CAS Quality Management of Humanitarian Projects 2024

This CAS addresses the dynamics and components that guarantee the quality management of adapted projects and cohesive teams. It integrates principles such as inclusion and diversity, do no harm, accountability and participation into processes, methods, tools of project & people management.

Information

Period

8 January 2024 - 29 March 2024
10 ECTS credits
250 Distance teaching hours
12 weeks

Language

English

Format

Distance learning

Contact

Geneva Centre of Humanitarian Studies
+41 (0)22 379 56 50

humanitarianstudies(at)unige.ch

Location

Online

Registration

Registration deadline

10 December 2023

Fees:

Total fees: CHF 5’000.-

Deposit: (upon acceptance of admission): CHF 500.-

The payment of the registration fees can be made in several installments. If registration fees are not paid before the beginning of the course, access to the programme will not be allowed. 

There is no available scholarship for this programme.

Contribution to the SDGs

Goal 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere Goal 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages Goal 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls Goal 10: Reduce inequality within and among countries Goal 11: Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable Goal 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts Goal 16: Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development Goal 17: Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development

Objectives

At the end of the CAS, participants will be able to apply a qualitative framework in order to manage projects and teams in line with local and international prerogatives.

More specifically, following the Result-Based Management approach and taking into account ethical concerns, specificities of contexts and organisations’ mandate, you will be able to:

  • Manage people according to the key principles of leadership for diversity, inclusion and duty of care
  • Design and implement inclusive and coordinated humanitarian projects
    • Analyse humanitarian contexts
    • Assess needs and capacities of local population
    • Plan and program responses
    • Monitor and evaluate progress and results
    • Critically review existing projects and people management practices

Audience

Professional in the humanitarian, development or social sector looking to develop their competencies as well as reflect and capitalise on their experiences.
Professional from other sectors who wishes to increase their understanding of the humanitarian sector for a potential career change.
Graduate student with relevant volunteer or intern experience, looking to undertake a post-graduate course with a view to entering the humanitarian sector.

Programme

  • Module 1: Humane leadership and People management 
  • Module 2: Analysing humanitarian contexts: Vulnerability and resilience
  • Module 3: Safety and security: Piloting risks 
  • Module 4: Assessing Needs and Capacities 
  • Module 5: Planning Projects and their Monitoring Systems 
  • Module 6: Programming Resources and Implementing Interventions 
  • Module 7: Monitoring and Evaluation 
  • Closure and Final assignment 

Director(s)

Prof. Karl BLANCHET, Geneva Centre of Humanitarian Studies, a joint Centre of the University of Geneva and the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID), Geneva

Coordinator(s)

Sandrine DELATTRE, Practical Intelligence, Geneva Centre of Humanitarian Studies and Claire BARTHELEMY, Geneva Centre of Humanitarian Studies

Diploma delivered jointly by

University of Geneva, IHEID
Situational intelligence at the service of quality.

This certificate addresses the dynamics and components that guarantee the quality management of adapted projects and cohesive teams. It integrates fundamental principles such as inclusion and diversity, do no harm, accountability and participation into processes, methods and tools of project and people management.

Speakers

Claire Barthélémy - Constance Martin - Catherine Russ

Speakers

Claire Barthélémy - Patrice Chataigner - Gustavo Fernandez

Speakers

Claire Barthélémy - Virgile Debu - Baptiste Martin

Speakers

Claire Barthélémy - Bonaventure Sopko - Sandrine Delattre - Patrice Chataigner

Speakers

Sandrine Delattre - Claire Barthélémy

Speakers

Sandrine Delattre - Julia Frei - Claire Barthélémy - Philippe Ruscassier

Speakers

Sandrine Delattre - Claire Barthelemy

Speakers

Sandrine Delattre - Claire Barthélémy

Admission criteria

  • a university qualification (bachelor’s degree or equivalent)
  • at least three years of relevant professional experience
  • excellent command of English
  • motivation working in the humanitarian sector

Application File

  • Copy of identity document or passport
  • Passport photo (.jpg format) 
  • Curriculum vitae 
  • Cover letter (explaining the reason why you apply for this course and how will the acquired skills help you in your career) 
  • Copy of the highest educational qualification obtained 
  • Copy of Work certificates/official document from your current and the previous two job positions 
  • Proof of English language competence to be dated less than 2 years. Please refer to https://humanitarianstudies.ch/application/  
  • Two recent letters of recommendation (academic and/or professional) signed and with direct mention of the programme of your choice 
  • Employer's funding agreement, if applicable 

More information about the application process is available on our application page.

Number of participants

20 candidates maximum are selected each year.

Contribution to the SDGs

Goal 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere Goal 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages Goal 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls Goal 10: Reduce inequality within and among countries Goal 11: Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable Goal 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts Goal 16: Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development Goal 17: Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development