Advanced Diploma in Humanitarian Programme Management

Training in humanitarian programme management with INTER-CEPT

Providing humanitarian workers with the awareness, understanding and practical skills for managing programmes effectively, efficiently and accountably.

The volume and capacity of activity undertaken by humanitarian and development agencies has grown significantly over the past twenty years and, with it, the difficulty agencies find in recruiting and retaining field programme managers with the right skills. The Advanced Diploma in Humanitarian Programme Management(ADHPM} is the result of several years of research carried out by INTER-CEPT with the cooperation of a number of NGO ad International aid organizations. The programme targets a wide range of participants from a variety of professional backgrounds,eg health, political and social sciences, engineering, agriculture, development, international humanitarian law, human rights, administration, and media etc.

Training Aims

The Advanced Diploma in Humanitarian Programme Management (ADHPM) programme will:

• Enable participants to choose and apply appropriate tools for managing themselves, other people, and organizations involved in humanitarian and development programmes.
• Enable participants to develop a comprehensive understanding of the complexities of humanitarian programme management and apply appropriate tools for managing humanitarian and development programmes.
• Provide participants with the practical skills and confidence required to manage the financial aspects of humanitarian programmes to maximise their efficiency, effectiveness and accountability.

Training Programme

Acquire the tools and concepts to raise the standard of management within humanitarian organizations.

Course Contents

CEP 701: Managing Programmes and Projects

• To enable participants to understand the essential aspects of humanitarian programme management and apply appropriate tools for managing humanitarian and development programmes.

CEP 702: Managing Accountability

• To provide participants with the critical, analytical, conceptual and practical tools they need to help NGOs manage their programmes accountably.

CEP 703: Managing People and Organizations

• To enable participants to choose and apply appropriate tools for managing themselves, other people, and organizations involved in humanitarian and development programmes.

CEP 704: Practical Financing Management for Humanitarian and Development NGOs

• To provide participants with the practical skills and confidence required to manage the financial aspects of humanitarian programmes to maximize their efficiency, effectiveness and accountability.

CEP 705: Fundraising

• To provide participants with the critical practical skills to raise funds for humanitarian and development programmes from donor agencies, the corporate sector and the general public.

CEP 706: Research Methods for Humanitarian Programmes

• To provide an understanding of research methods. To facilitate the writing of the student’s dissertation. To provide an understanding of research methods which can be applied in the field for humanitarian assistance and development. To emphasize the importance of an ethical approach to research

Specialist Option:

Research Project

• The programme offers participants an opportunity to develop and undertake a research project in an area of special interest.

Assessments

The assessment systems used will vary widely depending on the subject matter. Assessment methods include integrated continuous assessment, assignments, and end of module / semester examinations. There will be few exams and much report-writing combined with continuous assessment.

Requirements

• Fluent English
• Minimum age is 24
• Minimum two years’ experience, some of which must be at a managerial level, in the humanitarian field, or, exceptionally, in the for-profit sector
• However, participants will be considered for admission if they have relevant field experience or either a diploma from Inter-Cept or a Diploma in Humanitarian Program Management  from any recognized institution

Course Fee : $ 1850 (for the entire course) The fee can be paid in full or per semester in 3 installments.

Course Duration : Minimum Duration: 1 Year. Maximum Duration: 2Years

Course Intake : January, March, July and September

Contact Details:

For more information, please call-over at the INTER-CEPT (International Centre For Emergency Preparedness Training, Off Mombasa Road,1km from Daystar University)  Monday through Saturdays between 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Kindly note that the INTER-CEPT offices are closed on Sundays)

Head of Department

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