Training Calendar

How will the training be useful?

Competency based HR can facilitate an organization with selecting, developing and managing staff in an efficient, fair and strategic manner. Producing competent and well-managed staff in turn leads to accountable and effective organisations.

The Core Humanitarian Competency Framework (CHCF), developed in 2010, aims to provide humanitarian organisations with a common set of behaviours that have proven to be effective in responses. The training will introduce competency-based HR and CHCF.

The four day training on Core Humanitarian Competency Framework is proposed to facilitate participants with:

• Skills and tools to apply CHCF to strengthen their humanitarian response initiatives
• Tools and methods on adopting the CHCF in the most relevant way
• Competency-based approaches to promote organizational and individual growth
• Experience sharing on using competency based HR practices

Who is it for?

• HR managers
• Program Managers
• Regional/provincial coordinators of National level NGOs
• All applicants must have interest and prior experience in human resource management

Who is the Trainer?

Ms. Uma Narayanan, a specialist in human resources, quality management and organizational development for medium to large scale organizations in the humanitarian and development sector. With a background in International Organizational and Systems Development, Uma has worked as an Organization Development and Human Resources practitioner mostly in Southeast Asia, South Asia and Europe, for more than a decade. In her OD capacity, she has carried out numerous assignments on program reviews, evaluations and organizational assessments. She has been part of numerous emergency responses including the Pakistan Earthquake, Tsunami in Asia, Japan Tsunami, Cyclone in the Philippines and recently the Nepal Earthquake. In the capacity of her work, she has travelled to 65 countries.

Where?

Murree, Pakistan

When?

01 to 04 April 2019

Training Language

English

Registration Fees

PKR. 25,000/-. (All inclusive)

Early-bird Discount – 20% (Applications received before February 28, 2019)

40% discount to women participants.

How to Apply?

Complete the application form by following the link in before March 05, 2019: Application Form

Please make sure to include contact information (postal address, email or phone number) for further communication.

Three Days Training on Risk Reduction & Resilience Building

HOW WILL THE TRAINING BE USEFUL?

Resilience and risk reduction is a very pertinent issue for the sustainability of development interventions and for creating more resilient communities from shocks and stresses related to disasters or climate change, which if not mitigated with adequate measures push communities into further poverty.

Often the local government has some funds, however it doesn’t get utilized for the benefit of local communities unless they voice strongly for it.

For instance, communities might need government support to strengthen some embankment or pave canals to prevent floods, to construct a safety zone for evacuation, renovation of schools & hospitals to prevent causalities during a disaster.

TRAINING OBJECTIVES

Three-day training will be conducted on this theme. Following topics will be covered:

– Concept of DRR, climate change impact and adaptation, DRR cycle

– Disaster management governance, Sendai Framework for DRR

– DRR lessons from Japan

– Hazard, vulnerability, capacity assessment

– Contingency planning

– Using Quality and Accountability Standards (Sphere and CHS) in Humanitarian Response (How these standards can be contextualized)

WHERE?

Jamshoro, Sindh

MEET THE TRAINER

Takeshi Komino, Country Representative of CWS Japan. Also serves as Secretary General and a member of Executive Committee for Asian Disaster Reduction and Response Network (ADRRN), and Regional Steering Group member of World Humanitarian Summit (WHS). In addition, he plays joint secretariat function for Japan CSO Coalition for DRR (JCC-DRR), Steering Group member of Humanitarian Innovation Forum Japan.

WHO IS IT FOR?

Staff of local level organizations working on Climate Change, Emergency Response and Disaster Management, (DRM, DRR, Food Security)

Team Lead / Organization Heads

PDMA and DDMA Staff

Field Staff of I/NGOs related to DRM, DRR etc.

REGISTRATION

PKR. 10,000/-. (All inclusive)

Early-bird Discount – 10% (for applications received before February 28, 2019)

40% discount to women participants.

HOW TO APPLY

Kindly fill in the application form by following the below link before March 05, 2019: Apply Now

Please make sure to include contact information (postal address, email or phone number) for further communication.

LANGUAGE

English

Note: Community World Service Asia reserves the right to cancel or postpone the event if circumstances require. Registered participants will be informed with 100% fee refund. However, if the participant wishes to cancel the registration, he/she requires informing Community World Service Asia office at least two weeks in advance or else the fee will not be refunded

Five Day Training on

Influencing Positive Change

HOW WILL THE TRAINING BE USEFUL?

National level organization are considered agents of change as they amplify community voice through awareness raising and networking. They play an instrumental role in education and changing public opinion and often collaborate on initiatives to ensure that social development concerns of communities at national level. This enables problem solving at national level by engaging local authorities, decision makers in government, media and other key stakeholders at different stages of the development process.

To achieve effective sustainable change, NGOs must have the ability to plan and facilitate efficient communication processes that mobilize efforts at both the organizational and programmatic levels. Awareness raising and networking is a key to enabling positive policy change in favor of marginalized communities. In many cases however, the strengths and capabilities of the community are often underutilized due to an unfavorable ecosystem for local action, limited funds and inexperience.

TRAINING OBJECTIVES

– Being able to demonstrate an understanding of tools and approaches required for influencing decision making towards sustainable change
– Enhancing knowledge on developing a strategic approach to policy engagement and its communication
– Equipping participants on designing campaigns for social change through policy reforms

WHO IS IT FOR?

– Humanitarian and development practitioners
– Middle to senior level project or program managers
– Coordinators of national level organizations

All applicants must have interest and some prior experience in networking and linkages development

MEET THE TRAINER

Qadeer Baig, currently the CEO and Principal Consultant of the NGO Resource Centre has over 20 years of work experience in international humanitarian and development organizations, program management, Influencing for positive change and networking. He holds a Master’s degree in NGO management from the London school of economics. He has designed, facilitated and led numerous workshops, policy influencing campaigns, evidence-based policy influencing workshop for CSOs and relevant networks in Pakistan and internationally on issues of enabling policy environment for NGOs, legal and fiscal reforms in south Asia, child and early-age marriages, women empowerment, curriculum reforms and human dignity.

HOW TO APPLY?

Kindly fill the following form by following this link: Apply Now

REGISTRATION

PKR. 25,000/- (Including accommodation, meals, training material, certificate. Travel would be arranged by participating organizations.

Early-bird Discount – 10% (for applications received till 10 March, 2019)
40 % discount to female participants and special discount for organizational group

FEE DISCLAIMER

Participants will be eligible to reclaim fee if informed 10 working days before the event.

Applicants will be informed of their application confirmation by March 20, 2019. Please make sure to include all contact information (postal address, email or phone number) for further communication.