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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
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In Conversation with: Thibaut Mills

Director, Europe 1. How long have you worked at Oxford HR and who have been some key clients in that time? I have been working with Oxford HR for over 5 years and have worked with a really diverse set of organisations and clients. These have ranged from Consultancies; such as…
Ruth Davis
20 March 2019
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In Conversation with: Toby Weaver

Director, Africa   1. How long have you worked at Oxford HR and who have been some key clients in that time? I’ve been working at Oxford HR for nearly 5 years, working with IFAD, African Development Bank, CGIAR, International Alert, CARE, IWMI, FANRPAN, Self Help Africa, Practical Action, Green…
Ruth Davis
20 March 2019
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In Conversation with: Karen Twining

  Associate Director, Africa 1. How long have you worked at Oxford HR and who have been some key clients in that time? I have been working with Oxford HR since 2008, so over 10 years. During that time my main client has been Gatsby Africa: we’ve helped them fill…
Ruth Davis
20 March 2019