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80 Hours -
28 Seats -
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IBDL Certified
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Overview
Program Overview
The Certified Non-Profit Organizations Management Professional program, is the Kingdom’s flagship advanced certification for future nonprofit leaders.
It is designed inside the sector, with the sector — giving professionals the tools to run high-performing, accountable, and sustainable organizations.
This is not theory. This is real-world leadership training, shaped by Saudi experts, aligned with global standards, and fully HRDF-refundable.
If you want to drive impact, strengthen governance, manage teams, and build resilient organizations that deliver results — this is the program.
Main Topics in the Program
- Unit 1: The NPO Sector Today The structure, mission, and economic role of the nonprofit sector in Saudi Arabia and globally.
- Unit 2: Leading & Managing for the Future Modern leadership, strategic decision-making, and managing complexity in social-impact organizations.
- Unit 3: Governance & Compliance How to build trust, transparency, and rigorous compliance across your organization.
- Unit 4: People & Culture in NPOs Hiring, developing, and motivating teams that deliver mission-driven outcomes.
- Unit 5: Financial Management & Accountability Budgets, audits, reporting, donor expectations,and how to manage money responsibly.
- Unit 6: Social Return on Investment (SROI) How to measure impact, communicate value, and prove what works.
- Unit 7: Grants, Bids & Program Development Winning funding, writing compelling proposals, and designing programs that create measurable change.
- Unit 8: Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL) Tracking performance, improving continuously, and reporting results with confidence.
Program Outcomes
The Certified Non-Profit Organizations Management Professional program is built to do one thing: create the next generation of leaders who will power the Kingdom’s nonprofit transformation.
This certification gives professionals the strategic capability, leadership confidence, and operational discipline needed to run organizations that deliver real impact — not just activity.
By the end of the program, participants will be able to:
- Lead with clarity and purpose, using modern leadership frameworks rooted in global best practice and local sector realities.
- Make strategic decisions that drive growth, sustainability, and long-term organizational performance.
- Strengthen governance and accountability, ensuring their organizations meet the highest standards of trust, compliance, and transparency.
- Manage people, finances, and programs professionally, applying tools used by high-performing NPOs around the world.
- Design and deliver programs that create measurable social impact, aligned with the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 ambitions.
- Contribute directly to national goals, supporting the target of increasing the nonprofit sector’s contribution to GDP by 5% by 2030.
In short:
This certification builds the leaders who will build the sector. Professionals leave with the skills, confidence, and credibility to guide their organizations toward sustainable development and meaningful social progress.
Key information about the certificate and targeted audience
- Number of units: 8 Units
Preparation duration for the certificate:
- Face-to-face training: 2 months (16 lectures on Tuesdays and Wednesdays)
- Online training: 1 month (16 lectures on Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays)
- Number of Training hours: 80 hours
- Training and curriculum language: Arabic
Training curriculum:
Printed student’s handbook for F2F training
- Digital student’s handbook for online training
SME Trainers:
- All trainers are experts in their respective fields within the non-profit sector.
- Each training module has a dedicated subject-matter expert trainer.
Targeted audience and enrollment requirements:
- Targeted audience: Managerial roles and above in NPO Sector.
- Preferably at least one year experience in a managerial role.
International Certification Exam:
- On the IBDL International Professional Testing Platform.
- Number of questions: 50.
- Question type: Multiple choice.
- Test duration: 1 hour.
- Passing Score: 60%
- Test language: Arabic.
- Each participant has 3 attempts.
This International Professional Certification:
- Issued by IBDL Learning Group
- The certificate is authenticated with the seal of Missouri State University, USA
- Each recipient receives an electronic copy of the certificate.
- Each certificate has a unique verification number, and recipients can obtain an electronic copy of the certificate from the IBDL platform.
Application Method
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Step 1
Create your Maximus Academy account.
This gives you access to course information, registration tools, and HRDF-funded enrollment options.
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Step 2
Register for the training program.
Choose your cohort, complete your details, and secure your place in the next cycle of certified nonprofit leaders.
Accredited By
Accredited by IBDL
This programme is professionally accredited by IBDL, confirming that its content is fully aligned with the IBDL Body of Knowledge and meets recognised international standards.
It reflects the competencies expected of modern professionals, while remaining an independent course rather than a formal IBDL qualification.
The accreditation is supported internationally by Missouri State University—providing an additional layer of global credibility and assurance.
In short: it carries the endorsement, the standards, and the recognition that serious learners and employers expect.
HRDF Funded
Program full fees reimbursement from HRDF upon receiving the international certification
TVTC Accredited
This program is accredited by TVTC as a professional certification program.
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Organizational Bundle
Give your entire team a competitive advantage.
Organizations can register in bulk, benefit from HRDF reimbursement, and build a pipeline of certified, future-ready nonprofit leaders.
This program strengthens:
- Governance
- Leadership capability
- Financial accountability
- Long-term organizational sustainability
A stronger sector starts with stronger people, and this certification delivers exactly that.
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