Post-Crisis Institutional Recovery
Overview
After a crisis, institutions must restart services, rebuild capacity and regain public trust, often with damaged buildings, lost records and departed staff. This course offers a practical framework for institutional recovery: rapid assessment, restoring core functions, rebuilding systems and people, and planning for longer-term resilience.
Who should attend
Senior officials of ministries, governorates and municipalities, reform and recovery units, and development partners.
Training methodology
Interactive presentations, regional and international public sector experiences, case studies, group work on participants' own institutions, practical exercises, and an action plan for each participant's entity.
Objectives
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Conduct a rapid institutional assessment
- Prioritise and restore core functions and services
- Rebuild staffing, systems and records
- Restore trust through transparency and quick results
- Plan for longer-term institutional resilience
Course outline
Day 1Institutions After Crisis
- How crises affect institutions
- Recovery principles
- International experiences
- Risks during transition
- Discussion
Day 2Rapid Assessment
- Assessing functions, staff and assets
- Service gaps
- Stakeholder expectations
- Prioritisation
- Assessment exercise
Day 3Restoring Core Functions
- Minimum service packages
- Temporary arrangements
- Payroll and finance first
- Records recovery
- Case study
Day 4Rebuilding People and Systems
- Staff verification and return
- Filling critical skills gaps
- Procedures and systems
- Training and mentoring
- Workshop
Day 5Trust and Resilience
- Quick wins and communication
- Transparency and accountability
- Coordination with partners
- Resilience planning
- Recovery plan
