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Women in Credit Awards

 

 
09 October 2024 | #WiCAwards
Hilton Deansgate, Manchester 
 
 

2024 categories


 

 

GETTING STARTED

  • Login or register for free to view the category criteria, what the judges are looking for and to start your entries
  • From there you can enter as many categories you wish and can
  • Edit and return to your entries as many times as you like before the final submission

CONFIDENTIALITY

  • All materials will remain confidential to the judges
  • Winning case studies may be used in post-event materials to promote best practice but permission will be sought from entrants before publishing

START THE SUBMISSION PROCESS: 

  • Check the 2024 categories in the below list
  • Select relevant categor(y)ies
  • If you wish to submit entries for several categories, simply come back to this page and re-start the process by selecting a new category

 

 

IMPORTANT DATES & INFORMATION

  • An admin fee is applied for each entry submission
  • An early entry fee of £188+VAT will be applied until the 26 April 2024
  • A standard entry fee of £298+VAT will be applied until the extended deadline of 19 July 2024

 


TERMS & CONDITIONS


By entering the awards, you are agreeing to our terms and conditions as well as to our privacy notice

 

 


WHATEVER YOU NEED, WE’RE HERE TO HELP

 

Whether that be support with writing your entries or

suggestions on which categories are best fit for you, we’re here for you.

Simply contact our Awards Team directly by email


 

 

Advocate of the Year
 

An award that seeks to highlight a woman or ally who has sought to champion, in any capacity, the needs of women in their workplace or more widely within the industry.




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Business Leader of the Year
 

An award for a woman who has shown outstanding, board level leadership - encompassing strategic, process, communication skills and evidenced by results in the firm she works for.



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Colleague of the Year
 

An award for a woman or ally who has helped one or more individuals in the organisation they work for. They may have been previously overlooked for achievement-type awards but their contribution has been felt by a colleague/colleagues to be stand-out and to have had a big impact on them personally and professionally.

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Employer of the Year
 

An award for the firm that demonstrates an outstanding commitment to the welfare of women in their workplace.


 

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Entrepreneur of the Year
 

An award for a female pioneer in any area within the credit sector, or serving it, who has successfully brought something new to the market.



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ESG Champion

An award for a woman who has put extraordinary effort into ensuring her organisation’s ESG commitment has a positive financial performance, demonstrating that responsibility enhances growth and profitability.

 

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Innovator of the Year
 

An award for a woman who has demonstrated achievements that have brought something new – such as a change in process, strategy, or technology - to the organisation she works for.


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Lifetime Achievement Award
 

An award for an individual who has made a significant impact in her career and will leave a lasting legacy, whether in her own firm or in the wider industry, from work that goes beyond the call of duty.


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Mentor of the Year
 

An award for an individual - woman or ally - who has worked to develop the potential of female mentees which has had a major impact on career development and personal growth of their charges.



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Outstanding Returner
 

An award for women who have returned to work in the UK financial services sector, whether it be from a sabbatical, for health reasons, maternity leave or indeed anything else, and have acted as a role model to other women. 

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Rising Star of the Year
 

An award for a woman who has worked for less than five years in the industry who has made a significant impact in her organisation in a short period of time.



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Team Leader of the Year
 

An award for an individual who has made a special contribution to the team they work in which has had an impact on the team and/or wider organisation.



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Team Player of the Year

An award for an individual who has made a special contribution to the team they work in which has had an impact on the team and/or wider organisation.


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Transformation of the Year
 

An award for a woman who has led a change for the firm she works for that has significantly improved how the business previously operated.


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Vulnerability Leader of the Year

An award for a woman who has led either an initiative, set of initiatives, programmes, policy or process changes, a team or set of teams, with a specific focus on supporting vulnerable customers.

 

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Woman of the Year
 

An award for a woman who doesn’t necessarily fit any of the other categories but who has served as a role model for other woman in both her own firm and / or the wider industry or her community.

 

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