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Internal news from Oxford HR on events, assignments and our team.
AfricaNews

Oxford HR – Africa CDC

Oxford HR won a contract with the Africa CDC to support with their recruitment of up to 90 roles. Africa CDC is a public health agency of the Africa Union that supports health initiatives of member states and strengthens the capacity of their health institutions to deal with disease threats.…
Oxford HR
5 May 2022
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Using crowdsourcing to develop leaders…? Yes, it really works!

Our experience of partnering with for-purpose organisations across the world to find and develop leaders and their teams has confirmed that the leadership task is defined by particular challenges around enabling organisational evolution, supporting staff and team development, engaging with stakeholders, and managing conflict and tension, to name but a few. Add a global pandemic to…
Susanne Skorrupa
1 November 2021
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Humanitarian Leadership Conference

Oxford HR’s Josje Reinartz, our Associate Director for Asia and the Pacific, attended the 2021 Humanitarian Leadership Conference of the Centre of Humantarian Leadership, Melbourne, Australia, where Oxford HR was a ‘knowledge change partner’. The conference was titled ‘who are the humanitarians’, and was a very lively online event where…
Oxford HR
10 June 2021
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2021 Women in Global Development Leadership Forum

Over 900 Participants from over 250 Organizations Participants from 120 Countries 100 Speakers from 16 Countries 84 Sessions offered to participants 2,800 Cumulative Hours of Programming Consumed 11,664 Cumulative Sessions Viewed 750 Networking Sessions Cumulatively Attended Emotional Intelligence and Women’s Leadership in Times of Crisis  This was the first workshop…
Ruth Davis
27 May 2021
Knowledge FestivalNews

Knowledge Festival 2021

Oxford HR’s inaugural Knowledge Festival ran from 19th-22nd this month. We were absolutely in awe at the insights and experiences that were voiced in our Zoom room from both our wonderful panelists and our attendees.   We created the Knowledge Festival in the hope of stimulating meaningful and important discussions within the…
Oxford HR
29 April 2021
InterimsNews

Introducing Oxford HR Interim Services

Oxford HR is perfectly placed to connect the best global interims with the right organisations, in a short a time frame as possible. We have the expertise, connections and resources to facilitate this service, at the professional level you would always expect from Oxford HR. Growth or change within any organisation can cause…
Oxford HR
24 February 2021
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OxFID 2021 – Re-Mapping Change: Where Do We Go From Here?

This month we were delighted to be invited to participate in the Oxford Forum for International Development. The discussion topics featured vital issues and trends including The Role of Sustainable Finance, COVID-19 and Climate Change and Opportunities and Threats for International Development. Our Director for Europe, Thibaut Mills, sat on the panel for Career Guidance in…
Oxford HR
24 February 2021
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Devex Pro

On 21 January, we were pleased to join the DevEx Pro live event ‘What next for UKAid?’ hosted by William Worley, with panelists Simon Maxwell and Harpinder Collacott. The conversation was really insightful at this critical time for UKAid, following the merger of DFID and FCO, the suspension of the…
Oxford HR
27 January 2021
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Devex World 2020

Devex World 2020 happened virtually on 10th December, featuring 10 hours of panel discussions on a range of topics from food systems to the collection and usage of data. Below are the key learnings from the event.  1. The pandemic has created an incredible opportunity for higher education to provide access and…
Oxford HR
16 December 2020
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2020 in retrospect

Many of us cannot wait to look at the year 2020 through the rear-view mirror. It has felt like an exhausting road trip to an unknown destination, with the doors locked from the outside. However, as the year end approaches, with a vaccine on the horizon and even a hint…
David Lale
16 December 2020