{"id":36843,"date":"2020-11-26T20:09:40","date_gmt":"2020-11-26T19:09:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ambrelia.com\/?p=36843"},"modified":"2024-10-09T09:41:05","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T09:41:05","slug":"which-profiles-are-most-sought-after-by-ngos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ambrelia.com\/en\/2020\/11\/which-profiles-are-most-sought-after-by-ngos\/","title":{"rendered":"Which profiles are most sought after by NGOs ?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

While many people are attracted to the humanitarian sector, working for NGOs is more difficult than you might think<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Increasingly\nspecialised, these charitable organisations are looking for professionals with\ninternational knowledge and real field experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For you, we take\nstock of these profiles which are highly sought after by NGOs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overview of the NGOs<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

NGOs are\nhumanitarian organisations that are mainly financed by private donations and\ninstitutional donors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of public\ninterest, NGOs are independent of political authorities<\/strong> and have a universalist\nvision<\/strong>. They act mainly in the poorest countries, at war or victims of\ndisasters, on multiple activities<\/strong>: medical assistance, technical assistance,\nrelief, aid to the most destitute\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some NGOs also\nwork in favour of human rights or even the environment and health. Some of the\nbest known include Amnesty, Greenpeace, M\u00e9decins du Monde and Premi\u00e8re Urgence\nInternationale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are now\nnearly 30,000 non-governmental organisations<\/strong> throughout the world, 6\ntimes more than 30 years ago!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Working for NGOs: motivation but not only !<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Nowadays, more\nand more young people entering the job market want to give meaning to their\nwork by moving into the humanitarian sector. This incredible experience within\nhumanitarian organisations combines the desire to help, the pleasure of\ntravelling and personal convictions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even though there\nare many non-governmental organisations in the world, they have greatly evolved\nsince the 1980s. If they used to accept all the good will and skills to help\npeople in the third world, NGOs have now become more professional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite their status, NGOs have developed to such an extent that they now recruit experienced employees to coordinate their actions in the field and carry out the various projects throughout the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More than ever,\nthese associations with special status, are looking for professionals with\nspecific skills to respond to very precise missions. While motivation is an\nessential quality<\/strong> sought by recruiters, solid experience<\/strong> and project\nmanagement skills<\/strong> are essential to ensure that operations run smoothly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Indeed, once in\nthe field, NGO employees must be able to deal with the most critical situations\nand have strong shoulders<\/strong> to manage them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Working for NGOs<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

NGOs are looking for specialised\nprofiles<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The NGO sector is\nbecoming more professional every day<\/strong> and\nprofessionals specialising in particular fields are in high demand. Depending\non the organisations and their areas of intervention (health, disability,\neducation, environment, human rights, etc), the profiles sought vary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many higher education schools now offer professional training courses in the humanitarian field. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While NGOs\nworking in the health sector are looking for doctors, nurses, surgeons, etc.,\nthose working in construction are looking for engineers, site managers,\nmechanics, etc., more traditional and administrative profiles are also in great\ndemand to ensure their functioning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have a question !<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Technical and operational profiles\nin the field<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Obviously,\nnon-governmental organisations are looking for highly qualified technicians<\/strong>,\nspecialists that they can send into the field in direct contact with the\npopulations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In countries\naffected by natural disasters, they will have a greater need for first aid\nworkers and doctors<\/strong> in the first instance. But engineers and site\nmanagers<\/strong> will very quickly be needed to rebuild infrastructures with the\nlocal populations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For longer-term\nprojects in developing countries, industrialisation and the construction of\nelectricity, drinking water, sanitation and waste treatment networks will\nrequire engineers, but also mediators and trainers<\/strong> for the local\npopulation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although NGOs are\ncurrently receiving many donations to finance their humanitarian projects,\nindividuals and companies are waiting for the projects they have completed to\ncontinue over time. The necessary training and support provided enable these\nprojects to be sustainable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nsupport functions for running the machine<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to\nthese technical profiles, which are much sought-after for actions in the field,\nthese organisations have major needs at headquarters to ensure support\nfunctions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Specialists in\nlaw and international relations<\/strong> are among the profiles most\nsought after by NGOs<\/strong> because they have a great knowledge of the world and\ngeopolitics. They are invaluable assets for managing projects and establishing\nrelations with different countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moreover, their\ntechnical and political knowledge of the field enables them to second or\nexpatriate their employees and volunteers in the best possible conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other trades are\nalso essential to the smooth running of these organisations. These include human\nresources, financiers, lawyers and also communicators<\/strong>, who play a major\nrole in promoting actions carried out in the field and collecting donations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In recent years,\nNGOs have been undergoing a real digital transformation<\/strong> in order to\nreach more potential donors and make their missions better known.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To do this, more digital\nprofiles<\/strong> are also much sought after to ensure their web presence:\ndevelopers, digital project managers, web marketers, data specialists…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Experience\nand commitment<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although the\nprofiles sought by NGOs are very numerous and depend a lot on their main\nmission, not everyone can integrate these organisations easily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Solid field\nexperience is essential to be able to work for them. Therefore, long experience\nof volunteering in humanitarian associations or the Volunteering for\nInternational Solidarity (VSI, in French) are real assets on the CV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Volunteers who\nhave spent 12 to 24 months abroad are better prepared for difficult living\nconditions and have solid experience working with vulnerable populations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These profiles\nare preferred by NGOs because they are able to be very quickly operational in\nthe field and are able to manage the situation without being overwhelmed by\nevents. The reality in the field can be different from the idea that young\npeople have of the humanitarian sector…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To ensure their safety in the field, NGOs do everything possible to protect their teams. Depending on the country, military protection is organised with the authorities or the UN. For their health or in the event of an accident, employees are covered by international insurances that provide coverage for medical care or medical repatriation<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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