AIG Public Leaders Programme 2026

Deadline: April 12, 2026

Applications are invited for the AIG Public Leaders Programme 2026. The AIG Public Leaders Programme (AIG PLP) is a flagship leadership capacity building initiative designed to equip public sector leaders across Africa with the capabilities required to lead effective change. Delivered in partnership with the University of Oxford’s Blavatnik School of Government, the programme offers immersive, world-class executive education experience.

The programme is designed to ensure that public sector leaders rapidly acquire critical leadership, policy, and management skills. Participants are equipped with robust conceptual frameworks and practical tools to effectively navigate the complexities of the public institutions in which they operate, and to lead effectively within increasingly dynamic and evolving governance contexts.

The experience is intensive and highly interactive, combining faculty-led discussions with practical exercises, simulations, and collaborative group work. Through this approach, the programme develops the capacity of participants to foster cultures of excellence, effectiveness, and integrity within the public institutions they lead, generating measurable benefits for their organisations and for national development.

Core Programme Focus

• Negotiating in the public interest.
• Harnessing digital technology.
• Strengthening public organisation.
• Integrity in public life.
• Communication and narrative power

To maximise learning outcomes, the programme provides structured opportunities for participants to integrate the skills and conceptual frameworks acquired across sessions through a capstone project work, peer learning, and guided reflection.

Following several weeks of blended instruction, participants are given dedicated time to design and develop a capstone project. This enables them to translate programme insights into practical, workplace-based initiatives that address real policy and institutional challenges within their respective organisations.

Cost

• The programme is at no cost to participants. However, participants will bear the cost of transportation to the Residential and Closing Ceremony events while the Foundation will be responsible for accommodation and feeding.

Eligibility

• Be citizens of any English-speaking African country and actively working within the public sector in Africa
• Have a minimum of seven years of working experience.
• Be at Grade-level 13 and above
• Age: 35-54 years old

Application

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For more information, visit AIG Public Leaders Programme.