Humanitarian Programme Management
The Humanitarian Programme Management Course at Africa Training Institute equips professionals to plan, implement, coordinate and adapt accountable humanitarian programmes in complex and rapidly changing environments. It bridges humanitarian principles with the practical management of needs assessment, programme design, partnerships, budgets, risk, quality, reporting and close-out. Cases and exercises reflect African humanitarian contexts, including displacement, drought, floods, conflict, public-health emergencies, localisation priorities, resource constraints and coordination across governments, UN agencies, NGOs and community-based organisations.
What You’ll Learn?
- Apply humanitarian principles and programme-cycle standards.
- Use needs assessments and context analysis to set priorities.
- Design response strategies, logframes and implementation plans.
- Integrate protection, gender, inclusion and accountability to affected people.
- Plan budgets, resources, workplans and delivery partnerships.
- Coordinate with clusters, government, UN, NGOs and local actors.
- Manage access, safeguarding, security and programme risks.
- Monitor quality, reach, outcomes and beneficiary feedback.
- Meet donor compliance, reporting and documentation requirements.
- Apply adaptive management during fast-changing emergencies.
- Manage transition, handover, recovery and programme close-out.
Duration :
5 days or 4 weeks online
Delivery Mode :
- Online: Self-paced modules, live sessions, and virtual exercises.
- Onsite: Interactive workshops in Nairobi, Kenya, with group activities.
Cost :
Online :
USD 500
Onsite :
USD 800
4 Weeks Online :
USD 1600
Audience :
- Humanitarian programme managers, project officers, emergency-response staff, NGO managers, government disaster- management personnel, donor staff, UN personnel and local humanitarian partners.
Who Should Enroll ?
Professionals managing humanitarian projects or response portfolios.
Programme officers preparing for management and coordination roles.
Local and national actors strengthening programme systems and donor readiness.
Development practitioners transitioning into humanitarian response.