The Postgraduate Diploma Development Finance equips you with the expertise to design and implement financing solutions for large-scale infrastructure and development projects across Africa.
From energy and transport to housing, healthcare, and telecommunications, you will develop the skills to support the projects that drive inclusive economic growth and transformation.
Designed for working professionals, this internationally accredited programme prepares you to translate finance into impact, and positions you for further postgraduate study, including an MBA or MPhil.
Why choose this PGDip Development Finance
Join a globally recognised business school
Ranked among the top 1% of business schools worldwide with Triple Crown accreditation (AACSB, EQUIS, AMBA)
Learn on your terms
Flexible study options designed for working professionals, with one- or two-year pathways
Develop in-demand expertise
Build the capability to design and implement development finance solutions for real-world impact
Drive Africa’s growth
Focus on African-driven solutions while gaining globally relevant expertise
Strengthen your leadership capability
Develop responsible leadership, risk management, and project management skills
Advance your studies
Gain access to further postgraduate qualifications, including an MBA or MPhil
Flexible learning experience
Blended learning format
- Study through real-time online classes designed for working professionals
- Choose between a one-year full-time or two-year part-time study pathway
- Balance your professional commitments while engaging in structured, interactive learning
Why you should enrol
- You are an entry- to mid-level professional working in financial services, government, NGOs, or development finance institutions
- You want to design and manage development finance interventions for infrastructure and economic development projects
- You are interested in driving sustainable growth across African economies
- You want to build responsible leadership capability and deepen your understanding of economic and policy environments
Focus areas of the programme
- Sustainable development and inclusive growth: Understand how finance supports economic transformation
- Project and infrastructure finance: Evaluate and structure funding for large-scale development projects
- Financial technologies (fintech): Explore innovative approaches to expanding access to funding
- Monitoring and evaluation: Assess project impact, feasibility, and sustainability
- Leadership in development finance: Develop the leadership capability to guide development initiatives
What you will gain
- Develop the ability to evaluate development finance projects for impact and sustainability
- Understand the intersection of finance, policy, and social development
- Leverage financial innovation to expand access to funding
- Contribute to economic transformation through African-led solutions
- Build a strong foundation for career advancement in development finance
Programme outcomes
- Analyse development finance challenges and opportunities across Africa
- Design and assess policies tailored to emerging market contexts
- Apply tools for project appraisal, risk management, and public finance
- Engage with fintech in development finance environments
- Communicate insights clearly to policymakers and stakeholders