Program Overview

Given the insecure and often rapidly changing environments in which aid agencies work, safety and security management is not an optional extra. This intensive workshop will enable participants to identify the key requirements for managing security in complex emergencies and conflict zones by practicing essential techniques in risk management, security assessment, and crisis response. Security Management Workshop for Humanitarians in Warsaw, Poland draws on field case studies, the current humanitarian environment and the security management practices used by humanitarian bodies internationally.

Program Contents

Environmental scanning

Threat, vulnerability and risk assessment

Application of risk standards and models

Incident response, analysis, reporting and information management

Security strategies, policy and planning

Skills and resources required to implement a security plan

Crisis management

Operational continuity

Team management through security programming

Psycho-social support.

Program Outcomes

By the end of the course Security Management Workshop for Humanitarians you will be able to:

Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of key security management skills and their use in relation to setting and achieving programme goals when managing humanitarian emergencies

Work effectively in reviewing and enhancing security management practice and procedures in the field

Evaluate on personal performance and that of others in relation to security in emergencies

Communicate effectively to different audiences in the field humanitarian of practice using appropriate media.