Management Course for Development Practitioners
The course is also given in French in October
(register through the French website).
The debates on Aid are changing and influence how your stakeholders perceive your activities and results. Consequently, managerial responsibilities and tasks become even more multi-faceted. This course will equip you with essential management tools and strengthens your skills to become a successful manager.
“Very interesting, very participatory, so real”
PMCe Alumni October 2010, Ede, The Netherlands
Participants
You are a manager, coordinator or head of department of a government or non-governmental organisation. You have at least three years professional work experience in projects or programmes related to development cooperation.
Reviews from participants who joined the 2010 October course
“The multi cultural environment and the learning received made me realise that even though there is much to learn, it is important that whatever learning I do needs to translate to change and that change begins with me”
"It was so inspiring to learn about Team Building and Communication skills using the Johari’s window Theory”
“Planning through the ‘Theory of Change’, gave me a whole new insight to my work”
“I enjoyed the training style of MDF, very inspiring and a very good learning environment”
“A unique experience … “
“A whole week of selfdevelopment and strong interaction with group members combined with a perfect flow of subjects … “
“I learned to listen”
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Course objectives
This 4-week course is based on the Butterfly framework of competences, developed by MDF training and consultancy showing a metaphore of the performance of a manager.
The course introduces you to the different roles and tasks of a manager in the life cycle of a development intervention. You will be able to apply a set of methods and tools that allows you to manage in a more successful and transparent manner. You will become familiar with contemporary aid and financing modalities and become aware of the context in which you operate. You learn to analyse the capacity of your organisation and manage change based on your development results. You will make a field trip to relate practical classroom learning with reality.
Course contents
Management responsibilities are highlighted from three angles:
- phase of the life cycle of a project / programme;
- context in which the organisation operates;
- roles and skills of a manager.
You will be introduced to various models helping you to improve the process of project planning. You will learn how to analyse the strengths and weaknesses of your organisation and to assess which external factors influence the performance of your project. You will know how to set up a monitoring & evaluation system to keep track of the achievements and how to prepare the terms of reference for the evaluation of your project. You will get insight in your personal management style and learn more about managing conflicts, giving effective presentations and negotiations.
Course outline:
Download the provisional programme here or view the course ouline below:
| Week 1 | Introduction in Contemporary Aid Issues
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| Week 2 | Preparing for implementation
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| Week 3 | Implementation and Performance Management
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| Week 4 | Monitoring and Evaluation
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