Managing Risk In Relief, Humanitarian & Development Work
MANAGING RISK IN RELIEF, HUMANITARIAN & DEVELOPMENT WORK
Last updated 1/2025
Duration: 2h 45m | .MP4 1920x1080, 30 fps(r) | AAC, 44100 Hz, 2ch | 1.29 GB
Genre: eLearning | Language: English
Last updated 1/2025
Duration: 2h 45m | .MP4 1920x1080, 30 fps(r) | AAC, 44100 Hz, 2ch | 1.29 GB
Genre: eLearning | Language: English
UNLOCKING PROJECT SUCCESS THROUGH EFFECTIVE RISK MANAGEMENT
What you'll learn
- Risk Identification, Assessment & Quantification for Relief, Humanitarian & Development Projects
- Risk Response Planning
- Risk Monitoring
- Risk Communication & Documentation
Requirements
- Familiarity with either relief, humanitarian or development work
Description
RISK MANAGEMENT IN RELIEF, HUMANITARIAN & DEVELOPMENT CONTEXTS
UNLOCKING PROJECT SUCCESS THROUGH EFFECTIVE RISK MANAGEMENT
Risk management is integral to the success and sustainability of relief, humanitarian, and development efforts, helping organizations navigate the complex challenges they face and maximize their impact on the ground.
A proactive approach to risk management helps organizations adaptation to changing conditions. The environments in which relief, humanitarian, and development work take place are often dynamic and unpredictable. Effective risk management allows organizations to respond before problems escalate, whether they are natural disasters, conflict situations, or socioeconomic shifts, ensuring they can continue to meet the needs of affected populations.
Effective risk management also supports:
Optimal allocation of resources
Enhanced Effectiveness and Efficiency
Ensuring the continuity of operations in the face of various challenges
WHAT THIS COURSE COVERS
The course covers all the key steps of risk management of:
Risk Identification
Risk Assessment
Risk Quantification
Response Planning
Risk Monitoring
Risk Communication
Risk Documentation
All topics are supported byfrequent, clear, practical examplesandcase studies from relief, humanitarian and developmentwork.
You can see all the sessions in the curriculum below.
HOW THIS COURSE WORKS
This is a self-study training so you can work at your own pace. As soon as you sign up you will have access to:
2.5 hours of presentations over 25 step-by-step sessions (downloadable, subtitled video, accessible on all devices)
Ready-to-print handouts for key exercises supporting you in developing your own risk management planning
Tests to check and reinforce your learning
A certificate of completion
This is a practical course. You will often be asked to pause and work through reflections and exercises. This is to support you in developing your own risk management plan as you progress through the modules.
Your Instructor: Neil Kendrick
Neil Kendrick is from the UK and has been training development practitioners for more than 25 years on Professional Writing, Reporting Skills, Proposal Writing, Results-Based Management and Monitoring & Evaluation.
He has trained relief, development and humanitarian professionals in over 20 countries throughout Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas.
Who this course is for:
- Staff of relief agencies
- Staff of humanitarian projects
- Staff of development projects
- NGOs
- Project Managers
- M&E Staff
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