Lebanon: Negotiation Skills Training for humanitarian aid workers, Lebanon, WOMEN ONLY

The ability to effectively negotiate in stressful circumstances is a skill which is essential to every humanitarian worker: from the field-based aid worker negotiating access on the frontline to the manager in headquarters talking to donors and governments.

Objective

The Clingendael humanitarian negotiation training aims to enhance the negotiating capacity ofhumanitarian workers.

This training is for female aid workers only, and will be taught by women. Although discussion and exchange of experience around gender in negotiation will be encouraged; the main focus of the training remains on learning negotiation skills in humanitarian settings. The consideration for limiting to female participants only is in order to create a different kind of training environment, without changing the content.

Training approach

Our approach is hands-on, introducing negotiation theory to help you in your practice. Specially designed simulations allow you to immediately apply newly acquired tools and insights. Participants have been especially positive about our interactive approach with a lot of space for debriefing and learning from each other’s experience.

Since 2017, Clingendael Academy has trained over 450 humanitarian workers of 60+ (I)NGOs and UN agencies in essential negotiation skills.

Practical information

• Working language is English;
• This training is for women only. Preference is given to candidates from Lebanon and the region.
• Given the highly interactive nature of the Clingendael training method, the maximum number of participants per training is 20.
• Training will take place in Beirut, on 9, 10 and 11 September 2019.

Questions

For questions regarding this training programme, kindly contact Ms Marlies Rotshuizen, mrotshuizen@clingendael.org, Training & Research Fellow, Clingendael Academy.

Fee information:

Clingendael covers the training fees and costs for the training venue including lunch. Humanitarian organisations are expected to cover travel and accommodation costs of their participating staff. Clingendael does not cover this. In exceptional circumstances some financial assistance is available.

You can apply via this link:

https://www.clingendael.org/form/academy-negotiation-beirut-women

The deadline is 2 August. We aim to inform applicants as soon as possible after this deadline.