Managers and staff of national and international organizations, team leaders of projects/programmes in international development, consultants:
who have to work with different groups of stakeholders from the Government-, NGO- and
private sector
who have co-ordination, managerial/leadership and/or advisory roles and functions
who want to professionalize their facilitation skills and acquire advanced techniques of process moderation
Objectives - why should you attend?
Today the majority of projects and programmes are part of a complex institutional and organizational network. To be effective, the interests and efforts of many stakeholders (GOs, NGOs, CS, donors, etc.) have to be coordinated. Discussion and decision making processes within and between organizations and groups must be facilitated and guided towards desirable changes.
In Capacity WORKS, the management system of GIZ, the need for internal and external coordination has been identified as one of the 5 success factors of development programmes. This training programme will help to carry out the various coordination tasks.
You will learn how to
help stakeholders to analyze an d align their interests, needs and potentials
identify common goals and design coherent strategies
coordinate/synchronize activities
lead and structure result-oriented discussions and negotiations between stakeholders
solve conflicts and to settle disputes amicably and peacefully
Content - what will you learn and experience?
Preconditions for effective co-ordination
Barriers to coordination and how to overcome them
Different forms of cooperation
Facilitating coordination through communication and advanced negotiation techniques
Instruments for analysis, decision-making and planning
Monitoring and intervention techniques to steer group processes and handle "difficult" participants and groups
Consensus building in conflict situations and personal clashes; handling of group dynamics
Methods:
Presentations, group discussions, group work, exercises, video-feedback, coaching
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