Humanitarian Programme Manager

Training objectives :
1- Enable participants to choose and apply appropriate tools for managing themselves, other people, and organisations involved in humanitarian and development programmes.
2- Enable participants to develop a comprehensive understanding of the complexities of humanitarian programme management and apply appropriate tools for managing humanitarian and development programmes.
3- Provide participants with the practical skills and confidence required to manage the financial aspects of humanitarian programmes to maximise their efficiency, effectiveness and accountability.
4- Provide an interdisciplinary forum in which participants from a variety of professional backgrounds, for example health, political and social sciences, engineering, agriculture, development, international humanitarian law, human rights, administration, and media, will critically review and debate key issues of mutual interest.
The programme will investigate current approaches to humanitarian programme management and identify and develop models of good practice.
In addition, the programme offers participants an opportunity to develop and undertake a research project in an area of special interest indicated by client NGOs, IOs or National Ministries. The research project will usually be located overseas in collaboration with the client organisation.

Admission criteria
* Fluent English
* Minimum age is 23 years old
* Some higher level education qualification is required
* Minimum two years' experience, some of which must be at a managerial level, in the humanitarian field
* However, participants will be considered for admission if they have relevant field experience

Training programme

5 training units (open training courses) are part of this diploma course:

1. The fundamentals of humanitarian action
2. Managing Programmes and Projets
3. Managing People and Organisations
4. Managing Safety Security and Logistics
5. Managing Finance and Funding

Field exercise
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