Call for Registration – Collaborative Leadership and the 2030 Agenda

16 February 2016, Geneva, Switzerland – Registration will soon close for the February 2016 workshop entitled, “Collaborative Leadership and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.”

With the recent adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, it is expected that all actors involved in sustainable development understand the importance of effective collaboration. Achieving the objectives of this new agenda will clearly require multi-partner engagement, as the actions necessary are beyond the control of any one group of actors.

While there are clear benefits from working with others to achieve results we cannot achieve alone, effective collaboration can be challenging. This workshop aims at helping leaders and decision-makers working with the United Nations to recognize when collaboration is effective, understand some of the most common barriers to effective collaboration and be able to put in place practical measures to overcome them. It will consider what contributes to effective collaboration and suggest how organizations and individual managers can be effective collaborators. At the end of the session, participants are invited to draft a short action plan leveraging the tools and concepts learned.

This workshop includes a self-paced e-learning course (optional) and four half-day face-to-face practical sessions, which will take place at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.

Course dates and content

Face-to-face workshop: 23 - 26 February 2016 (9:30-12:30), Palais des Nations, Geneva. Presented by former UN Assistant Secretary-General, Ms. Sally Fegan-Wyles. Modules include:

Module 1 - The 2030 Agenda and the need for collaboration

Module 2 - Barriers to collaboration in the public sector

Module 3 - Creating a culture of collaboration in your organisation

Module 4 - Leadership skills required for collaboration

Module 5 - Tools and techniques of effective collaboration for the 2030 Agenda

Optional e-learning course: Learning time 6 hours

Target Audience

Registration is open to participants with managerial responsibilities who would like to enhance the scope of their skills and activities.

Participation Fee

The participation fee is USD 600.  Full scholarships are available for participants from LDCs and SIDs.  Partial scholarships are available for other member states and UN staff.

Apply now!

Capacity is limited. To register, please write to e-dcp@unitar.org and express your interest and whether you are applying for a scholarship.  Registration closes on 20 February 2016.

Contact us

For more information, please send an e-mail to: e-dcp@unitar.org. 

Photo credit: UN Photo, Evan Schneider