Applicant Profile

To be eli­gi­ble for the Children’s Health Lead­er­ship Net­work, an appli­cant must pos­sess the fol­low­ing qualities:

• at least three to five years’ expe­ri­ence in children’s health and/​or advocacy;
• com­mit­ment to reduce health inequities, improve child health out­comes and advance social change;
• com­mit­ment to per­son­al growth and learn­ing, peer learn­ing and being part of a com­mu­ni­ty of learn­ing and network;
• com­mit­ment to attend, be present and engaged;
• apti­tude to inte­grate pol­i­cy and pol­i­tics in a sophis­ti­cat­ed way; and
• be in a posi­tion of orga­ni­za­tion­al influ­ence and sup­port of exec­u­tive direc­tor or board chair.

Note on prepa­ra­tion and par­tic­i­pa­tion: Prepa­ra­tion includes reflec­tive prac­tice, required read­ing and con­stant appli­ca­tion of tools, skills and meth­ods. Giv­en the time, rig­or and prac­tice required for learn­ing and appli­ca­tion of the meth­ods to accel­er­ate the achieve­ment of improved out­comes for chil­dren and fam­i­lies, each par­tic­i­pant is expect­ed to pre­pare for and attend all sem­i­nars from start to fin­ish. This lead­er­ship pro­gram is an inten­sive com­mit­ment and will require time away from oth­er pro­fes­sion­al and per­son­al respon­si­bil­i­ties. It is the program’s inten­tion to align con­tent and assign­ments with the participant’s cur­rent pro­fes­sion­al respon­si­bil­i­ties and orga­ni­za­tion­al goals. If an appli­cant is unable to ful­ly com­mit to the pro­gram and all of the sem­i­nar dates, then he/​she may con­sid­er apply­ing for the pro­gram dur­ing a future cycle.