Learning Outcomes:
On the successful completion of the module students should be able to:
• Apply the principles of humanitarian action to a humanitarian intervention;
• Appraise the humanitarian context;
• Describe and critically analyse the humanitarian enterprise, its key stakeholders, management principles and governance structures;
• Critically analyse HA organisational principles and practice;
• Design a strategy for a HA organisation that combine key issues of intervention;
• Present a detailed description of the project cycle;
• Critique the logical framework approach to project design and management;
• Develop a security and logistics plan for a humanitarian NGO;
• Prepare a financial accounting system for a humanitarian intervention; and
• Develop and evaluate the personnel management system for a humanitarian intervention.
Indicative Module Content:
Introduction
Management In Humanitarian Action
Humanitarian system/ concepts/ management and governance/ Leadership
Strategic Management - Issues of Intervention
Strategic Planning
Programmes and projects/ issues of intervention
Programme and Project Analysis
Project planning
Project design
Project Monitoring and Evaluation
Project implementation
Monitoring and evaluation
Personnel Management
Financial Management
Budgeting/ budgetary management
Security Management
Logistics