Meeting the demand for skilled and experienced humanitarian workers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7744349 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Frances Richardson (Oxfam GB , John Smith Drive, Oxford, OX4 2JY, UK, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 3-4 |
| Pages | 334-341 |
| Publication date | 2006-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Development in Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0961-4524 • E-ISSN: 1364-9213 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09614520600694950 |
| OpenAlex | W2033266217 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 3 |
The humanitarian aid sector faces a growing skills shortage, at a time when it aspires to expand the scale, quality, and impact of its response to humanitarian needs. Rapid staff turnover has been identified as one of the major constraints on both staff capacity building and organisational learning. A study undertaken for Oxfam GB supports previous findings that traditional human-resource practices in the humanitarian field, with many staff employed on short-term contracts, have inhibited skills development and constrained programme and organisational learning
Business · Capacity building · Economic growth · Economic shortage · Economics · Human resource management · Human resources · Humanitarian aid · Management · Political science · Public relations · Community Development and Social Impact
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