{"id":1324,"date":"2019-02-13T14:31:56","date_gmt":"2019-02-13T14:31:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/aspirations\/?p=1324"},"modified":"2019-02-13T14:37:45","modified_gmt":"2019-02-13T14:37:45","slug":"polir-fully-funded-field-trip-careers-in-international-affairs-forum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/aspirations\/2019\/02\/13\/polir-fully-funded-field-trip-careers-in-international-affairs-forum\/","title":{"rendered":"POLIR Fully Funded Field Trip – Careers in International Affairs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Career in International Affairs Forum<\/strong><\/p>\n

The School of Politics and International Relations is fully funding a field trip to the annual Careers in International Affairs Forum.<\/em><\/p>\n

Tickets to the event and a coach trip into London are included.<\/p>\n

Places are limited to 10 students, to apply please email:\u00a0aspirations@kent.ac.uk<\/strong>
\nand explain why you would like to attend the forum.<\/p>\n

Date: 29th April 2019
\nTime: 9am – 5pm
\nVenue: City University of London, St John Street London EC1V 4PB<\/p>\n

PROGRAMME FOR THE DAY<\/strong><\/p>\n

08:30- 9:00 Registration<\/p>\n

09:00- 9:30
\nOpening Statement – Simon Anholt, Co-Founder, the Good Country<\/p>\n

09:30- 10:15
\nCareer in British Foreign Service<\/strong>
\n– Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Richard Everingham, Lead on the Fast Stream Recruitment<\/p>\n

10:15- 11:15
\nCareer in International Organisations<\/strong>
\n– World Bank: Claire Willman, International Affairs Associate,
\n– United Nations Population Fund: Matthew Jackson, UK Director<\/p>\n

11:15- 11:30 Break<\/p>\n

11:30 \u2013 12:15
\nCareer in Think Tanks<\/strong>
\n– Chatham House: Lisa O\u2019Daly, Director of Human Resources
\n– Royal United Services Institute: Oliver Kraft, Research Fellow<\/p>\n

12:15- 13:15
\nLeadership Opportunities<\/strong>
\n– British Council: Bethan Dinning, Project Manager & John Rolfe, Schools Outreach Manager
\n– Shwarzman Scholars<\/p>\n

13:15- 14:15 Lunch Break<\/p>\n

14:15- 15:15
\nCareer in Humanitarian Sector <\/strong>
\n– International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC): Sophie Da Silva, Recruiter & HR Marketing Officer
\n– UNICEF: Yahav Lichner, Senior Adviser<\/p>\n

15:15-15:45
\nCareer in International Affairs,\u00a0Private Sector<\/strong>
\n– Jonathan Paris, Senior Adviser, Chertoff Group
\n– Richard Griffiths, Senior Advisor, Dentons<\/p>\n

15:45 \u2013 16:00 Break<\/p>\n

16:00 \u2013 17:00
\nCareer in the United Nations<\/strong>
\n– United Nations: Eva Jansen, Human Resources Officer<\/p>\n

17:00 Closing notes<\/p>\n

Click here for more information<\/a><\/p>\n

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