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National NGO Program on Humanitarian Leadership

Founded: 2016
Status: Active

Applications are open!

We are pleased to announce the call for applications for a Middle East Blended Learning Leadership Cohort through 26 September 2023! This English language training is free and open to mid-level humanitarian professionals who aspire to take on leadership roles in, and have a commitment to, the humanitarian sector. The Middle East program is open to humanitarian professional working for working for non-governmental or community-based organizations based in Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, the State of Palestine, Syria, Turkey, and Yemen.

To learn more about this exciting opportunity, please see below or apply now!

Overview

From conflicts to natural disasters, humanitarians are at the forefront of providing life-saving aid to populations in need. Negotiating access to these populations and ensuring that aid is delivered in a manner that respects humanitarian norms and international law is no easy task. This work requires strong leadership and strategic vision. Yet, few humanitarian professionals have access to leadership training programs.

Concern Worldwide, the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (HHI), and International Medical Corps (IMC), with funding support from USAID’s Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance (BHA), offer dynamic and rigorous leadership trainings for humanitarian professionals through the National NGO Program on Humanitarian Leadership (NNPHL).

Our Mission

Since its inception, NNPHL has been committed to improving the delivery of humanitarian assistance by equipping humanitarians with the competencies and tools needed to tackle the most the pressing challenges of our time.

What We Do

NNPHL combines theory and practice totrain humanitarian professionals in the following areas:

  • Leadership without Authority
  • Motivation & Influence
  • Self-Efficacy
  • Task Management & Delegation
  • Giving & Receiving Feedback
  • Negotiating wih Authority
  • Staff Wellbeing
  • Team Conflicts & Trust

How We Do It

Research & Knowledge Sharing

The NNPHL consortium has gleaned powerful insights into the needs, gaps, and wants of the global humanitarian community with a focus on those of local actors. We use this data to inform our program curriculum and improve sector-wide understanding of the unique challenges humanitarians face.

Online Learning Course

NNPHL recognizes that humanitarian actors of all career levels and positions will be called upon to exercise leadership to effectively respond to humanitarian crises. The NNPHL Online Course offers our program learnings to the entire global humanitarian community at no-cost.

Register for the NNPHL Online Course

Blended Learning Program

Open to national NGO staff by application, the intensive 3-month Blended Learning Leadership Program offers 9-weeks of self-paced asynchronous learning modules, one-on-one support from Teaching Fellows, and a remote 2-day leadership intensive training.

Leadership Action Summit

Leadership Action Summits are open to alumni of the NNPHL Blended Learning Program. The 1-month program focuses on leadership challenges in the humanitarian system through 3-weeks of pre-learning and a 1-week comprehensive in-person workshop.

Learn more at the NNPHL at this website: https://www.nnphl.org/

Applications Open! NNPHL Middle East Blended Learning Program

The NNPHL Blended Learning Leadership Program is a 3-month intensive course designed to provide humanitarian professionals with the leadership skills and management practices critical to advancing the collective effectiveness of humanitarian action. The course combines self-paced asynchronous learning modules and a 2-day remote leadership intensive training to equip learners with the tools and competencies needed to navigate complex humanitarian emergencies.

Program Structure

  • Weekly self-paced online learning modules hosted on Canvas. Each module consists of 2-hours of self-guided work.
  • A 2-day leadership intensive training held remotely on Zoom and instructed by NNPHL faculty and regional experts. Daily sessions will range from 4-6 hours in length.
  • A final Knowledge Sharing Assignment to integrate learnings into participants own organizations and professional networks.

Program Commitment

The NNPHL Middle East Blended Learning Program will run from mid-October 2023 through December 2023. All participants are required to attend a 2-day remote workshop that will take place in early December.

How to Apply

Interested applicants who meet the eligibilitycriteria should complete the application form linked here by the application deadline on 26 September 2023. Selected participants will be notified via email in mid-October. If you have any questions, please contact our team at nnphl.team@concern.net.

Eligibility Criteria

The NNPHL Blended Learning Leadership Program is designed for mid-level humanitarian professionals with 4-10 years of experience managing others, who aspire to take on leadership roles in, and have a commitment to, the humanitarian sector.

The Middle East Program is open to national humanitarian professionals working for non-governmental or community-based organizations in Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, the State of Palestine, Syria, Turkey, and Yemen. The course will be instructed in English and applicants should be comfortable reading, writing, and speaking in English in order to participate. Those who have already participated in a NNPHL training program are not eligible to apply.

Program Cost

With the generous support of USAID's Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance (BHA), this training is provided free of charge to all selected participants.

Program Certification

Upon completion of the Blended Learning Leadership Program, participants will receive a certificate issued by the consortium partners: Concern Worldwide, the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, and International Medical Corps.

Future Trainings

September 2023 : A call for applications will be released for the Africa Blended Learning Leadership Program.
December 2023: A call for applications will be released for the Asia Blended Learning Leadership Program.