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Takeaways from the UN Climate Summit 2019

James Lloyd, Strategy Director and Project Lead for Nature4Climate and Natural Climate Solutions stakeholder manager at The Nature Conservancy. Working at the interface of strategic communications and external affairs for nature and climate change, he worked for over a decade as an adviser, first in Westminster in the UK and…
Ruth Davis
2 October 2019
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Winnie Byanyima is appointed as the Executive Director of UNAIDS

OxfordHR extend our huge congratulations to Winnie Byanyima on her appointment as the Executive Director of UNAIDS. OxfordHR were delighted to act as the Executive Search firm of choice for this role. Thibaut Mills, Director of Europe at OxfordHR states ”We had over 250 international, diverse applicants for this role…
Ruth Davis
15 August 2019
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In Conversation with: Wendy Ratcliffe

Head of Assessment and Learning 1. What roles have you held before joining Oxford HR? Since 2012 my area of speciality or focus has been leadership assessment and development.  I worked as an Executive Development Director at Cranfield University’s Centre for Customised Executive Development.  From 2015, I have held roles…
Ruth Davis
1 August 2019
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In Conversation with: Hasin Jahan

Bangladesh Country Director, Practical Action For women in Bangladesh, as well as the rest of the Asian subcontinent, being employed does not always equate to being empowered. Achieving professional excellence is extremely challenging in general, but it is all the more difficult for women in my country, Bangladesh. Working women…
Ruth Davis
16 July 2019
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In Conversation with: Marc Lambert

Principal Consultant, UK How long have you worked with Oxford HR and who have been your key clients in that time? I joined Oxford HR in Jan 2018 and started work to appoint a Director of Research for Muscular Dystrophy UK. We then supported Muscular Dystrophy UK, St Christopher’s Fellowship,…
Ruth Davis
12 June 2019
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In Conversation with: Christel Amadou

Head of Human Resources, Global Green Growth Institute 1. Tell us more about the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), and what is meant by ‘green growth’? The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) is a treaty-based international, inter-governmental organization established in 2012 at the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development…
Ruth Davis
3 June 2019
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In Conversation with: Helen Dalton

Introducing our new regional director for East Africa, Helen Dalton, with a few questions to get to know her and hear about her background and passions. 1. What do you feel your previous roles will bring to being RD for Africa for Oxford HR? Having worked for 25 years in…
Ruth Davis
16 May 2019
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In Conversation with: Yolanda Weldring

Associate Director, Europe 1. How long have you worked at Oxford HR and who have been some key clients in that time?  I’ve worked with Oxford HR as a consultant since 2017 but knew them from before. They placed me in two different interim roles while recruitment processes for those…
Ruth Davis
13 May 2019
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In Conversation with: Mihaela Ionasc

Thoughts on Gender and Diversity A few years ago, at a large international HR Conference, I attended a workshop with a thought provoking title: How to fail at Diversity and Inclusion? Finally, I said to myself, we are looking at the elephant in the room. After many years of analyzing…
Ruth Davis
2 April 2019