WIN Global Leadership Accelerator Program 2025
The WIN Global Leadership Accelerator is now accepting applications for its transformative programme, designed for high-potential mid-level newsroom managers (journalists and editors) from emerging, transitional, and fragile states around the world.
Journalists with a passion for the news industry, with a minimum 5-10 years active experience in the newsroom, should apply.
This is a high-impact programme with demonstrable results: on average 60% of successful graduates report direct career progression (promotion, or lateral move of their choice) within 3 months of programme completion.
More than 1,500 journalists and editors have progressed through the WIN Leadership Accelerator since 2015.
Summary of the WIN Global Leadership Accelerator Program 2025
- Type: Accelerator Program
- Duration 21 weeks (1-2 hours per week)
- Eligible Countries: All
- Perks: Training, One-on-one coaching sessions with an ICF-certified coach, Certificate of completion, Global network of peers, etc.
- Deadline: 29th June, 2025
Eligibility Criterias for the WIN Global Leadership Accelerator Program 2025
- Journalists with a passion for the news industry, with a minimum 5-10 years active experience in the newsroom, should apply.
- Required time input for this 21-week programme: 1-2 hours per week for 20 weeks.
The successful applicant will possess the following:
- 5-10 years direct newsroom experience as a journalist (reporter, correspondent editor).
- demonstrated passion for the news media industry and a commitment to gender equality and inclusion, as well as principles of press freedom.
- identify as a woman and/or be drawn from a historically vulnerable/at risk community
- be located outside of the traditional WIN Accelerator markets.
- possess strong spoken and written knowledge of English (the programme will be delivered primarily in English).
- the ability to commit 1-2 hours per week for 21 weeks in order to participate thoroughly in the programme (candidates who miss more than 20% of seminars will be given an incomplete).
Benefits of Participating in the WIN Global Leadership Accelerator Program 2025
- Successful applicants will receive training in key newsroom and media management issues, while establishing a global network of peers.
- Participants will also benefit from one-on-one coaching sessions with an ICF-certified coach to create their 3-5 year career roadmaps.
- Upon completion of the programme, participants will receive a certificate of completion with professional designation from WAN-IFRA.
Deadline: 29th June, 2025
