CAS Quality Management of Humanitarian Projects 2023
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, antools of project & people management.
Information
Period
9 January 2023 - 31 March 202310 ECTS credits
250 Distance teaching hours
12 weeks
Language
EnglishFormat
Distance learningRegistration
Registration deadline
18 December 2022Fees:
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
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 issues, 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
- Professionals in the humanitarian, development or social sector looking to develop their competencies in leadership, people and project management, as well as reflect and capitalise on their experiences.
- Professionals from other sectors (private, academic, etc.) who wish to increase their understanding of the humanitarian field for a potential career change.
- Graduate students with relevant volunteer or intern experience looking to undertake a postgraduate course with the desire to enter the humanitarian sector.
- Professionals from other sectors (private, academic, etc.) who wish to increase their understanding of the humanitarian field for a potential career change.
- Graduate students with relevant volunteer or intern experience looking to undertake a postgraduate course with the desire to enter the humanitarian sector.
Programme
- Module 1: Humanitarian leadership and people management (09 January – 29 January)
- Module 2: Managing and leading strategies (30 January – 07 February)
- Assignment (08-15 February)
- Break (16 – 19 February)
- Module 3: Assessing Needs and Capacities (20-26 February)
- Module 4: Planning Projects and their Monitoring Systems (27 February – 12 March)
- Module 5: Programming Resources and Implementing Interventions (13-19 March)
- Module 6: Monitoring and evaluation (20 – 26 March)
- Closure and final assignment (27-31 March)
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
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.
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.
Date(s)
10 January 2022
11 January 2022
12 January 2022
13 January 2022
14 January 2022
17 January 2022
18 January 2022
19 January 2022
20 January 2022
21 January 2022
24 January 2022
25 January 2022
Speakers
Claire Barthélémy - Constance Martin - Catherine Russ
Date(s)
26 January 2022
27 January 2022
28 January 2022
31 January 2022
1 February 2022
2 February 2022
3 February 2022
4 February 2022
Speakers
Claire Barthélémy - Patrice Chataigner - Gustavo Fernandez
Date(s)
7 February 2022
8 February 2022
9 February 2022
10 February 2022
11 February 2022
Speakers
Claire Barthélémy - Virgile Debu - Baptiste Martin
Date(s)
14 February 2022
15 February 2022
16 February 2022
Date(s)
17 February 2022
18 February 2022
21 February 2022
22 February 2022
23 February 2022
24 February 2022
25 February 2022
Speakers
Claire Barthélémy - Bonaventure Sopko - Sandrine Delattre - Patrice Chataigner
Date(s)
28 February 2022
1 March 2022
2 March 2022
3 March 2022
4 March 2022
7 March 2022
8 March 2022
9 March 2022
10 March 2022
11 March 2022
Speakers
Sandrine Delattre - Claire Barthélémy
Date(s)
14 March 2022
15 March 2022
16 March 2022
17 March 2022
18 March 2022
21 March 2022
22 March 2022
23 March 2022
24 March 2022
25 March 2022
Speakers
Sandrine Delattre - Julia Frei - Claire Barthélémy - Philippe Ruscassier
Date(s)
28 March 2022
29 March 2022
30 March 2022
31 March 2022
1 April 2022
Speakers
Sandrine Delattre - Claire Barthelemy
Date(s)
4 April 2022
5 April 2022
6 April 2022
7 April 2022
8 April 2022
Speakers
Sandrine Delattre - Claire Barthélémy
Admission criteria
For more details on the enrollment process visit this page.
Admission Requirements
- 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.
Documents Required For Your Online Enrollment
- Curriculum vitae
- Copy of the certificate for the highest qualification you have obtained
- Two letters of recommendation
- Evidence of your English language competencies (TOEIC / TOEFL or equivalent)
- Copies of work certificates from your last job position
- A passport photo (jpg format)
- A scanned copy of the passport.
Number of participants
20 candidates maximum are selected each year.
Contribution to the SDGs