2024-10-24 21:49:07
Executive Certificate and Diploma in Advocacy and International Public Affairs
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Key outcomes

  • Influence multiple stakeholders to achieve a cause, realise a project, transform policies, or obtain funding.
  • Acquire the best communication skills to advocate or lobby in persuasive and efficient ways when you need to mobilise resources, fundraise or if you are in charge of public and/or external relations.
  • Develop analytical and practical tools to plan and implement global, regional, national or local campaigns with tangible results.
  • Meet advocacy practitioners, policy-makers and experts in public affairs from diverse sectors to expand your network on your professional path
  • Get a degree from a renowned institution specialised in international affairs, to get an adequate comparative advantage for a promotion, next position and/or recognition

Module 1

Context, Actors and Strategies – Certificate & Diploma – Live virtual classroom

  • Discover the web of actors involved at global, regional and national levels.
  • Develop a unique strategic framework to design successful campaigns
  • Through case studies and group work, sharpen your analytical and strategic-thinking skills

Module 2

Tactics, Tools and Outcomes Measurement – Certificate & Diploma – In person

  • Master up-to-date tools and tactics to execute and measure successful campaigns
  • Create and present a concrete advocacy campaign in groups at the end of the m.odule
  • Discover fundraising and philanthropy techniques.

Module 3

Multilateralism in a new international order -Diploma – E-learning

  • Emerging risks, threats and technologies
  • System thinking for global issues
  • Global governance and regionalism
  • Anticipation in international relations

Module 4

Topic of your choice *-*Diploma – In person

  1. Diplomacy in a changing world
    Gain a solid understanding of the changing diplomatic and policy spheres to become a key player on the international stage
  2. Policy-making amidst transformation
    Develop an agile, creative and forward-looking mindset to shape contingency-proof policy responses.
  3. Negotiations and new contexts
    Experiment with innovative tools to sharpen your negotiation and mediation skills in complex situations.

Who is this programme for?

This programme is particularly relevant for mid to senior-level practitioners from private, public, diplomacy, international organisations and NGOs working or aspiring to work in the fields of:

  • Advocacy and public affairs
  • Communication
  • Fundraising and resource mobilisation
  • Campaigning
  • Government relations

How to Apply:

Entry requirements:

  • Selection is primarily based on the candidate’s professional experience and motivation
  • A bachelor’s degree is required, or a degree/diploma deemed to be equivalent (no particular discipline required)
  • A minimum of five years of full-time work for the Executive Certificate and eight years for the Executive Diploma is highly recommended. Participants typically range between 30 and 50 years of age.
  • Proficiency in English is required.

How to register:

  • Start the application process by clicking on the red "Apply now" button on the webpage (available when applications are open)
  • Provide a copy of your certifications and diplomas
  • The admissions committee will then evaluate your application and come back to you in the following two weeks

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Executive Certificate and Diploma in Advocacy and International Public Affairs
Geneva Graduate Institute
Training
Switzerland
Closing Date
2025-05-22 21:49:07
Experience
Not required
Type
Academic Degree/Course