Humanitarian programme: managing programmes and projects

Obtain a diploma at your own pace

This skills-based training course is part of a larger diploma course named Humanitarian Programme Manager (HPM): you will thus be joining a group of trainees attending this entire diploma course. If you are interested in this diploma but unable to attend this several-week-long training programme, please note that we offer the possibility to attend its 5 other modules at your own pace.

By attending this open training course,​ you will know:

• How to choose and apply appropriate tools to manage all stages of the project cycle in humanitarian contexts. 
• The purpose of the Project Cycle Management (PCM) approach, steps and essential tools and methods for PCM, strategic, programmatic and operational levels of humanitarian action. 
• How to programme strategy building at country level or with a sectorial approach, purpose of planning and assessments in the project and programme cycle. 
• How to assess methodologies and tools, common quantitative and qualitative data-collection tools for assessments. 
• How to monitore and evaluate, commonly used quantitative indicator types (rates, proportions etc.) and their application. 
• The log frame main elements, schedule planning for activities and resources using PERT and Gantt techniques, links with the implementation and Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) steps. 
• The purpose of monitoring in the programme cycle, differences and links between M&E, evaluation cycle and appropriate evaluation tools. 
• The main elements of the Terms of Reference for an evaluation, critical thinking on PCM, quality and accountability promotion at all stages of PCM.