Capacity Building
Building the human capacity to drive transformation.
The capacity of the public sector workforce is a key driver of its success or failure.
Our capacity building programmes, delivered in partnership with the Blavatnik School of Government at University of Oxford, provide current and future public sector leaders with training and support from the world’s best public policy faculty, to empower them with the skills and knowledge they need to be effective in their roles.
Our AIG Fellowships programme gives outstanding individuals who have made significant contributions to the development of the public sector an opportunity to deepen their knowledge and understanding of critical public policy challenges facing the continent.
Our AIG Public Leaders Programme provides senior civil servants with the skills, frameworks and tools they need to meet the challenges of a complex and rapidly changing continent.
Our AIG Scholarships provide the next generation of public service leaders with a world-class public policy education, equipping them with the skills and knowledge they need to make positive change.
Training Support and Advisory services to OHCSF Learning and Development Team
In addition to our own capacity building initiatives, we provide technical assistance to the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (OHCSF) to support their in-house training efforts. Our work has included the following:
LEAD-P • The Leadership Enhancement and Development Programme (LEAD-P) of the OHCSF identifies civil servants with high leadership potential and provides in-depth capacity building based on a specially designed curriculum. We provided support to the OHCSF Learning & Development team on programme development, applicant assessment and selection and resource mobilisation, including private sector internships for programme participants.
Permanent Secretaries Leadership Programme • We curate specific training and leadership sessions for the country’s top Federal civil servants. Previous sessions have focused on Communications, Leading for Impact and Culture Change.
Policy development support • We work with the OHCSF to develop policies and guidelines that will spur capacity development and build sustainable structures within the service. An example is the Framework for Civil Service Internships that will encourage cross-pollination of ideas and skills by enabling private sector professionals intern in the Civil Service and civil servants spend time in the private sector