Check out the fully funded 12-month North America Leadership Journey 2025-2026 (All Nationalities)
Closing Date: 31 July 2024
Check out the fully funded 12-month North America Leadership Journey 2025-2026 (All Nationalities)
The fully funded 12-month North America Leadership Journey provides talented mid-career women leaders in global health with a safe space to explore their authentic leadership through vulnerability and reflection, an inclusive and diverse network that fosters a strong sense of belonging, and tools and strategies for enhancing their voice, presence, and influence—all while being supported by a powerful group of peers, mentors, and coaches. The program imparts contextualized tools and frameworks to address the individual, organizational, and societal challenges that women leaders in global health face today.
The women leaders who would benefit most from this program are those who value diversity, equity, and inclusion; see the value of bringing diverse lived experiences to policy and practice; and are eager to not only expand their leadership presence and influence but also pay it forward to others in their organization and community.
Last year, they expanded the program from one to two simultaneous North America Leadership Journeys, allowing them to support a total of 60 exceptional mid-career women leaders based in Canada and the United States from a variety of global health sectors. This year, they will continue to support a total of 60 women leaders through two cohorts during their 2025–2026 program cycle. Each cohort will comprise of 30 women leaders, who will participate in both separate and joint events throughout the year.
Please see the journey calendars for the cohort schedules.
Designed for professional women leaders, the Leadership Journey was thoughtfully crafted for participants to be fully present and engaged. They recognize the importance of work-life harmony. The culturally contextualized Leadership Journey is uniquely designed to cultivate competencies that bolster leadership that is authentic, inclusive, strategic, and impactful. The program has been tailored to meet the needs of mid-career women who have been working in the global health space spanning a variety of sectors.
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Eligibility & How to Apply
Criteria
You are eligible for North America Leadership Journey consideration if you meet all the following criteria:
- You identify as a woman
- You work in a role that focuses on global health (your work and partnerships serve target populations in low- and middle-income countries)
- You have 10–25 years of experience in global health
- You live in Canada or the United States (any nationality is welcome)
They require participants to live in Canada or the United States during at least 75% of the program because we believe time zone compatibility is essential to your ability to participate in the touchpoints and to engage with your peers within and outside of the sessions.
Commitments & Expectations
If accepted, you will be required to attend each virtual session and in-person learning residency* as detailed in the 2025–2026 Cohort A and Cohort B calendars and to complete the deliverables associated with the Leadership Project. Attendance at JourneyPLUS events is optional.
Designed for professional women leaders, the Leadership Journey was thoughtfully crafted for participants to be fully present and engaged. They recognize the importance of work-life harmony.
The time commitment for the required Leadership Journey activities (including all virtual touchpoints and intersession activities) ranges from 4–8 hours each month, plus the in-person residencies (five days total, plus travel). This estimate does not include the time required for the design, planning, and implementation phases of your Leadership Project, so please consider that in your decision to participate in the program.
You will also be asked to complete a 360-degree evaluation and other leadership style assessments, which will inform your understanding of your leadership strengths and growth areas.
There is no cost to participate if you are selected. All program costs, including travel and lodging, are covered.
You must have access to a computer and internet in order to attend the virtual touchpoints. Proficiency in English is expected, as all sessions will be conducted in English.
While the following are not technical requirements, their hope is that you will bring your drive, passion, and commitment to the program; engage actively with your peers, mentors, and coaches; and take full advantage of the resources provided. Their approach involves human-centered design, so they will ask you to evaluate your experience and contribute ideas for how to enhance the Leadership Journey for future cohorts.
One of the most important takeaways of this journey is the relationships you form during this year. As many of our alumnae would say, “Behind every successful woman is an amazing group chat.”
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