This Programme aims to develop the management skills of people

• With leadership responsibility within National Societies of the Red Cross and Red Crescent

• With management responsibility on the development of volunteering

To:

• Formulate their programmes and activities more effectively and efficiently; and to contribute to favour an improvement in the participation of volunteers through continuous learning and exchange of experiences

• Foster leadership capacity to be promoters of change and innovation in the management and inclusion of volunteers in projects and programmes

• Promote the search for innovative solutions to the challenges of volunteering development in the 21st century

This programme is specifically aimed at people with experience and responsibility in the development of volunteering. Therefore, this course is recommended for:

• Management and senior management of National Societies with responsibilities in the decision making process related to volunteering development

• Volunteering development directors/managers/focal points at the national level, appointed by the senior management of their respective National Societies

Participation of those National Societies members of the Volunteering Alliance will be prioritised.

The programme will be implemented by using a mixed onsite and online system.

The characteristics of the programme confer to the pedagogical methodology as much importance as to the contents; therefore, this is a central aspect of its design.

Methods such as case studies, lectures, simulations, teamwork, open discussions and individual exercises will occupy most of the training space. Teachers will act basically as facilitators of individual and collective training.

The method implies a more sustained activity and contact, and will imply some time to the reading of materials and pre-preparation of case studies.

The organisation of the programme has taken a mixed approach, which includes a part of onsite, along with an end-of-course project in online format.

Models of participation and volunteering

This dimension aims to facilitate the discussion on the challenges and opportunities of National Societies in the area of volunteering development.

• Security and protection

• Motivations of volunteers

• Exercise of the solidarity in the Red Cross Red Crescent: volunteer participation and engagement

Leadership and management

The aim is to contribute to help participants to work with techniques and tools, moving from the idea into action, deepening the relationships between leadership, strategic planning and volunteering development.

• Contextual leadership

• Strategic planning

• Links between organisational development and volunteering development

Technical competencies

Develop key competencies for volunteering development managers in increasingly changing and dynamic environments.

• Agile methodologies

• Emergent innovation

• Innovation and creativity

The training will have references from the Movement and also from other organisations, both public and private and specially with references from Academia and civil society organisations.

Training will be carried out by professors and facilitators with extensive professional and training experience. This team will guide the knowledge and experience in order to apply and discuss best practices and lessons learnt, for a greater internalisation of the learning and practical application. The programme will be implemented by including key speakers of international referents and practical workshops.