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International Recruitment

International Recruitment. for the African Diaspora in the UK. Who wants to work overseas ?. How do you apply ?.

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International Recruitment

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  1. International Recruitment for the African Diaspora in the UK

  2. Who wants to work overseas ?

  3. How do you apply ? for National Staff positions, in your home country, links to the WVI Africa web-sites, are available on www.wvi.org with details of vacancies and how to apply direct to the local office in Africa. for WV International vacancies, go to www.wvi.org ‘employment pages’, “register” & Apply On-Line .. applications will initially be forwarded the WV Regional Recruitment office according to your nationality, .. if you are resident in the UK, the applications may then be transferred to the WV UK office, to be considered for preliminary interview.

  4. We work towards achieving WVI’s Vision : “ Our vision for every child, life in all its fullness;Our prayer for every heart, the will to make it so.” We aim to MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY by enablingpeople to achieve self sustainability, in Partnership with other WV Support Offices …

  5. International Recruiters are based in … • Canada • Australia / New Zealand • Germany • Ireland • Africa • Latin America • Thailand • USA • as well as the UK and recruit candidates from their regions, to meet the global needs in any WVI programme

  6. Our commission …“Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me” ( Matt. 25 v 40 ) All they asked was that we should continue to remember the poor, the very thing I was eager to do. ( Gal. 2 v 10 )

  7. Whatis theRecruiters task ? • Find suitable people to work in WV projects overseas, interview and screen applicants • Liaise with the other WV recruiters • Monitor the International vacancies • Communicate with field Managers about potential candidates and programme needs • Agree conditions for International appointments

  8. Some types of people that are needed • Accountants • Advocacy / Policy and Research Specialists • Agriculturalists • Community Development Coordinators • Computer / IT Specialists • Engineers / Construction Managers • Health Programme Staff • Human Resource Officers / Managers • Logistics / Commodities Officers / Managers • Media / Communications Specialists • Relief Programme Managers • Small Business / Micro-Enterprise Specialists

  9. Selection Criteria • Relevant professional qualifications and skills • about 2 years minimum, recent overseas experience in a developing country • Appropriate Language ability, e.g. : Portuguese, Spanish, Swahili or French

  10. Recruitment Involves ..…… • Advertising - eg: Christians Abroad-WSE, Christian Vocations, OneWorld, DevNetJobs, ReliefWeb Internet sites, Guardian Weekly, Careers Fairs and Exhibitions • Enquiries - receiving CV’s, etc. and responding with std. e-mails directing enquirers to apply on the WVI web-site • Liaison - with WV UK colleagues in other groups/teams. • Applications - reviewing on-line application forms, assessing candidates potential to match with vacancies / requirements ( CV’s by e-mail alone are not acceptable) • Interviews + reports to field managers, arranging telephone interviews and selection visits where req’d • Screening - incl. Child Protection Interview, Police Check and References

  11. Appointment Involves …….. • Contracts ( International or Expat ) • Medicals ( InterHealth or MKOH clinic ) • Orientation ( WVI policies including Child Protection ) • Introduction to WV UK staff • Visa and Travel arrangements • Luggage transportation

  12. Support Involves …………... • Salary administration • Pastoral care • Prayer ( Attached to devotion group ) • Correspondence • Procurement assistance • Birthdays, Christmas cards and gifts • Arrange home leave (welcome in office) • De-briefing after assignment

  13. In the past few years WV UK has assigned staff to the following countries in Africa : • > Southern Africa Region • > Zambia • > Ethiopia • > Angola • > Burundi • > Malawi

  14. … and more recently, to these other African countries also: • > DR Congo • > Mozambique • > Mauritania • > Northern Sudan • > Somalia

  15. WVI staff work in almost 100 countries But 97% of our 20,000 staff are nationals in their own countries

  16. We are committed to working towards fulfilling the purpose for which Christ came … “that they (anyone) may have life in all it’s fullness” ( John 10 v 10 )

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