours of learning and development (virtual and in-person).
- Group mentoring and individual executive coaching.
- Membership in a lifelong global network of WomenLift Health Fellows.
Dossier de candidature
- Eligibility requirements verification.
- Programme calendar review.
- Health Leadership Project guidelines and concept.
- Application form and guidance.
Comment postuler
Applications for the 2027 Southern Africa Leadership Journey are currently open. The application deadline is 18 September 2026 at 11:59 p.m. CAT.
Prospective applicants should review the eligibility requirements, programme calendar, Health Leadership Project guidelines, and application guidance before submitting their applications. Applications must be submitted through the official WomenLift Health platform.
Important Date Clarification: The supplied programme information contains apparent inconsistencies in the stated programme dates. It describes the programme duration as February 2026–March 2027, while separately listing the Leadership Immersion for April 2027 and the Lift-Off for March 2028. Prospective applicants should therefore verify the official calendar and dates directly with WomenLift Health before making commitments.
