Human Resource Management & Organizational Development
About This Programme
This programme covers the fundamentals of human resource management in institutional and development contexts — from recruitment and onboarding through performance management, staff development, and organisational design. Participants learn to build HR systems that support accountability, retention, and organisational effectiveness.
The curriculum addresses common challenges in development-sector HR: managing distributed teams, navigating donor-funded staffing constraints, handling disciplinary processes, and fostering inclusive workplace culture. Case studies draw from NGOs, multilateral organisations, and public institutions.
Learners finish with practical templates for HR policies, job descriptions, performance review frameworks, and organisational structure diagrams that can be adapted to their own institutional context.
Programme Syllabus
Strategic HR in Institutional Contexts
Aligning HR functions to organisational mission, planning workforce needs, and structuring HR teams.
Recruitment, Selection & Onboarding
Job analysis, competitive recruitment processes, interview design, and effective onboarding systems.
Performance Management & Staff Development
Appraisal systems, continuous feedback, professional development planning, and managing underperformance.
Compensation, Benefits & Employment Law
Pay structures, benefits administration, employment regulations, and managing donor-funded positions.
Organisational Design & Change
Restructuring, role clarity, team dynamics, and managing organisational transitions effectively.
Workplace Culture, Equity & Safeguarding
Building inclusive workplaces, diversity practices, safeguarding policies, and handling grievances.