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HR Strategy for DevelopmentWho is it for?This workshop will suit Human Resource Advisors, Project Managers, Bid Managers and anyone interested in HR Strategy .
Course Description:Despite a great deal of hard work, reductions in chronic poverty and other development challenges seem slow and unpredictable. Multilateral and bilateral donors, NGOs and consulting companies try many ways to improve aid effectiveness. Development agencies and practitioners frequently reflect on and modify their practices in order to improve outcomes. Aid agencies try to select and prepare the best qualified people for positions in international development programs.
The role of cultural values in the effectiveness of international development activities has not received adequate attention. Outside the aid world, there is plenty of research to show that people with cross cultural capabilities are more likely to contribute to successful international project outcomes. UNESCO has declared 2010 as the International Year for Cultural Rapprochement. This is the opportunity for aid agencies and teams to better understand ways to engage effectively with partners who have different cultural values.
Aid workers operate within the values determined by aid agencies. Leaders and managers within aid agencies therefore need to have better understanding about the links between values and aid effectiveness. For example, how does one design a Pacific Islands public sector capacity development program taking into account different cultural values about leadership, change, risk and decision-making? What skills do Project Managers need to have to work successfully in different cultural contexts? How do we know that we are selecting people with the capabilities to succeed in aid partnerships?
Until recently methodologies for selection and development of people with cross cultural capabilities has been cumbersome and often imprecise. But the Global Competencies Inventory (GCI) which was introduced to the market in 2009 has been designed specifically for this purpose in mind. It is a robust instrument which is user friendly, cost effective and well researched.
The availability of instruments like the GCI enables aid agencies to reassess current policies and practices on staff selection and development.
Course Outline:
Course Duration: 2 days - 9.00am to 4.30pm
Venue:TBC
Course Fees:
· The above course fees are applicable for participants based within Australia only. All course fees are inclusive of GST and they cover registration, course materials and meals during the course delivery.
· To qualify for Early Bird registration fees, course fees must be paid to IDSS within the early bird registration deadline (one month before the course date). Beyond that the regular fee will be applicable to all registrations including the existing ones which were not paid within the deadline. · Overseas participants will incur an additional fee of AU$40.00 (inclusive of GST) to cover the additional cost of processing overseas payments and registration. Please follow the link for further information relevant to overseas participants.
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