Coached Program: Practical Humanitarian and Development Project Management: 10 September - 8 October 2025
Navigate emergencies, manage resources, and deliver impact with practical tools and expert coaching.
Enroll NowCoached Online Learning Program
- Live sessions plus self-study
- Dates: 10 September - 8 October 2025
- Live Sessions: Wednesdays at 10:00-11:30 UTC
- Time Commitment: 4-5 hours per week over 5 weeks
- Investment: $495 (or $395 for limited budgets)
Turning Experience into Results
Many humanitarian and development professionals bring strong technical expertise and field experience to their work. However, without systematic project management skills, even experienced practitioners struggle with the complexity of managing a project. Since projects are interconnected systems, one delay or change can cascade through budgets, timelines, and outcomes. Common challenges include:
- Managing by instinct rather than proven methodologies
- Difficulty translating field knowledge into formal plans and budgets
- Struggling with the shift from doing the work to managing the work
- Lack of frameworks for coordinating multiple stakeholders
- Reduced community impact when projects lack systematic management
- Uncertainty about adaptive management when contexts change
This coached program provides the project management foundation busy humanitarian and development professionals need. You'll develop practical tools and frameworks, building confidence whether you're new to management or strengthening existing skills. Through this training, you'll be able to:
- Manage proactively rather than reactively
- Master the complete project cycle from initiation through evaluation
- Develop competencies in budgeting, monitoring, and reporting
- Build confidence in strategic planning and stakeholder coordination
- Integrate best practices into your management approach
- Apply adaptive management when contexts shift
Who This Is For
This coached program is for people working in relief, development, or humanitarian contexts aiming to strengthen their project management capabilities. It's ideal for:
- Project managers seeking a comprehensive framework to integrate their existing tools and knowledge
- Team leaders who want to move from reactive to adaptive management approaches
- Field coordinators building systematic project management capabilities
- Program officers developing stronger management competencies
- Field staff transitioning into project management roles
- Experienced professionals looking to formalize and enhance their management practices
No prior experience needed—the course delivers clear, practical guidance for newcomers while providing strategic insights and advanced applications for seasoned practitioners.
Your Instructor
With over 25 years of expertise, Neil Kendrick, founder of ELD Impact, specializes in Professional Writing, Reporting Skills, Proposal Writing, Results-Based Management, and Monitoring & Evaluation. Originally from the UK and now based in Turkey, Neil has trained and coached humanitarian and development professionals across more than 20 countries in Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas.
Regularly praised for his ability to demystify complex topics, Neil makes challenging concepts accessible to practitioners at any level - from field staff in rural NGOs to program managers in multilateral organizations.
How You'll Learn: Coached Interactive Workshops
Coached meetings are interactive skill-building workshops where you work alongside an expert to develop practical capabilities through real challenges.
What makes this different:
- Thinking partner approach - The coach asks probing questions and helps you work through your actual project management challenges, not just deliver content
- Personalized attention - Small groups (max 8) allow deeper exploration of your specific context and projects
- Hands-on practice - You actively apply project management tools during sessions and see techniques applied to real examples
- Collaborative problem-solving - Focus on "what might work for your situation" rather than one-size-fits-all solutions
- Immediate application - You build working frameworks and tools you can use right away
Think of it as cooking alongside a chef rather than just reading a cookbook - you practice the skills while getting real-time guidance tailored to your specific needs.
Program Structure:
- Weekly live sessions: 90-minute interactive workshops with maximum 8 participants
- Apply between sessions: Practice concepts in your actual work, then bring insights back to the group
- Self-paced materials: Videos, templates and tools to work through between sessions
- Personalized feedback: Submit your project management assignment for detailed video feedback
- Impact Community: Ongoing support after the course
What You'll Learn
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- Welcome to the Course
- Course Logistics
- Meeting Guidelines
- Watch: Introduction to Project Management in Humanitarian and Development Contexts
- Watch: Project Cycle Case Studies
- Pre-Meeting Task: Your Expectations
- Meeting 1: Orientation
- Introduction to Project Management
- The Project Cycle
- Project Management in Humanitarian and Development Contexts
- Guided Exercise: Initiation, Planning, Implementation, Monitoring, Close-out & Evaluation
- Conclusions & Key Learning
- Progress Assessment
- Reflection & Application
- Discussion
- Context-specific Challenges in Relief, Humanitarian and Development Work
- Navigating Complex Environments
- Case Study: Coordinating in a Conflict Zone
- Case Study: Adapting to Limited Resources
- Challenges & Mitigation
- Progress Assessment
- Reflection & Application
- Discussion
- Meeting 2: Foundations and Context
- Key Tools and Techniques
- Introduction to Key Project Management Tools
- Logical Frameworks
- Creating Project Timelines
- Resource Planning
- Risk Management
- Progress Assessment
- Discussion
- Reflection & Application
- Meeting 3: Essential Tools and Frameworks
- Monitoring and Evaluation
- Introduction to Monitoring and Evaluation
- Data Collection Methods and Triangulation
- Monitoring Reports
- How to Conduct Monitoring Reporting
- M&E Planning
- Recap of Key Points
- Progress Assessment
- Reflection & Application
- Discussion
- Budgeting and Resource Allocation
- Budgeting Basics - Components and Process
- Managing Humanitarian Budgets
- Humanitarian Budgeting Practical
- Progress Assessment
- Reflection & Application
- Discussion
- Meeting 4: Monitoring, Evaluation and Budgeting
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Introduction to Stakeholder Engagement
- Stakeholder Mapping
- The Power-interest Matrix
- Stakeholder Communication
- Engaging Communities in Project Planning
- Recap and Practical Exercise
- Progress Assessment
- Reflection & Application
- Discussion
- Adaptive Thinking and Problem-solving
- Common Challenges in Humanitarian Contexts
- Managing Changes and Problem Solving Approaches
- Case Studies and Simulation Exercise
- Adaptive Management Summary
- Progress Assessment
- Reflection & Application
- Discussion
- Wrapping Up
- Connecting & Integrating
- Meeting 5: Stakeholder Engagement and Adaptive Management + Apply and Perfect
- Action Planning
- Post-Course Assignment
- Your Next Steps
Impact Stories
9.3/10 Rating based on 19 reviews
"As an executive director with 20 years in humanitarian work, I had extensive field experience but needed updated project management tools. This course provided the systematic frameworks I was missing. Now I can better support my teams and manage our programs more strategically."
— Micheline S., Executive Director
"I came with hands-on experience from sustainability projects in India and Brazil but lacked formal project management skills - especially in budgeting and reporting. This course gave me the concrete skills and confidence I needed to transition to strategic planning roles. Finally, I have the complete toolkit employers are looking for."
— Iris, Development Professional
"I moved from UN headquarters to field implementation without proper project management training. No one had shown me 'how it's done from A to Z.' This course filled those critical gaps, especially in budget management. Now I can take more initiative and contribute strategically to my team rather than just navigating day by day."
— Camille, Programme Officer, Norwegian Refugee Council
Course Details
Start: 10 September 2025
Duration: 5 weeks (4-5 hours per week: 90-minute live session + 3 hours self-study)
Investment: $495 (or $395 for limited budgets)
Group Size: Maximum 8 participants
Includes:
- Lifetime access to all course materials (videos, handouts, templates, transcripts)
- Five 90-minute live coaching sessions with expert facilitator
- Personalized video feedback on your assignment (72-hour turnaround)
- End-of-module assessments
- Certificate of completion and letter of achievement
- Post-training access to Project Management Impact Community
Payment Options: To enroll, pay by credit card below. Both options include identical training and materials - choose the standard fee or reduced fee based on your budget.
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