INTRODUCTION
This course is designed to equip participants with gender mainstreaming skills for better management of community-based development programmes. The course will further provide participants with a concrete ‘step-by-step’ approach including hints and guidelines for developing and implementing a successful project from a gender-based perspective in order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs.
In this course, several issues and problem areas of project management for innovation will be covered. Particular attention will be paid to delivering products and services with speed and quality. Special emphasis will be placed on the importance of the project “users” and how project management involves them.
The overall benefit of this course is to provide participants with skills for gender mainstreaming in design and implementation of successful projects. The course can be used to establish/strengthen gender mainstreaming strategies of project management policies and practices both in the public and private sector.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
The training is meant for project managers, government officials, CBO operatives, NGO employees, UN Staff and anyone involved in project management activities
DURATION
5 Days
TRAINING OBJECTIVES
At the end of the participants will be:
familiar with the basic concepts of gender, project and program management;
able to assure that gender is mainstreamed in the project cycle, in identification, formulation, monitoring and evaluation;
able to develop a theory of change;
able to design project and programs, monitor and evaluate on gender equality;
able to assess your organization on strengths and weakness for mainstreaming gender;
leave with a personal action plan for mainstreaming gender in his/her programs and organization.
TRAINING CONTENT
Module 1: Introduction to Project Development and Management
Introduction
Origin and Meaning of the word ‘project’
The Concept of Project Management
What Project Management is not
Exercise -1
Module 2: Fundamental Project Concepts and Elements
Introduction
Elements of Project Management
Project Processes
Project Life Cycles
Project Management Systems
Five Basic Project Management Concepts
Project-based Organisational Structure
Exercise -2
Module 3: Project Management Methodologies
The Concepts of Project Management Methodologies
Managing Your Project
Exercise – 3
Module 4: Mainstreaming Gender in Project Management
Basic gender concepts and definitions
Key gender mainstreaming perspectives, strategies, and steps
Ways and Mean of Reducing Gender Inequality in Project Management
Gender Perspective at Different Stages of Projects
Gender Analysis in Pre-project Planning
Gender Equality & Project Stages
Sample checklist for assessing gender mainstreaming strategies in project design and implementation
Exercise - 4
Module 5: Gender Mainstreaming in Project Monitoring & Evaluation
Introduction to Monitoring & Evaluation
What is Monitoring?
What is Evaluation?
Project Monitoring & Evaluation Framework
Types of frameworks in monitoring and evaluation
Introduction to Project Indicators
Gender mainstreaming strategies in indicators, monitoring, and evaluation
How to design quantitative and qualitative gender-responsive indications
How to measure qualitative indicators
Data Sources
Sample Checklists for conducting gender-responsive monitoring and evaluation
Exercise - 5
Module 6: Effective Project Management & Fundraising
Managing a Project
Managing People
Project Team Building & Management
Fundraising
How to Write a Concept Note?
Exercise - 6
Module 7: Conclusion and Final Examination
Assessment of Project Management in Participants’ Organisation
Final Examination
Participants evaluation of course/feedback
Conclusion
CUSTOMIZED TRAINING
This training can also be customized for your institution upon request. You can have it delivered your preferred location.
For further inquiries, please contact us on details below:
Tel: +254 (0) 739167709.
Email: training @versedpro.com