BAC + 5 International Program Manager - Strategic Path

The training leading to the Title Manager of international programs - Humanitarian and Development (bac+5) combines the expertise in strategic and geopolitical analysis of IRIS and the experience of NGOs and recognized actors of international solidarity.

The training is characterized by a common core bringing together the knowledge and skills at the heart of the profession of humanitarian manager, and 3 courses (only for face-to-face training):

• operational journey
• strategic course
• advocacy and communication of influence

This training is also offered remotely.

Our partners on projects since 2014: Action against Hunger, Alima, Doctors of the World, Solidarity International, MSF Access Campaign, First Emergency, The Nubian Vault, MakeSense, Global Health Action, Libraries Without Borders, The Chain of Hope. ..

Strategic course (face-to-face)

The contexts of intervention are becoming more complex and changing very quickly. This course allows students to develop analytical and conceptual elasticity, giving broad expression to creativity and therefore to innovation. True architects of programming, graduates from this course are able to propose effective collaboration and/or pooling structures, manage multiple projects, support teams towards change, innovation and transformation.

Training aims

The result of reflections and projects carried out jointly for several years with humanitarian and development actors (NGOs, social entrepreneurs, donors), this very operational training prepares students for the technical, tactical and strategic dimensions of the programs, but also to major developments in the sector.

Targeted skills and validation of the MPI - HD title

At the end of the training sanctioned by this level 7 (Bac+5) RNCP* title, all students will be able to validate the following skills:

• BC1: Development of strategic and programmatic approaches for international solidarity projects (IS);
• BC2: Management of the different stages of the cycle of an IS project/program;
• BC3: Management of teams in connection with the IS program/project;
• BC4: Design and management of IS program/project partnerships.

It is necessary to validate these 4 blocks of skills and two complementary tests (EC): an operational memory (EC1); professional experience related to the certification (EC2). The validation of the training can be total or partial. Validated blocks are definitively validated. Unvalidated blocks can be validated the following year.

* RNCP 34483 sheet on the France competences website

Nature of the tests

Face-to-face:

The evaluation of the targeted skills takes the form of written and oral, individual and collective productions: analysis notes (block 1); concept note, project file, proposal produced within the framework of group work on a project submitted by an actor of international solidarity, and oral presentations before two juries of professionals, at the end of January and the end of May (block 2); practical case study and analysis note of management practice and team coordination (block 3); two reasoned notes on the development of partnership approaches and on the implementation of the partnership (block 4).

From a distance :

Individual and collective written productions (professional and oral scenarios (in front of professionals). Two complementary tests (EC): an operational dissertation; 455 hours of professional experience related to these skills (compulsory for students in initial training and trainees continuing education aimed at retraining).

Prerequisites and target audiences

Distance learning primarily concerns:

• employees who cannot free themselves 2 days a week to attend classes;
• French or foreign employees residing abroad;
• students enrolled in a course incompatible with another face-to-face course in Paris.

Common prerequisites:

• The academic level: diploma of Bac+4 level minimum (master's degree in law, international relations, political science, economics and management, management, etc.; graduates of ESC, IEP, engineers; medical and paramedical diplomas). People who do not have the required diploma, but who are able to prove significant professional experience, can apply for a VAPP (validation of professional and personal experience). The recruitment interview assesses the level of entry into the course.
• Maturity: desire to become professional, capacity for analysis, initiative.
• Commitment, associative experiences.
• International orientation: life experience abroad, interest in international news.
• Languages: a good level in French and English (B2 to C2).
• Soft skills: a proven ability to work in a team.

Specific prerequisites:

Face-to-face:

Operational path:

• Willingness to work in the field
• Very good resistance to stress, the unexpected, responsiveness, autonomy

Strategic path:

• Taste for long-term projects, change, innovation
• Excellent analytical ability

Advocacy and communication of influence course:

• Willingness to influence rules, laws
• Excellent analytical skills, political sense

From a distance :

• Commitment, associative experiences
• Experience of living abroad, interest in international news
• Level B2 to C2 in French and English
• A strong ability to work in a team, remotely
• Very good resistance to stress, the unexpected, responsiveness, autonomy
• Be comfortable with computers
• Be available on average 2 to 3 days a week

Program of the training

Face-to-face:

The face-to-face training takes place in the premises of the IRIS association, located at 2 bis rue Mercœur, Paris 11th. It starts at the end of September 2023 and ends at the end of September 2024. Classes take place two days a week, from October to May. Professional experience (internship or work-study) can be carried out part-time from October to the end of May and/or full-time from June.

From a distance :

The training takes place remotely and includes a compulsory intensive face-to-face session in Abidjan. It begins on October 23, 2023 with a mandatory integration week allowing you to get to know your peers and become familiar with the rules and tools.

Learners work in small groups on an issue submitted by international solidarity partners throughout the year.

Remote assessments: individual and collective written productions to be submitted from January to June. Oral presentations in March and end of June. Operational memory to be submitted at the beginning of June.

Make-ups take place the week of September 2, 2024.

Teaching methods

Face-to-face:

The training combines theoretical contributions, practical exercises and professional situations. From the start of the school year, the partner organizations present their structure, their values and propose issues that have an operational, strategic/organizational or advocacy dimension. The students are divided into project groups. They then work for 8 months on this project, supervised by the educational team and a tutor in the partner organization. Thanks to an educational method aimed at developing critical thinking, creativity and the use of innovative tools, they must be able to propose original solutions, produce professional-level deliverables, present them and defend them in front of professional juries.

From a distance :

The schedule of the courses, the mode of evaluation and its calendar are put online at the beginning of the training so that everyone can organize themselves.

Synchronous courses: face-to-face: 41 h. Virtual classes: 85 h. Project group mentoring : 6 hours. They take place on Wednesday and Thursday, variable hours from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. and/or 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Asynchronous learning allowing great freedom of organization: 14 lessons in the form of manuscripts (approximately 5 hours per lesson) + course materials in the form of podcasts (8 hours) and methodological guides. Access from December/January to the 7Speaking online platform in order to carry out activities in English and progress throughout the year.

Tools: All resources are available on the Moodle platform. Virtual classes take place on Zoom.

Partnership

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Choosing IRIS Sup 'is the guarantee of a training recognized by the State, adapted to the requirements of the world of work, intended for those who wish to exercise or evolve professionally in an international context.

IRIS Sup ', the school of IRIS

Created by IRIS in 2002, IRIS Sup 'is a private institution of technical higher education registered at the Rectorate of Paris which aims to train students and professionals in various professions in an international context.

It issues titles recognized by the State, level 7 registered in the National Directory of Professional Certifications (RNCP).

Geopolitics and professional practice

The IRIS Sup 'courses offer students:

• to acquire the knowledge necessary to understand international issues and to develop their capacity for analysis and proposals to help decision-making in organizations;
• professional tools, with a large share given to learning through simulation and commissioning work situation, from the 1st year;
• to mature and set up their professional project in dedicated workshops.

Choose your diploma

IRIS Sup 'offers training in applied geopolitics leading to two level 7 titles recognized by the State: International Strategy Analyst (ASI) and International Program Manager - Humanitarian and Development (MPI-HD ). Accessible with a bac + 3, the courses last two years. Holders of a bac + 4 can apply directly in 2nd year.

> The 1st year at IRIS Sup '(bac + 4) The private diploma of fundamental studies in International Relations (RI 1) marks the 1st year at IRIS Sup '. Compulsory passage for bac + 3 without professional experience, this year can also allow students with a higher scientific degree to acquire solid foundations on political, economic and diplomatic issues, before specializing in 2nd year.

> 2nd year courses (bac + 5) International Strategy Analyst (ASI) 3 courses aimed at developing their capacities for analysis, action and decision-making support in international environments: - Geopolitics and prospective* - Geoeconomics and risk management* - Defence, security and crisis management*.

International Program Manager - Humanitarian and Development (MPI-HD) * A core curriculum aimed at developing its capacities for analyzing the context of intervention in the field, mastering project cycle management (PCM) and programming, along with three paths (strategic, operational, advocacy). Skills are acquired by working on projects in partnership with actors of international solidarity (NGOs, associations, social entrepreneurs).

• Courses also offered remotely.

  Promotions rich in their diversity

  At IRIS Sup ', no clones. Student or professional, French or foreign, each comes with his background, his experience, his objectives, and will enrich, throughout the year, the lessons as the diversity of origin of students and stakeholders.

  IRIS Sup 'welcomes each year about 20% of students representing thirty nationalities.

  As English is required in any international activity, some courses are taught in this language.

Follow-up and pedagogical supervision

With more than 560 face-to-face and distance students, IRIS Sup' remains a structure in which anonymity has no place. At the beginning of the year, each student signs an internal regulation, which will govern his relations with the teachers and the teaching team. Attendance is mandatory and assignments must be returned within the set deadlines. The dialogue with the administration is constant: whether there is an administrative or pedagogical question, each student will always find someone to contact.

IRIS Sup 'students have a work room where headlines from the French and international press are available to them, as well as 200 online journals on the CAIRN portal. Several computer stations with office suite, Internet and Wifi, are open access.

Open courses on the professional world

- An organization favorable to alternating studies / practice: possibility of doing internships or having a job 3 days a week, in parallel with classes from October to May, then full time from June to December.

- Contact with professionals: all stakeholders work in companies, associations, international organizations or the senior civil service. Their courses thus combine theoretical contributions, practical applications and daily experience of functions in an international environment. Projects are carried out with and for partner organizations.

- Association with IRIS activities: in parallel with their courses, IRIS Sup' students can attend conferences and collaborate in IRIS activities (International and strategic review, application for an internship within the publication department or as a research assistant...), The alumni network: created in 2008, IRIS Sup' Alumni aims to bring together a network that now has more than 2,600 graduates!

- Professional and international experiences: led by coaches, workshops to reflect on their professional project and their methods of finding an internship / job are included in all programs. Internship and work-study contracts managers also publish announcements for students, which they also receive for personalized advice. IRIS Sup 'students are now appreciated in several hundred private companies and public organizations. An international relations manager develops offers abroad, international mobility and monitors foreign students.

Updated training every year

At IRIS Sup', the opinion of each actor counts: students, teachers (all professionals), tutors for internships and apprenticeship contracts, partners, graduates currently in post... Evaluation questionnaires, advice development with external professionals, educational meetings, meetings and formal and informal discussions provide the opportunity throughout the year to mix points of view and constantly develop the content of training. Adapting training to the expectations of employer organizations is a permanent concern.

Points common to all formations

The selection (eligibility on file, admission on interview), the pace of studies, the geopolitical mix and professional practices, of professional speakers recognized in their fields, are the common characteristics. The methods of validation of training, adapted to each course, are close: continuous control (attendance, lectures, reading notes, exercises, simulations, etc.), exams (January and end of May); dissertation and oral defense (September-October); internship report (September).

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