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British Embassy Montevideo "Leader for a Day" 2024 competition
The Embassy celebrates International Women's Day by promoting the inclusion and empowerment of women.
The British Embassy in Montevideo is once again offering the opportunity to be “Leader for a Day”.
The British Ambassador, Faye O’Connor, together with leaders from across Uruguayan society, will offer the chance of sharing a day of activities on March 8 with young women who are interested in developing their network of contacts.
The objective is to promote greater representation of women in leadership positions, giving them the opportunity to learn about the work of outstanding professionals, and to connect with top-level leaders.
How to apply?
- Read the terms and conditions here.
- Complete the form here.
- Applicants must send a video of up to 1 minute answering the question in Spanish: “How would you promote women’s inclusion in leadership positions?”
A team from the British Embassy will make the selection.
Requirements
- 18- 29 years-old, female applicants, Uruguay residents from all over the country.
- Available to spend the day with a leader on March 8, 2023 (or if not possible for the leader, on another day during the month of March to coordinate between both parties).
- Available to attend the launch event in the morning of March 7.
Successful candidates will be notified on February 26.
Participating leaders (in alphabetical order)
- Beatriz Argimón - Uruguayan Vicepresident
- Francisco Benavides - UNICEF Representative in Uruguay
- Mariana Chilibroste - Co-founder of Sellin
- Carolina Cosse - Mayor of Montevideo
- Adriana Cuñetti - Regulatory and Quality Manager at AstraZeneca Hub Uruguay
- Silvia Emaldi - Engineer, President of UTE, Uruguay’s state owned power company
- María Eugenia Etcheverry - Lieutenant Colonel of the Uruguayan Air Force
- Heide Fulton - United States Ambassador to Uruguay
- Magdalena Furtado - UN Women Country Programme Coordinator of Uruguay
- Pablo Mieres - Minister of Labour and Social Security
- Pilar Moreno - Associate Professor of the Faculty of Sciences, UdelaR and researcher at the Institut Pasteur de Montevideo
- Faye O’Connor - British Ambassador
- Lucila Pizzarulli - OIM - UN Uruguay Head of Office
- Pablo Ruiz Hiebra - UN in Uruguay Resident Coordinator
- Blanca Rodríguez - Journalist
- Diego Sayanes - CEO and founder of Grupo RUA
- Carmen Sorger - Canadian Ambassador to Uruguay
- Alejo Umpiérrez - Mayor of Rocha
Published 30 January 2024