CAS Quality Management of Humanitarian Projects 2020
This certificate addresses the essential components that guarantee the quality management of adapted projects and cohesive teams. It integrates fundamental principles such as inclusion, do no harm, accountability or participation into processes, methods and tools of project and people management.
Information
Period
16 September 2020 - 4 December 202110 ECTS credits
300 Distance teaching hours
11.5 weeks
Language
EnglishFormat
Distance learningRegistration
Registration deadline
15 August 2020Fees:
Total fees: CHF 6’000.-
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
Objectives
At the end of the course, 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 issues, specificity of contexts and the organizations’ 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
You will be able to critically review existing projects and people management practices.
Audience
Professional in humanitarian social and development organisations who wants to improve his competencies as well as reflect and capitalise on his experiences
Professional from other sectors who wishes to deepen his understanding of the contemporary humanitarian action and understand how to transfer his acquired competencies in that sector
Post-graduate student with internship experience who wants to work in humanitarian action
Professional from other sectors who wishes to deepen his understanding of the contemporary humanitarian action and understand how to transfer his acquired competencies in that sector
Post-graduate student with internship experience who wants to work in humanitarian action
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes in terms of knowledge - Understanding of:
- the link between an institutional strategy, an operational strategy and its concrete implementation
- the global humanitarian context as well as the sociology of humanitarian actors and fundamental elements of a specific crisis context
- the type of humanitarian interventions, humanitarian dilemmas and humanitarian options
- the main trends and issues related the aid sector (effectiveness, accountability, …)
Learning outcomes in terms of skills - Capacity to:
- analyze a context and the characteristics of a crises
- frame an adequate strategy of intervention regarding both a specific crisis and the global strategy of the organization
- use specialized problem-solving skills
- develop creative and flexible procedures to implement a strategy of intervention
- monitor and evaluate strategies and projects with an outcome perspective
- communicate and negotiate with stakeholders as well as facilitate participative processes
Learning outcomes in terms of analytical competencies - Ability to:
- choose and adapt best options in challenging and moving complex contexts
- analyze and critically review strategies of intervention
- integrate quality and accountability in all processes
- position yourself as a manager and behave with responsibility
Programme
Programme content and dates
- Initialisation (16-17 September)
- Module 1: Human leadership and People Management (18 September – 2 October)
- Module 2: Analysing humanitarian contexts: Vulnerabilities and Capacities (5-16 October)
- Module 3: Assessing needs and capacities (19-23 October)
- Module 4: Planning projects and their monitoring systems (26-30 October)
- Module 5: Programming resources and implementing interventions (2-13 November)
- Module 6: Safety and Security – Piloting risks (16-20 November)
- Module 7: Monitoring and evaluation (23-26 November)
- Closure and Final assignment (27 November – 4 December)
Structure
Around 250 hours of work including:
- Pre-readings
- Distance-learning (online courses and live sessions)
- Individual and group work
Workload
- 11.5 weeks
- 20 hours workload per week, including live sessions
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
Diploma delivered jointly with
University of Geneva, IHEID
The difficulties facing humanitarian actors are growing as crises become more complex and uncertainties more numerous. Adaptation to context, comprehensive and systematic understanding, critical thinking are part of the preconditions in order to develop creativity and set relevant, qualitative and accountable responses.
This certificate aims to reinforce the knowledge and skills necessary to confront current challenges faced by humanitarian actors working in complex environments. It emphasizes on designing adapted and flexible strategies and projects which integrate quality and accountability throughout all processes.
At the end of the CAS, you will be able to design and adapt humanitarian strategies and projects in line with the specificities of each context. You will be able to provide coherent, flexible and creative humanitarian responses taking into account ethical issues, context prerogatives and the organization’s mandate.
This certificate aims to reinforce the knowledge and skills necessary to confront current challenges faced by humanitarian actors working in complex environments. It emphasizes on designing adapted and flexible strategies and projects which integrate quality and accountability throughout all processes.
At the end of the CAS, you will be able to design and adapt humanitarian strategies and projects in line with the specificities of each context. You will be able to provide coherent, flexible and creative humanitarian responses taking into account ethical issues, context prerogatives and the organization’s mandate.
Description
- Week 1: Context analysis and strategic framework
- Week 2: Assessing needs and capacities
- Week 3: Planning projects and their monitoring system (I)
- Week 4: Planning projects and their monitoring system (II)
- Week 5: Programming interventions
- Week 6: Monitoring and evaluation (M&E)
- Week 7: Critical review of strategies and projects
(Subject to change)
Pedagogical method
7 to 9 intensive weeks of individual work including
- Pre-readings
- Face to face sessions (lectures, role play, working groups, field work)
- Personal work (personal readings, personal research, writing)
Admission criteria
- Hold a Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent university degree, plus a minimum of five years of work experience in the humanitarian, social or development sector
- Hold a Master’s degree or an equivalent university degree, plus a minimum of two years of work experience in the humanitarian, social or development sector
- Post-graduate students with internship experience who wants to work in humanitarian action
- Excellent command of English. Students whose mother tongue is not English, who do not have secondary or post-secondary qualifications taught in English or who have not spent a minimum of one year studying full-time at a university level in English (please provide transcripts certifying that courses were delivered in English), must provide a certificate to prove their mastery of English (TOEFL/IELTS/CPE/CAE)
Scientific committee
Claire BARTHELEMY, Lecturer, Diploma coordinator, CERAH
Prof Gilles CARBONNIER, CERAH President, Graduate Institute
Sandrine DELATTRE, Trainer and facilitator, Practical Intelligence
Sarah EPPRECHT, Chief of Staff , ICRC
Véronique DE GEOFFROY, Director of operations Groupe, URD
Dr Nathalie HERLEMONT ZORITCHAK, Head of Strategic Policy Service, Fédération Handicap International
Jahal DE MERITENS, Global Cluster Coordinator, Early Recovery, UNDP
Philippe RUSCASSIER, Training coordinator, MSF- CH
Prof. Karl BLANCHET, Director, CERAH
Prof. Thomas STRAUB, Director Certificate Modern Management for Non Profit Organizations, University of Geneva
Prof Gilles CARBONNIER, CERAH President, Graduate Institute
Sandrine DELATTRE, Trainer and facilitator, Practical Intelligence
Sarah EPPRECHT, Chief of Staff , ICRC
Véronique DE GEOFFROY, Director of operations Groupe, URD
Dr Nathalie HERLEMONT ZORITCHAK, Head of Strategic Policy Service, Fédération Handicap International
Jahal DE MERITENS, Global Cluster Coordinator, Early Recovery, UNDP
Philippe RUSCASSIER, Training coordinator, MSF- CH
Prof. Karl BLANCHET, Director, CERAH
Prof. Thomas STRAUB, Director Certificate Modern Management for Non Profit Organizations, University of Geneva
Number of participants
20 candidates maximum are selected each year.
Contribution to the SDGs