Information for Job Seekers Interested in Working With OFDA as a Personal Services Contractor (PSC)
Most OFDA positions require a minimum of 2-3 years of international experience in humanitarian assistance and/or disaster response and mitigation. We recognize that this can be a difficult hurdle for applicants, especially new college graduates. Therefore, we provide the resources below to assist in your search to obtain the required experience.
1. The first document is a brief listing of Government organizations, non-profits, International Organizations (IOs) and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) involved in the humanitarian relief and assistance sector.
The information is available as a Word Document
or in Adobe PDF
.
2. The second document is a compilation of humanitarian sector Job Sites, Volunteer Opportunities, Training Opportunities, and Academic Programs that can be used as a tool to target your job search and to build experience in order to prepare for OFDA positions.
The information is available as a Word Document or in Adobe PDF.
3. The third document is an article that provides basic facts about disasters, including definitions of humanitarian disaster and complex emergencies, and the main types of humanitarian disasters.
Jones, Mark. “The bluffer’s guide to humanitarian disasters.” 18 January 2005. Reuters AlertNet. 20 March 2006
Acknowledgement:
Portions of the information in the second document have been adapted from the www.aidworkers.net website and the contributions are gratefully acknowledged.
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