We are currently recruiting for a one-year post as Coordinator of the Joint Standards' Initiative, a collaboration between HAP, People In Aid and Sphere. It is an extraordinary opportunity for someone to make a historic difference to the sector.
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Thank you very much to everyone who took the time to take part in our recent evaluation of the People In Aid newsletter. Responses to the questions tell us that, broadly, our Newsletter continues to have a very positive impact on readers and is well received.
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People Count Third Sector is a unique workforce and HR benchmarking tool tailored specifically to the needs of the UK third sector, designed to help you improve the performance of your people management and HR function.
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We've recently expanded our member-only Policy Bank, to include Tear Australia's policies on Learning and Development and Recruitment, and HelpAge International's policies on Performance Management, Reward, Whistleblowing and more.
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On 8 March, ELRHA (Enhancing Learning and Research for Humanitarian Assistance) published a major new report on humanitarian professionalisation which highlights some pressing concerns that deserve the attention of the global humanitarian community.
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People In Aid is currently looking to recruit three new Trustees.
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JointStandards.org has now launched, giving you and your colleagues the opportunity to view and use guidelines and guidance from the humanitarian sector on one website.
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Following the last communiqué in December 2011, the chairs and directors of the Sphere Project, the Humanitarian Accountability Partnership (HAP) and People In Aid would like to share an update as they continue to progress their pioneering collaborative work towards joint standards for the humanitarian community.
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By Jonathan Potter
A lot of organisations struggle with ideas around gender diversity. We have ideas about "The End of Man" in the workplace and the assertion that women outperform men both in terms of education and social skills, such as teamwork and emotional intelligence. Yet, in a call to arms at our last International Strategic HR Conference, Elizabeth Kelan of Kings College London reminded us of the 50-30-10 rule - that 50% of the lower level workforce, 30% of middle management and just 10% of top level management are women.
Read the full story (8 March 2012)