Humanitarian Futures: A lifecycle approach

Overview

This unit prepares humanitarian respondes fo rhte changing face of humanitarian programming, as the sector shifts from an external intervention/post-disaster surge model, to self-generated planning & coherent capacity-based programming across the humanitarian lifecycle. It integrates new approaches to working, existing analytical tools, models, coordination mechanismas, & digital tools. It focuses on capacity for reflective practice whilst developing partnerships for self-generated solutions. An extended case study challenges participants to become more self-aware & self-managing.

Course content

Self-awareness to self-management
Coherent lifecycle planning
Personal & team-oriented goal setting
Situation-awareness to situation-management
Integrated & inclusive programming
Stakeholder mapping & engagement: fostering partnerships
Innovations, digital tools & systems
Defining & measuring success
Building resilient teams: peer feedback & support
Problem solving on the move
Personal reflection & planning
Coherent programming
Partnerships, collaboration, & coordination
Course correction/steering
Sector perspectives
Skills gap analysis & review
Project Review
Personal review, targets & peer review
What next?

Ideal for

This course is for experienced humanitarian practitioners wishing to extend their knowledge and capacity in a changing humanitarian sector; private sector professionals seeking to improve organisational practice in this sphere; and post-graduate students who have fulfilled pre-requisite related studies in this field.

Important Information

The course is delivered as a five day intensive in the Melbourne CBD (9am-5pm, Monday Sept 2 - Friday Sept 6). You will need to attend the full intensive to receive the Certificate of Completion.

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Outcome

On completion, participants will have developed a critical understanding of:

the humanitarian lifecycle
strategies to support coherent programming, results-based analysis, and movement towards a capacities- and needs-driven approach.
Links between local capacity, the international reform process and wider humanitarian imperatives

and skills to:

assess contexts and relationships
manage tolerance for ambiguity and build resilience in self and teams
manage their own role, capacities and inhibitors

Pre-requisites

Previous work or study in humanitarian action is essential.

Materials supplied

All relevant course materials are included.

Materials to bring

Pen/pencil and notebook. If possible, bring a laptop, tablet or other wi-fi enabled device that you can use to access resources during the sessions.

Award

Participants will be awarded a Statement of Participation.

Additional notes

N/A

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Available course dates

Monday 31 August 2020

Code S365142
Start date 31.08.20
End date 04.09.20
Hours 40
Campus City
Fee $2500.00

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Session	Start	End	Hours
Mon 31.08.20	09:00am	05:00pm	8.00
Tue 01.09.20	09:00am	05:00pm	8.00
Wed 02.09.20	09:00am	05:00pm	8.00
Thu 03.09.20	09:00am	05:00pm	8.00
Fri 04.09.20	09:00am	05:00pm	8.00