Application Deadline: 1 May 2025
Applications are now open for the 2025 AIG Public Leaders Programme. The AIG Public Leaders Programme (AIG PLP) offers emerging African public sector leaders a unique opportunity to develop their leadership capacity and acquire the skills and knowledge necessary to drive change. Run in conjunction with the University of Oxford’s Blavatnik School of Government, the programme offers an immersive, world-class executive education experience, led by some of the world’s leading public policy experts and teachers.
The programme is designed to ensure these public leaders, and those moving into senior leadership in the public sector over the next three years, master a range of new skills as quickly as possible. Participants have an unparalleled opportunity to develop the conceptual frameworks and practical tools they need to meet the challenges of today’s rapidly changing and complex world.
The experience is intense and demanding, engaging participants through classroom discussion, practical exercises, simulations, and group work. The programme aims to equip participants with the skills needed to build transformative cultures of excellence, effectiveness, and integrity throughout the public institutions they lead, and across the broader public sector. Their success is their country’s benefit
Eligibility criteria
- Be citizens of any African country and actively working within the public sector in Africa
- Have a minimum of seven years of working experience.
- Be at Grade-level 12 and above
- Age: 35-50 years old
Programme Details
Live Classes
The programme starts with four days of live online classes, with the opportunity for meetings with faculty on the fifth day.
Online Learning
The next four weeks consist of self-paced online learning, with Teaching Assistants facilitating the online discussion boards
Residential Programme
The one-week residential programme in Abuja is the most demanding part of the programme, with Blatvanik School faculty teaching live at the venue and via video
Project Development
After the residential week, there is a window of time during which you will develop your capstone project
Project Review
In the final part of the programme, a review of the projects will take place, as well as the final closing activities and awards
Participants will work on these critical skills:
- Communicating effectively
- Harnessing digital technology
- Reducing cognitive bias in decision-making
- Strengthening organisational effectiveness
- Maintaining personal integrity
Participants work on these critical skills
– Communicating effectively
– Harnessing digital technology
– Reducing cognitive bias in decision-making
– Strengthening organisational effectiveness
– Maintaining personal integrity
Application Timeline:
- Friday, 21 February 2025: Applications Open
- Thursday, 1 May 2025: Applications Close
- May 2025: Stage 1 – Computer-Based Tests
- 2nd week June 2025: Stage 2 – Essays Submission
- 4th week June 2025: Stage 3 – Video Interview
- August 2025: Final Selection
- October 2025: Programme Commencement
For More Information:
Visit the Official Webpage of the Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation (AIG) Public Leaders Programme (AIG PLP)
