The JSI seeks a short-term Senior Administrator for immediate start (would suit a secondment from a member agency) and is re-advertising for the position of Coordinator, to start in September. More details about the two positions are available below.
Read the full story (29 May 2012)
By Adam Bentham
HHR Europe 2012 is over. As participants head back to their respective agencies my mind is still whirring from the last presentation of the day. Kate Nowlan, Chief Executive of CiC and Michael Lawrence, ex-Global Editor at Reuters provided the final case study of the conference, talking about their approaches to staff care.
Read the full story (25 May 2012)
By Adam Bentham
A lot of the discussion today followed yesterday's panel discussion on 'Staff Care: What Duty? Who Cares?' Representatives from Oxfam Novib, Interhealth, ACF UK, Mindfulness for NGOs and the ex- Global Editor of Reuters all took questions from the group. It was great to see such high profile agencies/organisations discussing the similarities of the problems they face.
Read the full story (25 May 2012)
By Adam Bentham
Ted Lankester, co-founder of Interhealth, addressed the room earlier on today and asked NGO's to consider two key questions when aid workers become unwell abroad.
Read the full story (24 May 2012)
By Adam Bentham
Day 2 here in sunny Amsterdam for the Humanitarian HR conference 2012: participants were thrown straight into thinking about staff care this morning with a stimulating breakfast briefing from Bart Jordens, Director of Strategy and Marketing at one of our sponsors, Vanbreda International.
Read the full story (24 May 2012)
By Adam Bentham
Mike Thomson, esteemed journalist and currently the Foreign Affairs Correspondent for BBC Radio 4, has just finished the keynote address here at HHR Amsterdam 2012. Mike touched upon his previous experiences, from visiting troops in the Central African Republic and prisons in Eastern Congo to interviews with Karen rebel leaders in Burma.
Read the full story (23 May 2012)
By Adam Bentham
Participants are now taking their seats for this year's 3-day Humanitarian HR Europe Conference in Amsterdam titled 'What Duties? Who Cares? Integrate Your Approach to Health, Safety and Security'.
Read the full story (23 May 2012)
The early bird offer for participation in People Count Third Sector, the sector's leading HR benchmarking study, is due to expire on Wednesday 23 May.
Read the full story (14 May 2012)
By Jennifer Lentfer
Fumble and be Humble. To fumble is an inevitable part of working cross-culturally. To be humble is not, thus the need for this book.
Read the full story (11 May 2012)
The Boards of the Humanitarian Accountability Partnership (HAP), People In Aid and the Sphere Project met for the first time ever in Geneva on 25 April.
Read the full story (10 May 2012)
People In Aid has been active in the region for a number of years, with Melbourne-based Regional Consultants Angie Zogopoulos and Lucy Quarterman supported by colleagues in London and local partner consultants.
Read the full story (9 May 2012)