Professional Certificate in

Project Management Essentials

for Development and Humanitarian Sector

The “Project Management Essentials for Development and Humanitarian Sector” course is designed to provide participants with a solid foundation in project management principles and techniques specifically tailored for the development and humanitarian sector.

Session Availability

On Going Batch

For Full Course

Individual session

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Course Modules:

In this course, you will learn the key concepts and tools necessary to effectively plan, execute, monitor, and evaluate projects within these sector. You will explore competency areas such as:

Session 01: PROGRAMME DEVELOPMENT

Course Objectives:

Define the project and its major characteristics.
Understand and maintain the project life cycle.
Understand the importance of Need Assessment for proposal development.
Conduct Situation Analysis (stakeholders, problem, and solution).
Develop a Project Rationale.
Outline the Project Description.
Describe Partnerships and Coordination Arrangements.

(Individual Session)

MODULE 02: LOGICAL FRAMEWORK ANALYSIS (LFA)

Course Objectives:

Understand the key principles and concepts of Logical Framework Analysis.
Develop a logical framework matrix considering vertical and horizontal logic.
Use the logical framework matrix as a tool to monitor and evaluate project progress and make informed decisions.

(Individual Session)

MODULE 03: WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE (WBS)

Course Objectives:

Understand the key principles and concepts of Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).
Develop work packages based on the project scope to determine the deliverables.
Design WBS codes.
Prepare work plan and budget as per the WBS.

(Individual Session)

MODULE 04: PROJECT BUDGET AND BUDGET NARRATIVE

Course Objectives:

Understand the basic breakdown of the project budget.
Prepare budget working.
Accurately calculate the project budget.
Write a budget narrative.

(Individual Session)

MODULE 05: DONOR LIAISON AND FUNDRAISING

Course Objectives:

Map the donor landscape.
Target the right donors.
Develop and sustain effective donor liaison.
Understand and utilize different funding mechanisms.

(Individual Session)

MODULE 06: PROJECT MONITORING AND EVALUATION

Course Objectives:

Understand project monitoring and its purpose.
Understand types of monitoring and develop a result monitoring framework.
Understand data collection requirements for result-based monitoring.
Understand project evaluation and its purpose.
Understand evaluation criteria associated with development and humanitarian intervention.
Support developing an Evaluation Report.
Incorporate evaluation findings into implementation.

(Individual Session)

MODULE 07: HUMANITARIAN CRISIS MANAGEMENT

Course Objectives:

Understand the various types and causes of humanitarian crises.
Analyse the humanitarian principles and frameworks.
Determine the deployment and system support.
Initiate crisis management operations.
Plan emergency programme support.
Plan resource allocation and utilization.
Identify and utilize appropriate emergency management toolkits.

(Individual Session)

The course will be offered in 14 hours, divided into 07 online sessions, to cover all the competency areas listed above to provide full professional certification in “Project Management Essentials for Development and Humanitarian Sector”. However, those who are interested in pursuing independent sessions on any of the above areas will have the opportunity to enrol for that specific session to gain area-specific professional certification.