oxfam gb engaging diaspora skills thursday 12 th july david benson resourcing manager international...
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Oxfam GB
Engaging Diaspora Skills
Thursday 12th July
David BensonResourcing Manager
International HR
Information about Recruitment2006 / ‘07
791 vacanciesfilled
2,431 successfulhires in 2006 / 07
83,918 job applications
received78,813
Registeredcandidates
80%of all recruitmentis via the Internet
53% of new hireswere female
34% were male
37% InternalRecruitment
How do we advertise our jobs?
ONLINENEWS
PAPERSMAGAZINES
OxfamCareers
JobBoards
Oxfam GB in AfricaHorn, East and Central Africa
• Democratic Republic of Congo
• Eritrea
• Ethiopia
• Kenya
• North Sudan
• Rwanda
• Somaliland
• South Sudan
• Tanzania
• Uganda
Southern Africa
• Angola
• Malawi
• Mozambique
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe
West Africa
• Chad
• Ghana
• Liberia
• Mali
• Mauritania
• Niger
• Nigeria
• Senegal
• Sierra Leone
4,378 Staff
24Countries
631vacancies
Oxfam GB in AfricaOpportunities
• Oxfam focuses on ‘Growing Our Own’ – developing national staff for Country and Regional roles
• Lots of jobs, in lots of different disciplines
• Easy access to jobs – online advertising (so its not just limited to advertising in Africa)
• Flexible approach to interviewing (telephone, web, video etc.)
• Developing wider networks for talent sourcing - learning institutions, internships and volunteers
• Affirmative Action: Ensuring that our work force is representative of the communities in which we work
Oxfam GB in AfricaChallenges
• Recruiting people from the region
• Difficulties in recruiting women
• Finding talent for certain skills (Water Engineers, Livelihood specialists and Programme Managers)
• Targeting the right people through our current recruitment methods
• Quickly finding available skills during scale ups
• Competition with other agencies - NGOs, governments, donor organisations, private sector for the same skills
Oxfam GB in Africa
Further Information
Our online career site at:
www.oxfam.org.uk/jobs