Kick Start Your Humanitarian Career
Event Information
Description
Are you a current student or graduate looking to begin a career within the humanitarian sector? Have you already gained experience of humanitarian work and are looking for the next step in your career? Are you a professional from another sector looking to transfer your skills and experiences to future humanitarian work?
RedR UK’s Humanitarian Careers Fair and Panel discussion will give you the opportunity to gain better understanding of what skills are most needed in the humanitarian sector and what opportunities are presently available for you to progress your career.
17.30 - 18.30 Careers Fair
Meet with representatives from NGOs, universities and training providers. Browse their stalls, hear about opportunities within their organisation/university, and ask questions. Organisations will also be giving short presentations on their work in the auditorium.
There will also be a CV Drop-In Service (attendees will need to a book a slot at the registration desk).
18.30 - 20.00 Panel Discussion
Hear our panellists’ thoughts on career development within the sector as they speak about their experiences and answer your questions.
This event is kindly hosted by the Institution of Strucutural Engineers
Photo (c) Amy Murrell/RedR UK
Organiser RedR UK
Organiser of Kick Start Your Humanitarian Career
WHAT WE DO
We train life-savers. We give people the skills to prepare for, and respond to, major disasters like earthquakes, floods, conflict and drought.
Our practical training and expert support means that communities won’t be beaten by disasters.
We train national aid workers in disaster-affected countries
Building the skills of first responders, national humanitarian organisations and national aid workers in disaster-affected countries is at the forefront of our work.
We run humanitarian training and support programmes in the most disaster-prone countries of the world; ensuring vital skills and knowledge remain in-country, where they’re needed most, for the long-term.
We’ve responded to every major disaster in recent years, including the earthquakes in Nepal, the Syrian conflict, Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, floods in Pakistan and the Haiti earthquake.
Where We Work
From our four regional hubs (in Amman, Khartoum, London and Nairobi) we provide training and technical support all over the world.
In 2015-16, we trained 4,915 people in 35 countries.
80% of those we trained were national staff or working for national organisations.
We work in partnership with humanitarians
We train and support more aid workers and humanitarian organisations than anyone else in the world.
We work in partnership with national and international organisations, governments and academic institutions.
Our unique position enables us to act as an honest and neutral broker to the sector, supporting the sharing of best practice and developing professional knowledge and skills.
We provide expert advice for humanitarians
KnowledgePoint is a free, online technical advice service for humanitarians working in disaster-affected countries. The service provides advice from an active pool of over 150 technical experts in the areas of shelter, water and sanitation, health, energy and more.
We have a global Membership
RedR Members are humanitarians with significant training and practical experience in responding to disasters. Becoming a Member gives aid workers professional recognition of their knowledge and experience.
Junior aid workers might be interested in our Affiliate Scheme.
