Deadline: March 26, 2023
Ban Ki-Moon Center Online Executive Training Program 2023
The Ban Ki-Moon Center Online Executive Training – Young Women Leadership on Climate Adaptation is a virtual educational and capacity-building program that fosters the leadership of African young women to induce and realize sustainable solutions that build resilience to the changing climate by fostering knowledge on climate adaptation, elevating leadership skills and connecting professional networks. Hosted fully virtually on an exclusive online learning platform the part-time training program spreads over 20-weeks. The participants experience a blended learning approach combining group live sessions on Zoom and self-learning tools such as videos, audio recordings, text resources, links, quizzes and assignments.
The training is now open to applications for it’s new cohort of May – October 2023. The training targets 30 young women, ages 20 to 35 from Ethiopia, Malawi, Namibia, Senegal, Cameroon, and Morocco. If you fit the profile and have a Bachelor’s degree, click on the link to get more details on how to apply. The application deadline is March 26th, 23:55 CET.
The training targets 30 young women, ages 20 to 35 from Ethiopia, Malawi, Namibia, Senegal, Cameroon, and Morocco.
Over the course of 20 weeks the selected women will enhance their knowledge on climate adaptation, elevate their leadership skills, and connect with professional networks. The participants will experience a blended learning approach combining group live sessions on Zoom and self-learning tools such as videos, audio recordings, text resources, links, quizzes, and assignments.
Eligibility
- Are you dedicated to climate action and have a passion for solving environmental challenges?
- Are you a young woman between 20 and 35 years old?
- Are you a national from Ethiopia, Malawi, Namibia, Senegal, Cameroon or Morocco?
- Do you have upper-intermediate English language skills?
- Do you have a Bachelor’s degree or higher with an academic background in international relations, political science, (environmental) engineering, natural sciences, humanities, agriculture, international development, economics, law or social sciences?
Nomination Procedure:
During the nomination process you will need to enter:
- Your personal details (e.g. name, contact information, date of birth, address, citizenship, education, language competence, short profile description)
- Your professional details (e.g. name of organization, function)
At the final stage of the nomination process you will be prompted to attach the following:
- a motivation letter (max 250 words)
- a portrait photo of yourself (JPEG or PNG format)
- an introduction video of yourself (max 30 seconds, MP4 or MOV format)
- your CV
