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