CAS Quality Management of Humanitarian Projects 2025
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
6 January 2025 - 30 March 202510 ECTS credits
250 Distance teaching hours
12 weeks
Language
EnglishFormat
Distance learningRegistration
Registration deadline
8 December 2024Fees:
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 any 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 any 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
- Introduction
- Module 1: Humanitarian Leadership and People Management
- Module 2: Analysing Context
- Module 3: Assessing Needs and Capacities
- Module 4: Planning Projects and their Monitoring Systems
- Module 5: Programming Resources and Implementing Interventions
- Module 6: 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
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.
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