This programme is designed for professionals managing development projects funded by governments, donors, foundations, NGOs, and development partners.

. Course Objectives
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
1. Understand the principles, methodologies, and best practices of project management within non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and development programmes.
2. Develop project proposals, concept notes, and implementation plans that align with organisational strategies, donor priorities, and community development needs.
3. Apply project planning, budgeting, resource allocation, and scheduling techniques to ensure effective and efficient project implementation.
4. Strengthen skills in results-based project management, including the development of logical frameworks, theories of change, performance indicators, and results measurement systems.
5. Apply monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning (MEAL) approaches to track project progress, measure outcomes, and improve programme performance.
6. Identify and manage project risks, operational challenges, and implementation constraints within dynamic development environments.
7. Understand donor funding requirements, grant management procedures, financial accountability, and compliance obligations.
8. Enhance stakeholder engagement, community participation, partnership development, and coordination with government agencies, donors, and development partners.
9. Integrate gender equality, social inclusion, environmental sustainability, safeguarding, and accountability principles into project design and implementation.
10. Develop effective project reporting, documentation, and knowledge management practices to demonstrate results and promote organisational learning.
11. Strengthen project closure, sustainability planning, and exit strategies to ensure development interventions deliver lasting benefits to target communities.

Organisations participating in this training will benefit through:
1. Improved project design and implementation: Enhanced capacity to design realistic, needs-based projects and implement activities in line with approved work plans, budgets, and development objectives.
2. Enhanced donor confidence and funding opportunities: Improved ability to develop competitive project proposals, meet donor expectations, and demonstrate accountability for funds received.
3. Strengthened results-based management: Better alignment of project activities, outputs, outcomes, and impact, enabling organisations to measure and communicate development results effectively.
4. Improved financial management and accountability: Stronger budget planning, expenditure monitoring, grant administration, and compliance with donor and organisational requirements.
5. More effective monitoring and evaluation: Improved systems for tracking performance, assessing project outcomes, identifying implementation challenges, and using evidence to guide decisions.
6. Enhanced stakeholder and community engagement: Stronger collaboration with beneficiaries, local communities, government institutions, donors, and implementing partners.
7. Reduced project implementation risks: Improved identification and management of financial, operational, environmental, reputational, and programme-related risks.
8. Greater operational efficiency: Better coordination of project teams, time, resources, and activities, resulting in reduced waste and improved delivery of project milestones.
9. Improved accountability and transparency: Stronger reporting, documentation, safeguarding, and accountability mechanisms that promote ethical and responsible programme delivery.
10. Increased project sustainability: Improved capacity to develop sustainability plans, strengthen local ownership, and support the continuation of project benefits beyond the funding period.
11. Enhanced organisational capacity and competitiveness: Stronger project management systems and professional competencies that support partnerships, institutional growth, and effective participation in the development sector.

This course is designed for professionals involved in the design, management, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of NGO projects and development programmes, including:
– NGO directors, executive directors, and senior management teams.
– Project managers, programme managers, and project coordinators.
– Development programme officers and project implementation officers.
– Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) officers.
– Grants managers, grants officers, and donor relations officers.
– Proposal development and resource mobilisation professionals.
– Finance officers and accountants responsible for donor-funded projects.
– Community development officers and field project coordinators.
– Monitoring and evaluation specialists and research officers.
– Humanitarian assistance, relief, and emergency response professionals.
– Gender, safeguarding, social inclusion, and environmental programme officers.
– Partnership and stakeholder engagement officers.
– Government officials managing development projects and donor-funded programmes.
– Staff of community-based organisations (CBOs), civil society organisations (CSOs), and international development agencies.
– Consultants and development practitioners involved in project design, implementation, and evaluation.

5 Days

Module 1: Development Project Management
Module 2: Needs Assessment and Project Design
Module 3: Results Frameworks and Theory of Change
Module 4: Work Planning and Budgeting
Module 5: Donor Compliance and Project Controls
Module 6: Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning
Module 7: Stakeholder and Community Engagement
Module 8: Reporting, Sustainability and Close-Ou