Earlier this month, we gathered 24 mid-level humanitarian professionals from all over Ukraine for three days of learning about planning and managing a response, monitoring and learning, duty of care, safety and security, advocacy, and communications.
The goal of the FIELD programme is to develop the pool of local, national, and international staff who can prepare for and take charge of in-country operational programmes in humanitarian responses. In collaboration with over 100 experts and specialists, the HLA has developed the FIELD programme around the needs of response managers and other professionals working in local, national or international NGOs, CSOs and humanitarian agencies in Ukraine Response.
In the Ukrainian edition, we diversified interactive techniques and placed special emphasis on the duty of care. Although there is enough content available on wellbeing, we focused on the team leader’s role and good people management practices, and it was received very positively. Nevertheless, after analysing the feedback, we will make some changes to the structure and simulation for the next workshops in Dnipro and Lviv.
For managers in emergency response, the ability to efficiently find, organise, and mobilise staff and resources is essential. This skill ensures that assistance reaches those in need and enhances the speed and quality of the response during crises. Creating an agile and effective response team can make a critical difference in emergencies.
I feel so much more confident, and all the experience I received working in the humanitarian field for 2,5 years now was more structured for me during this training.
I liked the practical exercises. They were useful for understanding the topic and applying new knowledge in my future work.
The sessions were designed to encourage critical thinking, which is very important in humanitarian work.
The participants shared their main takeaways from the workshop, highlighting the importance of proper planning, coordination, and managing both personal and team resources effectively. Another insight was the recognition of the key role that staff training, supervision, and support play in ensuring the quality of services provided. Additionally, the importance of timely and targeted communication was emphasised.
We congratulate the first cohort of the FIELD programme in Ukraine and look forward to delivering these workshops in other regions of the country.
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