The 12-week interactive online course, for NGO staff and humanitarians, focuses on developing leadership skills through practicing and reflection. The training is for NGO and Humanitarian managers and leaders working with an NGO or humanitarian organisation, who want to develop their leadership skills and become an effective leader. Before the training, participants start with a learning needs assessment, which will include a 360-degree feedback collected from managers, colleagues, and supervisors. The aim is to identify the available leadership capacities and the learning needs. This will be a starting point to reflect on your own leadership skills, develop your own learning objectives and a personal development plan, with the aim to become an effective leader. The training will be offered through a mix of training methods, including discussions, assignments in the online learning environment, reflecting on individual experience and peer group support. In the online learning environment, you can expect to be actively learning where your own practical experience will be used as a basis for the training; therefore, you are expected to come with your own examples. Through practicing and reflecting, you will discover different leadership styles, your own preferred style, your areas for development and finally choose which style is needed in different situations. To ensure in depth learning this training includes 5 hours individual coaching.
Hadeer Alnaqeeb, Program manager- NGO: Doctors Aid Medical Activities, Iraq
Training: Being an effective team leader - May 2022
“The leadership training offered by Imarah consultancy is one the most interesting trainings that I have joined, it is designed in a way that takes you through the phases of leadership that covers all the aspects, my leadership skills improved a lot in a short time"
This 12-weeks training course is for staff working with NGOs in development or humanitarian settings, who have a leadership role, who would like to discover and develop their leadership skills.
Specific criteria for the participants in this training are:
The course will enable participants to develop their leadership skills and competencies.
By the end of the course the participant should be able to:
The course will begin with a learning needs assessment conducted two weeks before the official start date. Upon registration, you will receive a link to Imarah Consultancy’s online learning management system, where you will complete assignments designed to gather information about your leadership experiences. This will help us identify your specific learning needs.
Weekly live training sessions will be held on a designated day from 13:00 to 17:00 Central European Time. Any necessary theoretical content will be assigned as homework for you to read and prepare in advance. During the virtual classroom sessions, we will focus on developing skills and competencies through discussions, assignments, and reflections based on your individual experiences. Your own working environment will be used as a practical reference.
Self-reflection is a crucial part of developing your leadership skills. It asks you to look in the mirror and evaluating your performance, which helps foster critical thinking and continuous improvement. Self-reflection will be emphasized throughout the course, supported by assignments, peer group interactions, and individual coaching to help you refine your leadership abilities. To ensure deep and personalized learning, each participant will be supported with 5 individual coaching sessions.
To promote active participation and engagement, the number of participants will be limited to a maximum of 12 per session. Reliable internet access is essential for successful participation
The estimated study time is:
Finalisation of the course is through a
The course fees include:
The course fees are:
€ 1185,- including 21% VAT (according to tax law in the Netherlands)
Training course
| Starting date | Last training day | Price | Registration |
Being an effective leader leadership for humanitarians and NGOs | 5 September 2023 | 22 November 2023 | € 1185,- (including 21% VAT) | REGISTRATION CLOSED |
Being an effective leader leadership for humanitarians and NGOs | 29 April 2024 | 22 July 2024 | € 1185,- (including 21% VAT) | REGISTRATION CLOSED |
Being an effective leader leadership for humanitarians and NGOs | 7 October 2024 | 23 December 2024 | € 1185,- (including 21% VAT) | Deadline 23 sept 2024 |
Umed Rasul Ismael, Education project manager- NGO:INTERSOS, Iraq
Training: Being an effective team leader - May 2022
“I learned many things during the training “Being an effective team leader”. I also did many exercises and assignments, which was the interesting part, as I was practicing active listening, communication, conflict management etc. The feedback on my leadership skills from 5 persons at work collected anonymously was also very interesting. Reading this and the self-reflection during assignments helps me to become an effective team leader. I am really benefiting from this training, thank you Cobi for your effort"
Hassan Ali Zainal
Field Manager- NGO: Medecins du Monde, Iraq
Training: Being an effective team leader - September 2022
““I have truly enjoyed participating in “being an Effective Team Leader” training with Imarah Consultancy and especially such a great coach as Cobi Rietveld. Throughout the training, I have came to know many new things about effective leadership, theories and practical scenarios, and coaching session, through which, I have been able to improve my leadership style and preparedness, I was also able to see the big picture and assess my development points. I would highly recommend Imarah Consultancy trainings in general, and precisely this training to any Team Leader, especially those in the humanitarian sector, as it’s proved to be a very helpful and beneficial training indeed, that came with a revolutionary delivery style, easy to comprehend, participatory approach, and proved to be a great learning tool to all enthusiastic learners who seek constant improvement in their respective professional careers.”
Training course
| Starting date | Registration |
Being an effective leader leadership for humanitarians and NGOs | 5-9-2023 | REGISTRATION CLOSED |
Being an effective leader leadership for humanitarians and NGOs | 29-4-2024 | REGISTRATION CLOSED |
Being an effective leader leadership for humanitarians and NGOs | 7-10-2024 | Deadline 23 sept 2024 |