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WORLD VISION Issues around locating and deploying staff for an emergency

WORLD VISION Issues around locating and deploying staff for an emergency. Emergency Preparedness Network 28 June 2007. Presentation. Who we are Where we work HEA Trends Impact on Staffing WV’s Response INGO – Private/Public Sector Interface. Who we are. World Vision – founded in 1950

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WORLD VISION Issues around locating and deploying staff for an emergency

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  1. WORLD VISIONIssues around locating and deploying staff for an emergency Emergency Preparedness Network 28 June 2007 Filename/RPS Number

  2. Presentation • Who we are • Where we work • HEA Trends • Impact on Staffing • WV’s Response • INGO – Private/Public Sector Interface Filename/RPS Number

  3. Who we are • World Vision – founded in 1950 • Christian Humanitarian (Relief, Development and Advocacy) • organisation dedicated to working with children & communities to • overcome poverty and injustice Vision • Our vision for every child, life in all its fullness. • Our prayer for every heart, the will to make it so. Filename/RPS Number

  4. WV Humanitarian Action World Vision is presence over 100 countries. - Africa Region - Asia & Australia - Middle East & Europe • Lacro and North America Head count - +22,000 staff members Filename/RPS Number

  5. The Humanitarian Context/ Global trend • Widening disparity between poor and rich • Internal Conflicts (religious, ethnic, economic, political disputes) • Rural to Urban Migration – population explosion • Food insecurity • Health – HIV/AIDs and other life threatening illnesses (TB, Malaria, Ebola, SARs. • HIV/AIDS eliminating human capita faster than it is creating it in Africa • Environmental – climate changes. • More players • Donor demands and increased accountability Filename/RPS Number

  6. Impact on Global HR • Reactive vis a vis proactive • Need to provide staff to support programs during all types of emergencies ie Rapid Onset vs slow onset • Sourcing and deployment of staff with skills to meet the increasing complex emergencies i.e Tsunami, Floods, HIV/AIDs. Traditional versus non traditional skills • Understanding the local context (legal context, policies,local labour market, demographics) • Resources – preparedness/capacity building • Staff Security • Increased need for psychosocial support systems and critical incident stress management • Ensuring effective HR Standards eg (People In Aid, Emergency Capacity building Research, World Vision HR Standards,Do no Harm etc ) Filename/RPS Number

  7. Humanitarian Emergency Staff • International Staffing Solutions • Local Labour • Global Relief Register • Global Rapid Response Team (GRRT) • Internal/external secondments • Regional Rapid Response Team • National and Community Response Teams • Other agencies (INGOs, Recruitment Agencies etc) Filename/RPS Number

  8. Enhancement of Humanitarian Capacity Capacity Building plans/activities mirror WV’s emergency response categories: • Category I – National Office level response • Category II – Regional level response • Category III – Partnership level response Filename/RPS Number

  9. Enhancement of Humanitarian Capacity - Community • National and Community Preparedness plans i.e ( Capacity Assessments, NDPP, CDPP) • Rural Community Resilience Project – funded • Training on Standards ( Local Capacity for Peace) • Integrated program – HEA/TD Filename/RPS Number

  10. Enhancement of Humanitarian Capacity - Community • National and Community Preparedness plans i.e ( Capacity Assessments, NDPP, CDPP) • Rural Community Resilience Project – funded • Training on Standards ( Local Capacity for Peace) • Integrated program – HEA/TD Filename/RPS Number

  11. INGO & Private/Public Sector Interface & Collaboration Filename/RPS Number

  12. Disaster Management Model - Staffing Filename/RPS Number

  13. Collaboration • Resources (human resources, GIK, Cash, technologies, best practices, etc) • Shared expertise/experience (secondments, policies, visits, partnering ) • Networking forums at community, national and regional • Shared vision – social responsibility • Community & National capacity assessment Filename/RPS Number

  14. HEA Purpose Statement • Children and families suffer most in disasters. Therefore, we commit ourselves to mobilise resources efficiently when disaster strikes…..we seek to transform suffering into wellbeing…..working in partnership with other organisations…to strengthen communities Filename/RPS Number

  15. Our vision for every child, life in all its fullness. Our prayer for every heart, the will to make it so. Filename/RPS Number

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