The Cité de la Solidarité Internationale and Bioforce, in partnership with the Cité des Métiers du Grand Genève, organized a virtual information session on humanitarian professions on October 15, 2020: here is the replay!! Click on the description! Martin OHLSEN, former country director of the WFP (World Food Program) and Brigitte Louison from BIOFORCE introduce themselves to you, will give you the details of their actions and their vision of logistics professions, the profiles and skills sought. The topics covered will be: What do WFP and Bioforce do? What is a logistician? What are the skills and qualities required? What are the professions for which WFP recruits? Where to apply? What are the profiles sought? Am I operational immediately? Do you want to participate in a career zoom? so don't miss the news from the CSI: https://www.cite-solidarite.fr/agenda TIME CODES of the session: 00:00:00 – Introduction by C. Borreil (CSI) 00:01:57 – Presentation by B. Louison and Bioforce 00:03:44 – Presentation by M. Ohlsen - Former WFP country director in Congo 00:05:36 – Observation on the humanitarian sector 00:10:06 – Logistics: what is it? What skills are expected? 00:16:00 – What is logistics for? What are its characteristics? 00:18:40 – The skills expected by NGOs in logistics? 00:22:37 – The skills expected by NGOs in general? 00:27:12 – How to acquire these skills? How to build my career path? 00:33:52 – Logistics positions 00:37:49 – Mr. Ohlsen’s career path 00:39:37 – Logistician profession and its evolution over the past 25 years 00:44:51 – Logistics and Supply chain, what are the differences? What do they have in common? 00:47:14 – What skills are expected at WFP? 00:48:25 – The organization of a United Nations structure and entry routes 00:50:49 – Example of a P3 level logistician at WFP 00:52:44 – Example of career path: F. Samoura 00:57:10 – The different ways/paths to join an organization like WFP? 00:59:30 – Career opportunities at WFP: Transport – Purchasing – Distribution 01:01:56 – WFP functions 01:04:18 – WFP action in the Covid-19 crisis QUESTIONS - 01:06:17 01:07:13 – Why develop a career plan? 01:12:13 – Is it possible to be recruited in the humanitarian sector when you come from the private sector and the military sector? 01:17:04 – Ensuring the safety of people, what does that consist of? 01:19:26 – What to do when you are a beginner? 01:24:38 – How to get a mission at the end of the Bioforce training in Dakar or Lyon? What methods? 01:26:27 – As a social worker in France, is it possible to transfer your skills? What about professional retraining in general? 01:34:36 – Beyond commitment, can humanitarian-related jobs have a harder side, particularly concerning family life? 01:40:37 – How to become a United Nations volunteer? 01:42:54 – Doesn't the dynamic of professionalization risk causing the humanitarian sector to lose its human and social function? 01:45:14 – Humanitarian work is becoming more professional, volunteer missions are increasingly rare, how can we gain experience? 01:46:59 – Volunteering in the COVID-19 crisis? The future, entry points and HR management in the crisis? 01:50:53 – How can we do humanitarian logistics while integrating the notions of safety and security into our activities? 01:54:01 – Conclusion