MDF WEST AFRICA 

Changing behaviour and practices of decision-makers is, increasingly, part of the daily work of development actors. Either it is the core business of organisations, an intrinsic part of projects and programmes, or simply something you have to do all the time within (international) organisations.

Do you regularly meet decision-makers? Do you try and influence their behaviour and their policies and laws? If yes, then consciously or unconsciously you are lobbying. You are in a position to influence. Are you always able to state your position clearly? Do you get the most of these meetings? If the answer is ‘no’ or ‘sometimes’, then this MDF course will help you. It will sharpen the skills you need as a lobbyist and it will help you increase your potential for influencing!

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Whatever sector you work in, getting the most from your staff is a key management concern. As a line-manager, HR Manager or trusted colleague, you are asked to coach others to clarify and solve performance bottlenecks, for which the causes and solutions may be technical, personal or both. How do you guide them through a process of discovering and finding solutions that benefit the organisations and the person concerned?

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Manage your bottom line – don’t let it manage you!
The 3-day course will demystify your route to financial success and help you develop a well-rounded understanding of language and requirements of financial expectations and performance. Learn the finance language to better communicate with finance professionals in your organization. Led by MDF experts and their proven methods of instruction that include class exercises utilizing Excel, case analysis and instructor lectures, you will better understand financial reports, utilize the information they contain, and contribute to financial decisions.

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Redressing imbalances
This course will take you through the different approaches for dealing with gender imbalances in development interventions and society. There will be a focus on your role as agent of change in your organisation and network. You will practice different tools and models for gender inclusion and mainstreaming. Gender analysis tools will be taught to help in assessments and data collection that would inform strategies for gender mainstreaming.

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The general public and political systems across the world are asking for Results. Good intentions are not enough anymore. Management for Development Results (MfDR) is a strategy which has quickly gained importance. It shows what principles, values and tools are present to guide us towards more effectiveness. This course will highlight MfDR with focus on Result Based Management (RBM).

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Improving learning and accountability
Management of projects and programmes is complex. A close study of planning and implementation improves efficiency and effectiveness. Monitoring and evaluating the processes provide a systematic means to improve your development projects, programmes and increase organizational performance. This course provides quantitative indicator-based system for Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) as well as more qualitative tools (Outcome Mapping and Most Significant Change). The course is proactive and participatory.

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Managing your staff to perform at their best
A good Human Resources Management system helps organisations to derive significant return on investment by unlocking the latent potential in every employee’s work day. Managing employee performance facilitates the effective delivery of strategic and operational goals. Many managers face the challenge of how to get employees to reconcile personal goals with organisational goals in order to increase not only productivity and profitability of an organisation, but also personal growth and job satisfaction. There is a clear and immediate correlation between sound Human Resources Management and improved business and organisational results.

Performance management, as part of the whole Human Resources Management Cycle, can focus on the performance of an organisation, a department, employee, or even the processes to build a product or service as well as other areas.

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Training and workshops are powerful tools to enhance the performance of a team and bring them one step forward. Skilled trainers and facilitators enable a person and/or group to reflect on present practices, to gain new insights and knowledge for developing a plan for personal and organizational growth and change. This course will teach participants how to act as trainer and/or facilitator who can draw out and process audience input for the purpose of moving a discussion forward. Participants will learn how to prepare and deliver training/workshop sessions, to recognize group dynamics and reflect on own performance.

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